Elizabeth Price Biography

Elizabeth Price was born in 1862 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales. She married David John (born 1862) in Q3 1882 in Merthyr Tydfil district. They had seven children, Benjamin (born 1884), Philip (born 1886), Miriam (born 1887, William (born 1890), Mary Elizabeth (born 1892), Maggie Ann (born 1893) and Eunice (born 1896).

1911 Census 19 Kimberley Place, Troedyrhiw, RG14PN32437 RG78PN1855 RD590 SD2 ED13 SN183)
NamePositionAgeWhere BornOccupationLocation BK No
Elizabeth JohnHead49 TroedyrhiwWidowTroedyrhiw378
Benjamin JohnSon Head27TroedyrhiwColliers HewerTroedyrhiw694
William JohnSon21TroedyrhiwColliers HewerTroedyrhiw697
Mary Elizabeth JohnDaur19TroedyrhiwDressmakerTroedyrhiw1310
Maggie Ann JohnDaur18TroedyrhiwMillenerTroedyrhiw1311
Eunice JohnDaur15TroedyrhiwDressmakerTroedyrhiw1312

1901 Census 7, Mount Pleasant, Troedyrhiw, Glamorgan, Wales
NamePositionAgeWhere BornOccupationLocation BK No
David JohnHead39TroedyrhiwCoal MinerMerthyr Tydfil659
Elizabeth JohnWife39 Troedyrhiw Merthyr Tydfil378
Benjamin JohnSon17TroedyrhiwCoal MinerMerthyr Tydfil694
Philip JohnSon15TroedyrhiwCoal MinerMerthyr Tydfil695
Miriam JohnDaur14Troedyrhiw Merthyr Tydfil696
William JohnSon11Troedyrhiw Merthyr Tydfil697
Mary E JohnDaur9Troedyrhiw Troedyrhiw1310
Margaret JohnDaur8Troedyrhiw Troedyrhiw1311
Eunice JohnDaur5Troedyrhiw Troedyrhiw1312

Philip is not mentioned. He has already been killed in the colliery.

1891 Census Pentrebach
NamePositionAgeWhere BornOccupationLocation BK No
David JohnHead29Glamorgan, Parish of MerthyrCoal MinerMerthyr Tydfil659
Elizabeth JohnWife29 Glamorgan, Parish of Merthyr Merthyr Tydfil378
Benjamin JohnSon7Glamorgan, Parish of MerthyrScholarMerthyr Tydfil694
Philip JohnSon5Glamorgan, Parish of MerthyrScholarMerthyr Tydfil695
Miriam JohnDaur4Glamorgan, Parish of MerthyrScholarMerthyr Tydfil696
William JohnSon1Glamorgan, Parish of Merthyr Merthyr Tydfil697

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