I realise this may be a long shot, but here goes! Please bear with me, I will try to give you as much information as possible without (hopefully) boring you all, in the hope that some of the information may trigger someone's memory!
I'm hoping to find or to make contact with living relatives down in the Pontypridd area (if there are any!). It may even be helpful if anyone remembers or may have heard about the family if only to add a little substance to parts of my family tree. At the moment, all I have are names, dates and places.
My Great Grandfather John Ellis Jones was born in Dolwyddelan, North Wales and married (about 1890) an Ellen Roberts (born Ffestiniog). They moved to Treherbert where my g Grandfather was a collier. They had 4 children:
Jane E Jones (b abt 1893)
Ellis Wynne Jones (b abt 1894)
Edith Wynne Jones (b abt 1897)
Richard Gwaenydd Jones (b abt 1899 - died 1930 in Liverpool, buried in Ffestiniog with my Grandfather, his half-brother)
According the the census returns, all children were born in Meirionethshire but in 1901, the family moved to 92 Woodfield Terrace, Penrhiwceiber. Between 1901 and 1911, the family had moved to The Old Royal Exchange Hotel, Penyrenglyn, Treherbert. In 1909 Ellen, my g Grandfather's wife died of a broken neck following a fall down a staircase, in the Hotel, on Christmas Eve!
In 1911 my g Grandfather had moved to 87 Baglan Street, Treherbert with his children and also, my future g grandmother lived with him as a housekeeper, together with her two children from a previous marriage. John Ellis and Elizabeth Anne (his housekeeper) later married and had a further (at least) 4 children together.
My Mother's sister remembers my Grandfather going down to Treherbert to his half-sister, Jane or Edith Wynne's funeral, but do not know when exactly. My Grandfather died in April 1974, therefore it must have been before this!
I can only assume at the moment that Edith or Jane may have had children of their own and therefore, their children or even grandchildren could still be alive in that area now. I know Ellis Wynne went on to marry and had children and that he and his brother, Richard Gwaenydd both died in the same year, 1930.
I am sorry if all the above may be a little confusing or even boring but I really would like to know more about that part of our family.
Thank you very much for your time.
In anticipation,
Arwel
