The Baths of  Alltyferin

of Alltyferin in the County of Carmarthen, up to the year 1905.

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         Here follows a transcribed copy of Edward Henry Bath's manuscript written some three years before his death and added to with notes and explanations, post mortem, by his widow, Esther James. Any information, added by us has been given a coloured font.  For brevity's sake we have not included Edward Henry's opening account of his family's claimed descent from the de Bathes of Devon. The later is discussed on the Devon 12th to 15th century pages.  Our own account of the family's business activities can be found at Henry Bath & Son, which will hopefully fill in some of the gaps left in the manuscript.

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RECORDS of the family of Bath-

      From the many papers and documents collected by Charles Bath of Ffynone, Swansea, third son of Henry Bath of Longlands Swansea, and by Joseph Henry Bath who lived in Dublin and claimed cousinship as being a direct descendant of the Baths of Athcarne, I am able to trace with certainty the lineage of the Bath’s of Cornwall, from 1596, their migration to Swansea, where a prosperous business was established, and then the purchase of the estate of Alltyferin in Carmarthenshire, in 1857, by Henry James Bath the eldest son of Henry Bath of Longlands afore mentioned.

Pedigree of the Family of Bath

of Alltyferin

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    Henry of Constantine in Cornwall died November 1595, leaving four sons and one daughter, Edmund, George, Tristram and Grace.

    Edmund as above, of Stithians died October 1633, leaving two sons and two daughters, Henry, James, Anne and Grace.                   

    Henry as above, of Stithians baptised 24th. December, 1597, died 13th. September, 1658, leaving three sons, William, Edmund and Henry.

    Edmund of Stithians, baptised 9th. February, 1634, died 13th. May, 1716, married 13th. January, 1670 Grace Robins, and left one son and one daughter, Henry and Elizabeth.                                 

    Henry of Stithians, baptised 3rd. April 1672, died ? leaving two sons and three daughters, John, Henry, Elizabeth, Temperance and Anne.

    Henry of Stithians, baptised 16th. July, 1705, died May 1st. 1784, married 7th. June, 1731 Joan Tripconey at Budock, and left three sons and one daughter, James, Henry, Tristram and Joan.

    Henry, as above, of Constantine, baptised 24th. June, 1738, died 1809, married Ruth Cragoe of Kea, who died March 2nd. 1829 in her 79th. Year, and left one son and three daughters, Henry, Ann, Jane and Catherine.

    Henry of Falmouth, son of above, born 24th. January, 1776, died 29th. May 1844, married 7th. November, 1796, Elizabeth Paddy, leaving two sons and two daughters, Henry, Edward, Elizabeth and Mary. Henry became a Quaker in 1799 and removed to Portreath Cornwall; and in 1820 the family removed to Swansea and lived at Rose Hill, Oystermouth. 

    Henry, son of the above, built Longlands House, at the then Western extremity of Swansea. Born 15th. August, 1797 at Falmouth, died 13th. October 1864 at Falmouth, married firstly Susan Madge, who died 12th. January, 1861, and by her had three sons and nine daughters, Henry James, Edward and Charles (for daughters see later). He married secondly Marion Osler, and by her had one son in 1864, Percy.     

    Henry James, bought an estate in Carmarthenshire, and built the house called Alltyferin, where he lived and died. Born 17th. December, 1821, died 15th. September 1875, married Margaret daughter of Charles Lambert of Coquimbo in Chile, and died without issue.

    Edward, brother of the above, lived at Brynymor in Swansea. Born 29th. September, 1824, died 23rd. October, 1885, married Eugenie, second daughter of Charles Lambert of Coquimbo, and Had issue six sons and six daughters, Edward Henry, Charles Lambert, Robert Lambert, Henry James, Kenneth Lambert, Geoffrey Lambert, and the daughters were Janet Lambert, Susan, Eugenie Lambert, Margaret Spears, Catherine Lambert, Hilda Lambert.

    Edward Henry, eldest son of Edward Bath of Brynymor, inheirited Alltyferin from his uncle Henry James. Born 3rd. February 1851, at Coquimbo, married 12th. August 1874, Esther, eldest daughter of J.W. James, Esq., J.P. Superintendent of Swansea Harbour and brother of Sir William Milbourne Jamesone of Her Majesty’s Lords Justices; and had issue one son and three daughters, Henry, Esther Francis, Katharine Edith, and Janet Lambert.

    Henry son of above, born 18th. December, 1875, married 5th. April, 1899, Kathleen daughter of Wyndham Loyd Esq., of Glansevin and had issue two daughters Gwyn and Sioned and one son, Henry.

(See "Cornwall 16th to 19th Century" regarding this pedigree.)

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             Henry Bath of Longlands House (see above) was a member of the Society of Friends (Quaker) as was his father and grandfather before him; he was born at Falmouth 15th. August, 1797 and came to Swansea in 1820 with his parents and married Susan Madge who was born 2nd. September, 1798 and who died 12th. January, 1861. Their children were:-

Henry James born 17th. Dec,1821 died 15th . Sept. 1875

Eliza Ann born 29th. Jan.1823 died 9th. Jan. 1881

Edward born 29th. Sept. 1824 died 23rd. Oct. 1885

Catherine born 9th. Sept. 1826 died 9th April 1844

Susan born 9th July 1828 died 7th. August 1893

Elizabeth born 1st. March 1830 died 6th March, 1846

Charles born 15th. Jan. 1832 died 22nd. Sept. 1888

Mary born 25th. Dec. 1833 died 1st. Aug. 1853 (30 July?)

Aurelia born 24th Feb. 1836 died

Ellen and Emily (twins) born 14th Feb. 1838 died same year

Margarita Lambert born 13th Nov. 1840 died 18 Dec. 1854

         He married secondly Marion Osler in 1862, and by her had one son Percy, born 22nd. April 1864, who after his father’s death and his mother’s marriage to George Grant Francis, went with them to Toronto, Canada. (See the "Osler, Francis Connection")

In theFriends' Burial Ground, Swansea

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        Henry Bath of Longlands was in 1851 a Trustee of the Swansea Harbour; he died in his 68th year, and of him was said by a newspaper Report of his funeral, he was the "Noblest work of God" a truly just and honest man. Of him also was written:-

"Harry Bath, Harry Bath, the world’s weary path,

"Of life thou has happily trod.

"Thou hast opened thy door to the child of the poor

"And given thy talents to God, Harry Bath,

"And given thy talents to God."

       He was buried at the Friends’ Meeting House, High Street, Swansea, his remains having been brought from Falmouth.

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Mrs. Henry James Bath, Margaret née Lambert (Aunt Meg)

Photo courtesy of Steven Uren 

         Henry James Bath of Alltyferin, Carmarthenshire, was born 17th. Dec. 1821. Eldest son of Henry Bath of Longlands, was educated at the Friend’s School at Sidcot, and at the age of eighteen joined his father in the business of Henry Bath & Son and prospered; he married Margaret, fourth daughter of Charles Lambert of Coquimbo, Chile, whose family lived in Alsace and were deputes and judges de Payes through the reign of Louis Philipe. Henry James purchased lands in Carmarthenshire, and lived at Alltyferin in that County from 1868; when the house was completed, until his death. He was J. P. for that County and for Glamorganshire and inherited the family property at Oystermouth and the house called Rose Hill built by his grandfather.

                 He was a member of The Swansea Trust 1859 to 1872, and was High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1869; when he obtained a grant of Arms to his father and sons of his body, similar to those in use by the family before the disuse of them by reason of such things being contrary to the principles of "Quakers". He was a member of the Church of England and a great friend to that Church, building a church on the Alltyferin estate which is used for services throughout the year and serves as a Chapel of Ease to the parish church of Llanegwad. He died on 15th September, 1875, on his return from a voyage to Chile having suffered a stroke of paralysis on the home passage; his niece Margaret Lambert died on the voyage home and was buried at Llanegwad Church on the same day as was Henry James Bath.

   His widow continued to live at Alltyferin until 1885 and died at Oxford 1902. He left no children to succeed him, but his name was widely known as a friend to the poor, and his widow was given to good works and lived a life of seclusion, devoting herself to the poor and needy, and helping those of her relatives who were in need. The tower of Llanegwad Church was built to her memory.

   Edward Bath of Brynymor Swansea, was born 29th. Sept. 1824 and married 22nd. June 1848 second daughter of Charles Lambert (she was born 4th. July 1830): and managed his father-in-law’s Copper Works in Chile and Swansea to the day of his death; he lived in Brynymor and was a member of the Town Council of Swansea 1881 – Harbour Trustee 1881 – Vice Chairman of the Board of Guardians and a J. P. for Glamorgan. He died 23rd, October 1885 suddenly while he was speaking at a council meeting and was buried at the vault in the cemetery near Port Tennant where the works he managed is situated. His widow continued to live at Brynymor until she died in the year 1896, 19th. January.

   Charles Bath of Ffynone, Swansea, third son of Henry Bath of Longlands, was born at Swansea 15th. January, 1832. He was J. P. for Glamorgan and Swansea; F. S. A.; Knight of the Italian Order of St. Maurice and Lazarus; Counsel for Italy in Swansea and Vice Consul for Brazil, Contested the parliamentary seat for Swansea in the Conservative interest, but failed to gain it. He was presented by his party with a chest of plate, which is now at Alltyferin. He was Mayor of Swansea 1864; and as many years a member of the Corporation and a Harbour Trustee. A Freemason of high standing, a member and helper of many friendly societies. He married 12th. August 1856 Emily (born 31st. August 1835 died 15th. December 1896) daughter of John Lucas Popkin, Solicitor of Llandilo. He left no issue and died on the 26th. of December 1888.

Ffynone, Swansea

Photo courtesy of the Swansea Museum

   Eliza Anne (Jane) Bath, eldest daughter of Henry Bath of Longlands, married John Frederick Spencer who was born 18th. May, 1825. (married 18 Sept., 1854) Eliza died 25, Jan 1881.

  Aurelia Bath, sixth daughter of Henry Bath of Longlands, married 25th. June, 1856, Washington Hamilton Brown, who died in Tasmania 26th. September 1896.

  Susan Bath.- see Charles Joseph Lambert, whom she married.

All other daughters of Henry Bath of Longlands died unmarried.

    Of the family of Edward Bath of Brynymor:

    Edward Henry was born the 3rd. of February 1851 at Coquimbo Chile and lived there until the spring of 1859 when his parents and family came home to England and lived for a time at Port Tennant where his grandfather on his mother’s side, Charles Lambert, had started the smelting of copper ores from his mines in Chile. At the age of ten Edward Henry was sent off to School at Temple Grove, East Sheen, Surrey, kept by O. C. Waterfield Esq., and in 1865 he went to Cheltenham College until1870 after which he studied chemistry in Swansea under J. S. Merry, traveled on the Continent of Europe with his uncle Henry James Bath and also with his uncle Charles Lambert visiting his mines and works of Germany, Austria, Poland, also Northern Italy, Sestil Leanti, where is situated the Libiola Mine at one time worked by Henry Bath & son and their friends Granet Brown & Coy. of Genoa. In 1872 he was taken into the firm of Henry Bath & Son by his two uncles Henry and Charles and became a Partner the year following. He also visited Spain with his cousin Charles Lambert. On August 12th. 1874 he married Esther James, eldest daughter of J. W. James of Brynbriallu, Superintendant of the Harbour of Swansea, a brother of Lord Justice Sir William Milbourne James, and the issue of that marriage is Henry born 18th. December, 1875; Esther Francis born 22nd. February, 1880, Katherine Edith born 29th. September, 1881, and Janet Lambert born 8th. April 1885.

    He was a member of the Corporation of Swansea 1881 to 1885, a Trustee of the Swansea Harbour 1881 to 1888; filled all the degrees of the Ancient Order of Shepherds and was presented with the Emblem of Merit. On 15th. September, 1875, his uncle Henry James Bath of Alltyferin died and his widow continued to live there until 1886, when Edward Henry and family who had previously lived at Hamilton House and Llwynybryn, Swansea, moved to Alltyferin : He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Carmarthenshire and was pricked High Sheriff in 1892, being also made a Deputy Lieutenant of the County; he was also J. P. for the Borough of Swansea, Consul or Chile and Vice Consul for Brazil in Swansea until 1888 when he resigned. (Note added later).

    He died on May 18th. 1908 at Alltyferin and was buried at Llanegwad; his widow continued to live at Alltyferin.

   Charles Lambert. born in Chile the third of January, 1858; educated at Eton, became manager of Charles Lambert’s works in Swansea on the death of his father in 1885; and married 13th. May 1893 Marion, daughter of George Grant Francis, who married Marion, widow of late Henry Bath of Longlands. ( see also connections of Charles Lambert Bath ) Charles Lambert died on the 2nd. November, 1899, leaving issue Charles Lambert born Sept. 9th. 1894, and Marion born 20th. September, 1895. He was a Proprietary Trustee of the Swansea Harbour. Charles Lambert Jr. served in WWI, with RAF (wounded) married 13 June 1929, Lawrie Byrne Brophy.

   Robert Lambert, born at Swansea June 22nd. 1860, died 25th. August, 1871.

    Henry James, born in Swansea the 24th. May 1867, married August 26th. 1890 Olive Mary daughter of T. D. Griffiths M.D. of London and they have issue Henry James born October 15th. 1892, and Olive Mary born 11th. October 1891. He is a lietenant in the North Staffordshire Militia and served with his regiment in South Africa 1902, receiving medal and two clasps.

    Kenneth Lambert, born 22nd. December 1871, educated at Cheltenham College, and received a commission in the Royal Field Artillery 1900. Married 24 Feb. 1904, Nina Bisnee. Kenneth died 26 Aug. 1916.

    Geoffrey Lambert born July 15th, 1873 and died the 20th. of May 1880.

    Janet Lambert, born July 11th. 1852, married 2nd. August, 1876 Frederick Charles Milford, born March 8th. 1852, of Cornish descent, and had issue:- Edward born 28th. September 1878, Lieut. 2nd. Batt. South Staffordshire Regt. 80th. foot.; Kenneth Eugene born 9th. November 1880 Royal Field Artillery; Cicely Elizabeth born 10th. May 1882; Hilda Lambert born 24th. August 1888. Janet died 22 April, 1904.

    Susan, born the 19th. September, 1853, married 8th. August 1877 Charles Campbell Chambers, whose father lived at Hafod in Cardiganshire, and had issue :- Ivor Campbell born 6th. March 1879 Lieut. North Staffordshire Militia; Robert Lambert born 18th. September 1880, William Frant born 8th. January 1882 Lieut. R. F. A.. Susan died 3 June, 1928.

    Eugenie Lambert, born July 13th. 1855; married 20th. April 1877 Ronald Edward Bill of Coventry and had issue :- Marjorie Edith born 15th. June 1878; Dorothy born 19th. Oct. 1879; John Francis born 11th. May 1881 Lieut. South Wales Borderers; Eugenie Mary born 11th. December 1882; James Gordon born 9th. April 1884; R. Gar. Arty.; Margaret Catherine born February 12th. 1890; Kenneth Lambert born 189?. Eugenie died 28 Nov. 1921.

    Margaret Spears Lambert, born July the 14th. 1862, married 16th. April 1884 William Lynch Cox, Solicitor of Swansea, and had issue :- Geoffrey Henry born 17th. August, 1895; Cecil born 16th. August 1886. She later married 14 Nov. 1908, Lionel John Theobald , of Sutton Courtney, late of the Royal Welsh Fussilliers. Margaret died 2 April 1927.

    Catherine Lambert, born December 26th. 1864, married Walter Lovelace Clifford second son of Sir Charles Clifford of Hatherton in Staffordshire and Flaxbourne New Zealand, who was the son of Lord Clifford of Chudliegh, and first Chairman of the House of Representatives of New Zealand; she has issue:- Catherine Mary, born 24th. May 1885; Bertha Mary, born 6th. August 1887; Arthur who died an infant. Catherine died 24 May 1928.

    Hilda Lambert, born 13th. September 1869 – died 2nd. December, 1884.

Of the family of Edward Henry Bath of Alltyferin

    Henry, born 18th. December 1875; died April 19th. 1921, educated at Summerfield School near Oxford and at Eton, was a Lieutenant in the Carmarthen Artillery Militia, became a partner in the firm of Henry Bath & son in 1897; and married 5th. April 1899 Kathleen Mary O’Callaghan Lloyd eldest daughter of Wyndham Pryse Lloyd of Glansevin, Carmarthenshire. Served WWI in RNVR. Survived by son, Henry b. 1904 and two daughters, Kathleen Margaret b. 1900 and Sioned Cordelia b. 1901.

    Esther Francis, born 22nd. February 1880, married 7th. June 1900 Graham Stokes, Solicitor London, he died 1921. She married secondly 11 June, 1925, Maj. Francis Arthur Magniac, 22nd Punjah Regt.

    Katherine Edith, born 29th. September 1881, married 18th. August 1903, Rowland Henry Berkeley, Solicitor London; died without issue July 1908.

    Janet Lambert, born 8th. April 1885; married 4th. June, 1907 to David Henry Leslie a Lieutenant in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.

Of the family of Lambert,

so intimately acquainted with the Baths that three inter marriages took place about 1848 to 1851.

(see also The Lambert Family)

                      Joseph Lambert, a Justice of the Peace in Alsace, and Deputé for Bas-Rhin at the first Legislative Assembly, lived in Lauterburg, he married Charlotte Joachim, who died 9th. Sept. 1842, 71 years of age. Their son Charles was educated at the École Polytechnique at Paris and became a mining engineer; he went to Chile in that capacity under engagement to a certain mining company, for a term of three to five years, after which he started copper smelting at La Serena and Coquimbo, having acquired a most successful copper mine at no distance from his works. About 1820 he married Janet Spears, a Scottish lady, whose family lived at Kirkaldy, and about 1840 he came to Swansea with a family of sons and daughters of about the same ages as the Bath family whose acquaintance they made through a letter of introduction from Mr. William Gibbs, whose firm of Anthony Gibbs & Son, and William Gibbs & Co. of Chile, have been and still are the most important business connections of Henry Bath & Son; Messrs. Gibbs’ senior partner Mr. Henry Hucks Gibbs, was Governor of the Bank of England and a member of Parliament for the City of London and was made a peer in 1897 under the title of Baron Aldenham.

                        The Baths and Lamberts inter married as stated above. Charles Lambert was born at Lauterburg Dec. 31st. 1793, and died at Alltyferin August 4th. 1876. He was buried in Llanegwad Churchyard.

                          The sons and daughters of Charles Lambert were :-

   Charles Joseph, born 5th. June 1826, died 11th. July 1888; he married Susan Bath and had issue (see later).

   Robert Spears, born 27th. March 1829, died 1st. August 1858.

   Margaret Spears, born 26th. August 1828, died 4th. April 1902, d. s. p., married Henry Bath of Alltyferin (see above) .

   Eugénie, born 14th. July, 1830, died 19th. January 1896. she married Edward Bath (see above)               

   Helen Elizabeth, born 26th. February 1834, married firstly 4th. July 1854 William Penrose Mark, H.B.M. Consul at Malagar in Spain and had issue eight sons and one daughter as enumerated below, she married secondly 18th. July 1878 Frederick Wilberforce Aaules M.A., who took Holy Orders and is now Vicar of Little Milton near Oxford. The   family by her first husband William Penrose Mark is as follows:-

                      1st. William Charles born 14th. June 1855 died 15th. June 1855.

                      2nd. William Lambert Penrose, born 20th. March 1857, Major 3rd. North Staffordshire Regt., married 18th. March 1883, Florence                  Emily, daughter of the Revd. G. A. Saules M.A. Oxon, Rector of Exton Hants, and has issue;-

                                       Helen Florence Penrose born 18th. April 1884

                                       Margaret Penrose born 1st. February 1886

                                       William Penrose born 11th. May 1887

                                       Alexander Livingstone Penrose – born 9th. March 1891

      3rd. Janet Lambert Penrose born 14th. October 1858, married firstly 8th. March 1877 William Edward Black Lieut. R.N. who was drowned when the “Euridice” foundered off the Isle of Wight: secondly 21st. July 1880 Revd. Charles Coryndon Luxmoore; died 22nd. September 1910.

      4th. Reginald Penrose born 26th. June 1862 died 12th. October, 1862. 

      5th   Harold Penrose born 2nd. November 1863 (B.A. Cantab. 1889) married 4th. September 1892, Mary Dorothy only daughter of Henry Francis Manley of Bishops Hull House, Tauton and has issue Janet Mary born 17th. June 1903.

      6th  Edgar Penrose, born 23rd. November 1866, Captain and Adjutant Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, who was killed in the        Paardeberg S. Africa, 18th. February 1900. (see brass in Holy Trinity Church Alltyferin); married 29th. July 1891 Isabel Thorne  daughter of Samuel Lipscombe Seckham of Whittington Hall, Lichfield, and has issue Audrey Isabel born 4th. September, 1894;  Edgar Douglas born 16th. May 1898.

      7th. Alfred Penrose, born 8th. December 1868, Captain Royal Sussex Regiment, married 5th. September 1894, Alfreda Emily daughter of Lt. General Alfred A. Chapman of Tainfield near Tauton.   

      8th.  Arthur Penrose, born 8th. March 1870.

      9th.  Penrose, born 4th. August 1872; Captain Somersetshire Light Infantry. 

            (all of the above were born at Malaga Spain except 3rd. and 9th. who were born in London.)

              By two deed polls dated 19th. November 1894 and 9th. December, 1898, all the sons of William Penrose Mark and Helen Elizabeth Mark, changed their surname of Mark, first to Mark-Wardlaw, and then to Wardlaw, this name being their original surname. Their grandfather William Mark adopted the name of Mark, his true name being Winlaw. His forefathers some generations back (by the registers at Dirleton Co. North Berwick N.B.) held the name of Winlaw, which name has been pronounced by experts to be a corruption of the name Wardlaw, the name of a family driven up North at the time of the Norman Conquest, who set in that part of Scotland.         

The children of Charles Joseph were :-

        Charles Lambert, born 5th. July 1850, educated at Eton and Christchurch, Oxford. He went out to Chile where he contracted an illness through exposure whilst doing his duty as a member of the Fire Brigade of Valparaiso, having recovered, he went to the Sandwich Islands by invitation of Capt. Cator of H.M.S. “Scout” but was drowned whilst trying surf bathing as practised by the   natives, at Kalua, Haiwaie on the 20th. November, 1874.

        Catherine Susan, born 27th. March 1849, died 1915 married Lieut. W.R. Clutterbuck R. N. of long Wittenham (now Admiral). 

        Janet Spears, born 14th. February, married Henry Alexander Black, and has issue :- Charles born 18th. November 1881, Margaret born 2nd. April 1879; Susan born 18th. March 1883.

        Henry Bath, born 13th. June 1859; died 7th. October 1902. Married Maud Woodhouse, whose father was H.B.M. Minister at the Sandwich Islands. They had issue:- Charles Joseph, born 4th. July 1894; Ethel Beatrice born 7th. January 1900.

        Margaret Spears Bath, born 13th. December 1856 and died 1st. June 1875, a few days after starting on the voyage home to England, her body was brought home, and was buried at Llanegwad Churchyard on the same day and by the side of her uncle H. J. Bath of Alltyferin, who with his wife were with her when she died and he was soon after struck down by paralysis and died 15th. September.

        Helen Mark. born 14th. September 1865, married Walter Levett, whose family lived at Milford Hall Staffordshire, they have issue :- Richard Walter born 19th. January 1890; Mary Beatrice born 28th. June 1887; Rachel Helen born 13th. March 1900.

        Beatrice Kate born 9th. February 1867.

        Maximiano born 10th. September 1868, died in South Africa whilst on an expedition to Mashona Land 1st. July 1891.

        William, born 14th. October 1869; entered the Royal Navy, retired in 1902.

(Here follows a bidding to the funeral of Madame Charlotte Lambert, nèe Joachim at Lauterbourg the 15th. September, 1842, issued by Charles Lambert of Coquimbo, his wife Mme Lambert, nèe Spears and their children; and by Eugéne Lambert, Membre du Conseil Génèral du dèpartment du Bas Rhin, Juge du Paix a Lauterbourg, his wife Mme. Lambert nèe Mayer and their children – Charles Lambert and Eugène Lambert being sons of the deceased Mme. Charles Lambert.)

                   Eugène Lambert mentioned in the foregoing notice, had a son Charles, and a daughter Anne Francoise Reine Eugènie who married the Baron de Salamon of Blotzheim in Alsace, and had three daughters, namely; Marie, who married Gabriel de la Lance, Commandant of Nancy.Elizabeth who entered a Carmelite Convent. Caroline who married the Comte Georges de Diesbach.

The following notices of the death of Madame de Salamon, nèe Anne Francis Reine Eugènie Lambert, who died at Fribourg, Switzerland, 21st. February, 1903, and was to be buried at Blotzheim (Haute Alsace) on the 26th. February, it is issued by :- Monsieur le Commandant et Madame de la Lance, Madame Elizabeth de Salamon, le Comte et la Comtesse Georges de Diesbach; Monsieur Pierre de la Lance, sons lieutenant an 11me hussards, le Capitaine et Madame Emmanuel Lion, M. Charles et George de Diesbach; Mlles Marie, Thérèse et Louise de Diesbach and Mlles Marie et Georgette Lion – ses filles, gendres, petites enfants et arriere petite enfants.

The second notice is the invitation to the marriage of Madam de Salamon de Blotzheim’s daughter Mademoiselle Marie de Salamon to Monsieur Gabriel de la Lance, Lieutenant au 2me règiment de Chasseurs, Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur to take place at the Château de Blotzheim (Ht. Rhin) 6 Mai 1873.)

Of the family of Esther James

who married Edward Henry Bath of Alltyferin, the following has been written by Christopher James a son of David James.

        Christopher Morgan who lived in the parish of Llanfalon Glamorganshire, bought some cottages and land bounded by the lane called Heol Rhiwbina near Whitechurch between 1689 and and 1693; the exact date I do not remember, but the original deeds are in the possession of Mr. William James, Solicitor of Weston-super-Mare to whom and to myself these cottages belong. Christopher Morgan had a daughter and other children.

        William James, of whom I have been unable to learn no more than that he is reported to have used a gold headed cane and lived at Llanfabon, married Anne Morgan, and a son named Christopher was born to them on January 17th. 1752. This said Christopher married Mary Richards 11th. October 1780, she died 15th. September 1788; and he died 2nd. March 1837 and was buried at Whitechurch, his sons, grandsons, and great grandson Christopher afterwards of London being present at the funeral.

              He left issue :-

1.      William born 8th. August 1781; died 4th. June 1861.

11.    Christopher.

111.  John

1V.   Anne born 10th. July 1785; died 16th. March 1842; married Thomas  

         Thomas, Llangattock.

V.     John born 17th. July 1786; died 1786.

V1.   John born 31st. July 1787; died 1788.

V11. Job born 1st. September 1788 ( Doctor of Merthyr).

             The above particulars except dates of some of the deaths are taken from the family bible of Chris: James of Whitechurch, now in the possession of C.T. Thomas of Bristol (Mayor). Christopher James of Swansea was born 1st. December 1782 and died 4th. June 1861. He married Anne daughter of David Williams of Merthyr 2nd. September 1804, and they had issue :-

1.       David William born 29th. July 1805, died 27th. Sept. 1872.

11.     William Milbourne born June 1807 died 7th. June 1881.

111.    Mary (Mrs. Aubrey) born 1809, married Richard Aubrey d.s.p..

1V.     Christopher Thomas born 5th. January 1811, died 25 January 1863.

V.       John, born 12th. October 1812, died 1812.

V1.     John, born 22nd. September 1814, died 1816.

V11.    Elizabeth (Mrs. Brock) born 17th. January 1817 died 13th. June 1877.

V111.  John Williams born 20th. Feb. 1820, died 17th. January 1877.

1X.      Emma (Mrs. Rowland) born October 1823, died  ?.

David William (the eldest above) married Margaret, daughter of Edward Williams of Merthyr September 1827, and had issue :-

      1.       Mary born 24th. June 1829, died 26th. December 1837.

      11.     Christopher born 2nd. January 1832, who made this statement and married Miss Chamberlain of Birmingham, a sister of the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain.

William Milbourne, as above, was at the Chancery Bar, became Lord Justice and was Knighted. Married Maria daughter of Bishop Otter, and sister of the first Lady Belper, and had issue :- 

       1.      William who was in the Scots Greys, seeing service in the Zulu war, and in Egypt; he died in India; he married Effie, daughter of John Everitt Millais the President of the Royal Academy, and left issue

                         George, in the Northumberland Fusiliers;

                         William, in the Royal Navy;

                         and two girls (who died in India).

      11.      Mary, who married General George Schwabe of the 16th Lancers, and has issue :- Maurice; Walter, at the Bar; Geoffrey; Glayds; Rhoda.

John Williams, as above, J.P. Superintendant of Swansea Harbour married 28th. Oct. 1845, Mary Anne (died 22nd. March 1891) daughter of David Francis and Esther Harries (died 17th. November 1877) who was of Dinas Island near Fishguard in Pembrokeshire; and they had issue :-

                           Christopher, born 2nd. October 1847, died 21st. December, 1910; a Barrister.

                           Francis, born 5th. February 1849, a Solicitor.

                           Esther, born 11th. April 1852 (see E.H. Bath).

                           Katherine, born 1st. July 1855, married Dr. Latimer of

                           Swansea, and has issue one son, Hugh.

                           Eleanor Adelaide, born 21st. November 1864.

  Elizabeth as above, married George Brown Brock, an Unitarian Minister in Swansea and had issue :-

                            Aubrey, Christopher, Meta,  born 27th. October 1845, who married Morgan Bransby Williams of Killay; Mary, Emma                               who married Mr. Manning, an Unitarian.

Emma, as above, married John Henry Rowland of Ffrwd Vale, Neath, and had issue :- Maysod born 2nd. September 1864, died May 1902.

Of the family of David Francis (see above) { whose daughter Mary Anne married John William James }

Sarah, His only sister married Firstly one Thomas Jones and had issue :-

                           Anne who married C. Richards, they had issue – Harriet, who married Jules Allard, whose children are – Felice, Jules David, George, Lilian born 10th. February 1873 : Isabel who married John Barree. David d.s.p. and Evan who married abroad.

               Sarah married secondly Lt. Bassett Jones Loveless R.N. and had issue :-  (1) Sarah, who married William Gunn M.D. Sheerness R.N. Dockyard; they had issue :- Gordon R.N.; William R.N.; Charles R.N. Dr.; Donald Dr.; Eleanor died; Marion who married Dr. Quill R.M. Staff. (11) Charles Dilkes who married Jane Weston and had issue :-

                                (a) Charles d.s.p.

                                (b)  Edith Mary born 1st. June 1860 married Frederick Schomberg Ireland and had issue :- Hugh born 24th.                                                   May 1886; Roy; Enid. 

                                 (c) Helen Grace born 22nd. January Married Henry Allen;

                                 (d) Henry James married Ruth Pembroke and has issue:-

                                 (e)  Evelyn married E. Rowsell

Of the family of David Harries of Dinas Island, died 20th. October, 1814.

He married Martha Williams, died 12th. June 1812, aged 83; and had issue :-

                              Esther, who married David Francis (see above). Mary Anne who married Thomas Mortimer of Cwrt                Pembroke and had issue Frank, who married Sarah Williams of Sarnan, they had issue Percy and Marion. David of Penrhiw, who had issue Mrs. Brown whose children are John, Elizabeth and Anne. William d.s.p. 4th. December 1806 aged 19.

Esther, above, who married David Francis had issue :-

                                 William Harries d.s.p. 16th. March 1892.

                                 David d.s.p.

                                 Maryanne, who married John William Jones (see above).

            Of the family of Kathleen Wyndham Lloyd, who married Henry Bath, son of Edward Henry Bath of Alltyferin.

            The Lloyds of Glansevin are amongst the oldest of the surviving family of the race of Wales, being highly Celtic in both lines of princely origin, inheriting the blood of Rhys ap Tewdwr, Howel Dda, Edward I, and the noble family of Hereford.

             The Dale Castle MSS. traces this family from Alured, Knight of Airian, or “Kirian” in Ireland, living in the times og Howell Dda, King of Wales, a.d. 948 to Idio Wyllt, Earl of Desmond, who came to Wales to assist Rhys ap Tewdwr against Bernard Newmarch, and for his good services had given hinm the Lordship of Llywel. His coat was that of Alured; he married Elenor, daughter of Ddrympenog ap Maynarch, lord of Cautref Safyn. Lewis Dwnn supplies the links from this date 1091 to 1596. The said Lewys Dwnn was deputy Herald at the Visitation of 1596 and attested the pedigree of Lan Sevin up to that date; when David ap Lewis Lloyd married Mary daughter of James Jones Esq. of Llanbadarn Fawr, otherwise Dolancothi.

               Then returning again to the Dale Castle MSS. we find that the son of David ap Lewis Loyd was Thomas whose son was Morgan, whose second son was Lewis who succeeded to the estate of Glansevin.

                Lewis died May 2nd. 1721, leaving a son Morgan Lloyd; then we come to Edward Pryse Lloyd, and his son Morgan Pryse who died 1810, and whose monument was erected by his daughters Mrs. Davies, Mrs. Lloyd Harries and Mrs. Gwynne Hughes. His daughter Catherine married David Jones, banker of Llandovery. Caroline married David Lloyd Harries; and Margaretta married John William Hughes of Tregrib.

                 Edward Pryse born 1786 married Anne daughter of Col. William Hughes of Tregrib, and had with other issue :- Morgan Pryse, born 1820, who married Georgiana daughter of Col. Sackville Gwynne of Glanbran Park, and had issue – Edward Pryce born 1847; Morgan Pryce d.s.p.; Desmond d.s.p.; Wyndham Pryce, who married Eileen O’Callaghan and had issue Kathleen who married Henry Bath of Alltyferin.

NOTES AND EXPLANATIONS

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    The foregoing pages are a copy of a typewritten account of the family of Bath compiled by Edward Bath of Alltyferin, Esquire, up to the year 1905. The original is roughly bound in book form with many armorial achievements, drawn and coloured by E.H. Bath himself; some manuscript marginal notes added later than 1905 by E.H. Bath or his widow Esther Bath, and at the end of the book various bookplates, newspaper cuttings and other documents of interest, which are tabulated below.

    This pamphlet is a true copy of the typewritten portion of the compilation, but the marginal notes have been included (which accounts for some dates being given after 1905) and in a few instances the original wording has been slightly altered to admit of these notes being brought in. Otherwise no alterations or additions have been inserted, even where the copyer has detected small errors. Where references are made to specific pages in the original the copyer has used the expressions "see above" or "see below".

   The following five coats of arms appear on page 1 of the original, hand- painted by E.H. Bath.

1. Arms granted to Henry Bath of Longlands 1868.

Gules, a chevron paly of six argent and or

Between three plates, on a chief or three wolves

heads erased sable. Crest, on a wreath gules and or,

a wolf’s head erased sable collared vair, holding a

rose leafed and slipped proper.

Moto:- "Habere et dispeutire".

2. Arms of Bath temp Henry III according to Issac

Gules a chevron argent between three plates.

Crest on a wreath gules and or a wolf’s head

erased sable holding a rose leafed and slipped

proper.

3. Arms of Henry Bath prior to 1868.

Or, a chevron engrailed sable between three wolf’s

heads erased of the last. Crest on a wreath argent and

or, a wolf’s head erased sable holding a rose leafed

and slipped ppr. Motto, "He conquers who endures".

4. Tripconey-

                                      Argent, three conies couchant proper, within

A bordure sable. Crest a cock’s head couped holding

in its beak a snake all proper.

According to "Burkes General Armoury" these arms were granted in the 41st year of the reign of Edward III (1368 / 9) to a Tripconie, Tripconia of Cornwall.

5. Paddy, 1776.

 Sable, an inescutcheon ermine between

Four lions rampant argent. Crest, on a cap of

Maintenance a lion passant argent.

According to "Burkes General Armoury" these arms were granted in 1591 to Nicolas Paddy, Lancaster Herald for Elizabeth I.

    After the typewritten letter press is attached a coloured plate of "Arms of Charles Bath of Ffynone, Swansea and of Emily (nèe Popkin, Llangharne) his wife empaled" showing on the dexter side the arms of Henry Bath of Longlands, without cadency marks, empaled with on the sinister side :- Quarterly, 1st. & 4th. Or, a hart gules armed sable within a bordure engrailed gules. 2nd & 3rd gules, three lions’ heads erased or within a bordure or supercharged with torteaux. Crest as given above for Henry Bath of Longlands but on a wreath argent and gules. Motto Habere et dispeutire.

    Another page has two plates (two coloured) of armorial bearings :

1. As given for Henry Bath under which is written "Arms as granted to Henry Bath and his heirs for ever".

2. Arms of Paddy as given on Page 1 (as stated above).

3. A book plate of Robert Spears Lambert showing Azure a ship in full sail between two plates; crest a mailed arm grasping a spear.

    Then follows an "In memoriam" card to Charles L. Lambert and a page Of three book plates – 1. of Edward Henry Bath, Swansea, showing the arms with the label of cadency; 2. of Edward Henry Bath of Alltyferin; 3. of Charles Bath F.S.A.

    One page contains the original announcement of the death of Mme. Charlotte, nèe Joachim, veuve de feu M. Joseph Lambert, in French, dated Lauterburg 1842; with two photographs of paintings of Joseph Lambert 1870 and of Charles Lambert born 1793 died 1876.

    The original invitation to the funeral of Madame de Salamon addressed to Mr. And Mrs. Edward Bath, Alltyferin.

    The original invitation to the wedding of Monsieur Gabriel de la Lance avec Mademoiselle Marie de Salamon, dated Loupment 1873.

    Then follows a page being the frontispiece and family entries of the family bible of "Edward Paddy and Mary his wife were married December 26th. 1771" and thereon is recorded the births of seven children to them between 1772 and 1785; the death of Edward and Mary Paddy, "who bequeathed this unto Henry Bath (Eldest son of Elizth Paddy)"; and finally. The birth of 12 children to Henry and Susan Bath between the years 1821 and 1840. These are recorded in the body of this copy.

    Then follow several pages of newspaper cuttings being obituaries and eulogies of Henry Bath dated 1864 with a "Remembrance Card" of the same. Also of accounts of the funeral of Henry James Bath, stating "about five hundred walked in the procession to the Parish Church of Llanegwad"; and giving the names of all the more prominent people.

    Accounts of the death and funeral of Edward Bath of Brynymor and of Mrs. Edward Bath.

    Then some Lyric Verses, to Swansea in which reference is made to Mrs. E. Bath of Brynymor.

    A newspaper paragraph on the appointment of E. H. Bath as High Sheriff of Carmarthen; and an account of a presentation by "all Lodges in the Swansea District of Ancient Shepherds" to E. H. Bath; and the results of Cothy Bridge Trotting Matches undated.

    An account of a Concert held at Alltyferin in 1902 for the benefit of William Williams of Tiarydail.

    An account of "More Celebrations" at the Coming of Age of Henry Bath of Alltyferin in 1896; with a cutting from "The Field" of a run by the Carmarthenshire Foxhounds in which Henry Bath figures as crossing with one other the river Cowin in flood.

    The election address for the Swansea Harbour Trust by Henry Bath in 1899, and some press comments.

    An account of "Great wedding rejoicings at Llandilo; marriage of Mr. Henry Bath and Miss Wyndham Lloyd."

    Extract from the London Gazette of the gazetting of H. Bath gent. to be second lieutenant in the Carmarthen Artillery Militia 1895.

    An account of the marriage of Miss Bath Alltyferin to Mr. Graham Stokes with lists of presents etc.

    An account of the marriage of Miss C. E. Bath Alltyferin to Mr. Rowland Berkeley.

    An obituary of Canon Osler 1901.

    An account of the marriage of Miss J. L. Bath Alltyferin to D. H. Leslie, K. S. L. I., in 1907.

    Then follows a song in Welsh composed by Barddgoch a tenant farmer of Coedsaithpreu, entitle "Can o glod i’s yswain Bath o Alltyferin." This was written to the glory of E. H. Bath in the year he was High Sheriff.

    A two stanza poem written to Mr. and Mrs. Stokes on the occasion of their marriage in 1902 by H. E. Davies Bardd, The Lodge.

    An "In Memoriam" poem dated 20th. Oct. 1864 to Henry Bath Swansea.

    A parody of the old comic song "Wass you ever see" by D. F. bringing in many of the Alltyferin tennants and employees, Composed for and probably sung at one of the annual tennants’ dinners at Alltyferin between 1900 and 1905.

    Finally there appears the original Appointment of E. H. Bath to be Deputy Lieutenant of and for the County of Carmarthen, signed Cawdor and dated 1902.

    An invitation dated 1870 to H. J. Bath of Alltyferin as High Sheriff to the Reception of the King and Queen of the Belgians.

    An invitation to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bath J.P. by the Swansea Harbour Trust to be present at the "Cutting of the First Sod of the New Dock by His Majesty Edward VII" dated 1904.

Copied and notes appended by me

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Brighton, 1924.  

The headstone of Edward Henry Bath of Alltyferin in the Llangewad Churchyard

Courtesy of Alan Kultschar