On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:18:23 +0100, Jeff Coleman <Jeff.Coleman@ntlworld.com> wrote: > On the list we have heard several times that births in the former Cardiff > Workhouse premises ( City Lodge, St David's Hospital) were registered at > 30A Cowbridge Road, Cardiff. > Does anyone know what address was used for births at the Pontardawe > workhouse (and successor institutions) in Brecon Road, Pontardawe? > Was it 84 Brecon Road, Pontardawe? Hi Jeff, The following web page about Pontardawe Workhouse confirms that, from 1904, 84 Brecon Road, Pontardawe was used as the address on birth certificates so that children born in the work house wouldn't be at a disadvantage later in life. http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Pontardawe/ Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah The Glamorganshire Canal www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com