Who built the bridge by the mill? When? Who is TI?
THE BRIDGE NEAR THE MILL
If you have a look at the bridge near the mill today, you will see something that has not been seen so clearly for 185 years. A local resident has been dusting off the past.
Here is a picture of the bridge we mean, and the place to look is on the left hand side, just in shot.
Right, so you are looking at the road that goes through Melin-y-Coed, and that is the bridge near the mill.
Now come and take a closer look.
What can you see now? Probably not a lot. Better bring some tools. Hang on, here comes a willing worker! Nothing like a volunteer, eh?
Definitely something written there, mate! Keep going!
It looks like T I 1822.
So what happened in 1822?
And who is TI?
Who can tell us who TI was? Where did he live? Was he a local man?
Well, so far we can only mention two possible names, but maybe some family history buffs can come up with more possibilities.
For interest, there was a child called John Maurice Isaac born in February
1803 to Maurice and Ann. He could have had a sibling or uncle called
Thomas somewhere in the Llanrwst area.
There was a Thomas Ishmael married to a Rebecca Edwards in Capel Garmon 17
April 1788. Quite a possibility. And there was a Mary Ishmael born to Thomas
and Rebecca 27 October 1788.
In 1787 Ishmael Williams married Jane Evans on July 6; the witnesses were
John Richards and Evan Evans. Was he a relative?
And by the way, in 1789 Peter Goodwin married Mary Jones, and their witnesses
were Thomas Isaacs and Richard Roberts.
We don't know what the occupations of the above men were, but if they lived long enough to be counted in the 1841 census, we may be able to track them down - the chances are good if they were still working in 1822.
With such unusual initials, TI, surely we should track him down pretty easily? Who do you have in your family tree? What can you find in your chapel records?
THE BRIDGE NEAR THE CHAPEL
A variety of people seem to have wanted to make their mark on Melin-y-Coed one way or another - in this case, on the bridge near the chapel.
In the chapel grounds next to the bridge, the gardens are tended in August sunshine.
Below: a map of the streams, rivers and leats of Melin y Coed
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If you have a look at the bridge near the mill today, you will see something that has not been seen so clearly for 185 years. A local resident has been dusting off the past.
Here is a picture of the bridge we mean, and the place to look is on the left hand side, just in shot.
Right, so you are looking at the road that goes through Melin-y-Coed, and that is the bridge near the mill.
Now come and take a closer look.
What can you see now? Probably not a lot. Better bring some tools. Hang on, here comes a willing worker! Nothing like a volunteer, eh?
Definitely something written there, mate! Keep going!
It looks like T I 1822.
So what happened in 1822?
And who is TI?
Who can tell us who TI was? Where did he live? Was he a local man?
Well, so far we can only mention two possible names, but maybe some family history buffs can come up with more possibilities.
For interest, there was a child called John Maurice Isaac born in February
1803 to Maurice and Ann. He could have had a sibling or uncle called
Thomas somewhere in the Llanrwst area.
There was a Thomas Ishmael married to a Rebecca Edwards in Capel Garmon 17
April 1788. Quite a possibility. And there was a Mary Ishmael born to Thomas
and Rebecca 27 October 1788.
In 1787 Ishmael Williams married Jane Evans on July 6; the witnesses were
John Richards and Evan Evans. Was he a relative?
And by the way, in 1789 Peter Goodwin married Mary Jones, and their witnesses
were Thomas Isaacs and Richard Roberts.
We don't know what the occupations of the above men were, but if they lived long enough to be counted in the 1841 census, we may be able to track them down - the chances are good if they were still working in 1822.
With such unusual initials, TI, surely we should track him down pretty easily? Who do you have in your family tree? What can you find in your chapel records?
THE BRIDGE NEAR THE CHAPEL
A variety of people seem to have wanted to make their mark on Melin-y-Coed one way or another - in this case, on the bridge near the chapel.
In the chapel grounds next to the bridge, the gardens are tended in August sunshine.
Below: a map of the streams, rivers and leats of Melin y Coed