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Number of pages: 23 Contents: Early Beginnings Letter Carriers & Rural Messengers Postal Arrangements Post Boxes Ambrose Taroni – Letter Carrier The Taroni Family Marriages Burials UK Census Details – 1841/51/61/71 Testimonial to Ambrose Taroni Telephones 1897 GPO Salaries 1914 Telephone Bill 1961 Extract The Post Office 1846 In January Mr John Eynon, Master of the Barque Albion of Cork married Mrs Chalinder (widow of Henry) Postmistress Llanelly.1849 Hunt & Co., Trade Directory of 1849 lists John Eynon as Postmaster, Thomas Street (Bear Inn). Letters are delivered at 10 am and 4.30 pm. Money Orders are granted and paid from 9 am to 6 pm. Desptaches London, Swansea, Cardiff, Newport, Bristol, North and West of England and Pembrokeshire at 8.30 am; box closes at 7.30. Carmarthen, Cardigan, &c at 9.50 am; box closes at 9. Swansea, Cardiff, Newport, Bristol, North and West of England at 5.50 pm; box closes at 5. Letters may be posted to within 5 minutes of making up the bags by affixing an extra stamp. Receiving house at John Thomas, grocer, Pembrey. London and all parts at 6.15 am 1851 The UK Census of 1851 shows that John Eynon was the Postmaster and he lived with his wife Jane, their children in Water Street. When the Falcon Inn was converted into a Haberdashery Warehouse the Inn moved across the Falcon Bridge and became known as Falcon House, which was situated on the junction of Market Street and Water Street, where the Royalty Theatre was built in later years. On hot, dusty days the post horses would be taken to a pool in the River Lliedi and allowed to bathe in the refreshing cool water.Stamps were brought into use in May 1840 but they were not officially perforated until January 1854 except in the Parliamentary session of 1851. During this session stamps perforated by a Mr Archer were issued at the House of Commons, and were so successful that in 1853, the Government paid Mr Archer £4,000 for the patent. 1857 John Thomas Griffiths was the Postmaster at New Dock Post Office.1859 Mary Eynon, only daughter of John Eynon the Postmaster, Thomas Arms, died aged 15.1860 As a result of a petition organised by John Evans of Marine Street, the inhabitants of Seaside were provided with a Pillar Letter Box, and as the residents of the Wern had more than half a mile to walk to send their letters, they also requested a Pillar Letter Box.1861 The UK Census of 1861 shows that John Eynon and his wife Jane were living at the Thomas Arms where he was both innkeeper and Postmaster. John was 45 years old and his wife Jane was 53 years old at this time.The colours of the uniforms for Ambrose Taroni, town Letter Carrier, and Dawkins, Seaside Letter Carrier, were changed, when their scarlet coats were replaced by blue coats, with scarlet collars and cuffs, and the letters GPO embroidered in white on the collars. However, the country Post Office messengers were not provided with a uniform and wore their own clothes. 1862 The Cambrian newspaper reported on 19 December 1862 that a Public Meeting was held to discuss an extension to Llanelli of a second daily mail from London to Swansea.Mr T Saunders was the Postmaster at New Dock Post Office.
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