Martha Edmunds

[Dannemois]

Hello rlw
If your offer of information on Martha is still available I would appreciate any details you are willing to share.  Kind Regards, Roy

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Martha senior is on 1901 with her married daughter Mary [Rogers] in Bargoed. Her  daughter  Elizabeth is a board school teacher

[Dannemois]

Hi Mabel
Could you possible post the details?
Thanks, Roy

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Piece 5022, folio 134, page 14 [High St  Bargoed]

John Rogers    40  - coal hewer b Tredegar
Mary J Rogers   40 - b Bedwellty
Elizabeth A Rogers  19 - teacher, board school. B Gelligaer
John B Rogers  11 - b Gelligaer
Martha Edmunds  72 - mother in law, b Goitre, Monmouthshire

Interestingly Mary says she can speak both English and Welsh [as can John], although her mother claims only English. Children are English speakers

[thelmabat]

Dear Roy, Are you still interested in Martha Jones nee Edmunds? She was my grandmother. She spent a short time as a pupil teacher, not uncommon in those days, but did not work after her marriage to my grand father J.C.B. Jones. She had 13 children two of whom died in infancy. J.John Jones was my grandfather's eldest son Jacob by his first wife. He was killed in a colliery accident at Nine Mile Point Cwmfelinfach. If you want names, d.o.bs. etc of the children I can let you have them. I remember them all quite well. My great grandfather Thomas Edmunds was a tailor and must have been in a good way of business because as you say she was of independent means. I know she owned 4 or 5 houses in Ynysddu and Bargoed. I don't know why my grand mother, who was her youngest child inherited them all but she did. They have all gone now of course.Why are you interested in us? Are we related? I also know a bit about my grandmother's sisters and their families if you are interested
                                                         Thelma

[Dannemois]

Hi Thelma
I am so sorry for my tardy reply but I have only just seen your message; normally I get an email telling me I have a reply to the queries posted on Rootschat but for whatever reason not on this occasion.  I can only apologise.

I have to say from the start we are not related but I am interested in your grandmother Martha.  For the past several years I have been researching everything, anything and everyone with a connection to Brithdir with the aim of writing the village history. From the pages of the school log books I noted that on Dec 19, 1884, Martha Edmunds commenced duties as Monitress at the George Inn Board School for Boys & Girls under the guidance of Mistress Clara Tovey.  With that piece of information I set out to try and learn as much as I possibly could about Martha so any details you are willing to share would be gratefully received.  If I could be so bold to ask; do you a photograph of Martha that I could have a copy of.  I am sure you will appreciate when I say a photograph is worth more than a thousand words and can only enhance her story.
Best Regards
Roy