From some time around 1912 onwards my grandfather, Frederick Saunders, had his own bakery/confectionery business somewhere in the Rhondda. I know he was living in Penrhiwfer, near Penygraig in 1914. Later, in the mid 1920s I think his business failed and he moved with his family into Cardiff - possibibly the Landaff area - before moving to Devon.
Can anyone suggest where I might find out more about this period in my family's history? Thanks
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01-03-2010, 11:24 PM #1
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SAUNDERS - Baker/Confectioner - Rhondda
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02-03-2010, 8:03 AM #2Jan1954Guest
Local directories could be a place to start such as Kellys, the Post Office etc. I would have thought that he would have had a telephone, being a business, so telephone directories could also help. Then electoral rolls may also assist in tracking his movements.
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02-03-2010, 11:04 PM #3
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Thanks, Jan.
My next challenge is to establish where and how I may obtain access to any of the records you suggest. I have contacted RCT Library Services in the hope that they may have some pointers.
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03-03-2010, 9:21 AM #4
Or try Glamorgan Archives
Sue Mackay
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03-03-2010, 6:40 PM #5
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Thanks,Sue.
Once I can establish in which part of the Rhondda he was trading it should make it easier to focus my efforts. As I shall have to do much of my research at a distance, the more specific I can be, the greater are my chances that the Archives will be willing to assist.
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03-03-2010, 6:48 PM #6Jan1954Guest
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