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Thank you for your help.

Can anyone date this photo for me. Embossed on the bottom is Patent Permanent Chromtype Photograph. I thought it was my gt grandfather Jacob Jenkin but he died in 1912 aged only 53. The photo is black and white and has nothing on the reverse. He obviously meant a lot tp my family as it shows signs of being in a frame.

My mum was born in Woodland Road, Barry and the Mephams lived opposite. My mum's brother married into the Mepham family. My gt grandfather was the Pier master at Barry Docks.I will look at your tree but I am away this weekend in Torquay so will look whwn I come back.
Many thanks

Thanks for your post and for the intersesting information. My elderly aunt is the granddaughter of Richard Mepham, Henry's brother so also descended through William and Ellen Harrigan. She has the family bible with lots of entries in it. I can't remember how far it goes back.I had found most of what you had told me except the interesting facts on Thomas's death. I wonder if there is a newspaper article somewhere. Have you ever searched British newspapers? I have but you have access for such a short time and some times no results which can prove expensive.My family tree is on Ancestry and I have the same user name.

Thanks for the interest

Thanks for that Jane. I had found those entries in Family Search. My concern is that there are 2 children (Ruth and William) born to Thomas Mepham and Mary Quaife but not baptised at the Presbyterian Church. Thomas would have been born between these 2 children so I was a bit suspect.