Dear Listers,
I've put the following messages on the Glamorgan list and I thought I might
expand the area of enquiry. I would be most grateful if anyone has any
leads on these names:
William Jones Roberts
I wonder if anyone on the list has any connection with, or has any
information about, William Jones Roberts who lived in Bedlinog in 1911.
William was born in an brought up in Blaenau Ffestiniog and married Mary
Ellen in 1909. The information on the 1911 Census is as follows:
William Jones Roberts, Head, 26, Colliery below ground hewer, born Festiniog
Mary Ellen Roberts, wife, 27, born Rhymney, Monmouth
Robert Maldwyn Roberts, son, 6 months, born Bedlinog, glamorgan
Elizabeth Jane Lloyd, Nurse, 14, Pont-y-Waen, Glamorgan
William was the son of John and Martha Roberts who lived in Ystrad Mynach in
the 1911 Census but there is no exact address given. John born in
Penmachno, 64, is recorded as a Stone Mason as he has been in the previous
censuses but this time it is noted that he was an "employer".
Martha Roberts, born in Betws y Coed, died aged 57 in 1914 with the death
registered in Merthyr Tydfil
John Roberts died aged 75 on 26 December 1921 at 39 Springfield Terrace,
Nelson, and was buried with his first wife in Penmachno, Caernarvonshire
John Roberts was a brother of one of my great grandmothers, known as "Uncle
John South". I would be very interested in making contact with any
descendants of this family and would be grateful for any leads.
Mary Ann Jones
I sent a message on 12 January asking about any descendants of William Jones
Roberts but so far have not had any response. Since then I've discovered
his sister in the 1911 Census and I thought I might see if anyone recognised
this family then living at 51 Central Street, Ystrad Mynach:
Robert Jones, Head, 35, married for 4 years, Stone Mason underground
colliery, born Llanerfyl, Montgomery
Mary Ann Jones, wife, 30, born Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire
Mary Myfanwy Jones, dau, 3, born Bargoed
John Williams, boarder, 38, Colliery hewer, born Rhuddlan, Denbighshire
I would be most grateful if anyone knows of any descendants of this family.
Hywel Roberts