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Post by claire on Mar 9, 2009 14:09:02 GMT 1
Hello there,
I am currently tracing my family tree,and have recently discovered that my great,great grandmother worked as a housekeeper for the butffers arms,at no 2 upper taff street,merthyr,in 1871,I would be grateful for any info on either the pub or my grandmother,who's name was Johanna Brennan,nee Crowley,
many thanks,
claire
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Post by rachelb on Mar 11, 2009 16:24:28 GMT 1
Hello, I think the name of the pub must have been "the Butchers Arms"
Look on the Old Merthyr Tydfil Website and click on Pubs, there is a very extensive list of pubs there.
Rachel Bowen
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Post by claire on Mar 12, 2009 12:42:53 GMT 1
I thought Butffers was a very unusual name for a pub!My thinking obviously isn't as logical as yours Rachel,thank you!There is a Butchers Arms listed,the address is given as 51 High street,I wonder whether anyone would be able to give me any info on when the pub was there,or on the proximity of Upper Taff street to the High street,maybe someone could recommend a book or let me know of somewhere I could see a map of Merthyr during that time.My great,great, grandmother is listed as working at this pub in 1871,it's a subject that I find fascinating,but I'm having difficulty getting any further back on this side of my tree as Johanna was born in Ireland,I would really appreciate any help that any one can offer!
Regards,
Claire
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Post by merthyrlad on Mar 12, 2009 12:59:37 GMT 1
Try putting her name into www.ancestry.co.uk if you know roughly where in Ireland she came from. Try the Wales Census on Ancestry for Merthyr and 1871/81/91 and 1901. Also try the Mormon's site which has one of the largest databases in the World. www.familysearch.org/eng/default.aspI have looked on the 1881 Wales Census and found Johanna born about 1853 in Ireland, wife to Edward Brennan also born in Ireland of 6 Upper Taff Street. He was a Steel Chipper Unemployed. They had children James 10, William 6, Catherine 3, Bridget 2, Mary Ann under 1 and a John Crowley 40 who was a lodger. John was born in Ireland in 1841 and was a labourer in the Iron Works. Could this be the family connection? |
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Post by claire on Mar 12, 2009 14:34:26 GMT 1
Yes,thats definitely her,thanks,I've just sent off for a copy of their marriage certificate,so I'm hoping to get some further info from that,I hadn't thought of the Morman site though,i'll give that a try next!Thanks very much Merthyrlad!
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Post by rachelb on Mar 16, 2009 12:21:45 GMT 1
Glad to have been of some help Claire,
I am wary of the Mormon site - it is a bit strange,
Rachel
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Post by claire on Mar 16, 2009 14:02:26 GMT 1
completely agree Rachel after viewing it,didn't have any additional info for me anyway,but worth a try!
claire
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