TREHARRIS - A bit of help needed

[gayden]

Hi Ninian

You're welcome.  If you decide to go there, wear sturdy shoes as the ground is uneven and hilly.

Gayden

[Special Needs Girl]

Hi,

I went to Treharris looking for a grave and I was told most people were buried in the main graveyard there.

Have you thought about telephoning Merthyr cemeteries and asking if they have records of a grave for your ancestor.
After walking around the graveyard we could find no headstone so I phoned the cemeteries department and was given the whereabouts of my great grandfather.
I also learned that his first born child was buried with him - something my mother knew nothing about.
My gt grandfather had died when my grandmother was only 2 years old.
Her mother moved back to her 'home' village and my grandmother never knew where or visited her father's grave.
We are lucky there is so much information out there now and kind people on sites willing to help us.

Good luck with your search
Pam

[Ninian]

Hi Pam

That's very interesting.  I went to the churchyard at St Cynon's a while ago.  As the grave I was looking for was for a Baptist minister and his family I thought he would be tucked away in a corner of a Anglican church graveyard, so I started searching from the far end of the cemetery, amongst brambles etc.  I eventually found the grave, quite an imposing one, right next to where the church used to stand in a very prominent position!

I've now moved on and am looking for other graves in the Merthyr and Cynon Valley areas so I will definitely get in touch with Merthyr Cemeteries to see if they can help.  I assume Merthyr Council's website will be able to direct me to a contact phone number.

Very helpful, thank you

Ninian 

[Special Needs Girl]

Hi Ninian,

Hope you were lucky with Merthyr Cemeteries.

Unfortunately churches do not always keep burial records so it is harder to track graves.

We have found most cemeteries departments are most helpful when you provide as much information asa possible.  My husband is on first name terms with Neath!!

Are you aware that the Glamorgan Family History Society transcribed all the parish bmds and memorials.
The small books can be found in the FH sections of libraries in Glamorgan.
We find them very hepful when trying to see if there are stones on graves.

Good luck
best wishes
Pam

[Ninian]

Hi Pam

I haven't tried Merthyr Cemies yet - I thought I'd get all my info tidied up first so I can give them as much info as I can.  it sounds as if I should do this for all my ancestors who ended up in Glamorgan and then go around all the cmemetery depts - I have some in Neath as well as Merthyr and Aberdare but it sounds from your experiences that it will be worth it.  Many thanks.

Regards Ninian

[Retpara]

Hi Ninian,
Just thought I'd get my two penneth worth in, if your looking for graves in the Cynon Valley. I live in Abercynon and I found the Council Offices in Rock Grounds, Aberdare very helpful as long as you have the relevant info they will give the cemetery and plot number which relatives are buried in. I found my Gt Grandparents grave through their help, which I knew nothing about as it was only grassed over and the sextant showed me right to it.
Retpara.

[Ninian]

Hi Retpara

That's very helpful.  I'm getting quite a long list of graves compiled and there are several for Mt Ash, Aberaman and Aberdare, so I will get in touch with the Council Offices when I've got all the info together.

Many thanks

Ninian

[Cheryl Lewis]

St Cynons has been demolished but the graveyard is still there...it's actually just before you enter Quakers Yard on Fiddlers Elbow..My parents were married there and my daughter and I go for walks there in the summer..some of the graves are difficult to get to as the entire site is on quite an incline..You can see it clearly from the main road..If you want to give me the name you're looking for I can go and take a  photo for you. I have pictures of both St Cynons when it was there and from 2 years ago if you would like those.

[Ninian]

Hi Cheryl

I found the graves I was looking for after quite a bit of searching.  One of the graves was very near the flat patch where I imagine the church must have been.  You don't happen to know roughly when it was demolished (and why - was it structurally unsafe?) I would love a pic or pics of St Cynon's when it was there.  I'm not quite sure how best to do it.  I suppose it might be easiest if I give you my email address here (I imagine that's ok? - I'll soon find out if Rootschat allows it when I post my reply).  Here's my address: ^(*)
Regards, Ninian

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