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From: "Patricia Williams" <>
Subject: Re: [WALES-LOCAL-HISTORY] (no subject)
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 22:22:26 -0000
References: <552051.16607.qm@web51515.mail.yahoo.com>


Pontypridd (Llantwit Fardre) is in Glamorgan in South Wales.
Here is the link to the Genuki page which should help you.

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/LlantwitFardre/

Patricia
Llanrwst
North Wales
----- Original Message -----
From: "Uncharted Families" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [WALES-LOCAL-HISTORY] (no subject)


> Hi Jennifer;
>
> Being from Canada, sometimes I'm a little geographically challenged when
> it comes to counties, parishes, townships, etc., etc. re: the UK. Where
> is Pontypridd?? Also, what year was your Nan born - that would help us in
> helping you find more information about her.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nova
> Ontario, Canada
>
> Jennifer Slade <> wrote: Can anyone help?
>
> I have been going around for thirty odd years thinking my nan was a Parry.
> It staes it on her marrige cert but I have never been able to find her
> birth
> details even when she passed away.
> I now nan had a least one half brother and now I think I am getting
> somewhere after speaking to a very reluctant family member.
>
> Nans brother was Thomas Owen born in Pontypridd. As I could not find
> Beatrice Parry on the BMD borth details I looked up Beatrice Owen and low
> and behold there is an entry for her birth in Pontypridd. I also looked up
> Thomas. Thomas mothers maiden name was Thorpe while Beatrices states
> Jones.
> This is where the half brother culd come in I suppose.
>
> I knw that Thomas was placed in a childrens home and I have been told that
> they all were.
>
> But how does this relate to her details on her marrige cert that states
> she
> was a Parry and her father was Robert Owen Parry?
>
> How would I trace childrens homes etc to look for them there?
>
> Coud Beatrice have been adopted?
>
> She come to London when she was about 14 and went into service ther. I am
> wondering if this is something that woud have been the norm for a
> childrens
> home to arrange?
>
> I know that nan had relatives in Thomas Street Tonypandy but were they
> blood
> or adopted etc?
>
> Any leads ir suggestions very very welcome
>
>
> There are also at least two other siblings Ethel and Daniel. I have looked
> this uo but the maiden name of there mother does not appear and I am not
> going to order their birth certificates until I can do a bit more delving
> just in case I am completely wrong
>
>
> Jennifer Slade
>
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