The Rosser Davies Family of Merthyr and Rhymney
The Puddlers Arms, Rhymney where I spent many school holidays staying
with Dick and Barbara Lloyd (nee Rosser) and Jim and Emily Jones (nee Davies.)
Bryn Jones, my cousin and son of Emily and Jim was killed in action on HMS Jaguar in 1941.
At the time of his death Emily and Jim lived in the Puddlers Arms having taken over the pub from
Richard Lloyd.
Bryn was a teacher at Phillipstown school in the Rhymney Valley before joining the Royal Navy.
In the 1891 Census Jane the mother of Barbara and Emily was a widow having lost both her
husbands. However, the marriage of Jane and Philip Davies cannot be traced.
The only information we have on Philip Davies is that he died in January 1890 aged 39 in Rowles Square
and his occupation was Iron Baller. Jane and Philip must have started their life together in Merthyr as
John their first son was born in Merthyr. Len's father Philip and Auntie Emily were born in Rhymney.
Extract of 1871 Census for 1 Tabernacle Row, Cyfarthfa, Merthyr Tydfil
| Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Born in |
|---|
| Rosser, David | Head | 30 | Baller | Carmarthenshire |
| Rosser, Jane | Wife | 24 | Len's Grandmother | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, Margaret | Daughter | 4 | | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, George | Son | 3 | | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, Sarah Jane | Daughter | 8 mths | | Merthyr Tydfil |
Extract of 1881 Census for 2 Upper White House, Merthyr
| Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Born in |
|---|
| Rosser, David | Head | 39 | Iron Puddler | Carmarthen |
| Rosser, Jane | Wife | 33 | Len's Grandmother | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, Margaret Ann | Daughter | 15 | Continued to live in Merthyr | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, George | Son | 13 | Coal Miner | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, Sarah Jane | Daughter | 10 | Lived in Merthyr | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, Elizabeth | Daughter | 8 | Married David Thomas | MerthyrTydfil |
| Rosser, Mary | Daughter | 6 | | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, Barbara | Daughter | 2 | Married Richard Lloyd, Puddlers Arms, Rhymney | Merthyr Tydfil |
Extract of 1891 Census for 36 Rowles Square, Rhymney
| Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Born in |
|---|
| Davies, Jane | Widow | 43 | Widow of Philip Davies | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, Mary | Daughter | 16 | Still searching | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, Barbara | Daughter | 14 | Later in Puddlers Arms | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, William | Son | 11 | Later at The Greyhound, Bargoed | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Davies, John | Son | 6 | KIA WWI, Gallipoli, | MerthyrTydfil |
| Davies, Philip | Son | 3 | Len's Father | Rhymney |
| Davies, Emily | Daughter | 2 | Married James Jones | Rhymney |
Extract of 1901 Census for 21 Rowles Square, Rhymney
| Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Born in |
|---|
| Davies, Jane | Widow | 52 | Widow of Philip Davies | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, Barbara | Daughter | 22 | Married Richard Lloyd | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Rosser, William | Son | 19 | Coal Hewer | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Davies, John | Son | 15 | Coal Hewer KIA WWI Gallipoli | MerthyrTydfil |
| Davies, Philip | Son | 13 | Coal Hewer | Rhymney |
| Davies, Emily | Daughter | 10 | Mother of Bryn Jones KIA WWII HMS Jaguar | Rhymney |
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