Members of the choir

It has been a long time since the last post, this is not for lack of information...as I have discovered so much since September. I appologise for the lack of a recent post, life just doesn't seem to allow me the time.

I have decided to list the names I currently have linked with the choir, in the hopes that someone will find someone they know.

From the 1912-1913 Tour we have:

• William George (31yr) - Newport, Wales
• William Davies (26yr) - Pontypridd, Wales
• Thomas William (30yr) - Risca, Wales
• Ernest Orlidge (32yr) - Newport, Wales
• Stanley Brewer (25yr) - Newport, Wales
• Henry Edwards (28yr) - Newport, Wales
• George F. Davies (40yr) - Newport, Wales
• Arthur A. Smith (17yr) - Newport, Wales
• George Lane (23yr) - Newport, Wales
• John Mc Donald (27yr) - Newport, Wales
• James Harries (28yr) - Newport, Wales
• William Jno Thomas (31yr) - Newport, Wales
• Henry Parry (29yr) - Newport, Wales
• William H. Roberts (27yr) - Newport, Wales
• Benjamin Gibbs (23yr) - Blackwood, Wales
• Reginald Thos. Weight (32yr) - Newport, Wales
• Francis Sargent (33yr) - Newport, Wales
• William Sargent (45yr) - Newport, Wales
• Herbert Jones (26yr) - Newport, Wales
• Walter Martin (32yr) - Newport, Wales
• Dewi Michael (35yr) - Cardiff, Wales

The ship was The S.S. Cedric, and sailed from Liverpool to New York on October 17th 1912.

From the 1913 Tour we have the following:

• David T. (Taranlais) Hopkins (24yr) - Pontygwaith, Wales
• William J. Jones (22yr) - Blaina, Wales
• William C. Lydford (32yr) - Cardiff, Wales
• Ike Jones (26yr) - Pontnewydd, Wales
• John L. Bebb (30yr) - Abertysswg, Wales
• David Griffiths (26yr) - Bargoed, Wales
• Bew Davies (26yr) - Blaina, Wales
• George F. Davies (41yr) - Newport, Wales
• Dewi Michael (36yr) - Cardiff, Wales
• Geo Henry Williams (27yr) - Risca, Wales
• Tho. John Williams (30yr) - Pontymister, Wales
• Harry Edwards (28yr) - Newport, Wales
• George Price (28yr) - Blaina, Wales
• Arthur A. Smith (18yr) - Newport, Wales
• Harry Astle (27yr) - Wolverhampton, England

The ship was the S.S. Celtic and sailed from Liverpool to New York on October 30th 1913. During this tour, the choir also performed with the famed Morgan Kingston.

All of the above information has been taken from original ships manifests at Ellis Island, spellings, locations or approximate ages may be incorrect.