the hurley family

[ken]

looking for info on the Hurley family lived in Adam and Eve court Ceadrow Merthyr 1945.

Ken in OZ

[cantwell]

Searching for information on Denis Hurley b abt 1822 Ireland lived Dowlais 1861 and 1871.
Census indicate his wife is Elizabeth (could that be Daviess?)
We descend from Denis and his first wife (possibly Mary Deneen) whose daughter Mary b 1845 Ireland
m Michael Cantwell in Dowlais in 1867 and relocated to Pennsylvania USA.
Witnesses to marriage: Thomas Power (Powell) and Bridget Lyons.
We have a death record for a Dennis Hurley Dec 1878 in Upper Merthyr-Tydfil Glamorgan Wales
as a coal mine accident.  Is there an informant or any other clues in secular or Church death record?
Where is Dennis Hurley buried?  What other Hurleys are in the area?
Did this family attend St. Illtyd's Roman Catholic Church?  If so, where might those records be found?
Any help, suggestions, or clues greatly appreciated by Michael and Marys extended American family.(changed Cantwell to Campfield)
Thank you, Saundra Campfield Carr

[mikemerthyr]

Hello cantwell There is a death record for DENNIS HURLEY age60 died 6th DECEMBER buried 9th DECEMBER 1878 in ST ILLTYD'S CHURCH . Address given is of PENYDARREN .Most of the people who lived in PENYDARREN AND DOWLAIS were usually buried in PANT CEMETARY (LOCAL AUTHORITY GRAVEYARD ).IF not they were buried in CEFN COED CEMETARY (LOCAL AUTHORITY GRAVEYARD ) the Catholic churches did not have their own graveyards. Photo copies of DOWLAIS ST ILLTYD'S and MERTHYR TYDFIL ST MARY'S CATHOLIC RECORDS of MARRIAGES & BAPTISM & DEATHS are kept in MERTHYR TYDFIL CENTRAL LIBRARY not every record but a very good number. There is a fatal accident report in the local newspaper MERTHYR EXPRESS of DENNIS HURLEY of HIGH STREET PENYDARREN killed at DOWLAIS OLD WORKS by caught in machine by clothes, on PAGE 5 DECEMBER 14TH 1878 issue of paper .IF contact the Merthyr library they could send you a print of it .

mike

[mikemerthyr]

Some information for anyone with family name of HURLEY who lived in MERTHYR TYDFIL

LIST OF SERVICE MEN IN WORLD WAR ONE ABSENT VOTERS LIST FOR MERTHYR TYDFIL 1918

CORNELIUS HURLEY SERVED IN CONNAUGHT RANGERS ARMY NUMBER 9641 LIVED AT 12 IVOR STREET DOWLAIS

TIMOTHY HURLEY SERVEDIN THE BORDER REGMENT ARMY NUMBER 33435
LIVED AT 91 BRECON STREET DOWLAIS

PRIVATE EDWARD HURLEY 8TH EAST SURREY REGIMENT ARMY NUMBER 35901
LIVED AT 10 BEECH TERRACE DOWLAIS

PRIVATE JOHN HURLEY RAILWAY CON TROOP DEPOT ROYAL ENGINEERS ARMY NO 348026
LIVED AT 10 BEECH TERRACE DOWLAIS

MICHAEL HURLEY SERVED IN 46TH BATT MACHINE GUN CORPS ARMY NO 128222
LIVED AT 68 BALACLAVA ROAD DOWLAIS
WILLIAM HURLEY SERVED IN 46TH BATT MACHINE GUN CORPS ARMY NO 10938
LIVED AT 68 BALACLAVA ROAD DOWLAIS

JEREMIAH HURLEY SERVED IN 9TH ENTRENCHING BATT WELSH REGIMENT ARMY NO 48572
LIVED AT 8 LAMB LANE MERTHYR TYDFIL

PHOTOS IN MERTHYR EXPRESS NEWSPAPER AND SOUTH WALES ECHO OF FOLLOWING
PRIVATE JAMES HURLEY WELSH REGIMENT DIED OF WOUNDS APRIL 3RD 1917 LIVED AT 17 CROSS STREET RHYMNEY ON PAGE 10 JUNE 2ND 1917 MERTHYR EXPRESS

MR M HURLEY DOWLAIS&GLAM FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYER ENLISTING IN ARMY SOUTH WALES ECHO 3RD JUNE 1915

PRIVATE THOMAS HURLEY SERVED IN SOUTH WALES BORDERERS KILLED IN ACTION LIVED BEECH STREET DOWLAIS SOUTH WALES ECHO 10TH MAY 1915


MIKE

[wgd]

Michael Hurley. He and his wife owned the Treggena, they sold it a few years back and now live in Ponsticill where they own at least they used to own the bunk houses in Pontsticill. Michael will be 73, he was a class mate of mine in Merthyr County Grammar school. At that time circa 1952 - 1957 he lived with his mother and brother in the street opposite the Old Merthyr Market which If I remember was the fire station.