Pearl KERTON

• General Notes
  • Robert (Bob)- went to Canada in 1929 on the ship Montrose. Had 14 children.
    Neal and Doug would be his grandchildren.
    Albert-Your grandfather. I have been corresponding by letter with your cousin Keith.
    Hetty-married a Major Toothill, I think had 6 children.
    Fanny & Margaret (twins)-I have been corresponding by letter with Fanny's daughter Margaret Mainwaring Richards (nee Malson).
    George-no children.
    Alice - 3 children.
    Thomas (Tommy) - 'fostered' but not adopted, that's another story!
    They all came from Rhymney.
    
    RG12/4431 10/8
    14 Collins Row, Brithdir (Gelligaer)
    KERTON, Benjamin,  HD, M, 31,  Stoker Iron Works, MON Rhymney
    Margaret, Wife, 27,  GLA Merthyr Tydfil
    Thomas David, SO,  7,  Scholar,  GLA Merthyr Tydfil
    William B, SO,  3,   GLA Pontlottyn
    Robert Job,  SO,  1 or 10 mos, GLA Bute Town (this is also Gelligaer)
    
    1851 census:-
    Descendants of Benjamin Kerton
    Generation No. 1
    1.  Benjamin 2 Kerton  (James 1) was born January 15, 1792 in
    Berrow.  He married Mary May April 21, 1814 in Burnham.
           
    Children of Benjamin Kerton and Mary May are:
    +       2       i.      John3 Kerton, born July 31, 1814 in Berrow.
            3       ii.     Harriet Kerton, born December 10, 1815.
            4       iii.    George Kerton, born January 9, 1817.
            5       iv.     Benjamin Kerton, born January 9, 1820 in Berrow.
            6       v.      George Kerton, born January 8, 1822.
    +       7       vi.     James Kerton, born October 12, 1823.
    +       8       vii.    Job Kerton, born January 8, 1826. in Burnham
            9       viii.   Daniel Kerton, born May 16, 1830 in Burnham,
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