--------------------------------------------------- An article from the South Wales Weekly Argus; Reproduced verbatim: Over 500 The 500-year mark has been passed in the combined age of seven sisters "battle" which has been raging in this column recently. The record is now claimed by the seven Howells sisters of Cwmbran, whose combined ages total 514 years. The names and ages of the sisters - who are all married - are; Mrs. Emily Tanner of Southport, aged 86, Mrs. Delia Reynolds, Newport 80, Mrs. Milly Williams, Cwmbran 74, Mrs. Kate Griffiths, Newport 72, Mrs. Ada Nicholas, Cwmbran 70, Mrs. Rosie Ballantyne, South Africa 68, Mrs. Maud Chappell, Cwmbran 64 another sister, Elizabeth, died last year aged 80. There are also two brothers "aged between seventy and eighty" in the family. They are Mr. Willie Howells, who is in South Africa, and Mr. Tom Howells who lives in Canada. Their mother - Mrs. Howells - kept the Mount Pleasant Inn, at Cwmbran for many years, and she was 91 when she died. --------end of the column article---------- The original newspaper article "Over 500" is orange with age and the ink is so faded that it would not copy, and there is no date on it. By adding the given ages and their known birth dates, the newspaper article was written in 1953. Also, the ages given above are 5 years older than the ages given in the 1948 South Wales Weekly Argus. In 1953, Tom (Thomas Charles) Howells was 78 in Canada and Willie (William) Howells was 66 in South Africa. There were two more brothers, Charles was killed in action in France 1917 and Albert David died in June, 1891 (age 4 months). "Their mother - Mrs. Howells" was Delia, known as "Gran Howells", formerly Davies nee Williams, born Apr.6,1848, died Oct.18,1936, age 88 1/2. Comments by Ray Howells (grandson of Tom Howells)
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