Category: Abadam
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Captain John MacPherson, 1726-1792
By Yves Le Restif de la Motte Collas Introduction, by Nancy Jennings: The daughter of Captain John MacPherson and his wife Mary Ann (neé MacNeal; portraits above), Amelia Sophia, was born in Philadelphia on 23 October 1776, just a few months after the signing of the United States of America’s Declaration of Independence in July…
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Guest post: Mary Edith Morris, 1887-1974
Guest post by Margaret Vaughan (née Morris), niece and goddaughter of Mary Edith Morris Mary Edith Morris was born on 3 August 1887 at my family home, Bryn Myrddin, South Wales, the daughter of Edward Harold Morris and Edith Morris (née Abadam), and the older sister of my father Ryle Morris. She was educated by…
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Articles from the Carmarthenshire Antiquary
I’m delighted that the Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society has given me permission to include the following articles about my family, originally published in their journal, the Carmarthenshire Antiquary: Baker-Jones DL (1971) The Morris family of Carmarthenshire. Carmarthenshire Antiquary 7: 64-98.Davies, Conrad (2002) The Adams family of Middleton Hall, Llanarthne: ‘Aspire, persevere and indulge not’. Carmarthenshire Antiquary…
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Middleton Hall and Alice Abadam’s childhood memories, 1850s
The original Middleton Hall, in the Tywi Valley, Carmarthenshire, south Wales, built by the Middleton family in the early 1600s, was sold in 1776 to the land agent Philip Lloyd, who sold it to the wealthy East India Company ‘nabob’ William Paxton in 1788. He rebuilt the Hall and landscaped the estate. My great-great-great grandfather…
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Abadam and Morris photos 1850-1950
The photos are mostly owned by Margaret Vaughan.
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The Abadam family of Middleton Hall, article published in 1939
Edward Hamlin Adams settled at Middleton Hall after returning from the West Indies. He had a family vault built at St David’s Church, Llanarthne (Llanarthney), Carmarthenshire (photo above), where at least 11 members of the Abadam family are buried. The details are given by the Reverend J. Jenkins in his book Llanarthney: the Parish, its People and Places,…
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Carmarthenshire Life articles, published 2005-2007
If you are interested in what life was like at Bryn Myrddin, home of the Morris family, in the 1930s, or in Alice Abadam’s sketchbooks, please see the articles below that were published in Carmarthenshire Life magazine in 2005 – 2007. Nancy Jennings
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Alice Abadam’s campaign and art, 1908 – 1920
Alice Abadam (1856-1940), my great-great-aunt, was a feminist and suffragist who spoke in public about her cause. She was the daughter of Edward Abadam of Middleton Hall, Carmarthenshire, south Wales. She joined the Central Society for Women’s Suffrage in 1905, but moved away from the militant Suffragist movement in 1907. She joined the Women’s Freedom…
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Family tree from ~1713
You can see my family tree in Ancestry, though it is at a very early stage. Eventually you will be able to see the connections between the various branches of the family. Please get in touch if you have anything to add, or if you see any errors. Ancestry link (you will need a free…