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My Great Grandparents

My Great Grandparents, Thomas and Ellen Jenkins, moved from Bristol to 76 Jersey Road, Blaengwynfi around 1899/1900. Thomas was a grocer. He had an assistant called J A J Spreaklin who was from Coytrahen.
Thomas and Ellen already had 2 children when they moved to Blaengwynfi, Arthur aged 2 or 3 and Lawrence, my Grandfather, aged 1 or 2. Another brother, Thomas, was born in 1900, the birth being registered in Abergwynfi.
By the time of the 1911 census it seems that the family had moved back to Bristol.
Jersey Road still exists but I have not been able to go there yet to find out if No.76 is still there and whether it is still a shop. I intend to do so in the near future though.

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A memory of Blaengwynfi in West Glamorgan shared on Thursday, 12th February 2009.

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RE: RE: My Great Grandparents

Hi Steve, I read your post with interest. I was brought up at No. 74 Jersey Road. No. 76 is indeed still there and is now owned by a very good friend of mine that I went to school with. However it is no longer a shop.
I hope that is of some help to you.
Regards
Jason Pickin

Comment from Jason Pickin on Thursday, 19th November 2009.

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