Bessie Griffiths
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| Bessie Martha Griffiths | |
|---|---|
| née True | |
| Born | 1872 Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Died | 1933 |
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| Mother | |
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Bessie Martha Griffiths (nee True) (1872 - 1933) was a Welsh woman, a member of the True Family.
Early life
Bessie was born in 1872 to Henry True and his wife Ann White. She was an elder sister of Rosetta Agnes "Rose" True, who emigrated to Canada.
She and her family were living at 3 Harvey Street, Maesteg, at the 1901 census, and at 5 South Parade — her late father's house — by 1911.[1]
Marriage and family
Bessie married David Luther John Griffiths at the register office in Bridgend on 28 March 1892, and had 11 (!) children from 1892 to 1913, 10 of whom survived into adulthood.[2] Among them:
- David Reese Griffiths, father of 3 boys, including Dan Griffiths.
A daughter, Katie, died in 1905.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "True family research notes on an 1876 Ordnance Survey extract of Maesteg."[record].Annotated map sheet and census abstracts for South Parade, Temple Street and Harvey Street, Maesteg.Link.(Rights: unknown | Access: open| Fingerprint:
efc3c6f6e85b0f85d0a9d8f29d464f085e03691ce6b8f42a33be7848657aa8d5) - ↑ Dan Griffiths."Notes on the True and Griffiths families of Tisbury, Woolland and Maesteg."[oral_history].Correspondence with Michael Currie.Link.(Rights: unknown | Access: open| Fingerprint:
6e5fb3327ed924b5634b0426e7acbed27f000835c0f7e706b6b2b5ff3ba88165)