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Post by mikemerthyr on Jan 24, 2024 18:37:03 GMT 1
If you look on town map for John Street there are photos of station on that page 1950's and earlier.
Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Oct 2, 2023 12:55:02 GMT 1
Hi Warren, There is a website called Welsh Coal mines have a look at that site it has a forum you can ask questions on and lists of collieries/pits around Wales for the Merthyr/Abercanaid area you need to look in Glamorgan East district.The list of mines/pits is on the left hand side click on name and it gives location it gives details of mine depth, number of men working there, accidents, output, etc. There are very few if any lists of mine workers names who worked at any mines to my knowledge only names of any killed in accidents.For locations of mines they are marked on Ordnance survey maps. Also go to National library of Scotland website side by side maps page this shows old maps and present day aerial shot of location where ever the mouse cursor is on one map is on same palace as on other. Hope this helps you. Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Sept 29, 2023 17:52:12 GMT 1
Hello Warren, There are a number of coal mines he could have worked in some men walked miles to go to work.Most of the mines at the top end of Merthyr valley were small drift mines into the sides of the mountains/hills. These were providing coal for the iron works. There were a few that were not very deep mines near Abercanaid 1 Gethin Pit 1849-1920 2 Waun Wilt 1824-1879. The deep mines were further down the valley in Merthyr Vale colliery (Nixon Navigation 1869- 1989) and in Treharris Colliery ( Harris Navigation then Deep Navigation 1872-1991). Hope this helps Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Aug 2, 2023 15:37:25 GMT 1
The name is CAEPANTYWYLL it was district by the side of the river Taff below Brecon road it was knocked down in late 1970's early 1980's. Hope this helps. Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on May 3, 2023 12:02:47 GMT 1
Hello There are obits for David Owen Jones age 19 ex Royal Army Medical Corps on page 4 June 19th 1915 and page 8 June 26th or it maybe May 26th this may be a photo? says he died 16th June. There is obit for Owen David Jones age 60 says ex soldier served in Royal.Welsh.Fusiliers served in India for 7 years died 12th March 1927 write up on page 10 March 19th and page 14 march 26th 1927.lastly obit for Jenny Richards age 39 wife of W.t Richards on page 12 October 7th 1939 age 39. All these obits are in the local newspaper The Merthyr Express newspaper you should be able to see paper on line or if not contact Merthyr Tydfil Central Library give them page numbers dates etc and they can send you prints. Hope this is helpful to you. All the best, Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Mar 9, 2023 17:58:55 GMT 1
Hello There is a marriage certificate and marriage banns records on ancestry married 26 April 1831 in Merthyr Parish Church St Tydfil. There are also eight/ten family trees on the website for him and Susanna Allcock. He was born 20th December 1812. checkout 2 Betts- Mcpherson family tree.
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Post by mikemerthyr on Jan 7, 2023 12:50:48 GMT 1
In Electoral List for 1918 Merthyr Tydfil living at 10 Lancaster Terrace was a John Thomas Davies, Annie Davies and Howard Davies who was an Absent voter in the Army serving in The Army Service Corps with army an number S/4060384. they probably moved house either bigger or smaller house. Hope this is useful to you if not well worth a try! Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Mar 9, 2022 17:41:15 GMT 1
Hello Andrew, On the 1939 electoral register that is on Find my past they are on the list at the address in Vaynor and Penderyn. There were 8 houses on the street list and the street is listed between Field Street and High street Cefn Coed.He is listed as George W Cooper a Coachbuilder she is listed as Martha,M Cooper a housewife.He was born 14/03/1902 she was born 15/06/1909.It has her surname changing to Barker in 1950. There appear to be 3 blanked out entries in the same house. Hope this helps you.
Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Nov 25, 2021 15:46:08 GMT 1
Hi Viv, Both Lewis Court and Patriot row were 3 or 4 houses off a main street in a cul-de-sac at the back of the street houses,usually got to by a small lane/gully from the street they were normally small 1up/ 1down or 2up/ 2down houses.They normally did not have a front garden and often no back garden either they may have also have had to share a toilet. Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Nov 15, 2021 21:24:53 GMT 1
Hi Viv, Well Street had buildings numbered up to 73, some of them may have been shops as not all the building numbers are in the electoral lists as being used as a home. I looked on 1911 census for no 35 and 38 it said that no 38 had two residents in the property a man and woman with a son (Williams familly) in 3 rooms and another man in 1 room called Edwards so 4 rooms in property probably 2 rooms upstairs 2 rooms downstairs normally with a outside toilet.It said in census not to count Pantry/kitchen so possible 1 other small room as a Pantry/kitchen ?. In no 35 Well Street there was a family called Thomas 2 parents and son and daughter that property said 4 rooms also so probably same layout as no 38. Hope this helps you. Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Oct 27, 2021 17:28:35 GMT 1
Hello What information are you after the street was knocked down in the 1970's I believe.
Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Aug 29, 2021 17:38:33 GMT 1
There are two newspaper obits for a Captain Francis.W.H.Lewis aged 39 of Idloes House Parl Crescent Merthyr Tydfil in Merthyr Express Newspaper on page 10 April 24th 1926 and page 6 May 8th edition. He was the son of Mr Hugh Lewis & late Mrs lewis. It says he joined army as a private in August 1914 and was promoted through the ranks to be a Captain and had been mentioned in dispatches twice.I hope this is the man you are looking for.
Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Aug 23, 2021 20:43:02 GMT 1
Hello, I belive the office was in the old Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall around that time,on the side of building that went up the hill to St Tydfil's Hospital or it was in a building on the Tramroad behind the town hall but may be wrong!
Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Apr 16, 2021 20:54:38 GMT 1
Hello Gareth,
If you go onto the website National library of Scotland they have maps there that can be seen side by side and where the cursur is on the present map it is in the same position on the old maps. Zoom into Pontsticill reservoir just below it on the OS 25inch 1892 -1914 dated map it shows the site of Pontsticill Mill (disused)it gives compass bearing and GPS coordinates. This might be what you are looking for? If you search around the old map it shows the Gallen river/stream on the OS 6 inch 1883- 1913 old map. Also look in Cefn Coed it shows Pont-y-Capel brewery I think this may have been the Mill or close to it. Hope this is what you are looking for! Be Lucky Mike
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Post by mikemerthyr on Feb 9, 2021 18:23:51 GMT 1
Hello Sharen, Did they have any children her maiden name will be on a childs birth certificate. Her maiden name and fathers name and occupation will be on her marriage certificate also.Did she have any older siblings that may be on the 1911 census. Do you know when or where she died there will be a death certificate and it should give her former name on that,if not there could be a report of her death in the local newspaper where she died and it could give you info about her in that (parents,siblings etc that could help you). Hope this helps you a little.
Mike
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