Genealogy Chat

Hi John , have pm you for details of your search Regards Pam

Hi Debbie Thanks for your ideas on the Cardiff Library. I havn't got any contacts in Cardiff yet, but in theory I should have a few hundred rellies named Jones most of them named John so I just have to track them down and every thing will be okey dokey. Cheers John from Balmain Sydney

Hi John If you can find someone who lives in Cardiff the central librery has a few books containing the history of the docks you can go in and look at, I would look myself but I live in Yorkshire now and my mother is unable to get there sorry all I could get was a phone number if you want it just ask when I next go to visit my mother I will be takeing a trip there for myself and will look up info for you if you want, not sure when that will be though best of luck Debbie

Try googling for the Glamorgan family history Society they may have the info you need. There were lots of Docks in Cardiff at the time because of all the coal exports etc. There was a potato plant near the docks in which many Irish immmigrants came over and worked at, so I imagine quite a cosmopolitan and busy place..... Kim

Hi Debbie No I havn't found any maritme/docks archives for Cardiff as yet. I was hoping that any Cardiffians that inhabit these boards might have some ideas. If I come across anything I will let you know Regards John from Balmain Sydney

Hi Nell Yes, I have googled my little heart out on Cardiff/harbourmaster/Benjamin Jones and could not get any real information as to what they did around the turn of the century. I am just trying to get a bit of background of the Jones family at that time, as from what my late Grandmother Gwenllian told me when I was a young boy (some time back now) that her father being the Harbournaster was a big thing to her and the family. Regards John from Balmain Sydney

Hi John do you know a place for all the archives about Cardiff docks, my mother still lives in the area and is looking where all the records are as my g-grand father worked there aswell , ifyou don't let me know and I'll give you the info when I get it Debbie

Have you tried googling? nell

Are there any seafarin' types out there that know what a Harbour Masters duties in Cardiff about 1890-1900 might have been. I assumed that my g grandfather Benjamin Jones was the Harbour master for the port of Cardiff as shown on census occupation. but I have come across other berthing or harbour masters just by chance in the census material. Did they have one for each dock at Cardiff? or even a more common function ie just helping boats dock? My late gran Gwenllian said he was THE harbour master. I know this is a bit off the Tips Board plot but I havn't got any definite info from googling and a blank wall from the Port Authority and there is always lots of collective wisdom on Tips John from Balmain Sydney