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looks like Elizabeth Pocketts the witness could be her mum

1901 Wales Census about Wm Rocketts
Name: Wm Rocketts
[Wm Pocketts]
Age in 1901: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Rocketts
Gender: Male
Where born: Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Civil parish: Pontypridd
Ecclesiastical parish: Glyn Taf
Town: Treforus
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street Address: 1 Glynstaff Street
Condition as to marriage: View image
Education: View image
Employment status: View image
Occupation: ??? quarryman working own account
Registration district: Pontypridd
Sub-registration district: Eglwysilan
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 198
Piece: 4999
Folio: 21
Page Number: 33
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Rocketts 49
Elizabeth Rocketts 51b LONDON
Alice Ann Rocketts 22
Thomas James Rocketts 16
Thomas Roberts 68 boarder

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 4999; Folio: 21; Page: 33

Thanks Shirley,

That's Pocketts with a P though..

I knew that info already though from searches I've already done, but thanks for your interest xx

Lizzie Got my letter from Mair of Groeswen (Capel y Groeswen sef 1742) this morning. Hoping it was going to be fat and it was extremely thin. Inside this big envelope was a lovely letter from Mair (enclosing "book" as promised). And no book.

Thieving ****ds at the Post Office. Big market in Welsh chapel records perhaps. Seriously, will go down sorting office on Monday in the hope they have loose Welsh language chapel records hanging around somewhere. If not, hopefully I can persuade Mair to repeat the photocopying.

How I wish I wasn't working - as she is only in Rhiwbina. Rhiwbina - the home of the greatest living Welshman, Stan Stennett. :-D :-D

Oh you're going beyond the call of duty sir!

And Stan? Really?

'I'm far too young'

Xx

Didn't like Stan all that much when he was in B & W minstrels before you were born. But met him last year pushing his shopping out of Morrisons in a Cardiff suburb.

I said someting cormy like "I recognise you, you're Stan Stennett". "I am, Well, I was when I left home". He then chatted to me for about 10 minutes and he was so nice. Still working and still really enjoing life. Asked him how old he was, and he said he couldn't remember. Went home and wikkied him and he was 84. So will be 86 now. He was fantastic. So humble and so natural. A real Welsh asset.

And I became a fan that day :-D :-D

Talking of that generation.. RIP Max Bygraves..

Bless him x