The Family Tree of Bryn and Gwilym Enstone

 

 

Teulu'r Felin 

Photo of Edward Jones the Miller

Nain Felin (Margaret Williams)

Above - Edward Jones, the miller, 1835-1904 and his wife Margaret Williams1849-1929. They married in 1872 and lived in Fron, Llanengan - also known as Felin. They had six children:

 Jane Jones, Felin

Jane - married R.O. Hughes the headmaster of Sarn Bach School. Daughter Rene.

 Salmon Jones, Felin

Salmon - he was apparently rather wild and worked in the mill. He married Martha Freeman Parry and they kept a shop and post office in Llanengan.

Griffith Jones, Felin

Griffith - a bachelor, he was a builder in Liverpool for many years before retiring to Felin.

 Ben Jones, Felin

Benjamin emigrated to America with brother John. Married Rose Schoffen and lived in Wichita, Kansas.

 John Jones, Felin

John - emigrated to America, married Jennie Jones of Brynhyfryd, Pentreucha. Margaret corresponded regularly with her two sons and two of her letters survive.

 Mary Jones, Felin

Mary Ann - married John Thomas and lived in Brynteg.

The photo of Felin below was taken by Ben or John before leaving for America in 1909 on the ship Caronia. Margaret stands outside, on the right there is a bucket to draw water from the well and at the far end the lloft stabal.

Felin or Fron

 

The mill from Deucoch Road

Llanengan windmill in recent times

Llanengan windmill

Taken in 1877 was the photograph above left of the mill from the Deucoch Road.

Above is the mill in recent times and left as it was when it was working, with Salmon standing next to it..

Below is a sample of Edward Jones's handwriting - part of a poem written when the lead works opened in Llanengan.

 

Edward Jones's handwriting

 

This is Margaret Willams's sampler, made when she was 14 years old.

 

Margaret's letters to America

Teulu Brynteg - Mary Ann's family

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