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my grandfather,leslie caradg jones was born in ferndale sept 1908
he had 2 brothers william and tudor
tudor was married to jemima
mothers name gladys,fathers name unknown
leslie carodog was married to a local girl in the early 20's,they had a daughter flossie.
in 25/26 the brothers left ferndale and came to live in cornwall in search of work.
flossie stayed with maternal grand mother(maybe her mother had died in connection with child birth)
flossie died as a toddler/baby.
their mother gladys re-married and became waters,she came to join her sons in the early 1950's in liskeard cornwall where all 3 sons lived,tudor and jemima,had no children,william married judy and had son called vince,leslie married ivy,their only son leslie(1927).
i wish i knew more details,i doubt if there is anybody left in ferndale that knew the family..my family,my father recalls very little.
iam very proud of my heritage,proud to have welsh blood.would like to think i had a relative still in the valley.
mandy burrows
nee jones

Leslie Cardog Jones was born 1907
Registered in Pontypridd Oct-Nov-Dec qtr 1907
Ref 11a 634

1911 census

3 Francis Street Ferndale

JONES, Thomas Head Married M 45 1866 Coal Hewer Underground Glamorgan Ferndale
JONES, Elizabeth Wife Married 19 years F 41 1870 Glouster Steeple Hill
JONES, David Tudor Son M 9 1902 School Glamorgan Ferndale
JONES, William Henry Son M 7 1904 School Glamorgan Ferndale
JONES, Leslie Caradog Son M 4 1907 Glamorgan Ferndale
JONES, Bessie Daughter F 0 (4 WEEKS) 1911 Glamorgan Ferndale
JONES, Emrys Brother Single M 26 1885 Coal Hewer Underground Glamorgan Ferndale



Looks like he married Florence M Jones in 1925

Leslie C Jones married a Jones 3rd qtr 1925 Pontypridd 11a 1279
Florence M Jones married a Jones 3rd qtr 1925 Pontypridd 11a 1279


Hope this helps


David

Hi David. This is Ann, how are you both doing? had an email today from Maureen
she is having problems getting on this site.

Hi Ann,

Hope you are well, I've emailed Maureen with a link hope it works, we are all fine this end.

Regards

David

Hello Ann and David,

As you can see, I am having a great time now that I have managed to get sorted out, thanks to the endeavours of Mochyn.

I cannot help wondering if I might have known some of these people I am reading about. I have lots of memories of Ferndale anyway, from different eras.

We walked up to Ferndale to the baths in the summer, but caught the bus back from outside the Chinese Laundry. The paint on the shop front was green. Everything seemed to be painted green in those days. Doors and windows of shops I mean. I can remember us stretching up to high window, to see if we could spot the man doing the ironing.

I bought my first records in the corner shop in Duffryn Street. Was it Barkway's? Cannot really remember the name. My first buy was by Bill Haley. See you later Aligator. On the back of the record, B side. It was Paperboy.

Thank you to all that helped me to get on here.

Maureen