General Chat

Thanks very much Liz :-)

I certainly DID get very excited :-D :-D

Congratulations to you on your hard work and great connections, Jemima. I am so glad you got your confirmation of the link you hopped for.

Lizxx

Thank You so much Liz <3
I was so sorry to hear about your fall. I hope that you are not too sore now :-)

This is the story of Jemima Fawr the first ;-)

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/The-Last-Invasion-of-Britain/

A few discrepancies though.... Jemima wasn't the wife of a cobbler. SHE WAS THE COBBLER. Jemima never married.

Also historians now believe it is more likely she was born around 1755 and not 1750 as they have found her Baptism Record in Haverfordwest Register Office.

THIS IS A BRILLIANT CLIP!

It's by the late great RYAN DAVIES. A brilliant entertainer. Comedy genius and beautiful singer too.

It's HIS VERSION of the JEMIMA NICHOLAS STORY

"NAPOLEON v MAM!" ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRtsgOYJoD4

:-D :-D :-D :-D

Gawd help us...we will never here the last of this now :-D :-D :-D :-D ;-) ;-)

:-P :-P :-P@ ANN ;-) :-D :-D :-D

So rude Ann ;-) :-D

NOW I AM EVEN MORE THRILLED.....

My latest DNA match is much closer to home than the earlier match!
It is to the 1st Cousin of my Australian Cousin Denise who bought Jemima Nicholas's hat!!
https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1379050

Denise and family are descendants of Captain James Nicholas who emigrated to Australia.
I am a descendant of James' brother William Nicholas also a Seaman.
2x G.Grandfather William drowned in 1871, aged just 26, a couple of weeks after marrying my 2x G. Grandmother. Not a lot is known about William for that reason, while a many of his brothers, including Captain James, are well documented!!!!

James & William Nicholas were Great Nephews of the original Jemima Fawr - The Welsh Heroine Jemima Nicholas.

(NOW I CAN LOOK AT PHOTOS OF ME WEARING JEMIMA's HAT WITH CONFIDENCE!!!
:-D :-D :-D

Brilliant news Jem <3

Thanks LG <3

That is great news Jem.
I have lots of DNA matches which don’t really help, but I got one brilliant one which proved who my grandmother’s father was and let me go back generations with confidence

Thank You Linda
When DNA confirms your hard work it's amazing :-)

Well done Jem...confirmed links to the past are always an Asset!!

Thanks Bob :-)

:-0 thinks..................
with 2% african dna, what were my lott doing in Nigeria?

Well done! :-D :-D

Fab for you, Jem. <3

Can't go wrong with DNA. I recall a cousin mentioning a couple of years ago how DNA matching had made life so much easier for them (forensic scientists) and how impossible it became for criminals to deny wrongdoing when the DNA evidence was irrefutable.

Since then my own DNA has proved to be the link between a lady and her great-grandfather, unknown to her until she did a test. Pinned down fairly and squarely and, boy, was she delighted .... a bit like you Jem, but not so far back.

Well done, Jem.... it's always great when DNA confirms what you thought but couldn't quite prove :-D