Richards/Roberts of Maerdy/Ferndale

[mochyn]

Just Mary Richards marrying any Jones was 17 pages of results! But Mary O Richards marrying any Jones produced:

RICHARDS Mary O Wales Monmouthshire, Bedwellty 1913 VIEW
RICHARDS Mary O Wales Glamorganshire, Merthyr Tydfil 1920 VIEW
RICHARDS Mary O England London, Paddington 1929 VIEW
RICHARDS Olive M Wales Monmouthshire, Newport (Monmouthshire) 1922 VIEW
RICHARDS Olivia M Wales Carmarthenshire, Llanelly 1922 VIEW
RICHARDS Olwen M Wales Radnorshire, Radnorshire East 1940 VIEW
RICHARDS Olive M England Shropshire, Newport (Shropshire) 1952 VIEW


Let me know of any of these look interesting.

[mbutcher]

Alan,

Thanks again. Of the twelve choices you listed the only ones which could possibly fit are numbers 4, 5 and 11, i.e. 1940 in Radnorshire; 1945 in Merthy and 1929 in Paddington. I know for sure that she was married by 17.10.1946 because I have seen a document with her name on it. At this point I favour the Mertyr date, simply because it is geographically the nearest to Maerdy and Ferndale. I don't know the family well at all but I can't think why she might be married anywhere other then in her home village. It looks as though I will have to get hold of all three certificates.

You are doing a great job. Thank you.

Malcolm

[mbutcher]

Alan,

I didn't see your last piece until I sent my last reply. Yours was on page two!

Malcolm

[mochyn]

You are doing a great job.

Glad to be of service. I was doing a bit of ancestry this evening anyway.

[mochyn]

... 4, 5 and 11, i.e. 1940 in Radnorshire; 1945 in Merthy and 1929 in Paddington ...

To summarize then ...

4 is:

MarriageFinder: Olwen M Richards married Douglas G Jones
Name: RICHARDS, Olwen M
Registration District: Radnorshire East
County: Radnorshire
Year of Registration: 1940
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name: Jones
Volume No: 11B

Page No: 357
Name: JONES, Douglas G
Registration District: Radnorshire East
County: Radnorshire
Year of Registration: 1940
Month of Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Volume No: 11B
Page No: 357



5 (when she married Tom Jones, no less) is:

MarriageFinder: Olwen Richards married Thomas C Jones
Name: RICHARDS, Olwen
Registration District: Merthyr Tydfil
County: Glamorganshire
Year of Registration: 1945
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name: Jones
Volume No: 11A
Page No: 1441

Name: JONES, Thomas C
Registration District: Merthyr Tydfil
County: Glamorganshire
Year of Registration: 1945
Month of Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Volume No: 11A
Page No: 1441


And 11 is:

MarriageFinder: Mary O Richards married Charles A Jones
Name: RICHARDS, Mary O
Registration District: Paddington
County: London
Year of Registration: 1929
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Spouse's last name: Jones
Volume No: 1A
Page No: 120

Name: JONES, Charles A
Registration District: Paddington
County: London
Year of Registration: 1929
Month of Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Volume No: 1A
Page No: 120


Happy hunting.

[mbutcher]

Now that I have seen them in detail I have changed my mind about Merthyr. There is no mention at al of Mary - just Olwen. I have to go for the other two. I will send for both certificates and see what comes of it. watch this space! I'm going to bed now.

Malcolm

[JohnPitt]

Interesting stuff.

Your Gt Uncle's brother, Herbert was in the same regiment as My Grandfather who fortunately survived that war and was demobed from the Shrop L.I. He lived in Albany Street Ferndale and had a family of five children and was a widower by the early twenties.

Picture here

[mbutcher]

Alan,

Our phones & internet are back on now.

Herbert was in the 7th Battalion. Was your grandfather in that? If so, I don't suppose you have a photo of them, do you? The one you posted requires me to log onto Facebook. I don't want to do that.

Malcolm

[mochyn]

That was from JohnPitt actually, not from me. I think he signs in quite frequently though, I dare say he'll get back to you soon.

Alan

[mbutcher]

Sorry John, I didn't read your previous posting properly. I wonder if our two soldiers enlisted at the same time? Herbert Richards enlisted at Porth but I have no idea when.

Malcolm