Seeking more information about my grandfather's family. He was born in 1915 in Nantyfyllon to Lionel Jones and Annie Davies. I have very little further information although I believe he was the youngest of a large family. Any information much appreciated. I live in Maesteg and am big into my genealogy. If I can help anyone in anyway by looking up information or taking a photo etc then please let me know.. Blodwen Williams,daughter of Thomas James Morgan of Maesteg, and Margaretta Williams. Thomas Morgan was born 10th April 1880 and Margaretta was born 3rd March 1884. Blodwen was born at 47 Hermon Road, Caerau, and married David John Williams,originally from Mydroilyn, on the 2nd April 1923. Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p.531. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6. Primary and secondary education is available through the medium of Welsh, there are Welsh-language chapels, and the headquarters of Menter yr Iaith Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr is based in the town. The Welsh-language author and Welsh-medium education campaigner Norah Isaac was born and raised in Caerau. She was described as 'the most influential individual in the history of Welsh-medium education' by Iolo Wyn Williams in his book Our Children's Language: The Welsh-Medium Schools of Wales, 1939-2000. Wales' first ever Welsh-language nursery was opened in Maesteg in 1949.

Looking for info on William Morris, a stonemason born c.1801 in Cardiganshire. He Married Ann Waters around 1825. Their children Rachel, Jane, Evan, Ann, David, Elizabeth,Samuel and William were all born Llangynwyd/Maesteg. Ann Waters d.1852. William Morris died 1861-1871. Daughter Ann migrated to Australia in 1863 on "Severn" and married Thomas Gregory in Newcastle NSW. White, Emma. "Cyfrifiad 2011: Ystadegau Allweddol ar gyfer Cymru, Mawrth 2011". www.ons.gov.uk . Retrieved 11 April 2018. I remember running up the gwli - the walled garden path, into the house, which I hated as my sister would run on ahead. I have absolutely no memories of that house but I clearly remember the day we left. Sally and I were taking our toys down to Bethania Street and she had walked on ahead of me, standing in front of the building on the corner, which used to be a pub (?), it had an arched entrance into a courtyard. She was very tanned so it was summer, and I was standing on the corner by our wall. "Wait for me" I said, "Come on, we've got a long way to go" she replied - that was my only memory of Ivy House. Funny really, how could I forget living with all those family members in a big house?

We are trying to get information about MEGAN PRICE she was born at home to PERCY PRICE and EDITH PRICE 0N 12TH AUGUST 1917at 8 PLEASANT VIEW ,BRYNMENYN,BRIDGEND.We believe she had sisters and EDITH died in 1919. Alexei’s mission is to break the golden rule of travelling by train and actually talk to his fellow passengers, in a quest for conversations with strangers that will reveal their lives, hopes, dreams and destinations.

Maesteg Market was situated at the ground floor level of Maesteg Town Hall and offered a variety of goods until the final stallholder left in 2018. [16] Transport [ edit ] Railway [ edit ] Looking for information on Theophilus Scourfield born 1823 in Tenby, married @ St. Cynwyds Church Llangynwyd in 1849 to Ann Stephens. I believe he died in 1886 Bridgend and would like to know if he is buried @ St. Cynwyds? Thanks for any help. Maesteg Children's Choir hosts many concerts throughout the year, and Curtain Up Youth Theatre has been performing musicals since the turn of the millennium. The community of Maesteg had a population of 17,580 in the 2011 census and includes Nantyffyllon. [5] The built-up area having a population of 21,000. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Phil Carradice (4 March 2011). "Christopher Williams: local boy makes good". BBC . Retrieved 28 June 2021. I'm trying to find any information on my Grandfather Bill or William Luke who played in various bands in Maesteg for many years. I'm after pictures, sound recordings, anything showing the band. He died in 1981. I have all the family tree type records. Here's hoping. The artist Christopher Williams was born in Maesteg in 1873: seven of his paintings are on display in the town hall. [21] [22] Media [ edit ] Along the way, Alexei holds a finger into the wind of the thoughts and moods of the great British travelling public. There’s humour, sadness and surprise as people reveal what is going on in their lives and, as Alexei passes through familiar towns and cities, he also delves into his own personal stories of a childhood in Liverpool and a long career as a comedian, actor and author. Trying to find a William John Hughes born (probably) circa 1881. Later married a Elizabeth Evans around 1900ish. Had a few sons - William, Hopkin, Victor, Kenneth, and a daughter Rose.All the kids were born between 1900 and 1910 in Maesteg - I have no idea where William John came from - any help?

Thomas went on to marry a Kate Hawker, Margaret married William Morris and Sarah married James Oates. The Welsh national anthem " Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" was first performed in Maesteg, in the vestry of the original Capel Tabor which is now Maesteg Workingmen's Club. Knotweed: The unstoppable scourge of British gardens". The Daily Telegraph. 17 September 2016 . Retrieved 9 November 2018.Looking for info on Thomas Gower b Pembrey c1838 died Texas 1910. In 1871 Census wife Elizabeth is living with 5 children in Ty'n y Wern,(near to Charles Row and River Row) with note "husband in Russia". I am sure Thomas was one of the 100 or so Welsh miners and ironworkers sailed with John Hughes in 1870 to found iron/steel/coal centre of Hughesovska (now Donetsk) in the Ukraine. He returned 3 years later. I have spent years investigating but have never been able to find a trace of him in any records. Any info gratefully received. Last stall leaves 135-year-old indoor Maesteg Market". BBC. 13 April 2018 . Retrieved 28 June 2021. Maesteg has a tradition of music and theatre, including a rich tradition of singing. At present, there are three male voice choirs – Cor Meibion Maesteg A'r Cylch (Maesteg and District Male Voice Choir), Cor Meibion Glerwyr Maesteg Gleemen Male Voice Choir, and Cor yr Hen Blwyf (the Old Parish Choir) – the largest of which is Cor Meibion Maesteg. There are also two women's choirs: Cor Merched Cwm Llynfi (Llynfi Valley Ladies Choir) and Harmony Ladies Choir. There are two mixed groups, Noteworthy Choir and Take Note contemporary vocal group. looking for anyone related to the James family especiall Lily .... she haf two children Sylvia and roy. would like to know anything about their fsther who is my great grandfather . They were all born in maesteg and were a large family some of the siblings being david t,elizabeth ann,william j,oswald j,howell,matilda,gwendoline and lowarth. all born between 1896 to 1905. any help would be warmly receivef.. thank you

The Cambrian/Llynfi Works attracted investment capital from a number of prominent figures of the early Victorian period, including the poet William Wordsworth, who was a Cambrian shareholder in the early 1840s, the gin distiller Sir Felix Booth, and the writer and radical politician Dr John Bowring. [11] Bowring invested heavily in the Llynfi Works in the mid-1840s and, for a number of years, that part of the valley around his works was known as Bowrington. During his association with the Maesteg district, he campaigned in Parliament for a decimal system of coinage and was largely responsible for the introduction of Britain's first decimal coin, the florin or two shilling piece (now the ten pence piece). John Bowring lost his capital in the trade depression of the late 1840s, although the iron company continued trading. After his Llynfi venture, John Bowring became British Consul in Canton, China, and was Governor of Hong Kong from 1854 to 1859. Maesteg bus station is situated to the rear of the town hall. First Cymru operate the majority of the services from this station. Services run to Bridgend, Swansea via Port Talbot, Caerau Park, Llangynwyd and Cymmer. Sir Rhys Hopkin Morris (1888–1956), politician, stipendiary magistrate and first director of the Welsh Region BBC I am looking for any information on the McCann family who lived in the Maesteg area I also believe that they were associated with the Port Talbot area. I am interested in the period 1895-1920.Comedy icon Alexei Sayle continues his series of rail journeys across the country with a trip from the regency elegance of Cheltenham to Maesteg, deep in the heart of the former mining communities of South Wales. The largest religion in the valley is Christianity; [19] [20] the majority of denominations are Nonconformist. There are many churches and chapels in the Maesteg area, several of which have been converted into flats because they are no longer used for religious purposes. There is a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in one of Maesteg's villages, Nantyffyllon. In 1911 my great great uncle Ioan (John) Joseph (1872-1925) lived in 33 West Street and was described as a chipped potato dealer. His sister Elizabeth Ann Joseph (1868-1935) married David John Llewellyn (1865-1917). In 1911 they lived at 15 West Street and he was described as a fish frier. My mother remembered visiting Aunty Nanny at her chip shop as a small girl, probably in the late 1920s. I've looked in trade directories but can't find any descriptions of these food outlets. Does anybody have any info, memories etc. please? I would like to know about Ioan Emlyn Joseph, born Alma Road, Maesteg 1896 a miner who joined the Welsh Regiment , saw service with RAMC in the Dardanelles, Egypt and Palestine and was killed in a mining accident in Llanelly in 1926. Thanks Maesteg Town Council has seventeen representatives covering the four electoral wards of Maesteg East (5), Maesteg West (5), Nantyffyllon (3) and Caerau (4). [18] Until recently, there had been a majority of Labour members for over forty years. Following mass resignations from the local Labour Party as a result of an internal row over candidate selections, several Councillors resigned from the party and now sit as independents. The make-up of the council as of June 2019 is 9 Labour and 8 Llynfi Independents members. Looking for the descendants of Thomas Burns born around 1838 in Dowlais but lived in Maesteg from 1891 onwards.