This is the family of my daughter's great grandmother, and my ex grandmother
in law.
Henry Hopes (b1861 Pontypool, d Mar 1947 Neath) and his wife Mary Ann (nee
Mitchell) (b 1863 Shebane (?) Devon, d ?) had five children: (all born at
12 Briton Ferry Road)
William Henry Hopes b 1886 Neath might have married Annie Treharn in 1914
and Edith Davies in 1968 (still to confirm)
Ernest James Hopes b 21 Feb 1889 Neath, d 1970 Neath - married either
Margaret Hughes or Sara Jane Treharne in 1910 (still to confirm) was Mayor
of Neath in 1933
Beatrice Ellen Hopes (daughter's great grandmother) b 8 May 1891 Neath, d
1980 Newport Mon. In 1911 she was a Drapers Assistant. She married 26 Apr
1914 Willie Evans b 1891 Aberavon, d 1983 Newport Mon. Willie was a son of
William Evans b 1865 Cwmavon, and Ellen (nee Langmaid) b 1863 Aberavon. The
Evans family lived in Thomas Street, Briton Ferry. Beatrice and Willie had
twin sons b 13 Jun 1917, Gordon Onslow Evans, and Cyril Kenneth Evans.
Lucy May Hopes b14 May 1897, d Feb 1988 Neath - never married
Walter Redvers Hopes b 23 Aug 1900, d 1989, married 1935 Elizabeth Watkins.
In 1984 Walter was a recipient of Freedom of the Borough of Neath - why??
Any information at all about any of these greatly appreciated, and any
contact with living relatives would be wonderful.
Regards
Jan Moon
Pottsville NSW Australia