I Was Born In The Rookery

A Memory of Ebbw Vale.

I was born in Ebbw Vale in 1953, my family name is Price. I remember being on holiday at my grandfather's and grandmother's house - it was called The Slate House in New Town, I believe. My grandfather's nickname was Dinkey; he was a blacksmith at the marine pit where my father worked and 3 of his brothers. We moved up to Cannock when I was only 9 mounths old, but spent many school holidays there. My mother was an Ebbw Vale girl, her maiden name was Hurley. My grand father came from Cwm. Is there anyone that might know my family, if so any contact would be welcome. My email address is: bobprice1953@hotmail.co.uk My grandmother's maiden name was Watley.


Added 30 September 2013

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I TOOWAS BORN IN THE ROOKERUY EBBW VALE MY HOME WAS 3 PARADE TERRACE EBBWVALE MON MY FATHER BENJAMIN JOHN RICHARDS BOUGHT THE HOUSE FROM RICHARD THOMAS AND BALDWYN IN THE LATE 40 S MY MOTHER ALICE MAY WEBBER WAS BORN IN ZION ROWSHE JOINEDTHE WRAWS BEFORE LATER MEETING AND MARRING MY FATHER WE ALL WENT TO SALVATION ARMY IN EBBW VALE . MY FATHER WORKEDAT THE PIT AND THEN AT R T B I MARRIED GRAHAME STANLEY PRICE IN 1972 AND HAD 1 DAUGHTER RACHEL WHO MARRIED ANDREW HOLL AND NOW WE HAVE 2 GRANDDAUGHTERS LOWRI 9 ALYS 6 WHO HAVE MADE OUR LIVES COMPLETE I RAN A PLAYGROUP IN BRYNTEG YOUTH CENTRE EBBW VALE AND LATER WORKED AS TEAM LEADER AT BREWERS FAYRE . VICTORIA. EBBW VALE. GWENT. I RETIRED EARLY AND WAS GLAD SO I COULD SPENT TIME WITH THEM . THEY ARE LOVING FUNNY AND SO CARING WE COOK AND BAKE CAKES. PAINT . I HAVE PASSED ON KNITTING SKILL THAT MY NANNA TAUGHT ME IN THE 50 S AND THIS YEAR THEY BAKED A CHRISTMAS CAKE ALL SKILLSMY NANNAPASSED TOME AND IVE PASSEDDOWN TO THING IM HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE TEACHING THEM NOW A NEW SKILL SALT DOUGH MY ELDEST GRANDDAUGHTERLOWRI ISDOING THISAS A PRESENTATION IN SCHOOL . I THINK THISSITE IS BRILLIANT DELMA PRICE NEE[ RICHARDS]

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