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- [S87] East India Company BMB's, (https://indiafamily.bl.uk).
Name: Alexander JENKINS
Event type: Biography
Start date:
Start year: 1826
End date:
End year: 1902
Biographical notes:
Madras Army; b 1 Nov & bap 26 Nov 1826 Aberporth, Cardigan, s of Thomas, Late Cpt. EIC Maritime Service, & Jane; L/MIL/9/209 f.441 - Cadet 1844/5; ret 1 Oct 1882, d 25 Aug 1902 Penralt, Cardigan m Mary Harriet 30 Apr 1855 (b 7 Nov 1832, d 16 Jun 1912); Thomas Gill b 21 Jan 1858; Agnes Mary Morris b 12 Apr 1859, m 23 Nov 188; William Morris b 13 Jul 1860; Malcolm Morris b 2 Oct 1861; John Ellyston Morris b 1 Feb 1864; Jane G Morris b 15 Jan 1873, d 29 Dec 1923
Transcribed by: British Library
India Office Records Reference: L/MIL/9/209 f.441 L/AG/23/10/1-2
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- [S483] England, Cardigan, parish register.
Page: 15
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of: Aberporth
In the County of: Cardigan
in the year: 1826, 1827
When Baptized: 26th Nov
No.: 118
Child's Christian Name: Alexander, son of
Parents Christian Names: Thomas & Jane
Parents Surname: Jenkins
Abode: Penrallt
Quality, Trade or Profession:
Certified by: Late Capt'n in the Hon'ble East India Company's Service
Ceremony performed by: Tho. Thomas Rector
- [S17] FreeREG, (The Trustees of FreeBMD, a charity registered in England and Wales, Number 1096940), http://www.freereg.org.uk/. (Reliability: 3).
County: Cardiganshire
Place: Aberporth
Church: Parish Church
Register Number: 118
Date Of Birth:
Baptism Date: 26 Nov 1826
Fore name: Alexander
Sex: M
Father Forename: Thomas
Mother Forename: Jane
Father Surname: JENKINS
Mother Surname:
Abode: Penrallt
Father Occupation: Mariner
Notes: Captain in the east endia service
File Number: 13379
- [S97] The India list and India Office list.
Name:Alexander JENKINS
Event type:Biography
Start date:
Start year:1826
End date:
End year:1902
Biographical notes:Madras Army; b 1 Nov & bap 26 Nov 1826 Aberporth, Cardigan, s of Thomas, Late Cpt. EIC Maritime Service, & Jane; L/MIL/9/209 f.441 - Cadet 1844/5; ret 1 Oct 1882, d 25 Aug 1902 Penralt, Cardigan m Mary Harriet 30 Apr 1855 (b 7 Nov 1832, d 16 Jun 1912); Thomas Gill b 21 Jan 1858; Agnes Mary Morris b 12 Apr 1859, m 23 Nov 188; William Morris b 13 Jul 1860; Malcolm Morris b 2 Oct 1861; John Ellyston Morris b 1 Feb 1864; Jane G Morris b 15 Jan 1873, d 29 Dec 1923
- [S293] Evening Express, Page 2.
DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL JENKINS:
A Link with the Indian Mutiny Times.
The death of Major-general Jenkins, of the Madras Army, Penrallt, Aberporth, Cardigan-shire, on Monday morning has caused another blank in the ranks of the heroes of the Indian Mutiny. General Jenkins had been unwell for a considerable time, but for the last week or two thought he was re-gaining health. He got up on Monday morning to breakfast, and fell, expiring almost immediately. He was a descendant of some of the best-known families of the olden time, the Jenkinses of Cilbronnau, who traced their descent from Elystan Glodrydd, and through the now extinct family of Morris of Trevigin, Pembrokeshire, on the male side, from Jenkyn Llwyd. of Cemmaes, of the tribe of Gwynfardd Dyfed, a powerful chieftain in his time. Morris ap Morris ap Hywel ap Jenkyn L:wyd resided at Fynone in 1580. Major-general Jenkins was a brother of the late Major Thomas Askwith Jenkins, the eldest son of the late Captain Thomas Jenkins, of Penrallt, who by his marriage with the only daughter of Mr. Thomas Morris, of Trevigin, and Bachhendre, succeeded to Trevigin and the manor of Monnington. On the demise of his uncle, Mr. Thomas Morris, in 1851. Major-general Jenkins succeeded to the Penrallt estate, on which he resided for many years, respected and beloved by all. While in health he took an active part in all good works. He was born in 1826, and married in 1855 Mary, daughter of the late Major-general Albert Pinson. He served in the Burmese War, 1852-3, and distinguished himself at the capture of Prome, the defence of Nawaeng, and the capture of the stockades at Meaday. He retired from the Army in 1882 as lieutenant-colonel M.S.C. He was a staunch Conservative, and took a very active and prominent part in the Cardigan Habitation of the Primrose League to its close, which he always deplored. He was 79 years of age. The death of Major-general Jenkins will place many families in mourning.
- [S205] The Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales).
THE MANTUA AND MONTFERRAT UNIVERSITY FUND.
DEPUTATION FROM BRECON TO HIS SERENE HIGHNESS.
[BY MORIEN.]
LONDON, THURSDAY NIGHT.
As the result of the interview to-day with the Prince is given below, I shall continue myself to other matters. I have just left General Jenkins, and he reiterated in a most positive manner his former statement as to the genuineness of the whole affair. His brother, too, Major-General John Jenkins, is mort positive on this point. The ? ? gallant officer has been for years on most intimate terms with his Serene Highness—has been to Italy with him, and visited Mantua together Major-General Alexander Jenkins, the gentleman whom I have just left, told me that he has handled diamonds worth £90,000, the property of his Serene Highness. General Jenkins referred this afternoon with some impatience to my continued degree of incredulity of the affair. I admit that the principal reason why I have entertained any doubt about the matter is that I have not been permitted to see further into it. I told the General that I wits something of a Thomas, and like that honest man required ocular demonstration to satisfy my doubting mind. He energetically requested me to be a doubter no longer. I certainly find both his Serene Highness and General Jenkins cool-headed, and that to speak of doubting their statements borders on the very limits of the order observed among gentlemen. My apology to them is that, in common with, I venture to assert, all of my fellow countrymen, the news has seemed too good to be true. We Cambrians have been so long much more accustomed to see our possessions taken from us; than accustomed to receiving gifts from the great ones of the earth, that a little doubt is but natural to us when fabulous wealth is tendered to us under a napkin. But I really begin to feel that the good news is true, and that we are justified in calling upon the municipalities of Wales, as representing that nation, to be up and doing with a view of securing this immense gift to the Welsh nation, and threw them to the British Isles, for though located in the principality the Mantua and Montferrat Memorial University will receive within it gates young men from England, Scotland and Ireland. Indeed, the Prince told me that it would be a cosmopolitan institution where most of the European languages would be taught. This his Serena Highness observed would enable scholars to acquire a colloquial knowledge of the native languages of each other. The Prince sat opposite to me at General Jenkins's table. He appeared to be about 50 years of age. He had full-grown beard turning grey, but was bald along the centre of the head. His forehead is not high, but its breadth, together with the fullness above the eyes, gave one an idea that his Serene Highness is endowed with a considerable amount of intellectual power. His eyes have a remarkably benevolent expression. There was not the slightest indication of eccentricity in either his manner or conversation, but he conversed about the scheme in a business-like manner. The moment, however, I ventured any remark Intended to elicit any information of a tangible kind beyond what he had himself volunteered to give, he, in the gentlest manner, refused to give it. I afterwards asked General Jenkins, in the absence of the Prince, the reason for this. The explanation given was that for well-known reasons the Prince and his co-trustees, seven in number, desired to keep everything secret for the present, the chief reason being the annoyance further revelations would bring upon them from those begging for existing Institutions. In reference to this it was said that about 2,000 begging letters had been already received by the authorities of the trust. Strange to say his Serene Highness told me that a great institution in connection with the trust was now in operation In the City of London. Like a practical Cymro I asked to be allowed to see it, but this was refused. I however, gleaned that a few of the merchant princes of the Metropolis are at the back of affairs, one of them a capitalist with £13,000,000 sterling. The Prince said that he and his co-trustees were friends of the whole human race, and that it was in that capacity he and his friends approached the matter under discussion. He was pleased to say that the Ancient British element, which was of so much importance to the nation, was found in Wales in greater purity than anywhere else. This ancient British element was strongly imbued with religion, and this was one great reason why he regarded the people of the Principality with so much favour. He then asked me whether I also did not think the Bible was acceptable among the whole Welsh nation? I replied, of course, In the affirmative, and pointed out that it was the cry of the Welsh people, for Bibles which had caused the Home and Foreign Bible Society to be established. But I replied that of late years each denomination had its own way of explaining Scriptural points, and because these little doctors could not agree among themselves they would not permit the Bible to be taught in some of the day schools of Wales. His Highness observed that the University would be Protestant, otherwise it would be undenominational. I asked would he exclude from it Roman Catholics. He said no; but I understood him to say that each scholar would have to subscribe to the fundamental doctrines of Christianity. He said clearly enough that all denying the Divine origin of Christianity would be vigorously excluded. The strong religious instincts of the Welsh people was, he said, the principal reason why he wished to establish the University in the Principality. Other matters were again referred to to-day, and will be seen elsewhere. At the close of the interview on Wednesday four ladies were ushered into the drawing-room, and I am in a position to state that they were members of a family of East Indian merchants, who are well-known throughout the world. None stand higher in the city of London. From here I called to see the Venerable Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat. Now, I can face any man, be his title what it may, without flinching, but, my nerves are not proof against the feeling of awe with which a grand dame inspires me. It was, therefore, with feelings the reverse of comfortable I directed my footsteps towards the residence of this daughter of kings, for, if her pedigree be correct, the bluest blood in Europe flows in the veins of the Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat. Let me say here I was accompanied by a cautious Scotchman. For the life of me I could not keep from my mind visions of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. When we approached the door of the duchess's residence with a sigh I rang the bell. We had no sooner entered the hall of the princely dwelling than there flitted over the stairs from above half a dozen sylph-like damsels. We bowed low to them, which they gracefully acknowledged, and then passed on, except one, who remained chatting with the writer, while my friend coughed somewhat asthmatically before me. In two or thee minutes we were summoned upstairs into her Grace's presence. I never before had the high honour of bowing to a Duchess; but I soon found it is nothing when one is once used to it, and I would defy anyone to do it better than I did it on this memorable occasion. Her Grace was seated on the left of the fire-place in a large drawing-room on the second floor. The room presented an extraordinary appearance. Facing her Grace, on the opposite wall, were two magnificent portraits in oil of two members of her family, one the Duke of Mantua and the other a Napier, to whom that duke was married. On her Grace’s right land, ranged along the wall, were three rows of pictures of Kings, Princes, generals, bards and other men of letters. Her grace invited us to be seated, and we complied with the gracious request. I saw that she was a lady of venerable years and dignified mien. I was soon conversing with her Grace on the subject of my visit to London. She that God had preserved the money in question for some great purpose. I ventured to observe that the Cambro-Britons had suffered much at the hands of their foes. Their colleges had been scattered to the four winds, while the small remnant of the nation were fighting for existence among their ancient mountains. Who knows but that this immense sum may compensate for past losses. Her Grace seemed to echo the words, “Who knows ?" We then entered into the history of her family. She said that her mother was a Napier. I knew it by the shape of her Grace’s nose, and told her so. My reference to her Grace's nose seemed to alarm my companion, for no sooner refer to it than I felt my companion tugging vigorously at my coat tails. After wishing her Grace good day, and thanking her for her gracious Interview, we took our departure.
LONDON, THURSDAY, 10 P.M. The Mantua and Montferrat Welsh University mystery deepens. I am afraid that in my deplorable unfamiliarity with the fine arts of casuistry I am unable to make anything of it. The affair is puzzling our Welsh and Saxon philosophers muchly. All that seems certain just at present is that there is a Prince of Mantua who is willing to endow a Welsh University, but declines to say who has got the necessary funds. Another Tangible greppable fact seems to be that a meeting is to be held on the 15th of June. It is admittedly all very strange.
- [S205] The Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales).
THE MANTUA & MONTFEKRAT UNIVERSITY FUND.
“MORIEN” BRINGS THE PRINCE TO BOOK
HE DECLINES TO STATE WHERE HIS TREASURES ARE KEPT.
THE SWANSEA PUBLIC MEETING.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM MR. LEWIS MORRIS.
THE BUBBLE FINALLY BURST.
[BY MORIEN.]
LONDON, Tuesday night.
To-day I received the following letter from the, Italian Charge d'Affaires:—
“Dear Sir,-With reference to your call this day about the Mantua and Montferrat Memorial University Fund, I beg to inform you that nothing on this matter is known to this embassy, but if you will forward to me a written statement of the facts known to you, and of the nature of your inquiries, I will forward it to the Italian Government.—I bag to remain, dear sir, yours faithfully,
"Le CHEVALIER E. CATALANI."
I saw to-day both His Serene Highness the Prince of Mantua and Montferrat and Major-General Alexander Jenkins at their respective homes. The General told me that if he was deceived he would for evermore be less confident than he had been hither to as to the character of his mental powers. But he remained perfectly satisfied as to the genuineness of the whole promise. He had seen an abstract of the title deeds of the property, and had mentioned in confidence to the Mayor of Brecon the names of the seven trustees to the University Fund. He seemed much annoyed with Mr. Storrie's letters in this journal. He said the Prince was so much offended with them that he did not think his Highness would see me, General Jenkins came with me to the door and repeated his assurance that the whole thing was perfectly true. He had not seen the deeds themselves, only copies of them. I made up my mind, come what may, I would call to see the Prince and the Duchess, his mother. The door was opened by a young lady who seemed to be endowed with physical acquirements derived from good feeding. No Prince in Christendom could wish for a more pleasant sister than she who met me to-day. In answer to my inquiries she told me the Prince was at home, and no sooner had she said this than his Highness himself appeared at the doorway leading on the right into his scientific apartment. He wore a box-hat, brown trousers, and a black coat. It must be admitted I was dubious after what the General had said as to the manner he would receive me, but I was prepared for all eventualities. “How are you, Prince ?" I asked. He made some reply which I did not catch, but the next moment he muttered somewhat savagely between his teeth and the name “Storrie," and the word "atrocious" escaped his lips of his Serene Highness. I soon discovered that his Serene Highness was in anything but a serene state of mind that day, for he hinted that Storrie was, in his opinion, a Fenian. While we were conversing in the passage the Duchess appeared on the stairs above and said pleasantly, "Is that you, Morien ?" I replied, of course, in the affirmative, and expressed an ardent hope that her grace was quite well. She reassured me on that point, and we then ascended the stairs. We entered one of the rooms used for objects of natural curiosities, among which I noticed many eggs of birds. Mr. Storrie was again the theme of conversation, and their condemnation of that gentleman's letters was decidedly strong. His Serene Highness said Mr. Storrie was not a Welshman, and, therefore, did not feel so much interest in obtaining the University for Wales as he otherwise would. He, however, paid a warm tribute to Mr. Storrie’s scientific attainments. As regards the pedigree of the families of Gonzaga and Napier, it had been prepared by the best genealogists in the British Isles, and had been enrolled in the proper quarter in London. His Highness observed that he did not consider Cardiff opinion as that of the Welsh nation. The town now consisted mostly of foreigners, and did not, therefore, represent the Welsh national feeling. He then asked me could I organise a Welsh public meeting of working men to protest in the name of their nationality against the attacks made upon him. I took the liberty to remind his Highness that the best reply to those attacks would be his supplying me with such substantial evidence of the genuineness of what he had been good enough to pronounce as to place the matter beyond doubt. He said he could not do this for several reasons. He had already received threatening letters from Cardiff, and detectives had been sent down to hunt the; parties. He did not wish to make known where his treasures were kept, and he had the other trustees to consult before he could act, in the matter. With reference to the meeting in 1879, it was not at Greenwich, at all, but at Greenwich Lodge, in the county of Kent. He then produced a large number of original letters which he had received from the most eminent men of England and America, with their photos. Those from Professor Owen and Professor Ruskin were characteristic letters, the former quite fatherly in its tone, that of the latter referring to the past glories of the towns and cities of Italy. Before departing his Highness and her Grace the Duchess assures me that the fund was In existence, and that it was intended by the trustees to apply it as I stated. As regards Mr. Mocatta, his name was Mr. Abraham Moss Mocatta. As regards Count Von Muller, referred to, it was not the great botanist, but another gentleman of the same name, who had been successful in commerce.
PUBLIC MEETING AT SWANSEA.
On Tuesday evening a public meeting was held at the Albert Minor-hall, Swansea, having been convened for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken in regard to the Mantua and Montferrat University Fund, with a view of securing it for Swansea. There were but about thirty people present, including the Rev. Dr. Rees, the Rev. Benjamin Williams, Mr. Councillor W. J. Rees, Mr. J. C. Vye Parminter, Mr. Philip Rogers. Mr. Sydney Davies, Mr. E. S. HartIand, and others. No chairman was appointed, and Mr. Sydney Davies, at the request of several gentlemen, made a few remarks respecting the meeting. He said he did not think, alter the statements that had been made by Mr. Storrie in the Western Mail, it would be advisable to do anything in the matter of the Mantua University Fund that night. But it was only fair that he should explain what he had done in the matter. As stated in the circular he sent round, four or five gentlemen waited upon him, and considering that the chief towns in Wales were making an application for this extraordinary fund they resolved that something should be done in Swansea. Excluding everything that had appeared in the newspapers on the subject, he wrote to the solicitors of the Prince thinking they would give him the most trustworthy information, and asked for details of the fund so that it might be scan whether it was worth their while to take steps in the matter. To this he had received the following reply:-
3, Finsbury Circus, London, 18th May, 1883.
Dear Sirs,-Wo have sent a copy of your letter to our client and, probably, General Jenkins will reply to you direct. We are not In possession of the information to enable us to reply to your letter.—Yours truly.
Gush Phillips, and Walters.
P.S.—Since writing the above we have seen your London agent, and Mr. Byrnmor Jones.
Messers, Hartland, Davies, and Isaac, solicitors, Swansea.
Mr, Davies went on to say that he wrote to Mr. Byrnmor Jones, and asked him to inquire into the matter, and that gentleman had told him, from inquiries he made, that the Prince of Mantua was » gentleman who called himself by that name (Prince of Mantua), and who moved in good Society, but that he was a peculiar man. Such being the case, he (Mr. Jones) came to the conclusion that the fund only existed in his imagination. He (Mr. Davies) wrote to Major-General Jenkins, and had received a long communication, setting forth the details of the fund, but, since Mr. Storrie had made such revelations in the Western Mail, he (Mr. Davies) thought it would be beneath their dignity to do anything in the matter at present. Therefore, he proposed that the meeting be adjourned sine die. If in the meantime there was an opportunity of making inquiries concerning the alleged fund he would do so. At present he was doubtful as to the existence of such a fund, and nothing could be lost by an adjournment of the meeting. Taking into consideration the statements made by various gentlemen prior to Mr. Storrie's letter appearing in the Western Mail with regard to the affair, they thought they were only acting in the interests of Swansea by calling the meeting. They had received some 30 or 40 communications from different gentlemen referring to the subject, many of which, since Mr. Storrie's letter had appeared, expressed doubts as to the fund. The most convincing letter he had yet received was from Mr. Lewis Morris, which was as follows :—
69, Chancery-Lane, May 21,1883.
Dear Sir,—The report hardly does me justice. I should say that I thought, having heard the name of the chief trustee, who, to my knowledge, belonged to a very large and exceedingly influential family in the City, there was prima facie ground for inquiry which did not exist before. I have to-day heard from a member of the family to which I refer knows nothing of any member of his family having anything to do with such a fund, nor does anyone of that name, so far as he knows, bear the Initials given by General Jenkins. Of that gentleman’s good faith and apparent Intelligence we were all satisfied; but I am bound to say that, beyond the fact that certain eminent men have received a
Large medal from the Mantua and Montferrat Medal Fund, which has the appearance of being of gold (I saw one yesterday), there is not a shadow of evidence yet forthcoming to prove the existence of the alleged fund for education, or the truth of the very extraordinary facts stated to the meeting over which I presided by General Jenkins. I should advise that nothing should be done at present. The whole mystery, hallucination, or whatever it is, must be cleared up In a few days at farthest, and my own opinion is that there is no foundation for the greater part of the statements made to us.—Yours truly LEWIS MORRIS.
J. S Davies, Esq., Swansea.
He (Mr. Davies) thought the letter was the best evidence they could have to show the necessity for adjourning the meeting sine die.
Mr. P. Rogers asked Mr. Davies whether, In the event of his obtaining any information on the subject, he would let the Public know.
Mr. Davies: Certainly.
Mr. PARMINTER, therefor, understood that in that case a public meeting would be called.
Mr. DAVIES replied in the affirmative. He did not consider it would be desirable to proceed with a discussion that evening.
The Rev. Dr. Rees said he was one of the few who persuaded Mr. Davies to convene the meeting, thinking there was some truth as to the fund. He telegraphed that morning to a gentleman in London, who might be looked upon as equal to Mr. Lewis Morris in his knowledge or ignorance of the affair, and had received a reply that the Mantua fund was a myth and a delusion. (Laughter.) They must hope that something better would turn up by-and-bye. (Renewed laughter.)
Mr. HARTLAND asked if anyone knew anything about General Jenkins. His name did not appear in the Army List.
Mr, DAVIES remarked that the Western Mail said General Jenkins was an officer in the Indian Army, and information went to show that he was well known. He did not think that there was anything to be said against him, except that he had been too credulous in the matter.
Mr. Tyrell moved an amendment, "That the meeting be proceeded with on the basis of what was known of the subject before Mr, Storrie's letters appeared in the Western Mail." They could quite understand that Cardiff would like to this this University Fund, and how did they know but that Mr. Storrie was trying to throw dust in the eyes of others to prevent them from having it ?
No one seconded the amendment, and Mr. Davies's proposition was carried. The meeting was then adjourned.
To the editor of the “Western Mail”
Sir,—It is due, perhaps, on my part to state that my opinion of this scheme is unfavourable, and that I intend to dismiss it from further consideration.-I am, sir, your obedient servant, JOHN LLOYD.
Lancaster House, Savoy, Strand, W.C.
May 19, 1533.
- [S205] The Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales).
THE MANTUA AND MONT FERRAT UNIVERSITY FUND.
MEETING AT EXETER HALL.
SPEECHES BY H.M.S. HIGHNESS.
EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS. [BY MORIEN.]
LONDON, FRIDAY NIGHT.
I find myself as I sit to write repeating the Welsh proverb, “Hela dwli methir dalu," I have just assisted, as the French have It, at one of the most curious demonstrations ever witnessed, even at Exeter-hall. In the chair in the centre of the platform sat his Serene Highness the Prince of Mantua and Montferrat. There he was, surrounded by his curators and other men in his employ. There was also on the platform Major-General Alexander Jenkins, the Mayors of Brecon and Wrexham, and Dr. Williams. His Serene Highness looked ill, and his countenance bore a pale brown tint. The centre of his head, from the organ of benevolence to the spot where phrenologists state self-esteem is located, was as bare as a billiard ball. But, as If attempting to make up in a measure for the lack of hair on the middle of his cranium, he had allowed the crop growing on the sides of Parnassus to grow to a considerable length, and this fell loosely on his coat collar. He was dressed in a black coat and vest and brown trousers. The expression of his countenance was benevolent, but blended with a shade of sadness, if not of anxiety. I watched him closely during the proceedings, and witnessed with curiosity the furtive manner in which he watched the audience. There was a considerable number of people present, the majority being ladies, attracted probably by the fact that the Prince is a bachelor. Among the gentlemen present were the following:- The Rev. Evan Jones (Welsh Church), Evan Jones (curate of Belton, Grantham), Mr. R. L. Thomas, Mr. John Evans (Eglwysfach), Messrs Ignatius Williams (barrister, North Wales Circuit), Howell W. Lloyd, M.A., Stephen Evans (Old 'Change), J. B. Rogers (Aberystwith College), J. Davies (Oxford-street), D. E. Davies (Pwllheli), W. E. Davis, and many others, several of whom actually refused to state who they were. Whan the proceedings were nearly over, Mr. Holman Hunt, the eminent painter, entered and ascended the platform, and it was not till the meeting was over his identity became known. Let me not forget my friend the Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat. Her Grace was in gala costume. She wore on her august head a natty white bonnet, neatly trimmed with white ribbon and lace. She sat among the ladies in the front row facing the platform. Suspended on the front of the Litter were six oil paintings of former Dukes of Mantua, and each portrait was about eighteen inches in length. Embedded in wadding in a glass case with a glass top to it was the key of the Castle of Mantua. The side of the key towards the audience was covered with most curious characters resembling ancient Saxon letters. High upon the wall behind the chair in which the Prince sat was an inscription kindly intimating how to be saved. But whether we were indebted to the Prince's sagacious forethought or to the authorities of Exeter-hall for this inferred anxiety as to the future fate of those present I was unable to learn. In front of his highness was a table, upon which was lying a richly-bound Bible. The fact that it was not opened during the proceedings conveyed to one’s mind the impression that it was there more for ornament than for use.
Now for the proceedings. A religious stillness prevailed for a few minutes before they commenced. The only sign of animation prevailing was furnished by Mr. Stephen Evans, whose spirit seemed to be uneasy under the weight of suspense, and who moved uneasily in his chair facing the centre of the platform, and, therefore, also the last of the Gonzaga family. The manner in which Mr Stephen Evans occasionally tossed up his nose might have been interpreted in two ways—either that he smelt the outpourings of the horn of plenty, or that he disdained the whole proceedings. Dyn da yw ef yn wir. But while I was quietly watching from the corner of the table, below the place where the portraits of the Gonzagas were suspended, the movements of Mr. Evans his Serene Highness stood up at the table, and in a clear voice read out the following prayer:— Almighty God, Thou knowest the doubt and difficulty I and my co-trustees have in settling a suitable site for the great University which I have planned to honour Thy Holy Name, to advance knowledge, and fit young persons for a high place in Thy kingdom. Inspire our effort—not for our own glorification, but for Thy glory. Fill us full of Thy Spirit, to wisely use the large resources Thou hast given us, that our University, Museum, and Academy of Art may be useful — not for one age, not for one nation, but for all time. Calm the minds of those who are disturbed by the greatness of this project, that they may not in malice, unbelief, or hardness of heart rebel against Thy Word and commandments, but make to us sensible and practical suggestions such as we can accept. In all these things we desire to be in accordance with Thy will, Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Every head was bowed reverently. This prayer sent a thrill through all present. judging by the serious expression on every face. People In their senses are not in the habit of appealing to the Eternal when about to perpetrate a fraud on their fellow men. I agree with Victor Hugo that when a man offers up a prayer he converts his soul into an altar to God, and invites the Divine afflatus to descend upon it. Let us hope the Prince did not, in the City of London, appeal to God with a lie on his tongue. Prayer being over, his Serene Highness requested one of his attendants to read the printed report purporting to be that of the Mantua Medal Fund and the Mantua and Montferrat University Memorial Fund. When the reader became tired another and another took up the task, and the work was so abominably done, both as regards diction and pronunciation, that the cultivated audience seemed, to use a familiar phrase, on wires. At last people began to talk to each other, and the sweet faces of several of the ladies were bathed in smiles. But, be it said in justice to the writer of the matter being read this was due to the readers, and not to the composition ; each reader seemed to have a peculiar obstruction in his throat. Whether this was due to vegetable diet and absence of beef and mutton from the household of the last of the Gonzagas is a question for physiologists to consider.
Mr. STEPHEN EVANS, of London, whilst letters were being read interrupted, and
Mr. TREHARNE (Rhyl) said: I think it would be a great deal better if we had copies of these letters so that we could read them home. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.)
The PRINCE: I should have been glad to have furnished you all with copies, but the printer has only given me a few, which I have distributed. (“Oh, oh.")
Mr. STEPHEN EVANS: Why not take them as read ? (Hear, hear.)
The PRINCE: We must proceed with the business in the ordinary way. (Dissent.)
The reading of letters was proceeded with, amid considerable interruption.
Mr. IGNATIUS WILLIAMS (barrister): Some of us would like to see the originals of the letters, if Convenient. (Hear, hear.)
The PRINCE: They are contained in a very heavy book. They were exhibited at a former meeting. It is not convenient to show them now, as they are in a very heavy book. (Ironical laughter.)
The reading was then resumed. Occasionally cries of “Read louder" were raised, and the reader for a few minutes, like a goaded mule, would improve his pace, but only to fall back again presently into the old habit. From this voluminous report I can only give extracts. First, one of the secretaries read a list of donations to correspondents of the fund to aid them in their researches in science, literature, and archaeology made since last meeting. The total value, of the donations was £1,825. Some of the most noteworthy among the recipients were the following:-
To Francis Baines, Esq., M.D., a chemical balance and weights, costing £40, to aid him in determining the specific gravities of elementary subjects, and in recompense for his sending specimens of the new minerals, cosbite, korite, clarite, georgite, ferro-cyanlte, &c. and his determination of eight new simple bodies from minerals received from Japan, during a vast expeaditure of time, extending over four years.
To Edmund Macmillan £100, in recompense for his collection of land shells, made during the period of fourteen years' residence in South America, during which he discovered over 180 new species, which are expected to be figured and described for the first time in the catalogue of the Museum of the Prince of Mantua and Montferrat.
To Mahomed Schiaran £100, in recompense for his having obtained for the Prince's library a presumed original MS. of the works of Ferdusl, the poet that came from Paradise, in reimbursement of his expenses incurred.
To Christian Kamenus, superintendent of the Prince's Evangelical Missions in Syria, the sum of £35 in recompense for expense. connected with extensive excavation near Bagdad, by which a large quantity of ancient glass, pottery, bronze, and other antiquities were obtained.
To A. M., a missionary under the direction of Kamenus the sum of £160, being his expenses while excavating, in Babylonia and Assyria, by which he obtained tiles on which are mentioned the victories of Sennacherib and other kings of Assyria.
To D. S., his assistant and successor In the work, the sum of £65.
The Prince and his council then expressed in the report their thanks to those who had worked with them as their paid servants for their extraordinary diligence and seal during the past four years in the museum of Natural History, Ethnology, Antiquities, and MSS. possessed by the Prince, which he intends to be a source of instruction in the future free University. Letters of thanks from the Prince and council under the Prince's seal were then passed to the following gentlemen;-To Professor Crum, D.D., M.A., Chevalier, &c., &c., director in chief of the Museum and probable principal of the College a letter of thanks and decorative star in rubies, emeralds and diamonds, value £1,000, in recompense for his extraordinary zeal, marvellous talents, devoted piety and energy in selecting and directing the large staff of men working under him in the various departments of the classifying of the collections and cataloguing the same, and in drawing and engraving various objects, and in especial acknowledgment of his having, for the last two years, devoted his salary entirely to the objects of the museum. To Professor Chevalier Grutier, LL.D., director of the department of antiquities, in acknowledgment of his services in arranging over 280,000 coins and 28,000 medals; to Dr. Albert Grutts, first assistant, Dr. Joe Grutts, second assistant; Dr. John Kant, Dr. Francis Sturm, Dr. Edward Krutter, and Dr. Kiutch, assistants in the sub-department of coins; Dr. Jas. Muller, keeper of the ancient bronzes; Dr. Ferdinand Haller and Dr. Thomas Ghent, keepers of Medieval antiquities. To the Chevalier Dr. Smit, keeper of the ceramic and glass collections; Drs. Rogers and Williamstadt, assistants: Dr. Edwardson, keeper of the statuary and stone collections Dr. Haxthausen, keeper of the collection of stone implements; Dr. Emanuel von Strausenbee, keeper of Oriental antiquities, and his assistants, Drs. Grose, Bock, and Grupe. To Drs. Ricardo, Wurmser, and J. Sturm, keepers of the collection of ethnology; Professors von Hauser, Maxe, Drs. Carousen, Gretchen, Gloken, and T. Smit, Dr. Luskin, department of Insects, and eight assistants, Noightlander, T. Koller, F.Schanfus, C. Zoller, R. Frei, E. Muller, Fricker, Thomski, and Leckenski; Chevalier Proffor Laddiman, keeper of mineralogy, and eight assistants; Chevalier Professor Galigani, keeper of geology, and ten assistants; Professor Gretorex, keeper of the department of recent shells, and six assistants and four engineers and draughtsmen; Dr. Professor Liebig, director of copper-plate engraving, photography and lithography, and twelve assistants; Prof., Huller, superintendent of other departments of natural history and eight assistants; Professor Macfarlane, superintendent of manuscripts, and his 48 assistants; Chevalier professor Richenbach, Count Matti, Colonel von Moltke, the Marquess of Brabazon, the Duke del Catalan and four assistants, Professor von Rick, librarian, and four assistants. The Prince and council especially value the labours of these men, who are now humble, ant-like workers, content, till the University is established, that they and their labours should be in obscurity, but destined to blaze forth brilliantly for the enlightenment of the world as professional staff of the Gonzaga Memorial University.
Letters were next read from deceased notabilities, recipients of the Mantua medal-Michel Angelo Buonarroti, Raphael Sanzio, Dante Alighieri, and John Milton. William Shakespeare's letter will bear quotation. It is in Latin; the translation is as follows:-
Illustrious and highly honoured Prince,-I shall preserve as long as I live gratitude for your kindness in sending me the magnificent token of your regard, as well as the too high estimate of my works. I wish it was in my power to come to Italy, accept your kind invitation, sent through Doctor Carlo Zamboso, to visit your court. If I could do so, I am sure my next plays would be better written. I would feel most comfortable in the warm climate of Italy, and delighted to shed tears at the tomb of Virgil. If I live longer, so as to save a good fortune, I will hope to come to Mantua. I should like to write a play there, descriptive of your ancestor Aloysius Gonzaga. You ask for my portrait; I send you a copper-plate which has been pronounced by my two friends. Masters Ben Johnson and Edmund Spencer, a good likeness. It affords me pleasure as well as pride to hear that their names as well as mine are on the roll of the most illustrious men of the world.—Your most humble and devoted servant, GULIELMUS SHAKESPEAR.
Stratford-on-Avon, 9th January, 1614.
Letters from Tasso, Cristoral Columbus, Lord Verulum, Sir Isaac Newton, Copernicus, Galileo, and many other of Earth's most gifted sons were read.
The ancient sculptured bronze key of the Castello at Mantua to which I have referred was next exhibited, and the Prince intimated that the following facts were fitted for general circulation —Charles IV. gave his kinsman, Charles Dalrymple Gonzaga, a descendant also of a Scottish noble house, a sum of money, charging him to use it for the glory of God and good of man by the education of boys. This having been laid out at interest now amounts to £750,000. There is besides other property which does not produce much, but which in a few years may be expected to double the income of the estate. When the Prince issued his circular the following bodies presented addressed:- Italian deputation of thirteen members at a breakfast given by the Prince on June 2; memorial presented by fifteen delegates from France, ditto, by four delegates from Holland, ditto by nine delegates from Germany, ditto four delegates from the United States, four delegates from Spain, five delegates from Greece, and one delegate from Alexandria. The Prince, this report states, thanked the delegates collectively for their respective addresses, and said he highly esteemed the various deputations, among whom he noticed 30 of the oldest and most esteemed princely and noble houses in Europe, and said he hoped the Mantua and Montferrat university Academy of Art, and Museum of Natural History Antiquities would established in some convenient and healthy situation where it would be accessible to students from all of the world. The entire foreign delegates then begged leave to withdraw, and when they returned they presented an address, of which the following is a summary:= We the undesigned nobility, professional men, and merchants of Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Egypt, Holland, and the United States, do humbly approach your Highness, and beg to assure you that a large institution such as you propose to establish would be utterly lost in Wales and would never be appreciated, understood, or valued, as being entirely beyond the capacity of an ignorant and remote people to understand. May God confound the Welsh, set them one against another, that they, by their discord and want of unanimity, may render it impossible for you to establish the University, or live amongst them, as you propose to do. May God bless you, and direct your; council to choose Switzerland.”
The scheme of the college was next mentioned in the report. Its principal features are the free education or 1,000 students, the teaching of the Bible, and the substitution of military training and gardening as physical exercise in lieu of useless sports. The College is to be divided into the following courses:-
1st.- The theological course, to include a knowledge of Latin Greek Hebrew and of rudimentary Mathematics, Music, Elocution, Natural Science, and extempore Praying and Preaching and Singing. The students passing successfully to receive the degree of bachelors and Doctors of Divinity.
2nd.- The military course to include Drill and Tactics construction of Field Works, and a knowledge of three languages, Drawing and Engineering.
3rd.- The medical course to include Anatomy, Physiology Medicine and Surgery, Botany, Chemistry, Materla Medica, and the Physlognomy of health and disease.
4th.- The Legal Course, to include International and Local Law, with a knowledge of French, German, and Italian, advanced book keeping, and the practical work of a lawyer. The student to be legally qualified for practising.
5th.- The Professor's Course - Four Sciences to be well studied, but one to be a speciality. To the well-versed in the general application of Science to the Arts. The Professor's Course to be divided into sub-courses, to include a knowledge of three or four languages, according to the line aimed at by the individual student, the Linguistic and Antiquarian Course; to qualify a classic teacher or professor of modem languages. A general education to be a special accompaniment of this course, but the exact tendency to be determined by the wish of the student.
6th.- The Historical Course, three or four languages and the study of History.
7th.- The Musical Course, practical and theoretical Music and three languages.
8th.- Drawing and Painting to be generally taught, but a special course for Artists in Painting and Sculpture, Engraving and Lithography.
The details of the preliminary courses, which are to test the capacity of each student at different stages are not yet settled and the whole of the above rules are subject to modification.
The Prince, reading from the report, said that under ordinary circumstances he would have read his annual presidential address, which this year was on the subject of “The Phoenician Ancestors of the Ancient British Race," of which the Welsh and the Cornish were the survivors, but the lateness of the hour prevented him from reading it. As it was in print, he would ask the audience to take it as read. He would now be glad to hear what the noblemen and gentlemen from Wales had to say on the question of the desirability of a University for Wales, and on the question of site. He must ask them to confine their remarks to these two points, which were really all that, the trustees wanted from them. An American friend of his once told him an anecdote which he thought was to the point. In early life this Yankee, when living on American prairie, had a gift from his uncle of a newly-caught, half-wild horse; he never met with its equal. Notwithstanding his uncle's injunction, not to look a gift horse in the mouth, he took of the bridle and preceded to look at its teeth The horse resented, kicked up its heels and ran away, and he never succeeded in catching it, or catching another equal to it. His uncle laughed at him and repeated the proverb, "Never look a gift horse in the mouth." The Trustees declared emphatically that all impertinent curiosity and libellous letters will be treated with the contempt they deserve; and the districts from which they proceed will be excluded, expressly in the deed of settlement, from all benefits from the free scholarships in the Unvirility of Mantua and Montferrat.
Considerable interruption ensued upon the reading of the report.
The Prince said: I may say the project of an University has occupied my mind from early period in my life. It has occupied my mind since sixteen or eighteen years old. I will say that I have considered the matter, and have drawn up rules for the formation of the University, which I will read, If there is time, hereafter. I will call upon our excellent friend Dr. Williams, of Brecon, to read the memorial. (Laughter.)
Dr. WILLIAMS, who was greeted with cheers, said: I am glad to find we are coming a little, nearer home—(laughter)—and I hope the fair city of Mantua may yet, perhaps, be rebuilt in the Principality of Wales. (Laughter and cheers.) I sincerely trust this meeting may be the forerunner of the success of a country I love so dearly—(hear, hear)-and I am sure if any of you visited Wales you would not be in a great hurry to come back to smoky London. (Hear, hear.) Wales has always been neglected. and is, perhaps, more neglected than any country of the British Government. (Hear, hear.) We have been all our life without a University or anything that would enable the young and rising men of the Principality to do that which young men, when they have universities always do, (hear hear.) Our young men when they come to the Universities seldom fail to make the most distinguished marks in obtaining prizes. (Hear, hear.) What would they do if they had the advantages you have in England and Scotland and Ireland, where they have had Universities for centuries gone by? But poor Wales was left out In the cold. (Hear, hear.) I trust in the future the rising generation may have reason to bless the Prince of Mantua -(perhaps)- providing we have this grand and wonderful gift. (Laughter and cheers.) The thing is so stupendous that we are all impressed with a spirit of unbelief. If it had been only a couple of thousands we might have believed it, but when three-quarters of a million is mentioned there seems to be an amount of doubt which is not creditable to us when we know that General Jenkins, our countryman, Is taking so much Warm interest in the matter. (Cheers.) I feel confident that he is perfectly satisfied that the movement is worthy of support. I am glad to have an opportunity of addressing, the Saxons in their own town. (Cheers and laughter.) An address came to our corporation, and, as a true patriot, my blood warmed in the hope that something might be done for Wales. This is the second time of my coming here, accompanied by the Mayor of Brecon, to do what we can for the country that has given us birth and that we love so dearly. (Cheers.) A memorial was drawn up, and, with the permission of the Prince, I will read it to you:-
Dr. WILLIAMS then read the memorial from Brecon.
The PRINCE: We are much obliged to Dr. Williams for having so clearly read the eloquent and well-expressed addressed. NOW. at our time is running on so fast, I must ask the Mayor of Wrexham to read the memorial of that city. (Cheers.)
The report was accordingly read, and
The Mayor of Wrexham went on to say:
Ladies and Gentlemen,—As we have been informed by the Prince that It is necessary we should be brief, I will be so. Wales, you all know, is behind-hand. (" Yes.") You all know it is behind-hand in higher education. As a rule, the Welsh people are poor, and, therefore, such universities as Oxford and Cambridge are beyond the reach of the middle class and the lower classes. As regards the desirability of Wales generally as the site for a college, I must say that Wales is very healthy (Hear, hear.) The scenery is lovely, the air is bracing, and the moral atmosphere is good. (Hear, hear.) The Welsh are a religious people. No parents from any part of the world need is it tight to trust their children among them. (Hear, hear.) They are a Sabbath-keeping, God-loving people. As regards the particular site, I have to differ with the worthy Mayor of Brecon. I think North Wales certainly is a better place than South Wales. North Wales is not so well off as South Wales. It has no colleges, and his Grace the Duke of Mantua will like, no doubt, to place the College where it is most wanted, that is North Wales. As Wales is poorer than England, so is North Wales poorer than South Wales, and, therefore, should get the college. I do not think that we should be satisfied, and I do not see why it should be confined to Wrexham or Brecon. (Cries of “Denbigh," laughter; “Rhyl," laughter.) But looking at the amount of money which is to be disposed of I think there will be funds enough to place a College in each of these towns. I do not know whether that would meet the views of his grace. I only throw out the suggestion. I do not think any place should be jealous of what is done for any other place. Let there be a college for Wales, and let branches be established with a museum. I think North Wales should have that college rather than South Wales, and I think that Wrexham in North Wales is the most fit and proper site for it. At Wrexham you have every advantage, and also the advantage of population. I do not know if there are many here who know Wrexham. On one side you have beautiful scenery. (A Voice: "Where's Wrexham ?") I think, sir, you are very greatly in need of a college, for many reasons. In the first place, every schoolboy ought to know where Wrexham is, and, in the next place, you are the guest of the Duke of Mantua, and while you are his guest you ought to know better than to give utterance to impertinent, interruptions. You are young, sir, or I should treat you more severely; but I think you had better go back to College.
The INERUPTER: I did not come here with any intention of interrupting. I asked in all sincerity, Where is Wrexham? Of course, I know it is in Wales; but you were speaking of it as a suitable place for the College, and I should like to hear what its suitability is as far as Wales is concerned.
The PRINCE: I have been to Wrexham on one visit to an exhibition there. I saw nothing there except the exhibition, but the memorial of the mayor and corporation has given me an interest in the place, so that I shall visit it and judge for myself, and in that way I will find out where Wrexham is.
The MAYOR of WREXHAM: When you do visit Wrexham you will find that on one side, as I have said, there is lovely rural scenery, while you have the advantage of having on the other side the mineral district, in I which minerals of every description are produced, which would present the advantage of permitting the students to receive practical lessons in the manufacture of these mineral proceeds. The speaker then went on to contrast Switzerland, a sort of Cave of Adullum for the worst political characters of Europe—Nihilists, Communists, and Socialists- with the loyalty and law-abiding character of Wales.
The Prince then proceeded to present a medal to Mr. G. F. Rowley, son of the late Mr. George Dawson Rowley, high-sheriff of Rutlandshire, and deputy lord-lieutenant of the county, in recognition of the deceased gentleman's services rendered to the Prince in his studies of Natural History.
Mr TAYLOR next read the balance sheet of the two Universities.
The PRINCE: There will be an opportunity of putting questions to me afterwards, but I hope they will be of a proper character.
An Auditor: I wish to know whether it is intended to have one or several Universities?
The PRINCE: We are bound by the trust deed to have an undivided institution and not to cooperate with any other institution in existence. General Jenkins now has several interesting letters to read to you with reference to the site of the University of Wales (Cheers.)
General Jenkins said: when the Prince of Mantua and Montferrat as chief trustee was requested by his Co trustees to select the site for the Mantua and Montferrat University he did me the honour of consulting me as to where I thought would be most useful. I felt that of all of the countries the principality of Wales is the most in need of such an institution. I therefore brought its wants to the notice of the Prince, and received his authority to communicate to the Welsh the intention of the trustee to found an University, and to obtain an expression of their opinion as to whether such an institution is really required in Wales. In reply to my communications on the subject I have received numerous letters from all parts of the Principality, which express opinions that such an institution as that of the Mantua and Montferrat University is most urgently needed in Wales, to enable the Welsh to compete on equal terms in knowledge, &c., with the outside world, and many sites for its location have been suggested. Having read the letters in question, which included one from the Earl of Enniskillen, who suggested the county of Chester as a site for the University, Major-General Jenkins proceeded to say: From these numerous letters I am convinced that such an institution is really wanted in Wales, and that it will be welcomed there by all classes. In support of this view, I take the liberty of reading a few of these letters. I would have been glad, had the trust been a public one, to have complied with the earnest requests of many well-wishers of the Principality by giving them information in detail m to the property of the trust; but, as the trust is in every way a private one, and an the establishment of the University and its future maintenance will rest entirely with the trustees, the trustees considered that, as they alone are responsible for its management, the responsibility on the subject should remain entirely with themselves and consequently that it would be inexpedient to state more than has been made known on the subject. I sincerely hope, in which all Welshmen join, that His Highness the Prince and the other trustees will be pleased to locate their University in Wales, in the midst of the most loyal people, where it will be valued and its great benefits fully appreciated and most lovingly welcomed, which would be a lasting memento of the worth of the noble family to whose memory it is being founded.
An AUDITOR: May we have the names of the trustees? (Hear, hear.)
The PRINCE: The trustees do not wish their names to be mentioned until the site for the University has been fixed. (Ironical laughter.)
The AUDITOR: When will a decision be arrived at?
The PRINCE: When we can find a suitable site. We shall not be long in setting about it.
Mr. HOWELL LLOYD: as a Welshman, suggested that the site of the University for Wales should be central, and should be easy of access by rail. Brecon came nearest as a central position, but it was too near the border of England. It seemed to him that a site near Welshpool might be found, or even in Radnorshire.
The PRINCE replied that a central position was a sine qua non.
The Rev. EVAN JONES inquired if the College would be opened to other than Welsh students.
The PRINCE replied that it would not be confined to Welsh students, but that Wales would of course have an advantage over other parts.
Dr. WILLIAMS proposed a vote of thanks to General Jenkins for his services in the movement.
This was seconded, and carried.
General JENKINS, in acknowledging the compliment, expressed his conviction as to the bona fide- nature of the movement, which would, he hoped, soon culminate successfully.
The PRINCE, referring to an Address read, said; This. address consists of the balance of the views of various directors of the University, who, feeling that they could not have the University each in their separate country, looked about among themselves for a country which would be convenient to them, and they have selected Switzerland. They asked us to put it in Switzerland. Whether we will do it or not is quite uncertain. I am averse to it myself because it is out of the British Isles. (Cheers.) The proceedings then terminated.
- [S40] Great Britain. Census Office, Census returns of England and Wales, 1891, (Public Records Office, London.), 5/6th April 1891, RG124545.
Administrative County of:
The undermentioned Houses are situate within the boundarier of the:
Page: 16
Civil Parish of:
Municipal Borough of:
Municipal Ward of:
Urban Sanitary District of:
Town or Village or Hamilet of:
Rural Sanitary District of:
Parliamentary Borough or Division of:
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of:
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No of Schedule: 103
ROAD, STREET, &c., and No. or NAME of HOUSE: Penralt
Houses In-habited: 1
Uninhabited or Building:
Number of Rooms occupied. If less than five:
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Name and Surname of each person: Alexander Jenkins
RELATION to Head of Family: Head
Condition as to Marriage: Married
Age last Birthday of: 64
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION: Retired Major General India
Employer
Employed
Neither Employed nor Unimployed:
WHERE BORN: Cardigan Aberporth
Language spoken:Both
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Name and Surname of each person: Mary Harriet Jenkins
RELATION to Head of Family: Wife
Condition as to Marriage: Married
Age last Birthday of: 58
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION:
Employer
Employed
Neither Employed nor Unimployed:
WHERE BORN: Madras, St Thos Mount
Language spoken: Engilsh
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Name and Surname of each person: Gwendlian Jane Morris Jenkins
RELATION to Head of Family: Daughter
Condition as to Marriage: Single
Age last Birthday of: 13
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION:
Employer
Employed
Neither Employed nor Unimployed:
WHERE BORN: Madras, Berhampoor
Language spoken: English
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Name and Surname of each person: Agnes Mary Morris Jenkins
RELATION to Head of Family: Daughter
Condition as to Marriage: Married
Age last Birthday of: 31
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION: Living on the means of her husband
Employer
Employed
Neither Employed nor Unimployed:
WHERE BORN: Madras Vepary
Language spoken: English
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Name and Surname of each person: Robert Alexander Reddie
RELATION to Head of Family: Grandson
Condition as to Marriage: Single
Age last Birthday of: 8
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION:
Employer
Employed
Neither Employed nor Unimployed:
WHERE BORN: Burmah Mzulnuin
Language spoken: English
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Name and Surname of each person: Constance Agnes May Reddie
RELATION to Head of Family: Granddaughter
Condition as to Marriage: Single
Age last Birthday of: 5
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION:
Employer
Employed
Neither Employed nor Unimployed:
WHERE BORN: Burmah Dangon
Language spoken:English
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Name and Surname of each person: Gwenllian ? Reddie
RELATION to Head of Family : Granddaughter
Condition as to Marriage: Single
Age last Birthday of: 2
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION:
Employer
Employed
Neither Employed nor Unimployed:
WHERE BORN: Cardigan Aberporth
Language spoken: English
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- [S205] The Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), 18 Jun 1894, Issue 7824.
REPRESENTATION OF CARDIGANSHIRE.
MEETING OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY.
ADOPTION OF MR. HARFORD, OF FALCONDALE.
TO FIGHT AS A TORY AND NOT A UNIONIST.
On Friday evening a crowded meeting was held at the Cardigan Consrevative Club for the purpose of considering the candidature of Mr. J. C. Harford, of Falcondale, for the county of Cardigan at the next general election. -The chair was taken by Mr. T. H. Brenchley, of Glaneirw, who proposed a resolution approving of Mr. Harford as the Unionist candidate. -Major-general Jenkins (Penrallt, Aberporth) seconded the resolution, which gave rise to an animated discussion, the consensus of opinion of the Conservatives present being that Mr. Harford should be brought out as a Conservative pure and simple, and not as a Unionist, and as a thorough supporter of Lord Salisbury's policy in every sense of the word. Addresses were delivered by the chairman, Major-general Jenkins, the Rev. W. C. Davies (Vicar of Cardigan), Mr. W. Woodward, Mr. Owen Williams (Brongwynmawr),
...
- [S205] The Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), 31 Oct 1899, Issue 9497.
LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
...
At a meeting under the auspices of the Cargigan Habitation of the Primrose League, held in the Guild-hall, Cardigan, on Saturday afternoon, Major-general Jenkins, Penrallt, the ruling councillor, presiding, a vote of confidence in the Government was unanimously carried.
- [S39] Great Britain. Census Office, Census returns of England and Wales, 1901, (Public Records Office, London.).
Administrative County: Cardigan
The undermentioned Houses are situate within the boundaries of the Civil Parish: Aberporth
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Cynfil Aberporth
Rural District of: Part of Cardigan
Parliamentary or Division of: County of Cardigan
Page: 9
No of Schedule: 72
ROAD, STREET, &c., and No. or NAME of HOUSE: Penrallt
Houses Inhabited: 1
Number of Rooms occupied. If less than five:
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Name and Surname of each person: Alexander Jenkins
RELATION to Head of Family: Head
Condition as to Marriage: Married
Age last Birthday of: 74
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION: Retired Major General Madras Staff Corps
Employer, Worker, or Own account:
If Working at Home:
WHERE BORN: Aberporth, Cardigan, Wales
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Name and Surname of each person: Mary H Jenkins
RELATION to Head of Family: Wife
Condition as to Marriage: Married
Age last Birthday of: 68
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION:
Employer, Worker, or Own account:
If Working at Home:
WHERE BORN: Madras, India
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Name and Surname of each person: Jane G M Jenkins
RELATION to Head of Family: Daughter
Condition as to Marriage: Single
Age last Birthday of: 28
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION:
Employer, Worker, or Own account:
If Working at Home:
WHERE BORN: Berampore, Ganjam, India
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Name and Surname of each person: Ivor A M Jenkins
RELATION to Head of Family: Grandson
Condition as to Marriage: Single
Age last Birthday of: 15
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION:
Employer, Worker, or Own account:
If Working at Home:
WHERE BORN: Acton, Middlesex, England
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Name and Surname of each person: Margaret J Thomas
RELATION to Head of Family: Servant
Condition as to Marriage: Single
Age last Birthday of: 23
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION: Parlour maid, Domestic
Employer, Worker, or Own account:
If Working at Home:
WHERE BORN: Llandygwydd, Cardigan, Wales
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Name and Surname of each person: Elizabeth Howells
RELATION to Head of Family: Servant
Condition as to Marriage: Single
Age last Birthday of: 20
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION: Housemaid, Domestic
Employer, Worker, or Own account:
If Working at Home:
WHERE BORN: Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Name and Surname of each person: Hannah Bowen
RELATION to Head of Family: Servant
Condition as to Marriage: Single
Age last Birthday of: 32
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION: Laundress
Employer, Worker, or Own account:
If Working at Home:
WHERE BORN: Aberporth, Cardigan, Wales
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- [S348] GRO (England and Wales).
Name: JENKINS, ALEXANDER
Age at Death (in years): 75
GRO Reference: 1902 S Quarter in CARDIGAN Volume 11B Page 7
- [S87] East India Company BMB's, (https://indiafamily.bl.uk), India Office Records Reference: L/MIL/9/209 f.441 L/AG/23/10/1-2.
Name: Alexander JENKINS
Event type: Biography
Start date:
Start year: 1826
End date:
End year: 1902
Biographical notes:
Madras Army; b 1 Nov & bap 26 Nov 1826 Aberporth, Cardigan, s of Thomas, Late Cpt. EIC Maritime Service, & Jane; L/MIL/9/209 f.441 - Cadet 1844/5; ret 1 Oct 1882, d 25 Aug 1902 Penralt, Cardigan m Mary Harriet 30 Apr 1855 (b 7 Nov 1832, d 16 Jun 1912); Thomas Gill b 21 Jan 1858; Agnes Mary Morris b 12 Apr 1859, m 23 Nov 188; William Morris b 13 Jul 1860; Malcolm Morris b 2 Oct 1861; John Ellyston Morris b 1 Feb 1864; Jane G Morris b 15 Jan 1873, d 29 Dec 1923
Transcribed by: British Library
India Office Records Reference: L/MIL/9/209 f.441 L/AG/23/10/1-2
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- [S105] Tombstone Inscription.
In Loving Memory of
Major General
Alexander Jenkins, Penrallt
Son of the late Captain Jenkins,
who passed away on the 25th August, 1902,
in the 76th year of his age.
Also of Mary Harriet widow of the above
who passed away June 16th 1912 in her 80th year.
Also of Jane Gwenllian Jenkins, youngest daughter of
Major Gen. Alexander Jenkins
who passed away Dec 29, 1923 in her 51st year.
- [S219] Saint Cynwyl's church, Aberporth, Wales., Saint Cynwyl's church, Burial Register.
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Rhes 6 {Translated to Row 6}
54 (Cross wen) {Translated to White cross} Alexander JENKINS, Penrallt, 4th son of the late Captain JENKINS, d. 25 Aug 1902 (76th year)
Mary Harriet, widow of the above, d. 16 June 1912 (80th year)
(Ochr chwith) {Translated to left side} Jane Gwenllian JENKINS, youngest daughter of Major Gen. Alexander JENKINS, d. 29 Dec 1923 (51st year)
- [S17] FreeREG, (The Trustees of FreeBMD, a charity registered in England and Wales, Number 1096940), http://www.freereg.org.uk/. (Reliability: 3).
County: Cardiganshire
Place: Aberporth
Church: Parish Church
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Burial Date: 29 Aug 1902
Forename: Alexander
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Rel1 Female Forename:
Rel1 Surname:
Surname: JENKINS
Age: 75
Abode:
Notes:
File Number: 13678
- [S17] FreeREG, (The Trustees of FreeBMD, a charity registered in England and Wales, Number 1096940), http://www.freereg.org.uk/.
County: Pembrokeshire
Place: Monington
Church name: St Nicholas
Register type: Parish Register
Marriage date: 14 Oct 1806
Groom forename: Thomas
Groom surname: JENKINS
Groom parish: Llangoedmore
Groom condition: Batchelor
Bride forename: Jane
Bride surname: MORRIS
Bride parish: Monington
Bride condition: Spinster
Witness1: Margarett THOMAS
Witness2: Thomas MORRIS
- [S207] North Wales Chronicle (Bangor, Wales), 30 Jun 1855, Issue 1477.
On the 30th of April, at St. Thomas's Church, Quilon, Alex, Jenkins, Esq, Lieutenant and Adjutant 2nd Regiment M.N.I., fourth son of the late Captain Jenkins, H.E.I.S., Penrallt, Cardiganshire, to Mary Harriet, daughter of Lieutenant-Col. Pinson, Madras Army.
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