Treharris and what is Polly short for?

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Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 214 Send Message	John	Report	1 Dec 2010 07:50
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 214 Send Message	Does anyone know if a Treharris birth registered between 1879/1881 would come under Merthyr or Pontypridd? Also what could Polly be short for? Thank you
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,988 Send Message	+++DetEcTive+++	Report	1 Dec 2010 09:05
	This link takes you to Freebmd explantions of Districts For Merthyr http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/merthyr%20tydfil.html Pontypridd here http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/pontypridd.html Treharris isn't mentioned on either of them, but I'm not a Welsh expert. Polly, according to several sites, is Mary
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Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 3,907 Send Message	Jean (Monmouth)	Report	1 Dec 2010 10:13
	Could be short for Pauline?
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 214 Send Message	John	Report	1 Dec 2010 11:16
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 214 Send Message	Thank you very much everyone.I'm going to access the free bmd site and see if I canfind the answer.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	1 Dec 2010 11:50
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	We had a lady called Polly at work. Her real name was Pauline