Gorseinon
16th February 1880
Dear Brother & Sister,
We received your most kind letter on the 4th of this month, as we were
all overjoyed to find that you are all alive and well, as thanks to the
Almighty, it leaves us all at this present. We must indeed very honestly
confess that we did not deserve to hear from you after such a very long
silence, but we sincerely hope to be forgiven by you all.
There are no particular changes taken place in our families since you
heard last.
One death of a little boy five years and a half by the name of Tommey,
my Sister Charlotte [Charlotte's?]. He died of the croup very sudden.
He was buried in this Churchyard. They live in Morriston, also Amelia,
which is, indeed I am very sorry to say, in very delicate health.
Her daughter is 18 yr. old and her son 9 in March.
We have but one Daughter, by the name of Anne.
Charlotte has but two daughters and five sons.
Margaret, she still lives in town. She is a widow and lives in
No. 15 Ivan Street, Swansea. She had no child. I think you
know that she had been married twice.
I hope they will all write you a letter, each of them, after such very
long delay. Then they can tell you all about themselves for I want
to give you all the news round about everywhere.
There has been great many deaths about here. I shall mention some
that Anne do [not] know. Poore Aunt Mary Hopkin in her 87 years,
Sarrah Mankey (?).
Cousin Wm. Hopkin wishes to be kindly remembered to Anne many times.
He is married to the second wife. Only one child is living by his
first wife, poor Mr. Morgan that was he is a son and was married Christmas
Day to William Thomas' Daughter. Her father was asking very much
about Anne. You will understand me when I say [e ] Will Ca.. B[
] a [ ] child that Aunt Stella ['s ?] Husband had.
Her daughters are living and well but their Brothers is dead. Only
one of poor Father's Brothers is living. That is Uncle Daniel.
There is but three of his children alive, Mary, Margaret, and David.
The others are buried, and my Aunt very soon after Dear Mother, whome would
have plenty of [f uss?] about you all had she been alive, but I hope she
is gone to a far better place than to be with us. Though I still miss her,
also my poor Father.
We are very happy to state to you that we are very happy and comfortable,
though the time is hard. Thank God we have not been in want of anything
yet, nor one of my sisters. Please God, we may continue to be the
same.
One very good blessing, we have all very good husbands. Poor Margaret,
she is lonesome. Her health is not very strong. We can't expect
of her to be
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