2. | Edward Ebley was born in 1861 in Halstead, Essex, England (son of Edward Ebley and Sophia Rayner); died on 17 Jul 1936 in Neath, Port Talbot, Wales; was buried in 1936 in St Mary's Churchyard, Aberavon,. Notes:
The Ebley Theatre was a wooden shuttered structure with a canvas roof and collapsible, removable seats which was transported from town to town by horse drawn wagons. Ebley's Theatre visited many parts of Wales. They built the Olympic in Cwmafan 1927. In 1927 the Olympic Cinema opened in Depot Road showing silent films and converted to sound in 1932. In 1970 it became The Olympic Bingo Hall and later Edward (Ted) Ebley sold the building.
Ted was the grandson of Edward through his father Lord Robert Vernon Ebley (1900-1975)and his mother Ceinwen Muriel Jones (1900-1932)
Census Listings:
1891 Clydach, Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan. Head, widower, age 29. Actor
1901 Pullman Car, on Park Road, Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan. Head, married, age 35 Stage Actor [Employer] Pullmans Car, Park Road. Stage actor/Employer. Besides his immediate family in the Pullmans Car are George Kaye -author and composer, his wife Martha and daughter Ethel Rhoda and Emily Ebley, born Ely, Cambs 1846. Widow. Stage actress.
1911 Olympic Theatre, Aberkenfig.Ynysawdre, Glamorgan. Head, married, age 40 Actor employer
Edward married Jenny Ryan in 1885 in Pontypridd, RD, Glamorganshire, Wales. Jenny was born about 1867 in Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales; died in 1887 in Pontypridd, RD.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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