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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 do you come -from and to whom are you related. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:09 | |
-In 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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-A few months ago, we invited you -to send us your family stories. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:55 | |
-They've been flooding in -from all over Wales. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
-The National Library of Wales -is home to a team of experts... | 0:01:03 | 0:01:07 | |
-..who've been investigating -your stories. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:11 | |
-One of the stories -that caught their attention... | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
-..takes us to Borth-y-Gest -to meet Haf Madoc Wilson... | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
-..who wants our help to find out -more about her grandfather's family. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:30 | |
-Tracing your family tree -is a recent obsession for you. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
-What prompted you to start? | 0:01:37 | 0:01:39 | |
-I was giving a lift home -to someone... | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
-..who'd been tracing -her family tree... | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
-..and though I'm ashamed to say it, -I thought, oh, no, not another one! | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
-She told me her great-grandfather -lived in the Liverpool Arms... | 0:01:50 | 0:01:54 | |
-..in Menai Bridge, which is where -my grandfather was raised. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:59 | |
-I said to her, -"Don't tell me any more. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:01 | |
-"Let me go home -and check my facts first." | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
-But I could find nothing about him. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
-Was your search proving difficult? | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
-William Williams -was my great-grandfather. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:15 | |
-There are a number of those -in this area... | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
-..when you consider the hundreds -of quarrymen who lived here. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:22 | |
-Williams is a popular surname -and William Williams even more so. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:27 | |
-Are there specific questions -you'd like to ask... | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
-..and facts you'd like to find out? | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
-I've heard that my family -on my grandfather's side... | 0:02:34 | 0:02:38 | |
-..ran a quarry above Llanllechid -called Bryn Hafod-y-Wern. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:43 | |
-They say that Lord Penrhyn -made such a misery of their lives... | 0:02:44 | 0:02:48 | |
-..that they gave it up. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
-I'd like to know if that's true. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
-I'd also like to know -a little about them... | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
-..their way of life -and if they're still in the area. | 0:02:56 | 0:03:00 | |
-Haf returns to Church Island -in the Menai Strait... | 0:03:03 | 0:03:07 | |
-..to visit a family grave. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:09 | |
-When I started tracing -the family's history... | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
-..I was both shocked and ashamed -to discover how little I knew. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:21 | |
-The only thing I knew -about my grandfather... | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
-..was that he was raised -in the Liverpool Arms... | 0:03:24 | 0:03:28 | |
-..and his parents were buried -on Church Island near Menai Bridge. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:33 | |
-My grandfather always wore a sprig -of southernwood in his buttonhole. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
-As a little girl, I'd ask him, -"Why are you wearing that?" | 0:03:41 | 0:03:46 | |
-He'd say, "All quarrymen wear them." | 0:03:46 | 0:03:48 | |
-He also had three spots -like a tattoo on his hand. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:52 | |
-I asked him the same question again, -"Why, Taid?" | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
-He wasn't the type to have a tattoo. | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
-But he told me -that all quarrymen had them. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
-As a little girl, -I didn't ask any more about it. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
-Here on Church Island is where -my great-grandparents are buried. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:16 | |
-William Williams, -my great-grandfather... | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
-..ran the Liverpool Arms -just around the corner. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
-As you can see... | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
-..it's a very peaceful place -and I'm fond of coming here. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:29 | |
-Before running the Liverpool Arms, -he had many jobs in Menai Bridge... | 0:04:29 | 0:04:34 | |
-..before dying of TB -at the age of 34 years. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
-He left three sons, -one of whom was Haf's grandfather. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
-I knew my grandfather, -Evan Williams... | 0:04:41 | 0:04:44 | |
-..was brought up in -the Liverpool Arms in Menai Bridge. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:48 | |
-He was raised by his mother -and his stepfather. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:52 | |
-After his mother died, -his stepfather remarried. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
-But my grandfather -always emphasized... | 0:04:56 | 0:04:59 | |
-..that he'd had -a happy upbringing. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:03 | |
-It was my grandfather's story that -inspired me to begin this journey... | 0:05:07 | 0:05:12 | |
-..but there are complexities -and gaps in the family tree. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:17 | |
-I've reached a point -where I can't go any further. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:21 | |
-One of the mysteries -is how William Williams... | 0:05:21 | 0:05:25 | |
-..came to be a publican -in Menai Bridge. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
-And what truth -is in the family tale... | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
-..that Haf's family ran Bryn -Hafod-y-Wern Quarry near Bethesda? | 0:05:31 | 0:05:36 | |
-She hopes to fill in the gaps -at the National Library. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:41 | |
-Perthyn has found a link between her -family and Bryn Hafod-y-Wern Farm... | 0:05:42 | 0:05:47 | |
-..a stone's throw from the quarry. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
-What else has come to light? | 0:05:50 | 0:05:52 | |
-We know you've already started -researching your family history... | 0:05:53 | 0:05:57 | |
-..but can't go back further -than your great-grandfather. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:02 | |
-But by checking parish records... | 0:06:02 | 0:06:04 | |
-..we've found that the first -of your relatives... | 0:06:05 | 0:06:08 | |
-..to live at Bryn Hafod-y-Wern -was William Philip... | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
-..a miller from Llanbeblig. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
-In 1761, he married -Mary Pritchard from Llanllechid. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:18 | |
-They moved in to Bryn Hafod-y-Wern. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:21 | |
-Very interesting. -That's going back many years. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
-So you didn't know that. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:27 | |
-So you didn't know that. - -No, I knew nothing about that. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:29 | |
-Perthyn has managed to trace -Haf's family tree back 300 years... | 0:06:29 | 0:06:34 | |
-..and six generations -to Bryn Hafod-y-Wern Farm... | 0:06:34 | 0:06:38 | |
-..where William Philip -and Mary Pritchard farmed. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:42 | |
-Usually, -poor families such as yours... | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
-..wouldn't have left -any documentation behind. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
-But we've found one document... | 0:06:51 | 0:06:53 | |
-..from the Court of Great Sessions -in 1773. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
-The high court dealt -with the most serious crimes. | 0:06:56 | 0:07:01 | |
-Oh, dear! | 0:07:02 | 0:07:03 | |
-The document records that two girls -- Jane Owen and Catherine Jones... | 0:07:04 | 0:07:10 | |
-..were caught stealing clothes... | 0:07:10 | 0:07:12 | |
-..and selling them to Mary Pritchard -of Bryn Hafod-y-Wern. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:16 | |
-This document records the testimony -of Jane Owen... | 0:07:17 | 0:07:21 | |
-..which shows that they stole... | 0:07:21 | 0:07:25 | |
-..three shirts, four cravats... | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | |
-..three pairs of stockings... | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
-..one large handkerchief -and one small one. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
-It goes on to say -that Mary Pritchard... | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
-..had encouraged them -to steal the goods... | 0:07:39 | 0:07:42 | |
-..and had pledged -to buy them from them. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
-She supplied the bullets -and the others fired them. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:51 | |
-That's what this evidence suggests. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | |
-I'm sure I'll be ribbed about that. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
-During the 18th century, -thieves were severely punished. | 0:08:00 | 0:08:04 | |
-Theft was as serious a crime -as murder. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
-With prisons overflowing, -from 1710 onwards... | 0:08:07 | 0:08:11 | |
-..the worst prisoners -were exiled to America... | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
-..and later to Australia. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:17 | |
-What fate befell Mary Pritchard -and the two girls back in 1773? | 0:08:20 | 0:08:24 | |
-After hearing -the pair's testimony... | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
-..we know that one of them... | 0:08:28 | 0:08:31 | |
-..was exiled for seven years. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:33 | |
-What happened to Mary Pritchard? | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
-Fortunately, -we have found another document... | 0:08:37 | 0:08:41 | |
-..which records Mary's verdict. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:44 | |
-She's referred to here as Mary, -wife of William Philip. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:48 | |
-She was found not guilty. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:51 | |
-Thank goodness for that. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
-After the death of William Philip... | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
-..what happened -to Bryn Hafod-y-Wern Farm? | 0:08:58 | 0:09:02 | |
-We've found a lease which shows -that following his death... | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
-..the farm was divided -between two of the sons. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:12 | |
-The family -didn't actually own the farm. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
-Lord Penrhyn... | 0:09:17 | 0:09:18 | |
-..actually owned the farm -and the family were tenant farmers. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:24 | |
-He does come into the story then. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:26 | |
-This is the first reference -to link Bryn Hafod-y-Wern... | 0:09:26 | 0:09:30 | |
-..with Lord Penrhyn. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
-Perthyn has proved that Haf's family -farmed in the Llanllechid area... | 0:09:33 | 0:09:38 | |
-..more than two centuries ago... | 0:09:38 | 0:09:41 | |
-..and were tenants -to Lord Penrhyn... | 0:09:41 | 0:09:43 | |
-..who, in time, would have a major -influence on North Wales's quarries. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:49 | |
-Haf returns -to her ancestors' birthplace. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:53 | |
-It's hard to believe... | 0:09:57 | 0:09:59 | |
-..but I was a pupil at Llanllechid -primary school many years ago. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:04 | |
-I always felt happy there. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
-It's strange going back... | 0:10:06 | 0:10:08 | |
-..to the same area -and having that same feeling. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:13 | |
-I felt as though I belonged here... | 0:10:14 | 0:10:16 | |
-..but couldn't prove the link -until this research. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:20 | |
-This is the first mention -of Lord Penrhyn in the story. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:26 | |
-He's closely associated -with the Bethesda area. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
-Up to now, farming is the only -occupation that's been mentioned. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:37 | |
-But knowing the connection Lord -Penrhyn had with the quarries... | 0:10:37 | 0:10:43 | |
-..I wonder if my family... | 0:10:43 | 0:10:45 | |
-..had a role -to play in the quarrying industry. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:50 | |
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-Perthyn has traced -Haf Madoc Wilson's family tree... | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
-..back 250 years to -Bryn Hafod-y-Wern Farm, Bethesda... | 0:11:11 | 0:11:15 | |
-..a stone's throw -from Bryn Hafod-y-Wern quarry. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:19 | |
-She's been led to believe -that her family ran it. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:22 | |
-They were tenants of Lord Penrhyn. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
-Richard Pennant was the first -in a long line of lords... | 0:11:25 | 0:11:29 | |
-..who transformed -North Wales forever. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
-But as tenant farmers... | 0:11:32 | 0:11:34 | |
-..would Haf's family -have run the quarry? | 0:11:35 | 0:11:37 | |
-Haf has come to Penrhyn Castle -to meet historian, Dr Dafydd Gwyn. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:42 | |
-I understand that my family... | 0:11:44 | 0:11:46 | |
-..were tenants of Lord Penrhyn's -estate in the 18th century. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:51 | |
-What sort of landlord was he? | 0:11:51 | 0:11:53 | |
-Well, he was a man of his times. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:56 | |
-Richard Pennant, -the first Lord Penrhyn... | 0:11:56 | 0:11:59 | |
-..was certainly an industrious man. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:02 | |
-He constructed roads and railways -and opened quarries. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
-He built villages and homes -for farmhands and quarrymen. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:10 | |
-He was a man of the new age. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
-He was more of a capitalist -than an old-fashioned landlord. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:18 | |
-Lord Penrhyn -tried to acquire leaseholds... | 0:12:19 | 0:12:22 | |
-..and extend estates -across the valley... | 0:12:22 | 0:12:25 | |
-..to create one large estate. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
-The estate was growing during your -family's time at Bryn Hafod-y-Wern. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:33 | |
-It's unlikely... | 0:12:33 | 0:12:35 | |
-..that a family such as yours -would have run a quarry. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:40 | |
-Quarries were run by rich men. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:43 | |
-Bankers and lords -such as Richard Pennant. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
-Local people -were given the opportunity... | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
-..to become stewards or managers -of a quarry and ordinary quarrymen. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:54 | |
-But they didn't run larger quarries. | 0:12:55 | 0:12:57 | |
-It's apparent that Haf's family -didn't run the quarry. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:03 | |
-But is there any truth at all -to the family story... | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
-..linking them to the quarries? | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
-The history of the North Wales slate -quarries is very much a part of us. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:17 | |
-We're surrounded by them. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:19 | |
-They've scarred our landscape. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:22 | |
-Haf's family farmed this land -during a period of change. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:27 | |
-The farming landscape changed -into an industrial landscape. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:32 | |
-In the mid-18th century, a high -proportion of slate was produced. | 0:13:33 | 0:13:37 | |
-A century later, the industry was -at its peak, employing 15,000 men. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:42 | |
-The quarries of Penrhyn... | 0:13:45 | 0:13:47 | |
-..and Dinorwig -were the largest in the world. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:50 | |
-Remnants of those days -can still be seen. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
-Hello, nice to meet you. | 0:13:59 | 0:14:01 | |
-Welcome to the museum. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:03 | |
-If Haf's family -didn't run the quarry... | 0:14:03 | 0:14:06 | |
-..was there any evidence to suggest -they were associated with it at all? | 0:14:07 | 0:14:11 | |
-At the slate museum in Llanberis, -former quarryman, Peredur Hughes... | 0:14:11 | 0:14:17 | |
-..has found information -about Haf's family. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
-Could the mystery be solved? | 0:14:20 | 0:14:22 | |
-Evidence has come to light... | 0:14:24 | 0:14:26 | |
-..proving that -your great-great-grandfather... | 0:14:27 | 0:14:30 | |
-..David Williams was a quarryman. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:33 | |
-It's more than likely that he worked -at Bryn Hafod-y-Wern quarry. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:38 | |
-The evidence has come about... | 0:14:38 | 0:14:41 | |
-..through the censuses. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
-This census... | 0:14:44 | 0:14:46 | |
-..from 1841... | 0:14:46 | 0:14:50 | |
-..records that David is a quarryman. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:55 | |
-He's only 15 years old, -at such a young age. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:59 | |
-There weren't many quarrymen -working at Bryn Hafod-y-Wern. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:04 | |
-Probably, he came to work there... | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
-..because he lived so close -to the quarry. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:10 | |
-That's where his career began. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:13 | |
-He would have learned how to split -and chip the stone for roof tiles. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:18 | |
-What kind of life -did the quarrymen lead? | 0:15:19 | 0:15:23 | |
-David Williams -lived through hard times... | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
-..due to the working conditions -back then. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:30 | |
-They were out in all weathers. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:33 | |
-From what we know, -they would have worn sacks... | 0:15:34 | 0:15:38 | |
-..around their shoulders -to keep them dry. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
-The sack would've been coated -in goose fat or something similar... | 0:15:41 | 0:15:46 | |
-..to protect them from the rain, -the wet conditions and the wind. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:52 | |
-The work of a quarryman -such as David Williams... | 0:15:52 | 0:15:56 | |
-..Haf's great-great-grandfather, -was dangerous and physical. | 0:15:56 | 0:16:00 | |
-They would hang for hours from ropes -suspended over the rock face. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:05 | |
-Working conditions were severe. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:07 | |
-As well as being exposed -to the slate dust... | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
-..using dangerous tools -led to numerous accidents. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:14 | |
-Over time, there were many deaths. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:18 | |
-In 1821, Lord Penrhyn -sent more than 20 men... | 0:16:22 | 0:16:25 | |
-..from his quarry in Bethesda... | 0:16:25 | 0:16:27 | |
-..to start work -at Bryn Hafod-y-Wern quarry. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:31 | |
-But their time there -was short-lived. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:33 | |
-The running of Bryn Hafod-y-Wern -quarry was costly and problematic. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:44 | |
-Slate had to be extracted -from deep within the seam. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
-Lord Penrhyn gave up on it... | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
-..allowing the Bangor Slate Company -to take it over in 1845. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:56 | |
-It's most likely -that David Williams went there... | 0:16:58 | 0:17:02 | |
-..to work for this company. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:05 | |
-The Bryn Hafod-y-Wern quarry... | 0:17:05 | 0:17:08 | |
-..was in competition -with Lord Penrhyn's quarries. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:12 | |
-The slate and all the waste -had to be carried up the mountain... | 0:17:12 | 0:17:16 | |
-..because the land beneath -the quarry belonged to Penrhyn. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
-He did all he could -to make it difficult for them. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:24 | |
-He cut off the water supply -that was essential to the quarry. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:29 | |
-In the 1860s, -Bryn Hafod-y-Wern quarry closed. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:33 | |
-Haf is visiting her ancestors' farm -for the first time. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:43 | |
-From their home here -above Penrhyn Castle... | 0:17:44 | 0:17:47 | |
-..they would have witnessed -a period of great change... | 0:17:47 | 0:17:51 | |
-..as well as the dispute between the -lords of Penrhyn and the quarrymen. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:56 | |
-Haf's family's connection -with Bryn Hafod-y-Wern Farm... | 0:18:04 | 0:18:08 | |
-..goes back six generations to -William Philip and Mary Pritchard. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:13 | |
-Their grandson, David Williams, was -the first quarryman in the family. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:19 | |
-Peredur -has more information about him. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:23 | |
-Here we have -the birth certificate... | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
-..of David Williams's child, -William... | 0:18:28 | 0:18:33 | |
-..in 1856. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:36 | |
-As you can see... | 0:18:37 | 0:18:38 | |
-..David is now a slate quarrier. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:42 | |
-But unfortunately, -three years later... | 0:18:43 | 0:18:46 | |
-..we have the death certificate... | 0:18:46 | 0:18:50 | |
-..of David Williams -who died at the age of 37 years. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:55 | |
-Did he die in an accident? | 0:18:55 | 0:18:57 | |
-No, he died from an illness. | 0:18:57 | 0:18:59 | |
-Unfortunately, it was TB. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:02 | |
-How sad. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:04 | |
-How sad. - -Yes, very sad. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:06 | |
-Phthisis is the archaic term for TB. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:10 | |
-Working in the slate dust -was damaging to the lungs. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:14 | |
-By the 1920s, -more people died from TB... | 0:19:14 | 0:19:17 | |
-..in the quarrying villages -of North Wales... | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
-..than anywhere else -in southern Britain. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:25 | |
-It's interesting to think -that the past was brought to life... | 0:19:30 | 0:19:34 | |
-..150 years ago. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:36 | |
-Our ancestors' way of life. | 0:19:36 | 0:19:39 | |
-It takes me back. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:43 | |
-What I want to know now is -what happened to his wife, Grace... | 0:19:53 | 0:19:57 | |
-..and their children. | 0:19:58 | 0:19:59 | |
-Why did William Williams, -my great-grandfather... | 0:20:00 | 0:20:03 | |
-..move to the Liverpool Arms -in Menai Bridge? | 0:20:03 | 0:20:07 | |
-Will Perthyn have the answers -for Haf back at the slate museum? | 0:20:15 | 0:20:20 | |
-What I have here -is the census of 1861. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
-It says Evan Hughes, Grace Williams. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:35 | |
-This is my great-great-grandmother. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
-Therefore, it means -that after losing her husband... | 0:20:40 | 0:20:44 | |
-..Grace, in an age -where there was no welfare state... | 0:20:44 | 0:20:48 | |
-..had to go and live with her father -and her brother and sister... | 0:20:48 | 0:20:52 | |
-..and her two young sons. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:54 | |
-Evan was three years old -and David was a year old. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:59 | |
-But the other son, William, -was only five years old... | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
-..yet there is no mention of him -on this. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:06 | |
-I wonder what happened to him. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:09 | |
-In this document, -the census of 1861... | 0:21:14 | 0:21:17 | |
-..from Llanfairfechan... | 0:21:17 | 0:21:19 | |
-..there's a record of William Hughes -living in Castle Inn. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:25 | |
-Head, married, 30 years old. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:28 | |
-Publican. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:30 | |
-And Anne, wife, 29 years old. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:34 | |
-Then there's a William Williams, -nephew. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
-Five years old. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:40 | |
-It's obvious my great-grandfather... | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
-..went to live -with his mother's brother. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:48 | |
-With no means -of supporting her family... | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
-..Grace was dependent -on her relatives. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
-She sent her eldest son, -William Williams, to her brother. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:59 | |
-Did William ever go back -to his brothers and mother, Grace? | 0:22:00 | 0:22:04 | |
-This is the death certificate... | 0:22:04 | 0:22:06 | |
-..of Grace Williams. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:11 | |
-She was 28 years old. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:13 | |
-"Widow of David Williams, -slate quarrier. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:16 | |
-"Typhoid fever." | 0:22:17 | 0:22:18 | |
-It's very sad. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:21 | |
-Poor dab. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:24 | |
-Following the death of both parents, -the young boys were left orphaned. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:33 | |
-The boys were separated and the link -with the quarries was severed. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:38 | |
-William was raised by his uncle... | 0:22:38 | 0:22:40 | |
-..before running his own tavern -in Menai Bridge... | 0:22:40 | 0:22:43 | |
-..where Haf's grandfather -was brought up. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:47 | |
-I could never understand how my -great-grandfather came to run a pub. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:52 | |
-It was never mentioned... | 0:22:52 | 0:22:54 | |
-..because the family -is rather narrow-minded... | 0:22:54 | 0:22:58 | |
-..particularly my grandfather. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:00 | |
-That explains the link with The -Liverpool Arms and Menai Bridge... | 0:23:01 | 0:23:06 | |
-..because he'd been brought up -in the business. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:09 | |
-I feel closer to them now. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:16 | |
-This research has helped me -bring my ancestors to life. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:22 | |
-They're not just names to me -any more. | 0:23:24 | 0:23:26 | |
-I feel as if I know them... | 0:23:27 | 0:23:29 | |
-..and they're -an important part of me. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:32 | |
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