Talk:Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare

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Birthplace[edit]

There is confusion about Bruce's birthplace. The current article has Duffryn, Aberdare probably based on the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. However "Men of the time" gives Duffryn St. Nicholas, Glamorganshire, i.e. Dyffryn, Vale of Glamorgan. Dyffryn or Duffryn is a common Welsh place name, meaning "valley". Dyffryn, Vale of Glamorgan is more likely, as it was the home of Bruce's father, John Bruce, a.k.a. John Bruce Pryce. Bruce's title "Baron Aberdare" may have misdirected Encyclopædia Britannica. He may have chosen his title because of the great wealth he made from coal mines around Aberdare. Can a definitive source be found? How reliable is "Men of the time"? Verbcatcher (talk) 20:50, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have found a good source that supports Aberdare as Henry Bruce's birthplace: Archives Wales. This says: "John Bruce Knight of Dyffryn, Aberdare (afterwards John Bruce Pryce) inherited the Monknash estate in 1837". I think this was Henry Bruce's father. If so, he moved from Dyffryn, Aberdare to Dyffryn, Vale of Glamorgan some time after Henry Bruce was born.Verbcatcher (talk) 00:36, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This is supported by this page on the former Dyffryn House in Mountain Ash: "Dyffryn; Dyffryn House, Mountain Ash". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Verbcatcher (talk) 22:24, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]