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Poulson, Mrs Sarah – 1934

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Mrs S Poulson

Funeral of Pentrepoid wife and mother

The funeral took place on Thursday week of Mrs Sarah Poulson who passed away on January 7th at her home at Pentrepoid after a long illness. She was laid to rest at Goytrey. The rector (Rev T J Richards) officiating, assisted by the Reverend Sproule Jones (Curator of All Saints Church Pontnewynydd).

Chief mourners were the husband, (Mr Frank Poulson), Frances, Olive, Ethel, Clarice and Iris, daughters. Rose, daughter-in-law, Leonard and Roland, sons.

Thomas, George and Arthur, sons-in-law.

Rachel, Ruth and Clara, sisters.

Mr John Rosser, sister-in-law.

Richard, John and Jenkin, brothers.

Rachel Ann Louisa, Lena, Eddie and Lily, nieces.

John, Enoch, Jim, Alfie, Cecil, Rolly and Frankie, nephews.

The bearers were Messrs Ivor Walters, Sidney Newman, Roger Tovey and Wesley Tovey. Floral tributes were sent by all at home.

Len, Rose and children.

From daughter Frances Celina Thomas and family.

Olive, George and Maria.

Ethel, Arthur and baby Owen.

Sister Rachel and family.

Sister Ruth, Oswald and family.

Jenkin, Lizzie and family.

Clara and family.

Harold and Maggie, Monmouth.

Stan, Pat and Gwen.

Alf. Bertha and Nancy.

John, Lily and family. Rachel, Ann and family.

From Lena and Rowland, niece and nephew.

Mr and Mrs W Richards, Glasllyn.

Mr and Mrs Oughtmore (??? Whatmore), Edith and Harry. Man and Cissy. Mr and Mrs Moore and Gwen. Mr P H Jones. Ty Cerion All Saints Choir. Mr Minchin, (dentist). All Saints Operatic Society. Mr and Mrs T Hall. Mr Walters and family. Ivor Walters. Mr and Mrs Tovey and family. From the neighbours. Mr and Mrs Tudor Thatcher and family. Mr and Mrs Ann Whatmore and family. Mr and Mrs W C Garrett. Mothers Union Pontnewynydd. Mrs and Mrs G Richards and Glyn. Mr and Mrs Richard Roden. A little friend Pearl Belsh. Mrs Walsh and Daisy.

Mr R J Phillips and sons, Pontnewynydd, carried out the funeral arrangements.

Free Press 7th January 1934 

Morgan, Mr Harry – 1924

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Mr Harry Morgan – Goytrey

We record with regret the death of Mr Harry Morgan of Pudda, Goytrey, which sad event took place on Monday evening. The deceased suffered for some years from acute rheumatism, but lately an attack of jaundice developed and the end came with tragic suddenness

Formerly Mr Morgan worked at a colliery but lately he turned his activities and un-bounded energy to small-holding and market gardening. In this latter respect he had a large number of customers in the outlying districts of Pontypool towards Abersychan and also at Abergavenny where he attended every Tuesday. To his many customers his death will come as a great shock, as indeed it has been within his own locality. It can truly be said “He ran the straight race” and his word was his bond.

15th September 1924

Phillips, Mr Abraham – 1924

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Mr Abraham Phillips

The family of the late Mr Abraham Phillips, of New House, Goytre, desire to thank all kind friends for the sympathy and kindness shown in their sad bereavement, also those whose sent floral tributes.

Friday August 22nd 1924

Jenkins, Mr James – 1932

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In His 95th Year

Death of Goytrey’s Grand Old Man

Mr James Jenkins

We regret to record the death of Mr James Jenkins, after a comparatively short illness at his home Ty Llwyd, Goytrey on Sunday.

The deceased gentleman was in his 95th year and was truly regarded at the “grand old man” of the district. His great age took him back to early Victorian days of which he had a very clear and vivid memory, for his descriptions of outstanding events which took place in the locality and county long ago were always interesting to hear, particularly of the Chartist Riots of 1839 in which his father took part and of the building of the GWR main line nearby, when his cottage was converted into a cider-house.

He had spent all his long life in Goytrey where he was well known and much respected especially by the older inhabitants who remember his gigantic stature when he stood 6ft 6ins tall and weighed over 18 stone.

As a timber cutter he had worked on the Pontypool and Llanover estates and many a stubborn oak fell beneath his sturdy stroke.

A Unique Family

It was remarkable that he had no illnesses before and he possessed all his faculties unimpaired to the last. As the youngest of several brothers, all of whom were admired for their stature and longevity he was the last of a unique family.

Until quite recently he could shoot as straight as the best marksman around and loved to follow the Monmouthshire hounds. His stories of old hunting days, when his woodsman’s tools were often thrown aside to join in the chase, were typical of late Victorian times. Even after his retirement from a life of strenuous labour in the woods, he was ceaselessly active with his orchard and garden and took a great interest in local and national affairs, though he could never read nor write.

He attributed his great age to the healthy surroundings, to plain peaceful living, abstention from modern luxuries and to fresh air exercise.

His wife, who survives him, is 93 and wonderfully smart for her age. In fact they have been an exceptional pair.

The funeral was at Goytrey Churchyard on Thursday.

21st February 1932

Churchwardens

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Churchwardens for the Parish of Goytre

1771 –  Thomas Lewis for his own lands ; Walter Griffiths for his lease

1773 – Jenkin Daniel for his own; Wm Prosser for Mr Humphreys lands

1774 – John Morgan, Taylor for his lease; John Jenkin for Daniel Simonds land; Richard Waters for John Edwards lands

1775 –  John Jones, Taylor for his lease

1776 – Walter Griffiths for Park y brain

1777 – Thomas Jenkins for his own lands; Wm Morgan for Penystair

1778 – Wm Jones, Butcher for his own lands

1780 – Wm Hatfield; Edward Edward for Mr Jenkins; John Morgan, mason; William Jones for Gwern y byallt

1782 – Wm Prosser for Me Humphreys lands

1783 – Wm Jones for Gwern y byallt

1784 – Thomas Rosser for his lease; Walter Griffith for Park y brain

1785 – Thomas Rosser for his lease; Walter Griffiths for Park y brain

1786 – Walter Griffiths for Park y brain

1787 – John Jones Coed Robin

1788 – John Edwards for Melin y coed; John Jones Coed Robin

1789 – John Edwards for Melin y coed; Wm Hatfield

1790 – John Edwards for Melin y coed

Wm Hatfield

1791 – John Edwards for Melin y coed; Wm Hatfield

1792 – John Edwards for Melin y coed; Wm Hatfield

1793 – Wm Hatfield

1794 – John Moses for Mr Cooke and Edward Jeremiah for John Edwards

1795 – John Moses for Mr Cooke and Edward Jeremiah for John Edwards

1796 – John Williams for his lease and Edward Jeremiah

1797 – John Williams for his lease and Edward Jeremiah

1798 – Richard and Edward Jeremiah

1799 – Richard Jeremiah for the church farm and Edward Edwards

1800- 1803 – Richard Jeremiah and Edward Edwards for the Lan

1804 – Richard Jeremiah and David Williams for his lease; John Jenkins for Henry Simons land; Richard Jones for the late Wm Mathews

1805 – Richard Jones

1806 – John Jenkin for Henry Simon

1807 – Blank

1808 – Richard Jones for late Wm Mathews

1809-1812 – Richard Jones and John Jenkins

1813-1816 – Blank

1817-1820 – Wm Jones butcher, and Francis David for Abergwellan

1821-1822 – Wm Rosser for Mrs Morgan and Francis David for Abergwellan

1823 – Wm Rosser for Mrs Morgan and Wm Hughes for Goytrey Hall

1824 – James Lewis for Goytrey Lodge, John Williams for New Barn

1825 – James Gwatkin, Thos David

1826 – Charles E Bird Esq. Thos James for Goytrey Lodge

1827 – Charles E Bird Esq., Thos James

1828 – Charles E Bird Esq., Thos James

1829-1830 – William Evans for New Barn; James Prosser for Mr Dibdin

1831 – William Evans for New Barn ; James Prosser for Lan Wysg

1832-1834 – James Gwatkin for Pentwyn; John Lewis for Melyn y coed

1835-1836 – James Gwatkin for Pentwyn; Charles Lewis for Berllan dywyll

1837-1840 – John Rosser for his own; Richard Proger for his lease

1842-1846 – Charles E Bird and Richard Proger

Richard Jones

  • John Jenkins for Henry Simon

1807

  • Rich’d Jones for late Henry Mathews
  • Rich’d Jones and John Jenkins

1810            do                        do

1811            do                        do

1812            do                        do

1813

1814                                                [these have been left blank]

1815

1816

  • Wm Jones butcher and Francis David for Abergwellan
  • Wm Jones butcher and Francis David for Abergwellan

1819                        “                                                “

1820                               “                                                “

  • Wm Rosser for Mr Morgan and Francis David for Abergwellan
  • Wm Rosser for Mr Morgan and Francis David for Abergwellan
  • Wm Rosser and Wm Hughes for Goytrey Hall
  • James Lewis for Goytrey Lodge & John Williams for New Barn
  • James Gwatkin – Thos David
  • Charles E Bird Esq. – Thos James for Goytrey Lodge
  • Charles E Bird Esq. – Thomas James
  • Charles E Bird – Thos James
  • William Evans for New Barn – James Prosser for Mr Dibdin
  • William Evans for New Barn – James Prosser for Mr Dibdin
  • Wm Evans for New Barn – James Prosser for Lan Wysg
  • James Gwatkin for Pentwyn – John Lewis for Melin y Coed
  • James Gwatkin for Pentwyn – John Lewis for Melin y Coed
  • James Gwatkin for Pentwyn – John Lewis for Melin y Coed
  • James Gwatkin for Pentwyn – Charles Lewis for Berllan dywyll
  • James Gwatkin for Pentwyn – Charles Lewis for Berllan dywyll
  • John Rosser for his own – Richard Proger for his lease
  • John Rosser and Rich’d Proger
  • John Rosser and Rich’d Proger
  • John Rosser and Rich’d Proger
  • Charles E Bird and Richard Proger
  • Charles E Bird and Richard Proger
  • Charles E Bird and Richard Proger
  • Charles E Bird and Richard Proger
  • Charles E Bird and Richard Proger

Declaration of Capt. Charles Elias Bird – 1857

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Declaration of Capt., Charles Elias Bird

1857

I, Charles Elias Bird of Goitre House in the parish of Goitre in the County of Monmouth Esq., a Captain in the Army unattached do solemnly and sincerely declare:

 

  1. That I am 69 years of age

 

  1. That I knew Mary Andrews late of Pentre Bach in the sd psh & county widow – the devisee mentioned in the will of Wm. Andrews late of Pentre Bach aforesd. yeoman dec.d dated on or about the 12th day of April 1788 & that I have personally been at her house and conversed with her and she was then occupying the Pentre Bach, Graig Thee and Alt Withy otherwise Alt Hellig and the Tire y Graig ddy otherwise Tyr Skibbor y Llan situate in the sd. psh & cty and appeared to be and was always deemed and considered and believed to be the absolute owner thereof –

 

  1. That I remember when I was a child being taken to the house of the s Mary Andrews at Pentre Bach aforesd. by my father who had taken stones from her quarry at Pentre Bach aforesd. to build his house, now called Goitre House at Goitre aforesd. and that I saw my father pay her for the same stones and that this was in or about 1792.

 

  1. That I remember the death of the s Mary Andrew in or about the year 1793 and that she was buried at Goitre church in the sd. parish and county.

 

  1. That the s Mary Andrews continued to live on the Pentre Bach Estate aforesd. Up to the time of her decease.

 

  1. That I well knew Wm. Andrews the person mentioned in the will of the said Mary Andrews dated on or about the 29th day of May 1789.

 

  1. That my father was a captain in the 8th Regiment of the line and returned with the said William Andrews from North America to England in the year 1780, the said Wm Andrews having been a soldier in the same Regiment with him and having served with him many years prior in the American War of Independence.

 

  1. That at the time of the return of the s Wm. Andrews he was a single man and had not been

 

  1. That in the year 1805 I joined my Regiment and did not return to reside at the Goitre af till the year 1820.

 

  1. That I knew Thomas David otherwise Davies of the parish of Llanover in the said county of Mon., yeoman and Ann his wife devisees for life, ment in the sd. will of the sd. Mary Andrews dec.d

 

  1. That the said Ann David predeceased the said Thomas David many years and was buried as I have been informed and verily believe at Goitre Church afores

 

  1. That the s Ann David was a near relative of the sd. Mary Andrews the Testrix.

 

  1. That the said Thomas David otherwise Davies after the decease of Ann David intermarried with Mary Phillips, spinster –

 

  1. That the said Thomas David had issue by his s first wife, the sd. Ann David five sons, namely Wm David, otherwise Davies, Thos David, otherwise Davies, Walter David, otherwise Davies and David David, otherwise Davies.

 

  1. That the s Wm. David died in the year 1806 and was buried at Goitre Church aforesaid, and is the same person mentioned in the certificate now produced and shewn to me marked with the letter ‘A’, wherein he is called William Davies, bachelor –

 

  1. That the said Wm David, otherwise Davies was never married and made no will.

 

  1. That the said Thomas David, otherwise Davies was his elder brother –

 

  1. That the lands and heredits described in a certain Indre made the [blank] day of [blank] 1857 between Wm Fleetwood of the 1st part, Richard Greenway of the 2nd part, the said Thos David otherwise Davies of the 3rd part, Henry Chas Bird of the 4th part are the same heredits whereof the said Wm Andrews the testor and Mary Andrews the testrix severally died seized and which were devised by their several wills as by the said wills resply [reference being thereto had] will appear.

 

And I make this solemn declaration re:

 

Solemnly declared by the said Charles Elias Bird at Nantyderry in the county of Monmouth this second day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven, before us:

 

Richard Greenway

 

? to administer oaths in Chancery in England

Leases 1694-1701

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June 12 1694

George Lord Bergevenny demised to John Harries son of H Harries of Llanellen in ? Monmouth 10 acres of land being part of y waste called Pellenny in the parish of Goytrey adjoyning to the free lands of Hugh Harries & the free lands of And Wm Lewis on the one side and on all or most parts by the comon or wast – except all mines etc – to hold for the lives of John Harries, Wm Lewis of Goytrey and Jane his wife


Nov 30 1696

George Lord Bergevenny demised to Rich’d Lewis of Mamhilad in the County of Monmouth all that Messuage or Dwelling and garden and 4 acres of wastgroud therewith belonging lying upon a conon called Pellenny in the parish of Goytrey land in the possion of Thomas Harry Watkin (except all mines etc) to hold for and during the lives of Rich;d Lewis, Margt Watkins of Goytrey and William Morgan of Mamhilad.


Aug 5 1699

George Lord Bergevenny demised to Edwd Lewis all that messuage or ? heretofore in the occupation of David Thomas of Goytrey with the Barn and 3 parcells of land thereunto belonging called or known by y neames of Green y Groft & Wayn Vath cont 2 acres or thereabouts lying in Goytrey at a place called Croes Hoped except all mines etc to hold for the lives Ann Edward daughter of Wm Edmond of Bergavenny & of Anne & Elizabeth daughters of the leasee.


Dec 6 1700

George Lord Bergevenny demisee to Rich’d Jones a Cottage & 4 acres of the wast in Goytrey parish except all mines etc to hold for the lives of the leasee Jacob Jones and Mary Jones his brother and sister.


6 Dec 1700

George Lord Bergevenny demised to Jane Pritchard of Goytrey Spinster one Messuage or Cottage and Garden with 3 peices of land cont. 4 acres lately held bty Howell John Rosser joyning on the west to the leaselands of John Watkin & to the wast and Highway from Uske to Bergevenny in all part in Goytrey except all mines etc. A coven’t not to build more cotts ? to hod for the lives of the lessee Anne y wife of John Andrews of Ragland and Mary Edwards Daughter of Edward Harry of Goytrey.

Jan 2 1701

George Lord Bergevenny demised to Thomas Jenkins of Goytrey Miller all those 7 acres of land whereof 2 acres already enclosed and in his possion adjoining to a brook called Enant boy on the west to a Leasehold of the sd Lords in the possion of Wm Griffith on the South to a ?bouion called Gwayn Ynnyg on the east & on all other parts and sides and situate in the parish of goytrey in Cond Monmouth except all mines etc And except ? of building any cottage on the premises nor assigns the same without wave of the Lord nor do any act or ? in prejudice of him or tenants to hold for the lives of the sd Thomas Jenkins and of David Jenkins and Jane Jenkins his son and daughter.

July 2 1701

George Lord Bergevenny demised to Wm Pritchard of Goytrey in cond Monmouth ? all that Cottage and 4 acres of comon whereof part is already enclosed laying at the north end of Pellenny comon adjoyning on the north to Mr? Hugh Harris’s Lands and to the Highway & Comon on all other parts and sides ajing in Goytrey aforesd. except all mines etc And except libty of building any other cottage on the premises nor assign the same without leave of the sLOrd nor do any act or mosen? in prejudice of him or tenants to hold for the ave? of the sd Wm Pritchard John Pritchard his brother & Anne Ellis Daughter of John Ellis of Glascoed near Uske towne yeoman.

Sep 29 1701

George Lord Bergevenny demised to Wm Pritchard of Goytrey Victualler a cott and four acres of wast with the appurtence lying in Goytrey & upon the waste called Pellenny except all mines etc And except libty of building any other cottage on the premises nor assign the said premises without leave of the Lord nor do any act or ? in prejudice of him or tenants to hold for the lives of the leasee Rees? & Mary his son and daughter.

Richard Augustus Byrde 1870

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Rev. Richard Augustus Byrde 1870

26th March 1870

(Cottages in centre of village –  Rose and Phoenix)

  1. Rt Hon Wm Neville Earl of Abergavenny
  2. Richard Augustus Byrde of parish Trostrey clerk

A piece of land with decayed cottages and blacksmiths shop and two pieces of garden ground on either side of the parish road (except for 30 perches of land granted by lease to John Prosser in 1838) all lying at Penpellenny, parish of Goytrey with all appurtenances for 21 years at £1. 1s 0d

(2) To rebuild the cottage and smiths shop and to erect on the garden ground a brick or stone house at a minimum cost of £150

Each with small plan each copy.

Richard ap Llewellyn Morgan 1492

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(3595 M416.1)

4th October 1492

Duke of Bedford, Earl of Pembroke and Lord Bergavenny

  1. His Kinsman Richard ap Llewellyn Morgan

Lease:
Two mills with suit of tenants lying within the fee of Llannonour and Pellenne (part of the Lordship of Bergavenny) and called Ogoron is mill and Goytree is mill

Witness:
Walter Sheldon – Knight – the Duke’s steward of Bergavenny
Wm. Morgan
Morgan ap David

Juhanne verch Rys 1537

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24th July 1537 Badminton Estate 547

Grant by Matilda verch Wylym late relict of Rice ap John of the parish of Goitre in the Lordship of Bergavenny, widow and David ap Rys of the town of Bergavenny burgess to Juhanne verch Rys, the wife of Lewis ap Richard and Walter Lewys:

8 parcels of arable land and meadow in the parish of Goytree in the Lordship of Bergavenny. In length between the Lord’s waste there called Cefn Meinoc on one lead and the land of the said Matilda ap David on the other and in bredth between the lands of the said Matilda ap David on one side of the said waste and the way leading from the mansion of the said Matilda to the Lord’s waste on the other.

Rendering 2d per annum and double rent as heriot

Witness:

George Herbert esquire, the Steward of Bergavenny

Robert John – Master Sergent

Wm. ap Ievan ap Richard

Hoel ap William

Thomas ap Jankin

David Mathew

Given at Goytree