Individual Details

AKA Eliza (in census returns). Elizabeth was in her thirties when she married James Thomas. Until then she had lived at home with her parents at Ty'r Tranch. James was a fine boot maker and the son of David Thomas who was also a well-respected craftsman in the hamlet of Pontantwn, on the road from Carmarthen to Llanelli. Elizabeth was a dressmaker. They first had a little cottage in the central Llan area of Llangyndeyrn. By 1891 they had moved to Ty'r Walks in Pontantwn. By the census of 1901 it's only James, Eliza and 21-year-old Hannah that are at home. James is noted as a shoe and boot maker and interestingly is recorded as coming from Llandyfeilog parish this time.
In1906 Elizabeth Thomas died at Ty'r Walks, Pontantwn, she was 66 years old and was thankfully to miss the terrible tragedy that was to befall the little family. James Thomas died at his son John's home at 8, Woodland's Terrace, Blackpill, Oystermouth. He was 81 years old. John, who was a stationmaster with the L&NW Railway Company.

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Birth	1 Mar 1840	Llangendeirne, Carmarthenshire
Residence	1841	with her parents - Pandy, Velindre, Llangendeirne, Carmarthenshire
Residence	From 1851 to 1871	with her parents - Ty'r Tranch, Velindre, Llangendeirne
Occupation	1871	dressmaker - Ty'r Tranch, Velindre, Llangendeirne
Marriage	17 Aug 1874	Carmarthen Registration District, Carmarthenshire - James THOMAS
Residence (family)	1881	Cottage, Llangendeirne, Carmarthenshire - James THOMAS
Residence (family)	1891	Ty'r Walks, Pontantwn, Carmarthenshire - James THOMAS
Residence (family)	1901	Ty'r Walks, Pontantwn, Carmarthenshire - James THOMAS
Death	3 Mar 1906	Ty'r Walks, Pontantwn, Carmarthenshire
Burial	7 Mar 1906	Llangendeirne Parish Church, Carmarthenshire

Spouse	James THOMAS (1838 - 1919)
Child	Thomas THOMAS (1876 - 1921)
Child	John THOMAS (1877 - 1966)
Child	Hannah THOMAS (1879 - 1954)

Father	Thomas GRIFFITHS (1798 - 1890)
Mother	Hannah WILLIAM (1802 - 1889)
Sibling	Mary GRIFFITHS (1827 - )
Sibling	John GRIFFITHS (1829 - 1854)
Sibling	Sarah GRIFFITHS (1833 - 1929)
Sibling	David GRIFFITHS (1835 - 1905)
Sibling	William GRIFFITHS (1838 - 1908)
Sibling	Catherine GRIFFITHS (1841 - 1843)
Sibling	Councillor Herbert GRIFFITHS (1843 - 1920)
Sibling	Catherine GRIFFITHS (1846 - 1889)
Sibling	Harriet GRIFFITHS (1850 - )

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