Pendre, Cardigan - Stanley House - Mary (Evans) Davies

[Special Needs Girl]

Hi

I have been going around in circles for the last couple of evenings so would welcome a bit of help which would put me in the right direction please in order to help a friend.

Thomas Elfed Davies was born 12th March 1915 in Pontypridd and died about November 1993 in Cardigan.

In 1939 he is still living with his parents at 11 Corbett Road, Caerphilly. Apparently he then joined the forces.

In Q4, 1948 Thomas married Nancy R.J. Lewis in Cardigan.
Sadly Nancy passed away in Q2, 1967 in Carmarthen hospital.
They had no children.
She is buried in Rhydlewis. (Thomas was later buried with his first wife.)

Where they lived is not sure.

Thomas re-married a widow - Mary Evans who was a house keeper for a Sea Captain and ended up marrying him. He was a lot older than her apparently.

I have looked for possible seamen and did find a record for a John and Benjamin Evans listed with Pendre, Cardigan. There were numbers after their names but what this indicates I have no idea, sorry.

I think I have found a possible marriage for Thomas and Mary in Q3, 1969 in Cardigan but it only gives her married name on the record.

I have tried to find electoral registers for the area to see if I can find Mary living with her first husband in order to find her maiden name.

Mary and Thomas lived in the house Mary lived with her first husband when they first got married but later sold up and moved to Stanley House, Pendre, Cardigan which is where Thomas was living at the time of his death.

Mary was known by “Aunty Molly” when she was married to Thomas and after not hearing from her in about 2006 my friend and her brother went to Cardigan to see if they could find out what had happened to Mary.
Stanley House had been sold.
I have found a couple of possible death records for the name Mary Davies in Cardigan but it is such a common name, who knows.
(No disrespect to any Mary Davieses. It’s a common enough name in my ancestry!)

Any help with finding links to Mary and Thomas so I can find more would be most grateful.
I subscribe to both ancestry and FindMyPast.

Many thanks
SNG

[cath151]

There is a William J S Alderson, a retired vice admiral living in Cardiganshire in 1939.
He has a housekeeper Mary Annie Evans (Davies)
When was Mary born?

Cathy

[rosie99]

Have you purchased the marriage certificate for Mary & Thomas 

[Special Needs Girl]

Thanks Cath151 but I would have thought he would be too old to be still alive in the 1960s however I will take a look.

As Mary’s surname was EVANS when she married Thomas Davies I was looking for her on the election registers under Evans in the late 1950s early 1960s.

She married Thomas in 1969 so her Sea Captain must have died about 1965 - 1968.

My friend said that Mary’s first husband - Sea Captain Evans was a lot older than her. She didn’t say about Mary and Thomas.

No rosie99 she hasn’t purchased the marriage certificate for Thomas and Mary although I have suggested it to her.

Thanks SNG

[hanes teulu]

In '39 was it Corbett Crescent, not Road?

Western Mail 24 Nov 1954

[hanes teulu]

There's a lengthy funeral report in the Merthyr Express, 4 Apr 1936 of a William Davies, 11 Corbett Crescent. The mourners include son T Rowland Davies and 3 grandsons, Thomas Davies Bsc, Penry Davies and Elfed Davies, B.A.

Available on FindMyPast.

[hanes teulu]

Searching on "11 Corbett Crescent" quite productive, especially since Thomas Elfed referred to as Elfed only in some articles.

[CaroleW]

Thomas left a will.  Downloading a copy for £1.50 may possibly provide some info

[wilcoxon]

There is a William J S Alderson, a retired vice admiral living in Cardiganshire in 1939.
He has a housekeeper Mary Annie Evans (Davies)
When was Mary born?

Cathy

1911 .Cardigan
 The 2 females in 1939 are sisters.  Not sure if this will eliminate that one, but she was born 1901 ish..

John Davies 35 Head
Elizabeth Anne Davies 34 Wife
Mary Annie Davies 10
Eurfron Elizabeth Davies 6