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Old 14-03-19, 20:23
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Default Rev William Roberts

Can anyone find where this man came from and who his parents might be?


ROBERTS, William
family background not identified with confidence
born 25 Aug 1878 [?Llanllyfni co Carnarvonshire]
died 05 Dec 1951 vicarage Glyncorrwg Neath Port Talbot west Glamorganshire
[left £273 probate to Cecil Hanson ROBERTS schoolmaster]- son
buried churchyard S Cynwyd, parish of Llangynwyd with Maesteg, borough Bridgend Wales
Comment: maybe the largest private graveyard in the whole of Europe (church website)
married Jun ¼ 1916 [?S Cynwyd Llangynwyd] registered Bridgend co Glamorganshire
Charlotte Annie HANSON
born Mar ¼ 1880 Bridgend maybe died Mar ¼ 1932 [in hospital Fitzroy Square?] registered St Pancras co Middlesex
daughter of Benjamin HANSON colliery pumpsman
born c1853 Huddersfield died 25 Sep 1934 buried churchyard S Cynwyd Llangynwyd
and Ann -
born c1858 St Brides Minor died Jun ¼ 1900 Bridgend Wales buried 06 Jun 1900 St Cynwyd Llangynwyd
Education
1919 St Michael’s college Llandaff
1921 deacon Llandaff
1922 priest Llandaff (8;not found 411)
Positions
(1911) maybe: William ROBERTS born c1877 Llandegai Carnarvon, head teacher in Llanywern and Llanfihangel Tal Y Llin
1920-1924 assistant (to Morgan Henry JONES) curate Llangynwyd S Cynwyd co Glamorganshire
Jul 1921 member 1st AngloCatholic Priests’ Convention Oxford
1924-1937 curate-in-charge Crynant [Y Creunant] conventional district
Geographical note: on the River Dulais nr Neath Port Talbot west Glamorganshire
and Glyncorrwg is on the River Afon Corrwyg, also in Neath Port Talbot west Glamorganshire
1937-death vicar Glyncorrwg
1937-1940 with Blaengwrach diocese Llandaff
(1939) widowed, also in the house Cecil H ROBERTS born 14 Aug 1917
(1941) residing Glyncorrwg Port Talbot co Glamorganshire
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