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Post by bardan on Oct 4, 2006 22:56:18 GMT 1
I am researching Riordan,Lewis,Davies,Weale,Cadle,Dawkins in the Dowlais and PenyDarren areas 1870s to 1920s.
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Post by l1sc0ckrell on Jan 15, 2007 19:04:16 GMT 1
Have just noticed your posting. I have ancestors in Dowlais and Pennydarren. My paternal grandmother was called Emily Dawkins, her father was Henry Dawkins and her mother was Ann Lewis. There is a Letitia Weale around and about 1901, she had a daughter called Maggie born 1898.
I also remember an Aunty Annie-Florence, whose maiden name was Riordan! She was a Sister at the general hospital in Merthyr
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Post by bardan on Jan 19, 2007 5:30:55 GMT 1
It seems we are related (if distantly). My grandfather Daniel George Riordan had a sister Annie Florence - the mother of Sister Annie at the hospital I think.The Dawkins family lived next door at 4 Lloyd St.I would be interested in sharing information.You can reply directly to bardan@ukonline.co.uk Hope to hear from you.
Mike Riordan
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Post by KEN HINDLEY on Feb 13, 2007 23:27:30 GMT 1
A DAWKINS FAMILY LIVED CRAIG TERRACE DOWLAIS, A DAUGHTER CALLED MARGRET FATHER WORKED FRONT GATES AT HOOVER ANOTHER DAWKINS LIVED IN PANT MANAGER OF COOP DOWLAIS CALLED BILLY DAWKINS, HAD A STEP SON RANDOLPH HARDLEY NOW LIVING IN AUST
KEN HINDLEY
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Post by bardan on Feb 16, 2007 22:50:16 GMT 1
Thanks for the note.
When were these Dawkins living in Merthyr?
Where is Aust?
Mike Riordan
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Post by Alan on Feb 18, 2007 9:15:20 GMT 1
A friend of mine, Colin Dawkins lives at Haydn Terrace, Penydarren. Aust is on the River Severn, near Bristol in the County of Avon. There was a Ferry running from there to Beachley at Chepstow until the 1960s, when the Servern Bridge was built. Click Here: www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/chepstow/pages/timryan.shtml |
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Post by bardan on Feb 19, 2007 5:24:28 GMT 1
Does anybody know when Lloyd street Dowlais and surrounding area was demolished?
This was between North street and the Iron Works (Ivor).
and Well street?
Or is there a website with information about this kind of change?
Presumably post WW2?
Mike Riordan
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Post by Alan on Feb 19, 2007 8:52:13 GMT 1
Most of old Dowlais was demolished in the 1960s.
Alan
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Post by KEN on Mar 9, 2007 23:03:00 GMT 1
Thanks for the note. When were these Dawkins living in Merthyr? Where is Aust? Mike Riordan AS FAR AS I KNOW FROM 1944 UNTILL I LEFT 1966 AUST IS IN AUSTRALIA KEN |
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Post by Mike Riordan on Mar 29, 2007 18:39:13 GMT 1
It looks like there will be many Dawkins links. I will reply to Lis and Bob by direct email re Emily Dawkins, Letitia Weale,James Weale. I have seen a couple of references to a Royal Oak Inn and James Weale. One was for George st Dowlais (not ours I think?) this was on the Curious Fox website. The other was in Troedyrhiw and I think this is our James Weale. His brother William was killed in WW1 - a good site for any WW1 casualties is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission ( www.cwgc.com or .org or .net I can't remember exactly but a google search will give it) this gives some basic info about the individual and the theatre of war. Mike |
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