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Our Place of Origin

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Aberdyfi

Aberdyfi, or Aberdovey as it was known when I was born there, is a beautiful picturesque seaside village. At one time it was a very busy port and a great number of ships used to sail in and out of Aberdyfi transporting copper and lead from the local mines.

Many of our ancestors were master mariners and/or ship-builders. My Taid (grandfather), John Davies Williams, sailed around the world twice before taking up the post of Trinity Pilot like his father before him. Hen Taid (great grandfather), Captain Owen Williams, was a Master Mariner and predominantly worked in the home and coasting trade.

The picture above was taken in 1906 and much of the seafront remains the same today.

Grandparents

Nain and Taid

Nain and Taid

John Davies Williams was born on 5 Feb 1881 in Church Street, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, the youngest son of Captain Owen Williams and Elizabeth Davies. After Elizabeth died, in 1888, Captain Owen married Jane Aspinall (nee Roberts) and had four more children.

Annie Jones was born on 15 May 1874 in Pennal to Richard Jones and Ann Jones. She had six siblings and, after her sister Marged died in 1918, brought up Marged's daughter, Susie, as well as her six surviving sons.

John Davies Williams and Annie Jones married in Liverpool on 13 March 1908. Altogether they had eight sons. Sadly, two died very young and one died at the age of 26.

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Grandad and Grandma

Thomas (Tom) Ellis was born 21 August 1897 to Thomas Ellis and Sarah Ann Hall. Tom had two elder sisters and a younger brother.

Leah Barker was born on 18 July 1899 to George Edwin (or John Jabez) Barker and Eliza Farley. Leah was the fifth of ten children.

Tom and Leah married in 1919. They had four daughters; Irene, Dorothy (our mother), Marjorie, and Gwendoline.


Thank You

I would like to thank all the people who have contributed to The Williams Family Tree database over the years and to those who continue to do so. Without your help The Williams Family Tree would not be anything like as large as it is. I am very grateful for every piece of information whether it be a name correction, a photograph, a copy of a certificate, some biographical information or a whole data file.

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The Project

Initially, the Williams family from Aberdovey was the main target of research. Being a very busy port, Aberdyfi produced sea-faring families with many of the men reaching the pinnacle of their trade as Master Mariners. My grandfather, John Davies Williams, served as a 'Boy' aboard the schooner Sarah Davies at the age of 13.

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