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-Tracing the family tree -is an obsession for Welsh people. | 0:00:00 | 0:00:04 | |
-We like to ask where do you come -from and to whom are you related? | 0:00:04 | 0:00:08 | |
-The National Library -in Aberystwyth... | 0:00:09 | 0:00:11 | |
-..is Wales's main source -of information. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:13 | |
-This is also home -to the Perthyn team. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:16 | |
-Over the next eight weeks... | 0:00:16 | 0:00:18 | |
-..they'll put your stories -under the microscope. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
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-The National Library -is a mine of information... | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
-..about every aspect of our history. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
-A few months ago, we invited you -to send us your family stories. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:01 | |
-The response was incredible. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
-The Perthyn team have been -delving through your stories. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:12 | |
-Stories about colourful characters, -illicit affairs... | 0:01:12 | 0:01:16 | |
-..a family scandal or two -and countless mysteries. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
-One story which attracted our -attention is Geraint Morgan's story. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:29 | |
-Geraint lives in Penllergaer, -Swansea. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
-Geraint's researching -a family rift... | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
-..which happened over a century ago. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:38 | |
-Good morning, Heledd. -Welcome to Penllergaer. Come in. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:44 | |
-Is the kettle on? | 0:01:44 | 0:01:46 | |
-Is the kettle on? - -Yes, it's on already. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
-Well, Geraint, -you're obviously an inquisitive man! | 0:01:48 | 0:01:52 | |
-You've been delving into the past. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:54 | |
-You've been delving into the past. - -It's called curiosity. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:56 | |
-Curiosity is the correct word! | 0:01:56 | 0:01:58 | |
-How much do you know already? | 0:01:58 | 0:02:00 | |
-My grandfather -was raised in Myddfai... | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
-..the other side -of the Black Mountains. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:06 | |
-He moved to Cwmgors -to look for work. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:09 | |
-His father, David Davies, -was born in 1858. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:14 | |
-He was a stonemason by trade. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
-In addition, -he was a chapel deacon... | 0:02:17 | 0:02:20 | |
-..and a leader of the singing -in Bethania Chapel, Myddfai. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:25 | |
-He was an important man in -his community and well respected. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:29 | |
-He was a strict man -and a teetotaller. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:35 | |
-He refused to touch any alcohol. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
-He was the conductor -of a small choir in Myddfai... | 0:02:40 | 0:02:43 | |
-..the Myddfai Glee Party, -a men's choir. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:47 | |
-I remember my grandfather telling me -that he took his tuning fork... | 0:02:47 | 0:02:54 | |
-..wherever he went. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:56 | |
-As a leader of the singing, -it was a key instrument. | 0:02:56 | 0:03:00 | |
-It helped him strike the right note -at the start of a hymn. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:04 | |
-It's been passed down the family -over the years. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
-This is his tuning fork. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:11 | |
-The exact one. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:13 | |
-This is David Davies's tuning fork. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
-When hit, it produces a C note. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:20 | |
-Perfect pitch. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
-What would you like to discover -on this journey? | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
-My grandfather's brother, -Llewelyn Davies, was older than him. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:35 | |
-He was born in 1891. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:38 | |
-He left Myddfai when he was -17 years old and headed for America. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:44 | |
-When I was a child, -I knew a little about this story... | 0:03:44 | 0:03:48 | |
-..but I didn't know all the details. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
-Tad-cu never told me what happened, -the actual circumstances. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:57 | |
-In 1963... | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
-..there was a garage in Cwmgors - -Evan Rees's Garage. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
-It was the only place in the village -which had a phone. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
-In 1963, a phone call -came through to the garage. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
-Evan Rees realized that the caller -was Llewelyn, Tad-cu's brother. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:17 | |
-He lived in America. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
-He hadn't spoken to his brother -since leaving in 1908. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
-Fifty-five years later, -a phone call came out of the blue. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:29 | |
-Tad-cu grabbed the phone -but couldn't speak. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:33 | |
-He just broke down in tears. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:35 | |
-Something serious -must have happened years ago... | 0:04:36 | 0:04:40 | |
-..to stop them -contacting each other. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
-I still remember it -and the effect it had on Tad-cu. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:47 | |
-It would be fascinating to find out -what had gone through Llew's mind. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:58 | |
-He left in 1908 -when he was still a child. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:04 | |
-He was only 17 years old. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:06 | |
-In 1908, how did he decide -which direction to take? | 0:05:06 | 0:05:11 | |
-Should he turn left or right? | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
-Where did he go? Who took him there? | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
-How did he reach America -in the first place? | 0:05:18 | 0:05:23 | |
-Was he forced to leave -or did he leave voluntarily? | 0:05:24 | 0:05:29 | |
-Geraint travels over -the Black Mountain to Myddfai. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:36 | |
-He's trying to find out -why Llewelyn... | 0:05:36 | 0:05:38 | |
-..his grandfather's brother... | 0:05:38 | 0:05:40 | |
-..headed to America -when he was only 17 years old. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:44 | |
-This story's drawing me to it -and it's something I can't ignore. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:49 | |
-It's important -to look into our history... | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | |
-..to find out where we came from -and what's influenced our lives. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:57 | |
-It's important to pass on -that heritage to our children. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:02 | |
-Today, very few people in Myddfai -remember his family. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
-Geraint has come -to meet Lewis Jones... | 0:06:13 | 0:06:15 | |
-..who has a keen interest -in local history. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:19 | |
-His family has lived here -for the past six generations. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:23 | |
-I've been doing some research -into your family. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:27 | |
-I've found an article -in the Carmarthen Journal... | 0:06:27 | 0:06:33 | |
-..from 1896. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:35 | |
-It appears that your -great-grandfather won a prize. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:42 | |
-Mr David Davies, plasterer. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:45 | |
-He was successful -in the bass solo competition. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:50 | |
-Dos Y Frwydr. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:53 | |
-He led the signing in Bethania. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
-Yes, the chapel you attend. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:58 | |
-This is news to me. -I had no idea he sang on his own. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:03 | |
-This news is good to hear indeed. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:07 | |
-Has he passed down -his singing ability to you? | 0:07:07 | 0:07:10 | |
-Apparently so. I sing too. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:12 | |
-I've sung as a soloist -once or twice... | 0:07:13 | 0:07:15 | |
-..but mostly, I sing with a choir. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
-It must be in the genes. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
-I've come full circle -by returning to my roots. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:26 | |
-During the 18th century... | 0:07:31 | 0:07:33 | |
-..William Williams Pantycelyn -and his followers... | 0:07:33 | 0:07:36 | |
-..ignited the flame -of the Methodist Revival. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
-It left a lasting impression -on Wales... | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
-..particularly on small communities -like Myddfai. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
-A century and a half later... | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
-..Geraint's great-grandfather, -David Davies... | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
-..raised a family here -during another religious revival. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:54 | |
-The 1904-05 revival -was characterized... | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
-..by hymn singing -and passionate preachers. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:01 | |
-The emphasis on maintaining -respectable moral standards... | 0:08:01 | 0:08:05 | |
-..was often at the expense -of spiritual matters. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
-Walking through the village... | 0:08:12 | 0:08:14 | |
-..there's a sense -that little has changed here... | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
-..since Tad-cu was a child. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:19 | |
-It's a close-knit community. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
-Everyone helps each other -during times of hardship. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
-When Tad-cu grew up here... | 0:08:32 | 0:08:35 | |
-..this was the family home. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:37 | |
-He had three brothers -and one sister. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:40 | |
-Five children and their parents, -Defi Ty Top and Lizzie Ty Top. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:44 | |
-At the time, this was the last house -in the village. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:48 | |
-It was nicknamed Ty Top. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:50 | |
-On the exterior wall... | 0:08:51 | 0:08:53 | |
-..you can see evidence -of David Davies's handiwork. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
-He was proud of his ability... | 0:08:57 | 0:09:00 | |
-..to build a house -and raise a happy family. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:03 | |
-If the family was so happy... | 0:09:05 | 0:09:07 | |
-..why did Llewelyn, -Geraint's great uncle... | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
-..leave home at 17 years of age? | 0:09:11 | 0:09:14 | |
-I've been looking for the answer -to that question for many years. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:19 | |
-Why did he go to America? | 0:09:19 | 0:09:20 | |
-What drove him so far away -from his home here in Myddfai? | 0:09:20 | 0:09:26 | |
-Geraint's parents never discussed -Llewelyn's life with him. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:36 | |
-His sister, Delith, who lives -in Flintshire, has come to see him. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:40 | |
-Does she have any more information? | 0:09:41 | 0:09:43 | |
-Do you remember anything about Llew? | 0:09:43 | 0:09:45 | |
-We know he moved to America -but do you know what happened? | 0:09:46 | 0:09:51 | |
-I remember Mam telling me -when I was a child... | 0:09:51 | 0:09:54 | |
-..and maybe she told me more than -she told you because I was a girl... | 0:09:55 | 0:10:00 | |
-..but I remember Mam and Dad -had a photograph in the cupboard. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:05 | |
-Maybe I asked -who the person in the photo was. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:09 | |
-Mam went on to talk -about Uncle Llew. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
-He moved to America from Myddfai -after getting a girl pregnant. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:16 | |
-Did he go voluntarily, believing -he couldn't deal with the situation? | 0:10:18 | 0:10:23 | |
-Or did his parents force him to go? | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
-Mam didn't tell me. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
-I remember her telling me -that Mam-gu Myddfai said... | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
-.."That's the last I see of them. -I bury them today." | 0:10:33 | 0:10:36 | |
-So he didn't depart alone. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:38 | |
-They were two brothers. -Llew and Sid departed together. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:43 | |
-Do you know anything of the girl -who became pregnant? | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
-All I can remember Mam saying -was that her name was Olwen. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:52 | |
-How do you know that? | 0:10:52 | 0:10:54 | |
-How do you know that? - -Mam told me. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:55 | |
-I don't know -how the conversation came about... | 0:10:55 | 0:10:59 | |
-..but she said -that was the girl's name. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:02 | |
-After he reached America, -he met a girl and married her. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:06 | |
-His first child, a daughter, -was named Emily Olwen. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:11 | |
-That says a lot. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:14 | |
-It's rather strange -that I don't know anything about it. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:33 | |
-But no-one spoke about such matters -back in the day. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:37 | |
-They might have been trying -to keep it quiet - a family scandal. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:41 | |
-It was pushed to one side -and no-one mentioned it. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:45 | |
-Now that I know this much -about Llewelyn... | 0:11:47 | 0:11:50 | |
-..it's made me want to know more. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:53 | |
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-Geraint Morgan's family ties -are in Myddfai. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:12 | |
-David Davies, -his great-grandfather... | 0:12:12 | 0:12:15 | |
-..was a deacon and led the singing -in Bethania Chapel. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
-Two of his children, Llewelyn and -Sidney, left Myddfai as young men. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:23 | |
-They never returned to Wales. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:25 | |
-According to the family, Llewelyn -got a local girl pregnant... | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
-..and Sidney went with him -to America in 1908. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:35 | |
-Why did they go to America? | 0:12:35 | 0:12:37 | |
-Geraint returns to Myddfai -to meet historian Dr Russell Davies. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:45 | |
-He's eager to learn how people would -have reacted to Llewelyn's news. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:52 | |
-Would it have brought shame -upon his family? | 0:12:53 | 0:12:55 | |
-The answer is a little more complex -than you would expect... | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
-..from looking at the plain facts. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:03 | |
-There is evidence to be found -in the local birth register... | 0:13:04 | 0:13:10 | |
-..that in parishes -such as Llanddeusant... | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
-..25% of the children -were born illegitimately. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:19 | |
-He wouldn't have been -the only one in this area... | 0:13:19 | 0:13:24 | |
-..to have fathered a child -out of wedlock. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
-This was soon after -the 1904-05 Revival. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
-For someone so well respected -within the chapel... | 0:13:32 | 0:13:37 | |
-..it would have been -cause for embarrassment. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:40 | |
-Llewelyn, Tad-cu's brother, -went to America in 1908... | 0:13:40 | 0:13:44 | |
-..rather than somewhere -in this country. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:47 | |
-Why? | 0:13:48 | 0:13:49 | |
-Here's the evidence -of his departure. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:52 | |
-This is the List or Manifest -of Alien Passengers... | 0:13:52 | 0:13:55 | |
-..for the United States. | 0:13:56 | 0:13:58 | |
-Llewelyn and Sidney's names -can be seen clearly. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:02 | |
-We can see on the other page -that they were bound for Wisconsin. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:07 | |
-Here's a photograph of the ship... | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
-..they boarded - the SS Umbria. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
-Here's the most significant clue -to their choice of destination. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:19 | |
-This is TE Thomas. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:22 | |
-He was the minister of this chapel. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
-TE Thomas acted as some kind -of local marriage counsellor. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:32 | |
-In 1881, he visited America. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:36 | |
-For a time, he was a missionary -and minister in Wisconsin. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:42 | |
-Within the chapel, -he already had the contacts... | 0:14:42 | 0:14:46 | |
-..ready to help Llewelyn... | 0:14:46 | 0:14:49 | |
-..build his new life -over in Wisconsin, America. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
-Alright. That's incredible. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:58 | |
-There's a plaque to TE Thomas -in the chapel. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:02 | |
-So it seems that someone -facilitated the move. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:06 | |
-There's a definite link. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:09 | |
-It's too much of a coincidence. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:11 | |
-He'd already been a minister -in Wisconsin. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:15 | |
-He had numerous contacts -out in Wisconsin. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:20 | |
-Llewelyn and Sidney end up -in the exact same place... | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
-..where he'd been a minister. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:26 | |
-That's too much of a coincidence. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:29 | |
-I think the explanation -has lifted my spirits. | 0:15:44 | 0:15:47 | |
-I was concerned that they had -to depart without help or guidance. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:54 | |
-Knowing that the minister -had supported them... | 0:15:55 | 0:15:57 | |
-..and helped them -make their way to America... | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
-..that's a comfort, a great comfort. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
-If you're looking -for information about a relative... | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
-..who's emigrated from Britain... | 0:16:11 | 0:16:13 | |
-..the first step -is to find out when they left. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:17 | |
-Look for clues in the archives... | 0:16:17 | 0:16:19 | |
-..and any family records -you have at home. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
-From 1890 onwards... | 0:16:23 | 0:16:24 | |
-..the list of people emigrating -is fairly comprehensive... | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
-..recording their point of departure -and their destination. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:33 | |
-Search the records of that country. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:35 | |
-The archives of America, Canada -and Australia can be found online. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:40 | |
-Arwel Jones has been searching -through the records for clues... | 0:16:40 | 0:16:44 | |
-..about Sidney and Llewelyn's lives. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
-He's discovered that Sidney Davies -set up home in Pennsylvania. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:53 | |
-He was a painter and married -a librarian of Cuban descent. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:58 | |
-We've searched America's Census -of 1920. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:05 | |
-The enquiry about Llewelyn Davies -has taken us to Colorado... | 0:17:05 | 0:17:10 | |
-..to a place called Lafayette. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:13 | |
-If we scroll down, -we can see a Llewelyn Davies. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:17 | |
-His wife was called Elizabeth. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:20 | |
-He had three children - -Emily, Haydn and Hazel. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:24 | |
-It notes that he came from Wales. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:27 | |
-Here, it notes his profession -as carpenter. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:31 | |
-It seems -that he worked in a coal mine. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:35 | |
-The 20th century -was the golden age of emigrating. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:43 | |
-At the turn of the century... | 0:17:43 | 0:17:45 | |
-..almost 100,000 sailed -from Wales to America... | 0:17:45 | 0:17:49 | |
-..in search of a better life. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:53 | |
-In America, -a Welsh society was established... | 0:17:53 | 0:17:56 | |
-..centred around chapels and choirs. | 0:17:56 | 0:17:59 | |
-From Wisconsin, Llewelyn -moved to Lafayette, Colorado... | 0:17:59 | 0:18:03 | |
-..to work as a carpenter -in a coal mine. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:06 | |
-He arrived there -during a tumultuous time. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:09 | |
-The miners had campaigned -for decades... | 0:18:09 | 0:18:12 | |
-..against the oppression -of large mining companies. | 0:18:12 | 0:18:15 | |
-The company which owned the coal -mine was called Rocky Mountain. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:20 | |
-It's a familiar story. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:22 | |
-A large company making large profits -on the back of its employees. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:27 | |
-There was conflict and bitterness -between the workers and managers. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:31 | |
-Working conditions were poor. -Workers' health suffered. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:37 | |
-Against this backdrop, as was common -in Wales at the time... | 0:18:37 | 0:18:42 | |
-..one man established a choir... | 0:18:42 | 0:18:45 | |
-..to maintain the miners' spirits -and in support of their cause. | 0:18:46 | 0:18:51 | |
-The person who conducted that choir -was Llewelyn. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:55 | |
-We have quite a lot of evidence -to support that. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:59 | |
-Lafayette's local history society -has recorded a lot of its history. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:04 | |
-There's a whole column dedicated -to a man named Llewelyn Davies. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:11 | |
-It says he was born in Myddfai, -Wales in 1891. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:14 | |
-It notes -that he was a keen gardener... | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
-..and that he kept a cellar -full of fruit and vegetables... | 0:19:18 | 0:19:22 | |
-..including apples and potatoes, -every winter. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
-He established this choir to support -the miners during the strike. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:33 | |
-Here's another photograph. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:35 | |
-After moving to Lafayette... | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
-..Llewelyn became -a respected member of the community. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:43 | |
-Well, it's a... | 0:19:45 | 0:19:47 | |
-It's a great comfort, to be honest. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:50 | |
-My grandfather was active -with the unions. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:01 | |
-He belonged to a union -at his workplace in Cwmgors. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
-This is all new to me. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
-It's such a shame that I couldn't -share this information... | 0:20:08 | 0:20:13 | |
-..with my parents -when they were alive. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:16 | |
-Tad-cu would have appreciated -so much hearing all this. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:21 | |
-It's just great to know that life -turned out so well for him. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:25 | |
-Perthyn hasn't been able to find -any record of Olwen... | 0:20:29 | 0:20:33 | |
-..the girl who became pregnant -in Myddfai. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
-Without a full name... | 0:20:36 | 0:20:38 | |
-..Geraint is unlikely to find out -what happened to her and her child. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:42 | |
-But there is one more surprise. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:49 | |
-After much research... | 0:20:50 | 0:20:52 | |
-..Perthyn has found -Llewelyn's family in Colorado. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:56 | |
-Do they have any answers -for Geraint? | 0:20:56 | 0:20:59 | |
-Hello. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:02 | |
-How are you, sir? | 0:21:03 | 0:21:04 | |
-How are you, sir? - -Very well, thank you. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:05 | |
-We understand you're our relative. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:08 | |
-Well, yeah, apparently so. | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
-I'm Larry Smith. -This is my Aunt Hazel. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:17 | |
-Her name was Davies. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:21 | |
-Llewelyn Davies was my father. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
-Llewelyn... | 0:21:24 | 0:21:25 | |
-Llewelyn... - -Llewelyn was your father? | 0:21:25 | 0:21:27 | |
-That's my grandfather's brother. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
-That's my grandfather. Yes, sir. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
-Llewelyn was your grandfather. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:36 | |
-Did your grandfather ever give you -the reason why he left Wales? | 0:21:36 | 0:21:41 | |
-We had heard... | 0:21:42 | 0:21:43 | |
-..that the brother, Sid... | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
-..had a young lady in trouble, -pregnant, in the village. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:51 | |
-The story on our side... | 0:21:52 | 0:21:54 | |
-..is that it was Llewelyn -who got a girl in trouble. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:58 | |
-You're kidding! | 0:21:58 | 0:22:00 | |
-Grandpa! | 0:22:00 | 0:22:01 | |
-Oh, no! | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
-No! | 0:22:05 | 0:22:07 | |
-The only thing we do know... | 0:22:09 | 0:22:11 | |
-..is that the girl's name was Olwen. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:14 | |
-My mother's name was Emily Olwen. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
-My mother's name was Emily Olwen. - -We did know that. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:19 | |
-Yes, yes. My mother said that. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:22 | |
-Isn't that strange? | 0:22:22 | 0:22:24 | |
-It is strange, it is. You're right. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:27 | |
-Emily Olwen. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:29 | |
-Geraint and his new-found family -have a lot to discuss. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
-Both sides are glad they have -restored the family connection. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:40 | |
-..if you want to come over to Wales, -you'll be more than welcome. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:44 | |
-You have a place here too. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:46 | |
-And it's no further. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
-No, I know, I know. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
-A century and more later... | 0:22:57 | 0:22:59 | |
-..the rift in David Davies's family -is consigned to the history books. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:04 | |
-It might be easy for us, -in this day and age... | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
-..to point a critical finger... | 0:23:12 | 0:23:14 | |
-..but it was a reflection of what -was happening during that time. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:18 | |
-I'm very glad that I embarked -on this journey. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:21 | |
-Finally, -we have rekindled the link... | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
-..for Llew and Tad-cu's sake... | 0:23:25 | 0:23:28 | |
-..and everyone in the family. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:30 | |
-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:54 | |
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