The Hurley Family

[kenkitty]

Would anybody know about the Hurley family? Lived in Cadrow? Merthyr Tydfil. My mother, Minnie Mary Hurley was born there in 1907. Her father was a miner, believed to have emigrated from Ireland. Know nothing at all about the rest of the family.

[kedgie]

I know some Hurleys who previously lived in Merthyr. I know there is definately mining in the family, as one of them still works in Mining (Not in Wales anymore, they emigrated) If you could give me anymore information at all (Parents names, or even siblings) I can see if I can find out if there is any relation at all.

[kenkitty]

TA
MOTHERS NAME ABOVE, FATHER THOMAS DIED FEB 1926, MOTHER ANN DIED JUNE 1933,
I THOUGHT MY MOTHER WAS BORN IN MT, BUT THERE IS NO RECORD OF THIS,I BELEIVE SHE HAD ONE SISTER
THANKS KEN DOWN UNDER

[kedgie]

I'll see what I can find out. I don't know why you wouldn't be able to find your mother in Merthyr if she was born there - another good place to start is death certificates and marriage certificates. You know apporximately when Thomas and Ann died, so you may be able to get parents and/or children's names off that. I'll contact the Hurleys in my family and see if they know anything. I'm not sure where in Merthyr they are originally from, but I seem to remember Pendaryn being mentioned.

[Sean Duggan]

My great-great-grandparents Timothy Hurley and Margaret Moloney were living in Coedcae Court, Merthyr, in 1841. They were in Penydarren in 1861. Most of the rest of the time they lived in Caedraw. They were originally from Co Cork.

They had only one son who survived to adulthood and he (Michael) emigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the late 1860s. I have been in touch one of his descendants.

I am descended from their oldest child Mary who was born in Dunderrow, near Kinsale, Co Cork, in 1831. She died in Ebbw Vale in 1896. Her husband was Daniel Duggan of Lower High St Dowlais, later New Town Ebbw Vale, and later still Gellifaelog Terrace.

Another daughter, Julia, married Frank Reed and moved to Bristol. A third, Catherine, married a Jones and stayed in Merthyr.

Timothy Hurley was probably related to other Hurleys who lived in Merthyr in the nineteenth century but I don't know which ones.

Sean

[ken]

I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT MY MOTHER MINNIE HURLEY WAS BORN IN MERTHYR, HER FATHERS NAME WAS THOMAS, MOTHER ANN,LIVED IN ADAM AND EVE COURT CEADROW.
KEN

[bynwalters]

There were Hurleys running the Tregenna Hotel next to Penydarren Park; whether or not they are still running it I wouldn't know but they have an address in Pontsticill.

[framers]

Hi all I am researching my Granfathers past, His name was William O`Brien and he married Bridget Hurley, In fact in 1977 i was working overseas and on return to the UK i took my Dad John O`Brien down to Dowlais to try and find Agnes Hurley my dads Auntie, we searched around for about and hour and we found her, lovely lady and had a good chat with a few tears. She had two sons Gerald and Bernard Hurley, I met them both that trip they have since passed away but i know that Gerald lived in Trevithick street and his widow Joyce still lives their. I have traced my Grandfathers grave in Norther France but i just wanted to piece together his life in Dowlais - can anyone HELP

[cantwell]

Mary Hurley b abt 1845 Ireland m 9 Mar 1867 Michael Cantwell in Dowlais.
Their witnesses were Thomas Powell (Power) and Mary Lyons.
They left shortly thereafter for Pittsburgh PA.
Mary's father was Denis Hurley still alive in Wales when his daughter left for America.
Perhaps he is the Denis who was killed in a mine accident in 1878?
Michael Cantwell (name on his marriage record) changed the name to Campfield in
census records and school records for his children in America.
His father was John was deceased in 1867 when Michael married.
This fine Irish family attended Transfiguration RC Church in Monongahela City PA;
leaving behind their memories of St. Illtyd in Dowlais.  Michael worked in coal mines
for a meager living for his family.  Mary died after a house fire in 1886.
They have a large extended family searching for their roots in Wales and Ireland -
probably Cos  Cork  and Slago.   They had close relationship with the Carroll and Dunseath
families in Pennsylvania.  
Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated!
Saundra Campfield 

[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.
wgd