Antolin Family Beach Hill Aberavon
Notes on the Antolin family of Aberavon. edited by Allen Blethyn March 2012.
Even though it is written that Angel Antolin and his wife Dolores came to Britain after their marriage in 1910,they do not appear here in the 1911 census. The family were said to have first settled at Newcastle upon Tyne, where Bernard their first child was born in 1912. Moved to South Wales and in 1914 their daughter Angelita was born at Dowlais in 1914. By 1919 when their son Angel was born the family had arrived at Aberavon, where they lived first at Cwmavon Road at a dwelling later to become known as Bob`s Garage, which I remember still there in 1951. In 1920 they moved to the shop we all know at the bottom of the old Beach Hill, there their business lasted for near seventy years. At the start it was a real struggle to survive, Mrs Antolin put her dress making training to full use by working long into the night after shop hours, making evening gowns and wedding dresses, which she sold locally for three and sixpence and five shillings each. Her young son Angel was around the streets nearby on his round selling kippers at 2.1/2d a pair. At one stage it was only the generosity of another shopkeeper George Harvey, who insisted on them taking five pounds to stock up their shop, that they survived and in no time they were able to repay,and the family were on their way up a rung of the ladder. But tragedy struck the family in 1933 in the form of the death of husband and father Angel only aged 40 years dying of tuberculosis disease. It was not long after that in 1937 Angelita the eldest daughter died aged only twenty three, only for the family to hide their devastation by working that much harder. By 1935 Mrs Dolores Antolins parents Santos and Filomena Quesada had arrived at Port Talbot and together with their other daughter Angelita and son Doratao. They also had a shop, first at Station Road [later known as Ferrari`s] and then at Cwmavon Rd, but finishing off at the front room of their Newbridge Road Home. The later years of the Antolin family can be read about in A Gallery of past personalities Vol1. by Brian Jones, [if need be I will willingly edit more for here if needed].
Also may I take the liberty of dedicating this small effort in memory of my dear mother May Blethyn, who together with her friend Joyce Ladd were a part time team of workers at the shop.
However the only Antolin on the census was as below. 1911. 13 Cross St Dowlais ANTOLIN, Victoriano Head Married M 30 1881 Stoker. blast furnace man. Santander ANTOLIN, Aurora Wife Married 6 years F 26 1885 Santander ANTOLIN, Florentino Son M 4 1907 Glam Dowlais ANTOLIN, Victoriano Son M 1 1910 Glam Dowlais Also in the 1911 Census can be found 1. Antonio Quesada 15 a boarder student born Spain at a London Collage. 2. Edwards Ropey Quesada 19 boarder engineer student boarding at Nantwich Cheshire. First possible Antolin birth to be found is- Births Dec 1914 Antolin Angela mother surname Quesada Merthyr T. 11a 1621 No Bernard Antolin found? Interesting birth of Valeriano F.Antolin mother surname Quesada Neath district in 1932. Santos Quesada death Neath district 1860-1935. other births. Births Jun 1914 Antolin Diomisio Yudiedo Merthyr T 11a 1772 Births Dec 1914 Antolin Angela Quesada Merthyr T. 11a 1621 Births Sep 1916 Antolin Angel Camado Merthyr T. 11a 1499 Births Jun 1918 Antolin Santes Quesada Neath 11a 1774 Births Sep 1924 Antolin Dora Quesada Neath 11a 1795 Births Dec 1926 Antolin Gustavo Quesada Neath 11a 1446 Births Jun 1929 Antolin Dolores Quesada Neath 11a 1362 Births Mar 1932 Antolin Valeriano F Quesada Neath 11a 1158
Notes on the Antolin family of Aberavon. edited by Allen Blethyn March 2012.
Even though it is written that Angel Antolin and his wife Dolores came to Britain after their marriage in 1910,they do not appear here in the 1911 census. The family were said to have first settled at Newcastle upon Tyne, where Bernard their first child was born in 1912. Moved to South Wales and in 1914 their daughter Angelita was born at Dowlais in 1914. By 1919 when their son Angel was born the family had arrived at Aberavon, where they lived first at Cwmavon Road at a dwelling later to become known as Bob`s Garage, which I remember still there in 1951. In 1920 they moved to the shop we all know at the bottom of the old Beach Hill, there their business lasted for near seventy years. At the start it was a real struggle to survive, Mrs Antolin put her dress making training to full use by working long into the night after shop hours, making evening gowns and wedding dresses, which she sold locally for three and sixpence and five shillings each. Her young son Angel was around the streets nearby on his round selling kippers at 2.1/2d a pair. At one stage it was only the generosity of another shopkeeper George Harvey, who insisted on them taking five pounds to stock up their shop, that they survived and in no time they were able to repay,and the family were on their way up a rung of the ladder. But tragedy struck the family in 1933 in the form of the death of husband and father Angel only aged 40 years dying of tuberculosis disease. It was not long after that in 1937 Angelita the eldest daughter died aged only twenty three, only for the family to hide their devastation by working that much harder. By 1935 Mrs Dolores Antolins parents Santos and Filomena Quesada had arrived at Port Talbot and together with their other daughter Angelita and son Doratao. They also had a shop, first at Station Road [later known as Ferrari`s] and then at Cwmavon Rd, but finishing off at the front room of their Newbridge Road Home. The later years of the Antolin family can be read about in A Gallery of past personalities Vol1. by Brian Jones, [if need be I will willingly edit more for here if needed].
Also may I take the liberty of dedicating this small effort in memory of my dear mother May Blethyn, who together with her friend Joyce Ladd were a part time team of workers at the shop.
However the only Antolin on the census was as below. 1911. 13 Cross St Dowlais ANTOLIN, Victoriano Head Married M 30 1881 Stoker. blast furnace man. Santander ANTOLIN, Aurora Wife Married 6 years F 26 1885 Santander ANTOLIN, Florentino Son M 4 1907 Glam Dowlais ANTOLIN, Victoriano Son M 1 1910 Glam Dowlais Also in the 1911 Census can be found 1. Antonio Quesada 15 a boarder student born Spain at a London Collage. 2. Edwards Ropey Quesada 19 boarder engineer student boarding at Nantwich Cheshire. First possible Antolin birth to be found is- Births Dec 1914 Antolin Angela mother surname Quesada Merthyr T. 11a 1621 No Bernard Antolin found? Interesting birth of Valeriano F.Antolin mother surname Quesada Neath district in 1932. Santos Quesada death Neath district 1860-1935. other births. Births Jun 1914 Antolin Diomisio Yudiedo Merthyr T 11a 1772 Births Dec 1914 Antolin Angela Quesada Merthyr T. 11a 1621 Births Sep 1916 Antolin Angel Camado Merthyr T. 11a 1499 Births Jun 1918 Antolin Santes Quesada Neath 11a 1774 Births Sep 1924 Antolin Dora Quesada Neath 11a 1795 Births Dec 1926 Antolin Gustavo Quesada Neath 11a 1446 Births Jun 1929 Antolin Dolores Quesada Neath 11a 1362 Births Mar 1932 Antolin Valeriano F Quesada Neath 11a 1158