Swansea Family History

  Cyril Cupid Many thanks to  Mansel Lovering , who wrote me a letter, in regard to the article  ‘Games and Names’  in the June issue of Bay. He knew  Cyril Cupid  and had fond memories of him and his family. Here’s an extract from his letter: Dear Charles Thank you for the article on Cyril Cupid. He was a real gent. At nearly 90, I grew up on Gors Road near Cwmbwrla. My mother was from there, but my father hailed from Jersey Marine. She would write letters to him whilst courting and ask Cyril to post them when he passed the post box on his way home. He delivered the evening paper to my mother’s home. In those days he was called Dougie Cupid by the people in the Gors area, including Percy Street (now named Meadow Street). My father and mother married in 1928, so Cyril was a teenager when he posted the letters. Maybe Dougie was the name given to him by his fellow workers at Cwmfelin. Talking about him to my wife, she said that she had been at school with Cyril’s daughter Coral, having l

Situated in Oystermouth is All Saints Church (pic right), the largest medieval church in the area. There has been a church on this site since the original was built in 1141.    The church at that time consisted of a nave and a lower chancel. During the 19th century a porch was constructed on the northern side, with further construction being carried out in 1873, with the addition of an organ chamber, designed by architect  Richard Kyrke Penson . During the First World War years, All Saints Church was reconstructed; a new nave and chancel were added in 1915. A century passed before further construction was carried out when in 2017, an additional porch was constructed. During the works, Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust excavated the land and discovered a complete skeleton and the remains of a further 13 bodies. The remains were thought to have been from the Roman period, and were finally laid to rest in the churchyard, in a specially made casket. Also buried there is  Dr Thomas Bowdl

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