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Denbighshire / Re: boys orphanage in or around llandulas
« on: Thursday 29 November 12 22:13 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Nibbs, thanks for that, as all I have seen has been reference to girls, so I was unsure if it housed both.  Seems there has been more published about girls in the home.

Thanks, despair, I will check that one out too.

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Denbighshire / boys orphanage in or around llandulas
« on: Thursday 29 November 12 05:41 GMT (UK)  »
Hello All,  when my dads father died, dad and a younger brother were sent to Llandulas to live with an uncle by marriage, Daniel Cashman, a station master.  That would have been around 1913.  They were not there for long before they were sent to an orphanage.  I know that it was run by the nuns, but not much more than that.  I have seen some info about St. Clare's, but that seems to have been for girls.  Can anyone suggest a name for a place for boys?  Dad and his brother were likely around 6 & 4 in 1913, so it would have been a home for young boys.  Thanks.

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Glamorganshire / Re: help locating a cemetary in/around Pontypridd
« on: Wednesday 28 March 12 04:34 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for the suggestion.  I will have to look into that when I have a wee bit more time.  Right now I am in the process of trying to transfer all data and files from an old computer to a new one, and it is a daunting task!  Will definitely have to pursue that when I am done.

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Glamorganshire / Re: help locating a cemetary in/around Pontypridd
« on: Wednesday 28 March 12 04:17 BST (UK)  »
Hello Jamjar,

The answer to that question I would dearly love to know myself.  Dad was in an orphanage with a younger brother, and exactly where mom, his sister and other brothers ended up is a mystery.  The brother that ended up in the orphanage with dad died from a ruptured appendix.  He finally emigrated to Canada in 1923 where he eventually met up with is oldest brother.  But he never again heard from family back in Wales, and his brother died before I was born, so no info to be had there.  Our family was very out of touch with one another and I never even knew my dad very well, but did admire him a lot.  He died 30 years ago, so no chance to go back and ask questions, and older siblings don't recall much that he said.  As is often the story, we just don't pay that much attention when we are young!  I would dearly love to find relatives or at least infomation about his mother and siblings, but have so very little to go on.  Probably still have family on the other side of the pond!

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Glamorganshire / Re: help locating a cemetary in/around Pontypridd
« on: Tuesday 06 March 12 22:34 GMT (UK)  »
Wow!  That is amazing!  Even if it was not his funeral service, it certainly shows me what his would have looked like!  Thanks so much.  We are not traveling to Wales until September, mostly for holiday, but will be adding a bit of genealogy in whenever we are near potential sites.  Now this is making it even more exciting.

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Glamorganshire / Re: help locating a cemetary in/around Pontypridd
« on: Monday 05 March 12 13:49 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks Brian, each tidbit that helps me eliminate someplace will save me hours of searching when I am there.  It is much appreciated.

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Glamorganshire / Re: help locating a cemetary in/around Pontypridd
« on: Monday 05 March 12 00:16 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions, assistance and good wishes.  Bethan, my grandfathers name was Robert Henry Taylor, although the first and middle name seemed to change position depending on the document.  I am attaching the pertinent part from a copy of his death certificate.  My father grew up in an orphanage after his father's death and when still in his mid teens emigrated to Canada, so very little is known or remembered about either his mother or father.  It was through hit and miss that I have found out what I have.

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Glamorganshire / help locating a cemetary in/around Pontypridd
« on: Sunday 04 March 12 08:50 GMT (UK)  »
Hello everyone.  I am hoping that someone can give me an idea of what cemetary to look in, in a particular area.  My grandfather, a police constable in Wales, died while on duty in the Pontypridd area.  He died on Trehafod Road in 1912 and from what I can tell, lived in Hafod on Rheola Terrace.  Will be making a trip to Wales later this year and it would be nice if I had an idea of what cemetary to look for.  Many thanks.

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