Resaerching the Bowen side of the family

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Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 5 Send Message	Lesley	Report	2 Aug 2008 10:37
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 5 Send Message	I have just started my research into my husband's side of the family and I am struggling with pinning down specific Bowen, Thomas, Edwards and Jones families in South Wales (unsuprisingly). My husband's parents were William Calwyn (or Caleb, or Cal) Bowen (born 1921in Meidrim) and Hilda Mary Thomas (1924 in Llanelli). William's parents were William John Bowen and Annie Beatrice Cunnick (born c1895). Annie had a sister - Edwina, who lived well into the 1990s. I think there must have been other siblings as Edwina used to talk about neices and nephews. I haven't yet been able to find any info on William John's or Annie's parents. William's siblings were Geraint, Cecil (Cis), Audrey and Gerwyn (who died in the Normandy Landings). Hilda's father was William David Thomas (born 1900) he was a miner and later landlord of the Santa Clara in St Clears. His parents were Daniel Thomas (1873) and Sarah Jones (1875) and his grandfather was David Thomas. Hilda's mother was Sarah May Edwards. Can anyone help me to carry me research further? I seem to have hit a dead end - there isn't anybody left to ask about these ancestors. The Cunnick line might be worth following, as it is the more unusual name for the area. Thanks Lesley