The artist Christopher Williams was born in Maesteg in 1873: seven of his paintings are on display in the town hall. [21] [22] Media [ edit ]

My great great gran was Annie Price born 1868, she was a single woman living with her parents James and Mary/Margaret in Maesteg when her son Percy was born in 1889. Annie was born in Cowbridge, but lived in Maesteg most of her life. Her siblings were Henry, Daniel, Edward and Margaret. Daniel married Ellen Roach from Tredegar. Sir Rhys Hopkin Morris (1888–1956), politician, stipendiary magistrate and first director of the Welsh Region BBC We are trying to get information about MEGAN PRICE she was born at home to PERCY PRICE and EDITH PRICE 0N 12TH AUGUST 1917at 8 PLEASANT VIEW ,BRYNMENYN,BRIDGEND.We believe she had sisters and EDITH died in 1919. Historically a part of Glamorgan, the growth of the town started with the opening of ironworks in the 1820s and 1830s. [3] Once a coal mining area, the last pit closed in 1985. With the decline of the coal industry and, more recently, the closure of one large factory producing cosmetics and another manufacturing vehicle components, the valley has become a residential/dormitory area for the Port Talbot, Bridgend and Cardiff journey to work areas. 11% (1,867 out of 20,702) of the town's population speak Welsh with 27.9% of 3-15 year olds speaking the language. [4] It is one of the few areas of Wales where the traditional Mari Lwyd is still celebrated during Christmas. [ citation needed] Looking for info on William Morris, a stonemason born c.1801 in Cardiganshire. He Married Ann Waters around 1825. Their children Rachel, Jane, Evan, Ann, David, Elizabeth,Samuel and William were all born Llangynwyd/Maesteg. Ann Waters d.1852. William Morris died 1861-1871. Daughter Ann migrated to Australia in 1863 on "Severn" and married Thomas Gregory in Newcastle NSW.The Welsh national anthem " Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" was first performed in Maesteg, in the vestry of the original Capel Tabor which is now Maesteg Workingmen's Club. Looking for information on Theophilus Scourfield born 1823 in Tenby, married @ St. Cynwyds Church Llangynwyd in 1849 to Ann Stephens. I believe he died in 1886 Bridgend and would like to know if he is buried @ St. Cynwyds? Thanks for any help. Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p.531. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

In the past, there were other railway stations in Maesteg. Llangynwyd Station used to lie on the Maesteg line a few miles east of where Garth Station is today, and Maesteg (Neath Road) was on the old Port Talbot Railway Line, but these are now closed. White, Emma. "Cyfrifiad 2011: Ystadegau Allweddol ar gyfer Cymru, Mawrth 2011". www.ons.gov.uk . Retrieved 11 April 2018. Maesteg had to survive a 20-minute battering by Neath but held on to carve their niche in rugby history. Alexei’s mission is to break the golden rule of travelling by train and actually talk to his fellow passengers, in a quest for conversations with strangers that will reveal their lives, hopes, dreams and destinations. Between 1890 and 1925, the valley gained a worldwide reputation as a producer of Admiralty-grade steam coal, high quality coking coal and what was regarded as the best house coal in South Wales. Due to the quality of the steam coal, North's Imperial Navigation coal was included on the prestigious Admiralty List of the twenty–six best Welsh steam coals. In 1908, the Cunard liner Mauretania was entirely fired by Llynfi coal when the ship established a new record for crossing the Atlantic. By the early 1920s there were over 7,000 miners at work in the valley. However, as the area depended to such a large extent on the coal export trade, it was seriously affected by the trade depression of 1928–38. [13] During that period of acute poverty and large-scale unemployment, the population of the Llynfi Valley decreased by almost a third as many left the district to seek employment in the new light industries growing up in areas such as West London and the English Midlands.

The largest religion in the valley is Christianity; [19] [20] the majority of denominations are Nonconformist. There are many churches and chapels in the Maesteg area, several of which have been converted into flats because they are no longer used for religious purposes. There is a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in one of Maesteg's villages, Nantyffyllon. In 1911 my great great uncle Ioan (John) Joseph (1872-1925) lived in 33 West Street and was described as a chipped potato dealer. His sister Elizabeth Ann Joseph (1868-1935) married David John Llewellyn (1865-1917). In 1911 they lived at 15 West Street and he was described as a fish frier. My mother remembered visiting Aunty Nanny at her chip shop as a small girl, probably in the late 1920s. I've looked in trade directories but can't find any descriptions of these food outlets. Does anybody have any info, memories etc. please? I would like to know about Ioan Emlyn Joseph, born Alma Road, Maesteg 1896 a miner who joined the Welsh Regiment , saw service with RAMC in the Dardanelles, Egypt and Palestine and was killed in a mining accident in Llanelly in 1926. Thanks Hi, I'm looking for Owen Lloyd Jones, born c1913 in Maesteg. He married Edith Churchill. His parents were Daffydd Jones and Elizabeth unknown. Thomas went on to marry a Kate Hawker, Margaret married William Morris and Sarah married James Oates.

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Hi. I am researching my maternal grandmother's (Olwen Llewelyn) family tree. Her paternal grandparents were Isaac Llewellyn b c1851 Sth Wales and Elizabeth Howells b c1851 in Masteg. They were married in Llangynwyd Parish Church in 1870. In the 1871 census, they were living in Masteg with Elizabeth's parents - Benjamin Howells and Rachel ??Hughes (maiden), and Elizabeth's 6 other siblings. Isaac and Elizabeth sailed to Australia in 1872 and had 12 children, one of which was my great grandfather, William Francis Llewelyn. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Can anyone please help me. my granmother Margaretta Lewis, married to Ivor, i am told was a famous opera singer. They lived in or around Maesteg perhaps in the 1930s-40s. I would love to know more about the family and her singing,thankyou Knotweed: The unstoppable scourge of British gardens". The Daily Telegraph. 17 September 2016 . Retrieved 9 November 2018. Thomas Christopher Evans (11 April 1887). "History of Llangynwyd Parish ..." Printed at the "Llanellyand County Guardian" Office . Retrieved 11 April 2018– via Internet Archive. Trying to trace my grandmothers sister(s). My grandmother was Edith May Brooks (1901-1979), married John Scrace and William Radford and lived in Maidenhead,Berkshire,England. We believe she had a sister called Gertrude who lived in Maespeg who married Charlie Williams and had children - namely a daughter called Stella and possibly another daughter and son. If anyone knows any links could they please let me know. Thanks, Ruth