Catherine Edith Rose Weaver 1897- 1995
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