The Dovecote

Nicely done Victor. If you're ever in the neighborhood of Caerphilly, Wales, you could take a photograph of the ruins of a dovecote located at the Van Mansion. That property was once owned by my 12th great grandfather, Edward Lewis b1508 d1560.


Here's a link showing it's location on Google maps.

https://maps.google.co​m …+3RN,+United+Ki​ngdom&z=18

Here's a brief description of Edward Lewis and the Van and describes the importance of a dovecote.

Gene, I would never have guessed in a million years that you had some Welsh in you..........lol

vmlopes wrote in post #16069021
Gene, I would never have guessed in a million years that you had some Welsh in you..........lol

Well, my Lewis ancestors first arrived in this country in 1630 so we've had enough time to adapt (That's 10 years after the Mayflower arrived).

I'm also part Scots (McPherson) and English (Hodges). Surprisingly to me, according to my DNA, my ethnic background is 59% Scandinavian and 33% British Isles. The remaining 8% is too small a sample to be certain of.