David Price Biography
David Price was born 1834 and baptised 8 June 1834 in St. Tydfil's, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales.He married Mary Shields in Merthyr Tydfil District in 1856.
1841 Census New Row Merthyr Tydfil
| Name | Position | Age | Occupation | BK No |
| John Price | Head | 33 | Iron Puddler | 363 |
| Elizabeth Price | Wife | 40 | 364 | |
| David Price | Son | 7 | 365 | |
| John Price | Son | 5 | 366 | |
| Philip Price | Son | 4 | 118 |
1851 Census Information
| Name | Position | Age | Where Born | Occupation | BK No |
| John Price | Head | 43 | Llanddew, Brec | Puddler in Ironworks | 363 |
| Elizabeth Price | Wife | 46 | Llangyfelach, Glamorgan | 364 | |
| David Price | Son | 16 | Merthyr Tydfil | Rougher Down Ironworks | 365 |
| John Price | Son | 14 | Merthyr Tydfil | Straightener Ironworks | 366 |
| Philip Price | Son | 13 | Merthyr Tydfil | Heaver up in Ironworks | 118 |
| Henry Price | Son | 5 | Merthyr Tydfil | 367 |
1861 Census New Row, Pentrebach, Glamorgan
| Name | Position | Age | Where Born | Occupation | BK No |
| John Price | Head | 53 | Llanddew, Brec | Puddler in Ironworks | 363 |
| Elizabeth Price | Wife | 56 | Llangyfelach, Glamorgan | 364 | |
| David Price | Son | 26 | Merthyr Tydfil | Rougher Down Ironworks | 365 |
| John Price | Son | 24 | Merthyr Tydfil | Straightener Ironworks | 366 |
He seems to have married well. left the ironworks and become a grocer with a servant
1871 Census 135 High Street, Merthyr Tydfil
| Name | Position | Age | Where Born | Occupation | BK No |
| David Price | Head | 36 | Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan | Grocer | 365 |
| Mary Price | Wife | 38 | Glamorgan | 1436 | |
| Eleazer Price | Son | 14 | Glamorgan | Scholar | 1437 |
| Elizth Anne Price | Daur | 12 | Glamorgan | Scholar | 1438 |
| Rachel Price | Daur | 11 | Glamorgan | Scholar | 1439 |
| Mary I Price | Daur | 10 | Glamorgan | Scholar | 1440 |
| Diana Price | Daur | 8 | Glamorgan | Scholar | 1441 |
| David W Price | Son | 3 | Glamorgan | Juvenile | 1442 |
| Thomas S Price | Son | 2 | Glamorgan | Juvenile | 1443 |
| John Price | Father | 63 | Breconshire | Boarder | 363 |
| Mary A Davies | Servant | 20 | Glamorgan | Servant |