Catherine Edith Rose Weaver 1897- 1995

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Born Ystrad into a mining family. married a miner and continued living in the same row of houses until she & husband retired to Coventry

1897.Catherine Edith R Weaver was born Pontypridd Sep 1897- 29/7/1897, from 1939 register, - to James Weaver & Edith Margaret Davies

1901C. Katherine Edith Weaver is living Hodinott Houses, 7 Ystradyfodig, Pontypridd- photo of house below

James Weaver Head Married Male 29 1872 Coal Hewer Below Ground Kingsland, Herefordshire, England  
Edith Margaret Weaver Wife Married Female 23 1878 - Clun, Shropshire, England  
John James Weaver Son - Male 6 1895 - Ystrad, Glamorgan, Wales  
Katherine Edith Weaver Daughter - Female 3 1898 - Ystrad, Glamorgan, Wales  
Margaret Ellen Weaver Daughter - Female 0 1901 - Ystrad, Glamorgan, Wale

1911C. Katherine Edith Rose Weaver is living 7 Hoddinott Houses, Pentre, Rhondda, Glamorgan in 4 rooms. James and Edith had had 11 children, 3 of whom had died . James had written Ystrad S. Wales as the end of the address

James Weaver Head Married Male Coal Miner Hewer 38 1873 Herefordshire Kingland  
Edith Margret Weaver Wife Married Female - 34 1877 Shropshire Hopton Heath  
John James Weaver Son Single Male Coal Miner Hewer Boy 17 1894 Glamorgan Ystrad  
Katherine Edith Ron Weaver Daughter - Female - 13 1898 Glamorgan Ystrad  
Margaret Ellen Weaver Daughter - Female School 10 1901 Glamorgan Ystrad  
Agnes Annie Weaver Daughter - Female - 9 1902 Glamorgan Ystrad  
James Alfred Weaver Son - Male - 7 1904 Glamorgan Ystrad  
Florrie May Weaver Daughter - Female - 5 1906 Glamorgan Ystrad  
Lilly Maud Weaver Daughter - Female - 2 1909 Glamorgan Ystrad  
Annie Mary Weaver Daughter - Female - 1 1910 Glamorgan Ystrad

1916. Catherine E R Weaver married Thomas Edwards Pontypool Sep 1916

Married on 27/9/1916 in the Pontypridd Register Office. He 23, collier, of 14 Arthur Street, Ystrad, father David Edwards, collier. She 19, of 7 Hoddinott Houses, Pentre, father James Weaver, collier. Witnesses John Weaver, her brother, & Margaret A Edwards, his sister

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7, Hodinott Houses- photo taken 2016

1921. Elizabeth Edwards was born Pontypridd Dec 1921, one of twins

Family lore has it that Thomas & Rose had 2 sets of triplets- of whom none survived- ,2 sets of twins- of whom 3 survived-, and several single births, supposedly 13 children

Births recorded, all Pontypridd : Phyllis D 1917, Marian, Rose & Thomas 1920, Elizabeth & Margaret Dec 1921, Iris M & John 1924, ThomasJ 1927 , and Mary 1934

Rose & Thomas died almost at birth, Marian at age 12-15 months: John died almost at birth . So, 6 children survived

1939. Thomas & Rose are at 1 Hoddinott Houses, Rhondda with likely 4 of their children [ records closed]. He a coal hewer, born 2/1/1893, she born 29/7/1897

Thomas & Rose moved to Coventry, probably in the 1950s, and bought a house there

1977. Thomas Edwards died Mar 1977 Coventry

1995. Catherine Edith R Edwards died Feb 1995 Coventry . Her daughter Margaret was living with her

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