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My nana born Gladys Davies, daughter of Roderick and Elizabeth Davies, married to Arthur Roberts, sister to Roderick, Idris, Richie assuming short for Richard, Aneurin, Davy-john, Elizabeth Lizzy, Margaret Maggie, Bronwen, Miriam, Walter died as an infant not sure if he died at birth, my great grandmother died not long after Walter, my Great Grandfather was unable to take care of the children, they ended up in a children's home, I'm looking for any information possible for dates of birth and deaths, and links to an other family members tree, that could link us together, I appreciate any information possible,

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE

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1911 in Wales 9 children 2 died

Roderick 1869
Elizabeth 1876

Roderick 1908
Idris 1904
Richard 1905
David john 1909
Elizabeth 1897
Margaret 1899
Bronwen 1910

1901 Evan J Davies 1900

Maryb.

1911 Census For England & Wales
Sybil Street Clydach, Rhyndwyglydach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Roderick Davies Head Married Male 42 1869 Coal Miner Hewer Llandewi Brefi Cardigan
Elizabeth Davies Wife Married Female 35 1876 - Ystalyfera Glam
Elizabeth Davies Daughter - Female 14 1897 Canister Presser Works Clydach Clydach on Tawe Glam
Margaret Davies Daughter - Female 12 1899 School Clydach on Tawe Glam
Idris Davies Son - Male 7 1904 - Clydach on Tawe Glam
Richard Davies Son - Male 6 1905 - Clydach on Tawe Glam
Roderick Davies Son - Male 3 1908 - Clydach on Tawe Glam
David John Davies Son - Male 2 1909 - Clydach on Tawe Glam
Bronwen Davies - - Female 0 1911 - Clydach on Tawe Glam




DAVIES, IDRIS GRIFFITHS
GRO Reference: 1903 S Quarter in PONTARDAWE Volume 11A Page 1033

DAVIES, BRONWEN GRIFFITHS
GRO Reference: 1910 D Quarter in PONTARDAWE Volume 11A Page 1037

The above births are on the GRO site

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

For links to other members trees, use the Search all member trees, top right under Search.
If any of the names are listed, even if the place of birth is slightly wrong, send the tree owner a message.

This MAY be Idris in 1939

You will have to do further research to confirm

Davies Household (6 People)
58 Swansea Road , Pontardawe R.D., Glamorganshire, Wales


Idris Davies 24 Jun 1903 Male Bricklayers Mate (Nickel Wo Married 165 1
Millicent E Davies 05 Apr 1908 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 165 2
Cyril R Davies 18 Mar 1927 Male At School Single 165 3
Robert B Davies 02 Oct 1928 Male At School Single 165 4
Frank V Preece 28 Jun 1916 Male Nickel Worker - 165 5
Ivor Hanney 15 Sep 1916 Male ??? Single 165 6

From freebmd - link posted above

Births Dec 1912 (>99%)
Davies Aneurin Griffiths Pontardawe 11a 2141

Think we can rule out this one

Name: Idris Davies
Death Age: 82
Birth Date: 11 Sep 1903
Registration Date: Jun 1986
Registration district: Pontypridd
Inferred County: Mid Glamorgan
Volume: 27
Page: 1079

1939 register
Davies Household (6 People)
29 Gadlys Street , Aberdare U.D., Glamorganshire, Wales

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Idris Davies 11 Sep 1903 Male School Master Single 32 4
David S Davies 20 Mar 1871 Male Coal Hewer (Retired) Married 32 1
Catherine W Davies 25 Dec 1871 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 32 2
Herbert Davies 19 Jan 1898 Male Motor Fitter Garage Single 32 3
Aneurin Davies 23 Sep 1905 Male Chief Clerk (Royla Passenger Transport Single 32 5
Glyn Davies 21 Feb 1910 Male Grocery Shop Assistant Co Single 32 6

The first names listed are David S Davies 1871 & Catherine W 1871 who are probably the parents.

Will leave for elimination purposes.

1939
Name: Roderick Davies
Gender: Male
Marital status: Widow
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1869
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 32
Residence Place: Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales
Occupation: Colliery Hewer (below)
Schedule Number: 83
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: XLQG
Registration district: 595/3
Household Members:
Name
Roderick Davies


1901
Name: Evan J Davies
Age in 1901: 8 Months
Estimated birth year: abt 1900
Relation: Son
Father: Roderick Davies
Mother: Elizabeth Davies
Gender: Male
Where born: Rhyndwyclydach, Glamorgan, Wales
Civil Parish: Rhyndwyclydach
Search Photos: Search for 'Rhyndwyclydach' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Town: Clydach
Ecclesiastical parish: Clydach St John
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street address: View image
Condition as to marriage: View image
Education: View image
Employment status: View image
Occupation: View image
Registration district: Pontardawe
Sub-registration district: Pontardawe
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 233
Piece: 5066
Folio: 23
Page Number: 38
Household Members:
Name Age
Roderick Davies 32
Elizabeth Davies 25
Elizabeth Davies 4
Margaret Davies 2
Evan J Davies 8 Mo

1939

Name: David John Davies
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1909
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 15 ?? Rd
Residence Place: Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, Wales
Occupation: Phurmacist & Optician Stores Proprietor
Schedule Number: 65
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: XKAK
Registration district: 592/3 283
Household Members:
Name
Katharine E Davies
David John Davies


Name: David John Davies
Death Age: 75
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1909
Registration Date: Jan 1985
Registration district: Newport
Inferred County: Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire
Volume: 28
Page: 338

Name: David J Davies
Registration Date: Oct 1935
[Nov 1935]
[Dec 1935]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Neath
Inferred County: Glamorganshire
Spouse: Katherine E Nash

a possible

Name: Elizabeth Davies
Registration Date: Jan 1920
[Feb 1920]
[Mar 1920]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Pontardawe
Inferred County: Glamorganshire
Spouse: Joseph A Davies

1939
in the 1939 England and Wales Register

Name: Elizabeth Davies
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1896
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 6
Residence Place: Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales
Occupation: Unpaid domestic duties
Schedule Number: 281
Sub Schedule Number: 2
Enumeration District: XLQO
Registration district: 595/3
Inferred Spouse: Joseph D Davies ---- image looks like a
Household Members:
Name
Joseph D Davies
Elizabeth Davies

Confirms the one I posted for 1939

Glamorganshire Marriages And Banns

First name(s) Idris
Last name Davies
Age 23
Birth year 1903
Event year 1926
Banns year -
Marriage year 1926
Marriage date 05 Sep 1926
Marriage place Pontardawe, All Saints
Marital status bachelor
Residence Trevellion, Swansea Road, Pontardawe
Occupation Labourer
Father's first name(s) Roderick Daniels
Father occupation Collier
Spouse's first name(s) Millicent Elizabeth
Spouse's last name Preece
Spouse's age 20
Spouse's birth year 1906
Spouse's marital status spinster
Spouse's residence Swansea Road, Pontardawe
Spouse's father's first name(s) Robert Preece
Spouse father occupation Labourer

First name(s) IDRIS
Last name DAVIES
Gender Male
Birth day 24
Birth month 6
Birth year 1903
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1979
District Swansea
County Glamorganshire
Volume 27
Page 2509
Country Wales

First name(s) MILLICENT ELIZABETH
Last name DAVIES
Gender Female
Birth day 5
Birth month 4
Birth year 1908
Age -
Death quarter 2
Death year 1971
District West Glamorgan
County Glamorganshire
Volume 8B
Page 3707
Country Wales
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

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in the 1939 England and Wales Register
View 1939 England and Wales Register

Name: Roderick Davies
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 24 Sep 1907
Residence Year: 1939
Address: No 41
Residence Place: Marlborough and Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England
Occupation: Ramsbury Water Supply Navy Heavy Worker
Schedule Number: 45
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: WSLD
Inferred Spouse: Gwendoline D Davies
Inferred Children: Margaret Davies
Household Members:
Name
Roderick Davies
Gwendoline D Davies
Margaret Davies

Name: Roderick Davies
Registration Date: Apr 1932
[May 1932]
[Jun 1932]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Hungerford
Inferred County: Berkshire
Spouse: Gwendoline D Giddings

Name: Roderick Davies
Death Age: 73
Birth Date: 24 Sep 1907
Registration Date: Dec 1980
Registration district: Marlborough
Inferred County: Wiltshire
Volume: 23
Page: 1907

in the UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

Go to website

Report issue

Name: Roderick Davies
Death Date: 19 Jul 1980
Cemetery: Holy Cross Churchyard
Burial or Cremation Place: Ramsbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

rodericks daughter

Name: Margaret Davies
[Margaret Hurwood]
Gender: Female
Marital status: Single
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1932
Residence Year: 1939
Address: No 41
Residence Place: Marlborough and Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England
Occupation: At School
Schedule Number: 45
Sub Schedule Number: 3
Enumeration District: WSLD
Inferred Father: Roderick Davies
Inferred Mother: Gwendoline D Davies
Household Members:
Name
Roderick Davies
Gwendoline D Davies
Margaret Davies

Name: Margaret Hurwood
Death Age: 63
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1932
Registration Date: Dec 1995
Registration district: Swindon
Inferred County: Wiltshire
Register Number: B46B
District and Subdistrict: 7961B

Name: Margaret Davies
Registration Date: Apr 1952
[May 1952]
[Jun 1952]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Swindon
Inferred County: Wiltshire
Spouse: Roy A G Hurwood

Roderick Davies married J/A/S 1896 to Elizabeth Griffiths in Pontardawe V11a P1274

Maryb

Is this your grandmother?

Births Mar 1914 (>99%)
Davies Gwladys Griffiths Pontardawe 11a 2246


Marriages Dec 1937 (>99%)
DAVIES Gwladys Roberts Swansea 11a 2048
Roberts Arthur Davies Swansea 11a 2048

1939 possibly

Roberts Household (3 People)
2 Albert Place , Aberystwyth M.B., Cardiganshire, Wales


Gladys Roberts 13 Jan 1914 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 206 2
Arthur Roberts 15 Mar 1910 Male Fireman Trimmer S S Man? ? Discharged April 18 1939 53 Married 206 1
Patricia Holloway (Roberts) 30 Dec 1938 Female Infant Single 206 3

Marriages Sep 1961 (>99%)
HOLLOWAY Peter R ROBERTS Cardigan N. 8a 442
ROBERTS Patricia HOLLOWAY Cardigan N. 8a 442

First name(s) PATRICIA
Last name HOLLOWAY
Gender Female
Birth day 30
Birth month 12
Birth year 1938
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 2005
District Shropshire
District number 7171A
Register number A1B
Entry number 079
Date of registration mm/yy 1005
County Shropshire

Well, that's got a lot further than I imagined it would....thanks to Maryb's sleuthing which gave us a headstart.

If you post again, please try to give some approximate dates.........and a location

??

DAVIES, MIRIAM mm GRIFFITHS
GRO Reference: 1915 S Quarter in PONTARDAWE Volume 11A Page 1990


There are too many women of that name, born/married/died in Glamorgan, to be sure if any marriage or death records are your Miriam's, without buying certs..

First name(s) CYRIL ROYDON
Last name DAVIES
Gender Male
Birth day 18
Birth month 3
Birth year 1927
Age -
Death quarter 1
Death year 1982
District Cambridge
County Cambridgeshire
Volume 9
Page 0874
Country England

Births Dec 1929 (>99%)
Davies Robert B Preece Pontardawe 11a 1388

Birth year for Robert is wrong on 1939 register, and he has obviously died, but I can't see any record of him after 1939