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Title: Morel Shipping Co Cardiff
Post by: Dannemois on Thursday 24 August 17 15:00 BST (UK)
Hi
I have some photos of ship mates - apprentices with the Morel Brothers Shipping Co of Cardiff.  Written on the back is Taffy Eynon and cousin.  I presume being a Cardiff company it's likely the lads were from Cardiff or surrounding districts.  Can you shed any light on Taffy Eynon as I would like the family to have the photo.
Title: Re: Morel Shipping Co Cardiff
Post by: Milliepede on Thursday 24 August 17 15:44 BST (UK)
To be honest I thought Taffy was like a nickname for a Welsh person like Jock for a Scottish person.

If you search for Taffy first name on BMD index not a lot comes up  :-\
Title: Re: Morel Shipping Co Cardiff
Post by: Dannemois on Friday 25 August 17 06:33 BST (UK)
Milliepede
You are exactly correct us Welsh boys are all Taffys' - Taffy is a nickname.  Okay, it is a case of looking for the needle!! but fingers crossed, someone just might recognise Taffy and claim the photo.
Title: Re: Morel Shipping Co Cardiff
Post by: Ricardian on Tuesday 12 September 17 16:48 BST (UK)
Hi Dannemois

My grandmother's maiden name was Eynon but the family was from Trimsaron in Carmarthenshire. The reason that I am replying to you is because the blonde young man in the photograph looks very much like my cousin's son and like her father when he was young. While none of my grandmother's brothers lived in Cardiff as far as I know, it is possible that maybe one of her uncles may have lived there. The likeness is quite uncanny so maybe there is a connection of some sort. Any idea of the year photograph was taken?

Ricardian
Title: Re: Morel Shipping Co Cardiff
Post by: Dannemois on Tuesday 12 September 17 17:17 BST (UK)
Ricardian

Thanks for your message; the photo is dated 1926
Title: Re: Morel Shipping Co Cardiff
Post by: Trefgraig on Sunday 12 October 25 18:46 BST (UK)
My great uncle was an Eynon who was an apprentice in the 1920s in the Morel shipping company. He went on to become a Master Mariner.
Title: Re: Morel Shipping Co Cardiff
Post by: Ricardian on Tuesday 04 November 25 12:04 GMT (UK)
That is interesting Trefgraig. Do you have any further details of the family? My grandmother was Ellen Eynon daughter of Arthur Eynon and Elinor Philips, she was born in 1875. She had lots of brothers an sisters and so did Arthur so I wonder if there is a connection.
Title: Re: Morel Shipping Co Cardiff
Post by: Ricardian on Tuesday 04 November 25 12:13 GMT (UK)
Also just thought that the cousin looks like my grandfather’s family. Ellen married David Davies and he had brothers who were younger than him. One of them was a seaman. Not sure of the name could have been Thomas Roger or Sidney. It is just a thought.