Gwyddelwern Parish Church. Margaret Jones was born in Gwyddelwern. Margaret and Mennie Burgess had a farm in the Parish and Jean Carson, their mother, died there

Llantysilio Church. Robert and Margaret Jones were buried here.

Caenen Hir, Llandynan, a remote farm NW of Llantysilio, overlooking the Dee valley. This was the home of Margaret and Robert Jones and birthplace of Martha Jones.

Tanycoed Cottages, Llantysilio, the home of the Jones family from the late 1840s until Margaret and Robert’s death in 1867

Llyn Tegid or Bala Lake, Merionethshire. Two of my main lines (Jones and Ellis) came from the parishes around the Lake and James Burgess’s first farm in Wales was close by

The countryside in the parish of Llangower, Merionethsire on the shores of Bala Lake. Robert Ellis’s family were from here.

The Parish Church of Llangower

Maesafallen Farm, Llanfor, Merionethshire situated in a steep sided valley south of Bala Lake. This was the Burgess family’s first home in Wales. It was the place from where James wrote his letter in 1835.

Side view of the Farmhouse of Talycefn Issaf, Cyffiliog, Denbighshire. The Burgess family moved here in the 1840s and James died here.

Rear view of Talycefn Issaf