Dinah Price Biography

Born 29 March 1866 in Abercanaid, Glamorgan, Wales.

She married Rees Davies on 20th July 1889 in Bethesda Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales. Rees Davies was a 26 year old coal miner of 16 Chapel Street, Abercanaid. Her address was given as 20 Pentrebach Square, Merthyr Tydfil. Her father was Philip Price, a colliery timberman. His father was Thomas Davies, a colliery labourer. They had 1 son, Thomas Henry and 4 daughters, Mary Anne, Ceridwen, Gwendraeth and Miriam.

1911 Census 38 Chapel Street, Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil RG14PN32433 RG78PN1855 RD590 SD2 ED9 SN306
NamePositionAgeWhere BornOccupationLocationBK No
Rees DaviesHead46AbercanaidCoal Miner HewerAbercanaid597
Dinah DaviesWife45Merthyr Tydfil Abercanaid379
Mary Ann DaviesDaur20Pentrebach Abercanaid598
Thomas Henry DaviesSon16PentrebachCoal Miner HewerAbercanaid1309
Miriam Jane DaviesDaur14Abercanaid Abercanaid650
Ceridwen DaviesDaur11AbercanaidSchoolAbercanaid648
Gwendraith DaviesDaur8AbercanaidSchoolAbercanaid649

1901 Census
NamePositionAgeWhere BornOccupationLocationBK No
Rees DaviesHead36Merthyr TydfilCoal HewerMerthyr Tydfil597
Dinah DaviesWife34Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil379
Mary A DaviesDaur10Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil598
Miriam DaviesDaur4Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil650
Cerydwen DaviesDaur1Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil648

1891 Merthyr Tydfil Census information Pentrebach District At 20, The Triangle, Pentrebach Folio 4434 074 085
NamePositionAgeWhere BornOccupationBK No
Philip PriceHead53Merthyr TydfilCoalmine airwaysman118
Mary PriceWife51Merthyr Tydfil 119
Ann PriceDaur28Merthyr Tydfil 131
Margaret PriceDaur23Merthyr TydfilSchoolmistress assistant132
Mary PriceDaur19Merthyr TydfilDressmaker54
Catherine PriceDaur17Merthyr TydfilDressmaker's Apprentice133
Rees DaviesSon in Law26Merthyr TydfilCoal Miner597
Dinah DaviesDaur25Merthyr Tydfil 379
Mary A DaviesGrand Daur3mMerthyr Tydfil  598

1881 Census Info At 20, The Triangle, Pentrebach, Folio 5310 59 14
NamePositionAgeWhere BornOccupationBK No
Philip PriceHead43Merthyr TydfilTimberman Underground118
Mary PriceWife44Merthyr Tydfil 119
Elizabeth PriceDaur19Merthyr TydfilLabourer Brickmaker378
Ann PriceDaur18Merthyr Tydfil 131
Sarah PriceDaur15Merthyr Tydfil 379
Margaret PriceDaur13Merthyr TydfilScholar132
Mary PriceDaur9Merthyr TydfilScholar54
Catherine PriceDaur7Merthyr TydfilScholar133
Miriam PriceDaur5Merthyr TydfilScholar380

Sarah Price is actually Dinah Price or Dinah Davies as she became.

1871 Census Info Merthyr Lower Forest Hamlet Duffryn 5392 39 110 Triangle 17
NamePositionAgeWhere BornOccupationBK No
Price AnnDa8Merthyr TydfilScholar131
Price DinahDa5Merthyr TydfilScholar379
Price ElizabethDa9Merthyr TydfilScholar378
Price MargaretDa3Merthyr TydfilScholar132
Price MaryWi31Merthyr Tydfil 119
Philip PriceHead33Merthyr TydfilIron Roller118