The Baths of Alltyferin

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As of : Jan. 23, 2004 : A link has been added to the Cornwall Inscription Project. Diane Francis has contributed her branch of the Francis family. Also some photos and additional information have been added to the Osler / Francis connection page.

As of : March 1, 2004 : Christine Gladwin of the Sidcot School has provided information from the  Sidcot School Register of Old Scholars. The Henrys of Rose Hill and Longlands sent many of their children there. See the Henry Bath and Son page.

As of March 25, 2004 : The story of a hidden branch of the Alltyferin Bath family is told by one of its descendants. See the Connections of Charles Lambert Bath.. 

April 6, 2004 : Steven Hugh Chellew has added his lineage to the Descendants of James Thynne Bath

July 5, 2004 : Capt. Edward Bath's 1918 letter to his mother.

July 2004 : Some snippets from the London Times provided by Jo Anne Gaddy have been inserted into the Henry Bath & Son page.

Sept. 2004 : Newspaper snippets regarding the death of Henry Bath of Longlands and the end of the Swansea operations, as well as information gleaned from the Quaker registers (provided by Jo Anne) have been  added to the Henry Bath & Son page.

Dec. 2004 : Two new pages have been added composed of the lineages of the Paddy, Madge and Francis families  and the siblings of Henry Bath of Longlands. These being compiled by Jo Anne Chellew Gaddy with additional information from Gael Phillips. The wills of Henry Bath of Rose Hill, Henry Bath of Longlands, Thomas Birchall, John Francis and Henry James Bath of Alltyferin have been incorporated into the Henry Bath and Son, Baths of Rose Hill and Paddy, Madge, Francis pages.    A link has been added to the Swansea Mariners web site which provides a searchable database of Swansea ships and sailors, including many ships owned by Henry Bath & Son. A list of the shareholders of the brig "Calstock" (provided by Jeff Coleman) has been added to the Henry Bath and Son page. A representation of the claimed coat of arms for Robert Spears Lambert has been added to "The Account" of Edward Henry Bath..

Jan. 2005 : Three of Henry of RoseHill's letters dated 1830 , 36 and 38 have been found and transcribed. Also an 1811 to 1813 account he held for his brother-in-law Edward Osler. Sandra Thomas of Swansea has generously provided material on the Francis family of Swansea, some of which comes from a descendant, Leslie Francis. A re-write of the story of Henry (IV) Bath of Rosehill on both the Cornwall and Henry Bath & Son pages has included new information and corrected some misconceptions. 

Jan 2005 : The first part of the history of the Lambert Family ; from the research of  John Aston and David Morgan has been added.

Dec. 2005 : New photos from Mr. Steven Uren of the Bath family at Brynymor, 1884 & of Mrs. Henry James Bath, née Margaret Lambert, see the Account and Birchall. The web site has been redesigned to make it more navigable. Updates to the lineages of Madge, GeorgeWilliam Bath, USA and Birchall. Jennette Osler's 1866 shipboard letter has been added, from Susan Kelen, a descendant of Marian Osler.

Jan. 2006: Photos of the Bath family monument in the Friends' Burial Ground, Swansea. 

May 2006: The Cornwall Baths page has been edited with new information concerning Henry (Harry) Bathe of St Breward (d.1617). The descendants of Elizabeth Bath page has been updated with new information on her  Mollard, Uren descendants and the creation of a family photo album.