1901 census throws up 3 Ernest GALEs in Wales, including this one. He is lodging, with his parents Walter and Alice - who are Pedlars/Hawkers. They are lodging in a household of Pedlars.
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12 Gray St, Canton, Glamorgan
Ernest GALE Lodger S 14 b. Cheltenham
The other two Ernest GALES:
1. Canton, Glamorgan: Archie Ernest GALE - b Swansea 1886, Paper mill cutter - lodging (no parents shown)
2. Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire: Ernest G GALE - b Ebbw Vale 1894, father John a coal miner b Hereford
Don't want to send you barking up the wrong tree, but thought this info might be useful to you

Prue