Hi, Mona Lisa, The figure given for Barry is roughly correct but the Area that is now known as barry was made up of three Parishes, Cadoxton, Merthyr Dyfan and Barry, Barry having the least population out of the three, Cadoxton the most populated. But with the building of the dock there was a huge influx of people from all over the country and the world, these three parishes then became the town of Barry, ( much to the annoyance of the Cadoxton people) and rightly so, but that's history now, the town grew rapidly to become the largest town in Wales I believe.
But now the docks are empty and the town stagnating due to the lack of work and industry, once the world record holder for shipment of coal in the world, Barry is now struggling to survive! The once famous Barry Island that brought in thousands of visitors is now a shadow of its old self due to foreign holidays and the lack of holiday accommodation in Barry.
It seems the only money spent in Barry now is on building houses instead of trying to bring in new industry and jobs for the people. Street directories & the census will give you an idea how quickly the town grew.
