Thomas Owen Thomas (1899 - 1979)

Born 19 Jan 1899 in Cwmtwtch, Llanguicke, Glamorgan, Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor Mable (Morgan) Thomas — married 15 Dec 1928 in Pontardawe, West Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1979 at age 80 in Rhandir Villa, Rhydyfro, Pontardawe

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Biography

Tom was born on 19th Jan 1899 in Cwmtwtch, Llanguicke, Glamorgan, Wales to Lewis Thomas and Mary Owen.

Tom was just about old enough to volunteer for the army in WW1. He was trained on a machine gun I believe was the Gatling gun. Fortunately just as the training ended so did the war. He never got to fight in a battle. I don't know what Regiment he would have been trained with. But the included source seems to match.

He married Eleanor Mable Morgans in December 1928 in Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales. The couple had 2 children Desmond and Eleanor May.

During the early years of their marriage they moved to Rhandir Villa, Rhydyfro, Pontardawe, a house bought by Tom's mother Mary. Tom's mother Mary, his sister Margrett Ellen, Tom, his wife Mable and 2 children Des and May lived in Rhandir Villa together for many years. It was a small, self sufficient farm from the milk the cows provided. They would slaughter there own animals, grow their own veg and that had Cows, chicken and pigs and had it's own dairy where they would make butter and chees from the milk the cows provided.

Tom worked down a coal mine for some years. After a while he suffered from Silicosis and had a lung removed. He went back to work at the coal mine but worked on the surface not mining underground.

Tom died in Rhandir Villa in 28 Sep 1979. His mother Mary, sister Margrett had also died in the same house many years before.

Sources

• Thomas Owen Thomas

England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FHP-6R9

• Thomas A Thomas

England and Wales Census, 1901 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSMQ-71B

• Tom Owen Thomas

England and Wales Census, 1911 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWXJ-XQT

• Thomas O Thomas

England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8M-3Z9N

• Thomas Owen Thomas

England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZS-1SNK

• Thomas Thomas

United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBL-MJN4

• Thomas Owen Thomas was my grandfather.

Death Certificate showing date of birth, place of birth, date of death and place of death.