Grave Tales From Wales – Contents

These are the graves that feature in the books. As you can see, there are 30 in Volume One and 36 in Volume Two

Grave Tales from Wales  Volume One

Contents

1. Bassaleg                        Gwent                 1909                       The murder of  Charles and Mary Thomas

2. Brithdir                          Gwynedd             1877                     The murder of Sara Hughes

3. Bryncrug                        Gwynedd             1864                     Mary Jones, who walked to Bala for a Bible

4. Caio                                Carmarthen        1839                     John Harries and the Wizards of Caio

5. Cardiff                                                         1896                    Albertina, Lady Parachutist

6. Chepstow                      Gwent                 1680                    Henry Martens, Regicide

7. Cribyn                             Ceredigion          1919                     The murder of Mary Evans

8. Hendre                           Gwent                  1910                     Charles Rolls, Motorist

9. Llanallgo                        Anglesey              1862                     The Royal Charter Disaster

10. Llandawke                   Carmarthen        1850                     The murder of Rebecca Uphill

11. Llandudno                                               1924                     Walter Beaumont, Manfish

12. Llanelidan                   Denbighshire       1913                     John Jones, Thief

13. Llanelltyd                     Gwynedd             1904                     Frances Power Cobbe, Feminist

14.Llanfair                          Caernarfon         1843                     Mary and Emily Rogers, Poisoned

15. Llanfoist                       Monmouth         1872                     Crawshaw Bailey, Industrialist

16. Llangrannog                Ceredigion          1916                     Sarah Jane Rees, Navigator Lady

17. Llangynwyd                  Mid Glam           1741                    The Maid of Cefn Ydfa

18. Llysworney                  South Glam        1885                     The murder of David Thomas

19. Mold                           Flintshire            1782                  Richard Wilson, Artist

20. Monmouth                                           1832                      John Renie, Painter and Decorator

21.Montgomery               Powys                 1821                     The Robber’s Grave

22. Mynachlog-Ddu         Pembroke           1876                     Thomas Rees and The Rebecca Riots

23. Newport                                                1949                     Perce Blackborow, Antarctica

24. Newtown                    Powys                 1920                     Pryce Pryce Jones, the Mail Order Man

25. Pant Teg                      Neath                1850                     The murder of David Davies

26. Rhos                            Clwyd                    1944                     Harold Lowe, The Hero of the Titanic

27. St Asaph                       Denbighshire      1843                     Dic Aberdaron, Tramp

28. Swansea                                                   1865                     The Death of the Phillips Sisters

29. Trealaw                       Rhondda              1884                     Daniel Thomas, Mine Owner

30. Wrexham                                                 1721                     Elihu Yale, Slave Trader

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    Grave Tales from Wales  Volume Two

Contents

1. Abbey Cwm Hir                Powys                  1282                     The Death of Prince Llywelyn

2. Aberystwyth                      Ceredigion          1857                     The Shooting of James Williams

3. Amlwch                              Anglesey              1965                    William Williams, VC

4. Bala                                     Gwynedd             1860                    Betsi Cadwaladr, Nurse 

5. Bodelwyddan                    Denbighshire      1919                     The Kinmel Park Camp Riot

6. Brecon                                Powys                  1858                    Charles Lumley, VC

7. Burry Port                          Carmarthen        1928                     Amelia Earhart, Aviator

8. Capel Curig                        Gwynedd             1939                     Alice Douglas – Pennant, Aristocrat

9. Cardiff                                 Met Cathedral    1940                     The Sinking of SS Arandora Star

10. Cardiff                                                            1945                  Jacques de Guelis, SOE

11. Cilgerran                            Pembrokeshire   1560                     Thomas Phaer and The Boke of Chyldren

12. Clyro                                   Powys                 1879                     Francis Kilvert, Diarist    

13. Dolgarrog                           Conwy                1925                     Stan Taylor and the Dolgarrog Disaster

14. Fishguard                           Pembrokeshire   1832                     Jemima Nicholas, Hero

15. Flint                                     Flintshire            1891                     The murder of Catherine Dennis

16. Glynneath                          Neath PT             1917                     The Execution of William Jones, Deserter

17. Gresford                             Wrexham            1934                     The Gresford Mining Disaster

18. Hafod                                  Ceredigion         1816                     Thomas Johnes and the Hafod Estate

19. Landshipping                    Pembrokeshire   1844                     The Garden Pit Disaster

20. Llandegfan                         Anglesey              1879                    James Hannett, and The Clio

21. Llanelli                                Carmarthen        1911                     The Llanelli Riot               

22. Llanidloes                          Powys                  1921                     The Abermule Railway Accident

23. Meidrim                             Carmarthen        1960                     Ira Jones, Fighter Pilot

24. Newport                                                       1879                  John Byrne, VC

25. Newtown                           Powys                 1858                     Robert Owen, Industrialist and Visionary

26. St Clears                             Carmarthen        2003                     Frederick Higginson, Fighter Pilot

27. Swansea                             Mynyddbach       1920                     Daniel James, Calon Lan

28. Swansea                                                         1865                     William Thomas, Yellow Fever

29. Talyllyn                               Gwynedd             1884                     Jenny Jones, Camp Follower

30. Tenby                                  Pembrokeshire   1558                     Robert Recorde, Zenzizenzizenic

31. Trawsfynydd                     Gwynedd             1917                     Ellis Evans, Hedd Wyn                                

32. Tredegar                             Blaenau Gwent  1832                     The Cholera Cemetery

33. Tresaith                              Ceredigion          1906                     Allen Raine, Novelist

34. Vaynor                                Merthyr Tydfil    1879                     Robert Crawshay, Industrialist

35. Whitebrook                       Monmouth          1910                     The Murder of Violet Pick

36. Cadoxton                           Neath                   1822                     The Murder of Margaret Williams