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Added to People of Brechfa and Surrounding Area, ROOTS:-
David John Rees, tailor born in Brechfa in 1887. Photograph of David John with his 3 children, Howell, Betty and Elaine. The post office was in the same house. The postmistress was Kitty Howells, David John's sister in law.

Thanks go to Joan Rees for providing the information.

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Forest Arms Brechfa - Update

Forest Arms planning application number E/17734 appear to have been rejected by CCC:-

Agenda for Planning Meeting 31/01/2008 - Building Control Report:-
Building Regulations Rejection of Full Plans.
Material change of use - Extension and Refurbishment of Existing units into
residential and Public House, Forest Arms, Brechfa, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire SA32 7RA.

Rejection 17/12/2007 (Refer to Post of 12/11/07 for plan details)

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Added to People of Brechfa :-
Dilwyn Davies. A son of Brechfa - Visit to Patagonia

My Space. Specileptic. Joanna Lumley came to our village of Brechfa to open a telephone exchange.

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Added to Brechfa and Other Villages Information, Religion in Brechfa section:- New Church for Old - St Teilo. The London Gazette September 14th 1894

Added to Links and Services And Trades :- Ty'r Cae Bed and Breakfast

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Brechfa Village Webstats for December 07

Website Hits. General and by Country

Network : 6095,   Unknown : 3059,   USA : 2902,   United Kingdom : 522,   Austria : 119,   Australia : 47,   Brazil : 11,   Misc : 5,   Germany : 5,   Canada : 4,   Russian : 4,   Spain : 2,   Norway : 2,   Portugal : 2,   Belgium : 1,   Greece : 1,   Israel : 1,   Romania : 1,   TOTAL : 12,783

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People of Brechfa and Surrounding Area. Revision of layout and important additions to Roots section. Added:-

Photographs:(1) Daniel Evans, (2) his wife Elizabeth Evans, (3) their daughter, sister of Charles Lewis Evans who built Glen View, (4) People in the old Post Office, (5) Dylan Thomas's mother with a sister of Charles Lewis Evans, (6) Charles Lewis Evans and Lizzie Maria Evans (Arthur) on their wedding day and (7) a very young Dewi Thomas - Bryn Stores.

The Certificates for the Marriages of James Saunders to Mary Arthur 1881, Charles Lewis Evans to Lizzie Maria Arthur 1894, Rees Walters to Margaretta Arthur 1904 and the Death Certificate of Lizzie Maria Evans in 1948 have also been added.

Also additional information on Evans, Thomas, Morris, Walters and Griffiths family's. Thanks go to Keith Walters and Hywel Griffiths for providing the information.

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