On Sunday 11th March 1854, two men, James Sheridan and William Bruce were begging on the streets of Cefn.  They may have gained the sympathy of passersby, as they had the appearance of soldiers that [more]

Alun Salisbury recalls growing up in Cefn Mawr and meeting lamplighter Reg Hayes. I was born in 1938 and brought up in Cefn Mawr, where I lived with my parents and elder brother, Leonard, in [more]

First of all, here is a very brief account of the Gracie family (I have compiled a complete history dating back to 1841, which will be available to members of the Gracie family):    On 10th November 1834, Pawnbroker, Robert Gracie (born In Scotland circa [more]