May was the last in the line of the Davies family. It consisted of six daughters and one son. They had all been brought up in a tiny, two-up, two-down miners' cottage at 16 Club Row, Blaenllechau.
Before the war, she had worked 'in service' for a couple living in Cardiff. She had also worked in a grocery store in Ferndale. During the war, she moved to Bristol, where I believe she lived with some of her sisters. I don't know whether they all lived together, but they were very close. At the time, they had a cat which they called Monty, after Field Marshal Montgomery, hero of the battle of El Alamein. They had that cat for years, believing that it was male, then suddenly, one day, it had a kitten. They continued to call the cat Monty though.
She married Bill in January 1946 after his return from Egypt. Friends and family took a collection around Blaenllechau for small quantities of cake ingredients, as the makings of a wedding cake were all still on ration. Afterwards, I believe they lived in London for a while, where Bill worked on demolition sites. They also lived together for a while in Bristol.
She had met Bill at a dance hall in Ferndale. They continued to love dancing through their lives.
May
16 Club Row
Admittance Register from Blaenllechau Infants.
She married Bill in January 1946 after his return from Egypt. Friends and family took a collection around Blaenllechau for small quantities of cake ingredients, as the makings of a wedding cake were all still on ration. Afterwards, I believe they lived in London for a while, where Bill worked on demolition sites. They also lived together for a while in Bristol.
She had met Bill at a dance hall in Ferndale. They continued to love dancing through their lives.
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