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Subject:		Re: TAN YARD COURT, CAERNARFON
Name:		T Meirion Hughes
Date Posted:		Apr 30, 08 - 1:21 PM
Email:		tmhughes@Cofis.co.uk
Message:		Having conferred with 2 other Caernarfon historians, not one of the 3 of us knew exactly where Tan Yard Court was, but suggest that there may be a clue in the 1881/1891 census as to the area in which your grandmother was born. There were many small tanneries in the town in the mid 19th century the most of which were on Balaclava Road and became disused in the 1860's. Another tannery was in the Skinner Street/ Mill Lane area and we believe tnat Tan Yard Court could be in the vicinity of either of these two locations. Your grandmother was born in 1905 some yars before the majority of the Courts were demolished. All three of us will keep our eyes peeled for any information that comes to light and will advise you of any progress that we may come across. Regards T. Meirion Hughes
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Re: TAN YARD COURT, CAERNARFON by Mrs SUSAN THOMAS · Apr 30, 08 - 3:59 PM Re: Re: TAN YARD COURT, CAERNARFON by T Meirion Hughes · Apr 30, 08 - 6:59 PM

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