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-Tracing the family tree -is an obsession for Welsh people. | 0:00:00 | 0:00:05 | |
-We like to ask where are you from -and to whom are you related? | 0:00:05 | 0:00:09 | |
-At the National Library -in Aberystwyth... | 0:00:09 | 0:00:12 | |
-..the Perthyn team is investigating -some of your stories. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:16 | |
-They've found some colourful -characters. Welcome to Perthyn. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:20 | |
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-Your family stories -have poured in over recent months. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:50 | |
-The Perthyn team -has gone through them all. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:54 | |
-Shirley Ellis got in touch, -asking us for help. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
-Originally from the valleys... | 0:01:00 | 0:01:02 | |
-..Shirley has lived in Lleyn -for the past 50 years. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
-Tracing her family tree -has become an obsession for Shirley. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:11 | |
-She has regularly visited -the National Library... | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
-..to try to fill in the blanks. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:17 | |
-You're a regular visitor -to the National Library. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:23 | |
-But you also have another link -with Aberystwyth. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:27 | |
-A very strong one too. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:28 | |
-Mam was born here. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:31 | |
-Through my grandfather... | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
-..I'm related to the Pugh family -in Cwmsymlog. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:39 | |
-They were farmers -and also mined for lead and silver. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:44 | |
-But I'm not quite sure -where I fit in. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:48 | |
-I'm some kind of mongrel... | 0:01:48 | 0:01:50 | |
-..raised in the south -and living in the north. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:54 | |
-Aberystwyth is halfway. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
-You're a mix of them all. | 0:01:57 | 0:01:58 | |
-You're a mix of them all. - -Yes. | 0:01:58 | 0:01:59 | |
-But you are fascinated -by one bit of family history. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:04 | |
-Yes, those relatives -who left Cwmsymlog for America... | 0:02:05 | 0:02:09 | |
-..during the Gold Rush -from 1865 onwards. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
-I know that many of the sons went. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:18 | |
-I wanted to know more about them. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:21 | |
-But I must admit that by now... | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
-..I know more about them -than those who stayed behind. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:29 | |
-When you were growing up... | 0:02:29 | 0:02:31 | |
-..did you know -you had family in America? | 0:02:31 | 0:02:35 | |
-I've heard about them -for over 70 years... | 0:02:35 | 0:02:40 | |
-..through my grandfather's sister... | 0:02:40 | 0:02:44 | |
-..Margaret Lloyd. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
-She kept in touch with Mam -by letter for over 50 years. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:53 | |
-We heard all the stories -about their lives in America. | 0:02:54 | 0:03:00 | |
-Shirley's family -mined for lead and silver... | 0:03:03 | 0:03:07 | |
-..in Cwmsymlog, near Aberystwyth, -150 years ago. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
-In the mid 19th century, mining -was at its peak in Mid Wales... | 0:03:11 | 0:03:15 | |
-..with more than 100 works -dotted around the landscape. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
-Six of the Cwmsymlog Pughs -emigrated to Gold Hill, Colorado... | 0:03:20 | 0:03:25 | |
-..during the 1860s Gold Rush. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:29 | |
-So far, Shirley has focused -on those relatives who emigrated. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:35 | |
-Who emigrated first, Shirley? | 0:03:37 | 0:03:40 | |
-Charles E Pugh was the first... | 0:03:40 | 0:03:43 | |
-..followed by his brother, -John Pugh. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:47 | |
-Charles opened a large shop... | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
-..that sold everything, -like a Gold Hill version of Tesco. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:54 | |
-But it was -the younger brother, John... | 0:03:55 | 0:03:59 | |
-..who made his fortune. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
-In 1869, when he was 19 years old... | 0:04:05 | 0:04:07 | |
-..John Pugh followed the gold -goddess from Cwmsymlog to Colorado. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:12 | |
-He started out -as an ordinary gold miner... | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
-..but within 20 years, -he had become a millionaire. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
-As the English would say, -he was a self-made man. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:26 | |
-From rags to riches. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:29 | |
-That's the clear picture I have -of this man. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:33 | |
-Those who live in Gold Hill now -call him Silver Tip... | 0:04:37 | 0:04:42 | |
-..the man who reached the top. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:47 | |
-Have you ever benefited -from his wealth? | 0:04:47 | 0:04:51 | |
-I haven't seen a penny of it, -but Tad-cu always said... | 0:04:51 | 0:04:55 | |
-..money would come from somewhere, -but it hasn't come yet. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:59 | |
-As well as John Pugh -and his brother, Charles E... | 0:04:59 | 0:05:03 | |
-..four others of that generation -went to America. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:08 | |
-The cousins were the sons -of Tudor and Charles. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
-Charles was Shirley's -great-great-grandfather. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
-He and his brother mined lead -and silver in Cwmsymlog. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:18 | |
-Since before Roman times, -people have taken advantage... | 0:05:19 | 0:05:23 | |
-..of Ceredigion's wealth -of minerals and precious metals. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:28 | |
-For generations, -mining had been a way of life... | 0:05:28 | 0:05:32 | |
-..for men like Charles and Tudor. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
-Shirley has come -to Llywernog museum... | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
-..to meet Dafydd Morris Jones, -an expert on mining history. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:46 | |
-I have to admit... | 0:05:46 | 0:05:49 | |
-..there's a great similarity -between these mines... | 0:05:49 | 0:05:53 | |
-..and the gold mines of America. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:56 | |
-Yes, it's very similar -to the Wild West. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
-But from 1800 to 1840, it was -exactly like the Wild West here. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:04 | |
-People would have been running -all over these hills... | 0:06:05 | 0:06:09 | |
-..with their flat caps and dynamite. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:11 | |
-There was a desire -to make a fortune from these rocks. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:16 | |
-At its peak, around 10,000 people -worked in these parts... | 0:06:16 | 0:06:21 | |
-..of Cardiganshire -and Montgomeryshire. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:25 | |
-Your family would have mined -during the most exciting period. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
-They were here when everybody -was looking to make their fortune. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:35 | |
-What was life like for the men -who worked underground? | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
-It was a hard life. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
-The work was very physical. -They had to be strong. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:46 | |
-Waterwheels would have operated -drills and hammers and so on... | 0:06:46 | 0:06:50 | |
-..but it was heavy work -in dark and dusty conditions. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:58 | |
-It required a lot of strength. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:00 | |
-While I was listening to you, -one thing struck me. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:07 | |
-Six men from the Pugh family -left for Colorado over the years. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:14 | |
-Each of them worked in mines here -for years before leaving. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:19 | |
-They already had -the relevant skills. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:23 | |
-They knew what to do. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:25 | |
-They knew what to do. - -They were going there as experts. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | |
-There was a lot of demand -for skilled miners. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:31 | |
-"There was a cry that went out -in the north country." | 0:07:31 | 0:07:36 | |
-Miners came from Yorkshire -to teach the Cardis how to mine. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
-In the same way, a cry went out -to the miners of Mid Wales... | 0:07:40 | 0:07:44 | |
-..to teach Americans how to mine. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:47 | |
-Their skills were transferable. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:49 | |
-The 1870s -were the beginning of the end... | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
-..for the golden age of mining -in Mid Wales. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
-Within a generation, -almost every mine had closed. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:01 | |
-Welsh miners were given the chance -to use their skills in America. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:06 | |
-Many Welsh people -flocked to America... | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
-..during the Gold Rush, -Shirley's relatives among them. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:14 | |
-To hear more about the allure -of places like Gold Hill... | 0:08:14 | 0:08:18 | |
-..Shirley has come to meet -Dr Bill Jones. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
-In the beginning, -people flocked to these places... | 0:08:21 | 0:08:25 | |
-..in the hope of finding gold easily -in streams and so on. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:31 | |
-It was known as placer gold. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:34 | |
-There was gold to be found -in the sand and gravel. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
-As it ran out, they had -to drill into the rock... | 0:08:38 | 0:08:42 | |
-..to extract the gold. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:45 | |
-They needed money -to pay companies to mine the gold. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
-It required mining skills. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:52 | |
-That's why someone like John Pugh -would have gone out there. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:57 | |
-He would have developed -his mining skills in Cwmsymlog. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:02 | |
-Those skills would have helped him -make his fortune out in Colorado. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:07 | |
-As they used to say, they were -following the gold goddess. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:13 | |
-It was an adventure. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:15 | |
-They were lured by the prospect -of making a quick fortune... | 0:09:15 | 0:09:20 | |
-..and coming home as wealthy men. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
-These towns -were also very colourful. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:27 | |
-The Gold Rush had created -hedonistic communities... | 0:09:28 | 0:09:32 | |
-..with drinking, gambling, -dancing and so on. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:38 | |
-But on the other hand, such places -as Gold Hill and Russell Gulch... | 0:09:39 | 0:09:43 | |
-..would have had chapels -and eisteddfodau. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:47 | |
-In terms of the Welsh families... | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
-..the debauched and the respectable -lived side by side... | 0:09:51 | 0:09:55 | |
-..in these brand-new towns -that sprang up overnight... | 0:09:55 | 0:10:00 | |
-..as thousands of incomers -flocked to join the Gold Rush. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:04 | |
-In the 1860s, -the Pugh boys from Cwmsymlog... | 0:10:06 | 0:10:10 | |
-..were the first of Shirley's family -to join the Gold Rush in Colorado. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:15 | |
-The last member -to emigrate to America... | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
-..was Shirley's great aunt, -Margaret, in the early 1900s. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:22 | |
-The correspondence between Maggie -and Shirley's mother in Wales... | 0:10:23 | 0:10:27 | |
-..kept the Pugh family link alive. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
-The letters -have been treasured by Shirley. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
-"My dear Irene and all the folks. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:39 | |
-"It is hard to believe -how the years roll by. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:43 | |
-"I was 74 last February... | 0:10:43 | 0:10:48 | |
-"..and only wish -that we were nearer... | 0:10:48 | 0:10:51 | |
-"..so that we could talk -with one another... | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
-"..once in a while. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:56 | |
-"May the Lord richly bless you... | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
-"..and your family. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:04 | |
-"With affectionate love, -your Aunt Margaret." | 0:11:04 | 0:11:08 | |
-I feel as if I already know -the Pughs who left for America. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:17 | |
-But many more of the family -stayed in Cwmsymlog. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:22 | |
-What I want to do now is fill in -the gaps in the family's story... | 0:11:22 | 0:11:27 | |
-..on this side of the Atlantic. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:29 | |
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-Shirley Ellis's family -hails from the Aberystwyth area. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:48 | |
-In the 1860s, the sons of her -great-great-grandfather Charles... | 0:11:49 | 0:11:53 | |
-..and brother Tudor emigrated -to Colorado to mine for gold. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:58 | |
-As well as John Pugh, -who became a millionaire... | 0:12:00 | 0:12:04 | |
-..and his brother, Charles E, -many other family members... | 0:12:04 | 0:12:08 | |
-..including Shirley's great-aunt, -Maggie, emigrated to Gold Hill. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:12 | |
-But Shirley knows nothing -about the Pughs who stayed in Wales. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:17 | |
-She hopes Beryl Evans -will be able to fill in the blanks. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:21 | |
-You'll notice -from the 1891 census... | 0:12:21 | 0:12:24 | |
-..that Charles Pugh lived with -his brother and sister in Cwmsymlog. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:28 | |
-Despite being 72, Tudor -still worked as a labourer. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
-It's obvious that the family -was relatively poor at the time. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:36 | |
-I'm almost certain that Tudor... | 0:12:37 | 0:12:40 | |
-..was the father of John Pugh, -who made his fortune there. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:47 | |
-It's obvious that none of the money -made it over here. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:51 | |
-That really surprises me. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:55 | |
-Thinking about it now, -he was there... | 0:12:55 | 0:13:00 | |
-..living like a millionaire... | 0:13:00 | 0:13:02 | |
-..while his father -was so poor back home. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:07 | |
-The family hasn't always been poor. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:11 | |
-The tithe survey of 1840 shows us... | 0:13:11 | 0:13:14 | |
-..that Griffith Pugh -owned a lot of land in Cwmsymlog. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:19 | |
-Griffith Pugh was the father -of Tudor and Charles. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:23 | |
-There's a list here -of the places he owned. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:26 | |
-Cae Warren, Cae Penbont... | 0:13:26 | 0:13:29 | |
-..Cwm Darren Wood, Cae Sgubor... | 0:13:29 | 0:13:32 | |
-..Cwmsymlog Isa House... | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
-..Cae Ar Y Waun, Caebach Penybont. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:38 | |
-If we turn to this page, we see... | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
-..that he also owned Cwmsebon mine. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:45 | |
-It comes to a total of 440 acres. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:50 | |
-It's obvious from this document... | 0:13:50 | 0:13:55 | |
-..that Griffith Pugh -was a wealthy and respectable man. | 0:13:55 | 0:14:00 | |
-He wasn't as respectable -as you might think. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
-He and his wife, Jane, -had five children... | 0:14:04 | 0:14:08 | |
-..before they married in 1822. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:11 | |
-They had five children -after they married too. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:14 | |
-So there wasn't just one -black sheep... | 0:14:14 | 0:14:17 | |
-..there were five! | 0:14:18 | 0:14:20 | |
-Yes, there were five, I'm afraid. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:23 | |
-That's made me think now. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
-Then I'm related to one -of the skeletons in the cupboard? | 0:14:27 | 0:14:32 | |
-Yes, unfortunately. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:34 | |
-But I'm sure they are -the most interesting ones. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:38 | |
-Shirley's great-great-grandfather, -Charles Pugh... | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
-..was the illegitimate son -of Griffith. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:52 | |
-Charles died a poor man and -was buried at Salem Coed Gruffydd... | 0:14:52 | 0:14:56 | |
-..near Cwmsymlog. | 0:14:57 | 0:14:59 | |
-But Griffith wasn't the first Pugh -to father illegitimate children. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:06 | |
-Many members of Shirley's family -were born out of wedlock. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:10 | |
-To hear more about the miners' -unique way of life... | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
-..Shirley returns -to meet Dafydd Morris Jones. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
-Though the mining community -was close-knit... | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
-..it was also very transient, -with miners moving between mines. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:31 | |
-In order to cope -with all the comings and goings... | 0:15:31 | 0:15:35 | |
-..they created -a lot of almost unique practices. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:38 | |
-One of them was the small wedding. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:40 | |
-I don't know -if you're familiar with that. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:44 | |
-It was almost a unique tradition. | 0:15:44 | 0:15:46 | |
-It allowed a man and a woman -to marry within a certain area. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:52 | |
-But if the husband -then moved to another mine... | 0:15:52 | 0:15:56 | |
-..the marriage wasn't binding. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:58 | |
-The woman would return -to single status... | 0:15:58 | 0:16:02 | |
-..and the man was free -to find another partner. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:05 | |
-It was tolerated morally, -even if they'd had children. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:10 | |
-There were many illegitimate -children within this community. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:14 | |
-By moving to different mines... | 0:16:14 | 0:16:17 | |
-..a man could father -many children in different areas. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:21 | |
-In a small wedding, -a couple would get married... | 0:16:21 | 0:16:26 | |
-..alongside several other couples. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:29 | |
-But it wasn't official. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:31 | |
-It was held -in a secular meeting place. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:34 | |
-Everyone married at the same time -and paid for only one service. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:39 | |
-Many local priests complained... | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
-..that they weren't getting paid -for officiating at the weddings. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:47 | |
-But someone had to officiate -at the small weddings... | 0:16:47 | 0:16:51 | |
-..so if a priest was short of money, -he would officiate out of necessity. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:57 | |
-The small wedding was commonplace -in the mining community. | 0:16:57 | 0:17:02 | |
-It explains the many illegitimate -children in Shirley's tree. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:06 | |
-Griffith Pugh -fathered five legitimate children. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:10 | |
-He also fathered -five illegitimate children. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:14 | |
-Shirley is a descendant -of one of them. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:17 | |
-Griffith Pugh owned hundreds -of acres, as well as Cwmsebon mine. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:22 | |
-But how did he get all his land -in the first place? | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
-Your family's mining links -goes back beyond Griffith Pugh. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:33 | |
-At least two generations. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:35 | |
-His grandfather, Griffith Evans, -was an influential landowner. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:40 | |
-Lead and silver -was discovered on his land. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:45 | |
-But the Crown and the Pryses -of Gogerddan owned the lion's share. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:49 | |
-Between the three of them, -a large area was mined. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:53 | |
-In partnership with the Crown -sounds impressive. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
-He wasn't quite a partner, -but the mines bordered each other. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:02 | |
-It happened purely by coincidence. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
-I'm finding out something new -every day about this family. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:10 | |
-They weren't just people -who moved to America to make money. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
-They had money before they left. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:17 | |
-We've found an interesting document -to show you. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:20 | |
-What is it? | 0:18:21 | 0:18:22 | |
-This is the will of Griffith Evans, -the grandfather of Griffith Pugh. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:28 | |
-It was drawn up in 1747. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:33 | |
-What's interesting -is the name at the bottom. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:36 | |
-It was witnessed by Lewis Morris. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
-He was the Crown's steward -at this mine. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:43 | |
-He led the survey in 1744... | 0:18:43 | 0:18:45 | |
-..of the mines and land -belonging to the Crown. | 0:18:46 | 0:18:49 | |
-Lewis Morris described -this area in Cwmsymlog as... | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
-.."The principal silver mine -we ever had in Great Britain." | 0:18:54 | 0:18:58 | |
-He thought this land -was exceptional. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
-It's obvious that Griffith's land -was part of that. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:05 | |
-The relationship between -Lewis Morris and Griffith Evans... | 0:19:05 | 0:19:09 | |
-..is interesting because Lewis -had different personas. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:14 | |
-He was the Crown's steward, so he -had to safeguard its interests... | 0:19:14 | 0:19:19 | |
-..and be accountable. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:21 | |
-But his friendship with Griffith -goes against that... | 0:19:21 | 0:19:24 | |
-..because he'd have helped him -to mine as much as possible. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:28 | |
-The Crown's agent... | 0:19:29 | 0:19:30 | |
-..was also acting independently -with his friend. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:35 | |
-He was an important man and knew -Griffith Evans well enough... | 0:19:35 | 0:19:40 | |
-..to witness the signing -of his will. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:43 | |
-That's a contrast to Charles Pugh... | 0:19:45 | 0:19:47 | |
-..who died a relatively poor man... | 0:19:48 | 0:19:50 | |
-..and had to do a physical job -to earn a living. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:54 | |
-Three generations earlier, -Griffith owned land... | 0:19:54 | 0:19:58 | |
-..which men mined on his behalf. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
-It's quite a contrast. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
-Yes, very interesting. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:05 | |
-There's much more to the Pugh family -in Wales than I first thought. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:10 | |
-I thought it was just the Pughs -in Gold Hill who were wealthy. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:15 | |
-Within three generations, -the Pugh family fortune had gone. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:23 | |
-Shirley's great-great-grandfather, -Charles and his brother, Tudor... | 0:20:23 | 0:20:28 | |
-..died poor men. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:30 | |
-But their sons emigrated to America -and regained their fortune. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:34 | |
-They built a prosperous life -for the Pughs across the pond. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:39 | |
-Of all the family -who went to America... | 0:20:39 | 0:20:42 | |
-..one relative in particular -kept in touch with us. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:46 | |
-My grandfather's sister, -Auntie Maggie. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:49 | |
-She was the last of the family... | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
-..to leave Aberystwyth -for Gold Hill. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
-Maggie's descendants in Gold Hill -still correspond with Shirley. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:05 | |
-Recently, -she received an unexpected surprise. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
-A few weeks following Mam's -100th birthday... | 0:21:09 | 0:21:13 | |
-..the postman delivered a box. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:17 | |
-We looked at it... | 0:21:18 | 0:21:20 | |
-..and saw the American stamps -on the front. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
-I remembered -Maggie's granddaughter saying... | 0:21:23 | 0:21:27 | |
-..she was going -to send me something. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
-Among Auntie Maggie's possessions... | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
-..was a book containing precious -information about the family. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:37 | |
-This is some sort of diary. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:40 | |
-Yes, everything is in here. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:42 | |
-She kept a record -of her father's death. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:46 | |
-In the back... | 0:21:49 | 0:21:51 | |
-..she has written everything -about the family. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:56 | |
-Her sisters, brothers, -her father, her mother. | 0:21:56 | 0:22:00 | |
-Everyone's date of birth. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:03 | |
-She kept us very close to her heart. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
-Shirley Clarke. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:11 | |
-She's made a note of my birthday, -my sister's... | 0:22:12 | 0:22:15 | |
-..and my mother's -in this little book. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
-Although you never met her, -you have a great fondness for her. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:23 | |
-This is very important to me. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:26 | |
-I keep it safe. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:28 | |
-I hope whoever gets it after me -will do the same. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:31 | |
-I know there are many people... | 0:22:37 | 0:22:41 | |
-..who have researched -their family tree more thoroughly... | 0:22:41 | 0:22:46 | |
-..but often, they're just names -on a screen or a sheet of paper. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:51 | |
-But for me, she's a person. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:56 | |
-I've always felt very close to her. | 0:22:56 | 0:23:00 | |
-Relatives who have gone overseas -always capture the imagination. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:08 | |
-But we sometimes forget that there -are also interesting stories... | 0:23:09 | 0:23:13 | |
-..about those who stayed behind. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:16 | |
-I knew nothing of the Pughs -in Wales until now. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:21 | |
-The family's history -has now been recorded... | 0:23:24 | 0:23:27 | |
-..not just for my sake... | 0:23:27 | 0:23:29 | |
-..but for Mama's sake... | 0:23:30 | 0:23:32 | |
-..and, of course, -for the next generation's. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:35 | |
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