Hi everyone!
Thought I'd join Huw and let you know a bit about me too!
My name is Anthony Jenkins and I am a bit older than Huw - but not too much. My parents
were born and grew up in Ogmore (Cardiff Street and Dunraven Place) and were taught by
Jane Davies who wrote an article in the 2001 Journal. My grandparents both lived in Ogmore
- JENKINS at 33 Cardiff Street and PILLINER's at 72 Dunraven Place. My great
grandparents - JENKINS lived at 9 Vale View Terrace in Nantymoel having moved from
Pembroke. Family connections also extend to the DAVEY family also of Cardiff Street.
I got hooked on family history through some old photographs my mother had and through
having seen the enormous changes in the valley from visits as a small child to the present
day. I live in Swindon in Wiltshire at the moment but not for much longer. The family is
moving to Treharris at the end of January (hopefully) to provide support to my parents who
now live in Whitchurch in Cardiff.
I am hoping to persuade my mother to attend some of the fortnightly meetings at the Berwyn
Centre when we have moved - she seems to be able to add lots of additional information to
the articles published in the journal and seems to have known many of the people mentioned
too!
That's enough from me for the time being. I am really looking forward to sharing
information on this list - and a big thank you to Huw for such a great idea!
Regards
Anthony :-)