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My family were the Davises who lived in the Bear House, Trecastle. Most of the people in the area were related to us. We were originally of Gypsy desent and can be traced back many hundreds of years. We were also related to the Pike family and to Adelina Patti who brought travelling singing shows to this country. Myself and my familly are travelling show people. My mother was Olwen Davis who married Rouen Wilkins, her mother was Violet Davis, and Harriet Davis was my great-grandmother, they all in turn owned the Bear House in Trecastle. My father and mother had the Three Horseshoes pub in the 1960s. My uncle Dilwyn owned the Castle. All of my late relatives are buried in Llwyl churchyard. Some of my cousins still live in Trecastle. When my grandmother Violet died, the Bear House passed to my mother, who due to ill health, sadly, had to take the decision to sell the Bear, which after hundreds of years, took it out of our family. I would have loved it as a base for my travelling fairground, as there was loads of land with it. Anyone with any memories please contact me.

Written by Mark Wilkins. To send Mark Wilkins a private message, click here.

A memory of Trecastle in Powys shared on Sunday, 15th August 2010.

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RE: RE: My Family

Hi Mark,

I have read your account of Trecastle and can't wait to show it to Rhys.

A start for him I think.

Suzanne :-)

Comment from Suzanne Turley on Thursday, 18th November 2010.

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