The Weekly News and Visitors’ Chronicle for Colwyn Bay Colwyn Llandrillo Conway Deganwy and Neighbourhood
30th August 1895

List of visitors and directory. Colwyn Bay. Every effort is made to ensure accuracy in this list, but residents and visitors can greatly assist us in this matter by sending direct to our offices (8 Station Road, Colwyn Bay, and Rosehill Street, Conway), as early as possible, any Arrivals, Removals, Departures, or Alterations desired, for which no charge is made.
IMPORTANT NOTICE. All lists of visitors must reach the Central library, Colwyn Bay, not later than 7 o'clock on the Wednesday evening, for otherwise they will be too late for insertion in the current week’s issue.
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Ellerslie - Mrs Owen
Miss Millie Oman, Ashford, Middlesex
R. M . Owen, Esq., Stamford Hill, London
Mrs Owen, do
Miss Gwendoline Owen, do
Mr Thompson, Harrow
Miss Wilb, do
Miss Lizzie Williams, London
Miss Cordelia Williams, do
Miss Mardie Steggall, do
Mr A. Arnold, Carnarvon
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MARRIAGE OF CORDELIA OWEN

PRETTY WEDDING — Amongst the many weddings that were celebrated this Eastertide may be mentioned that of Miss Cordelia Williams, of Ellerslee, Hawarden Road, to Mr Albert E Wright, of Chester, formerly of Colwyn Bay. The service was conducted on Saturday last by the Rev. John Edwards at the English Presbyterian Church, where the bride and bridegroom are very popular. The bride was charmingly attired in white, and was supported by the bridesmaids, Miss Lizzie Williams and the little Mrs Rodna Williams and Dilys Davies, who looked most engaging in white Jap silk dresses, and who carried baskets of daffodils. The best man was Mr W.O. Edwards of Ffestiniog, and the bride was given away by her uncle, the Reverend Caleb Williams of Penmaenmawr. The numerous presents included cutlery and linen from the bride’s mother: cheques, Mr and Mrs W Wright, of Liverpool, Mr Oliver Wright, of Sheffield, and the bridegroom’s sisters; silver teapot, Miss Wright; carvers, Mr Arnold Williams; brass fire irons, Miss Julia H Williams; silver cruet and biscuit barrel, Mr and Mrs R.M. Owen, of Stoke Newington; tea service, Mr and Mrs John M. Owen, of Wandsworth; silver preserve dish, Mr and Mrs Cobden Owen, of Hammersmith; table centre, Mrs Gwendoline Owen; pair of framed engravings, the Rev. and Mrs John Edwards; pair of vases, the bride’s Sunday school class; wedding cake, Mr Gurnall Williams, of St. Helens; fish carvers, Miss Millie Orram; dinner service, Mr and Mrs Hosking, of Peckham; two hand-painted placques, Mrs Johnson; preserve dish, Mr and Mrs I.H. Jones, “Kenilworth”; hand-worked piano cover, Miss Millie Roberts; silver toast rack, Miss Porter and Mr Shelton; water-coloured landscape, Messrs. Booth; brass candlesticks, Mrs and Miss Aldis; brass brush-tray, Mr Hughes; framed text, Masters Stuart and Gorlan Hosking; silver-plated butter dish, Miss Freggatt; plated sugar salver, Mr and Mrs Scotchner of Stowmarket; drawn-thread traycloth, Mrs Green, Pwlleli; and cake dish, Miss Dilys Davies.

Letter from Morgan Owen to his daughter

Postmarked: WANDSWORTH SW18 145PM 5 NOV 1924

A J Richardson Esq.,
Wraystead
Earlswood Road
Redhill
Surrey



61 St Anne’s Road
Wandsworth
Nov 5th 24

Dr Arthur & Gertrude
We quite expected you would
look in [us] last week but the weather was so very bad
what a winding up for [Wembley Saty] I expect you are
keeping up Guy Fawkes night with the dear children, I
[Comsue her] I used to do the same I thank you again
for the [Jabs] you gave me on my birthday. I am sorry
to say I have my left leg bad now with Rheumatism
I suppose it has come down from my shoulder and back
I can hardly put my foot to the ground today, I
suppose[shall] have the Dr again but dont want to
my shoulder is quite enough at the [time] but this seems
a different sort. I hope [Dr] Joan enjoyed her visit to [Lon’s]
sorry not to have seen more of her I wrote to [Nell]
yesterday it being her birthday. Heard from Bert
[Allm] is in bed with his old Complaint.
Excuse more [at present] with very kind love
Your affec Father