Hi there listers, I am researching the Lydbrook and Rhiw Sir Dafydd, Mynyddyslwyn, R.D Townsend family, they lived in the area until approx 1930 and then moved to the East Midlands of England.. I believe many of the family worked in the Mines, Oakdale, Gelligaer and Mountain Ash.. Would SKS assist me by locating my ancestors please in Lydbrook area, My Grandfathers birth was registered in Rhiw Sir Dafydd, Mynyddyslwyn, R.D Thomas James Townsend born 07 Oct 1899.. My aim is to pin the family down so I can get birthdates for his siblings.. In case it helps his parents were Thomas Townsend of Lydbrook (Postman) born Abt 1877 and his mother was Elizabeth Jane Carter also born abt 1877, they were married in Bedwelty, Monmouthshire. in abt 1898.. Known siblings of Thomas James were Alice, Gilliam, Morvith, Mary? Cheers Jim Patterson-Brewin Brentwood Bay,BC. Cheers Jim Patterson-Brewin Brentwood Bay,BC.