DAVIES, Bridgend and around !!

[daviessb]

Hello everybody

I am searching for the DAVIES family from Glamorgan ( I think) !

John Morgan DAVIES was born 25 Jun 1912, 29 Commercial Street, Maesteg, Bridgend.
His father was Howell DAVIES an Ironmonger
Mother was Annie DAVIES nee THOMAS .

Howell aged 24 and Annie aged 27, married 23 Dec 1907 at The Register Office, Bridgend.
He is listed as an Ironmonger again, living at 49 Commercial St, Maesteg. Father also Howell DAVIES(deceased) Farmer.
Annie is living at Croft House Cyndda, Aberkenfig. Father Morgan THOMAS a coalminer.

We have Howell jnr's birth cert. 22 Jul 1883 'Fron Wen Row, Llangeinor?
Father Howell DAVIES same as marriage cert. and mother Hannah DAVIES formally PHILLIPS. Howell is a collier.

I have tried to find them on the census returns but I'm very unsure of the town's and villiages how close they are?
Does anyone with local knowledge have any idea which of the census returns could be correct? I have Ancestry but I don't want to get on the wrong track.

Would really appreciate any guidance.

Best Regard
Susan in Sunny Hot Dubai

[halfasheep]

Maesteg (my little home town) is about 10 miles or so from Bridgend. Aberkenfig is about 6 miles from Maesteg, between there and Bridgend - it's quite a small village.

Llangeinor isn't that far away either, just over the mountain from Maesteg in the next valley (Garw Valley).

If the family were collier's, all the locations are quite likely to be correct as the mining industry was in abundance in this area then - my lot moved from valley to valley to valley! Not easy with more popular surnames.

All should be in the Glamorgan returns to the best of my knowledge.

And if they were living in Commerical Street, and had an occupation like an Ironmonger, it's most likely that they had a shop as this si the main street in Maesteg - if I get a few minutes spare (I should be so lucky), I'll nip down town on Sunday and take a few snaps of the two premises - dependent what end of the street it was, it will either be commerical or residential premises - some of the shops still have the very old signage (incredibly faded) on them, so may be something of use there.

Not heard of Cyndda before though - unsure if it's part of the house name, or posisbly a mistranscribing of Tondu which is next to Aberkenfig?

[Cas (stallc)]

I think this is Cymdda.  The Thomas family are there from 1881 - 1901, but I see you have this info from rootsweb.

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

I cannot locate Howell (dad or son) as a family, or with wife Hannah, they are very much in hiding at the mo.

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

http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/places?GLA,SS905798,5,Bridgend

Cas

[halfasheep]

Just a quick update:

29 Commerical Street is currently Janet Megins Dentist Surgery.

49 Commerical Street is possibly an Indian restaurant (may be Chinese actually), or may even now be a block of flats as it's a few doors down from the Malsters Arms (number 52). I know the flats used to be commercial premises up to a few years ago, but they look quite different now.

[daviessb]

Thank you all for your replies 
Will look at the sites and try again to find them.
Thought with Howell as a name it would be easier to find, how wrong you can be in Genealogy !!
Will get back to you, you are all so helpful.

Best Regards
Susan

[daviessb]

Hi Cas

Just noticed your looking for BERRY in Lancashire
Where abouts?

Best Regards
Susan

[rebekahm28]

Was sooo excited to see this post!   My great gran's mum was Mary Davies according to a census, or Margaret Davies according to her kids birth certs...she married James Price and thier children were Ann born 1868, Henry 1870, Daniel 1874, Edward 1877, and Margaret 1880. They all lived around the Bridgend/Maesteg/Aberkenfig area. I have found marriages for a James Price to a Mary AND a Margaret unfortunately, both before Ann was born.   Also, Mary Ann Davies of Aberkenfig who had gypsy links is in my tree.

[rebekahm28]

PS:  Im also doing the Roberts family (Romanies) from Aberkenfig and Brynmenyn, who married inti the Price family. Id love to know if anyone has links to them.

[Cas (stallc)]

Hi Susan

My Berry family are all St Helens.

William b 1882 only child of Andrew & Margaret.  He married Bridget Baggot 1902

Cas