Evan Francis was born in 1772 in Dyrnioga Bach, Talsarnau in the parish of Llanfihangel y Traethau. His father and mother are buried in Rehoboth Cemetery, Harlech, and on the gravestone are the following words: "Francis Evans of Mochras, who died September 23 1827. Also Lowri Evans his wife, who died12 September 1833"

'Baner ac Amserau Cymru Newspaper', Wednesday, December 17th, 1856.

 TALSARNAU, - An inquest was held last Friday in front of Mr Griffith Jones Williams, estate agent,on two bodies, namely William Owens and Edmund Jones, who were in the service of L. H. Thomas Esq., Cae'r Ffynnon, Talsarnau who were found drowned while attempting to cross Traeth Bach.

Jane Parry's body found following ferry disaster. 1862.

 The "Turkestan" would have been a square sail-ship similar to the image.

This is a translation of a report by Fanny and Ethel Holland Thomas - the daughters of Captain Lewis Holland Thomas from Caerffynnon, Talsarnau - from the book "The Caerffynnon Story" written by Heulwen Isambard Owen and Hedydd Isambard Owen published in 1973.