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Morris, Mr Evan – 1946

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February 1st – Evan Morris 

The death occurred at Bedfont of Evan Morris one of the oldest inhabitants of Goytrey at the age of 85. A native of Monkswood he lived all his life in the district except for a short period at Abergavenny. A staunch churchman he was for many years a verger and sidesman and for 50 years a member of the choir.
He was employed by the GWR for 47 years and was pre-deceased by his wife 14 years ago. He is survived by his three sons and one daughter.

Funeral service at the house and church were conducted by Canon S G Morgan – Mr Merrick was at the organ.

Mourners: Edwin, Albert and Ernest, sons; J Garland grandson; Stewart Garland, son-in-law; J Jones, A. Probert, W. Trawford, J. Lewis, J Davies.
At the house: Florence, daughter; Melda, granddaughter, Win and Hattie, daughters-in-law; Mary, Gladys, and Clarice, nieces;
Bearers: M/s W. King, T. Jennings, J. Davies, A James, I. Dobbs and S. Haines.

Among the general public were:
M/s W. Morgan, senior; F. Morgan jnr; C. King; Reg Cupper; A. Preece; all of Abergavenny; J. Mugford; W.B. Warne; H. Reardon; A. Jones; F. Walters; W. Griffiths; G. Dobbs; P. Jones; I. Deaken; J. Taylor; Cpt Jones; C. Vaughan; A. Davies; G. Vaughan; H. Williams; G. Boyce; F. Bishop; W & G Cording; Mmes Haines, Vaughan, Merrick, and many others friends.

Flowers: The family; Melda and John; Marjorie, Beryl, John and Betty; Gladys, Alf and Jack; Kate and Clarice; GWR staff and engineering dept Abergavenny district; Neighbours Newtown; Mrs Thomas; Mrs Davies and all at Ty Hir; All at Tillbach Mamhilad; Mr & Mrs Whitney and family; G & M Boyce, Berllan; Mrs E Garland and family Griffithstown; Mr J. Lewis and family Llwyn Celyn.

Lewis, Mrs Alice – 1946

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January 11th – Funeral of Mrs A Lewis

The funeral took place at St Mathews Church, Monkswood, of Mrs. Alice Lewis, aged 66 of Llwyncelyn Farm. She had been in business at Pontypool market for over 40 years and was very well known and esteemed. The Rev C A Rees (Saron Baptist Chapel) and the Rev. Howell Witt (curate of Monkswood) officiated.

Mourners: Husband; Harry Florrie and Harold, Lilly and Will, Mabel and Archie, daughters and sons-in-law; Roy Ball; Sylvia, Doreen and Peter Jones, Doris Pitt, Bert, Archie and Harry James, Mary Gratton, grandchildren. Mrs F Pitt, sister. Mr A Pardoe, brother; Mrs C Pardoe, Sheffield, sister-in-law; Irene and Ted Williams, Cliff and Dai James, Mrs E Foster (Birmingham), Mrs H Bridgeman, (Caldicot), Mr J Shepherdson, Mr & Mrs W Summers, Mrs E Orman, Mrs V Smith, Mr T Pitt, Mr & Mrs I Pitt, Charlie, Jack and Ivor Shepherdson, Mrs T Price, Mrs B West, nephews and nieces; Mr R Perrot, Mrs A Scott, Mr T Powell, (Newport), cousins.
Nephews and grandsons acted as bearers.
Flowers: Husband; Annie, Sylvia, Doreen and Peter; Florrie and Harold; John, Melda and children; Lily, Will and family; Mabel and Archie; Roy and Mary; Mabel and Cedric (Rochdale); all the grandchildren at Byrgym Bach; Hetta, Dai and Cliff; Irene and Ted; sister Flo and family; Arthur Hilda and family; ann, Jack and boys; Charlie, Flo and Peter; Annie, Eva and Fred (Sheffield); Jane, (Caldicot); Will and Maud; Flo and Tom (Newport);Alice and Percy; Ivor and May; Ada, Harold and Lilly (Sheffield); Olive, Tom and family (Pontnewynydd); Bessie and family (Pontypool); Mr & Mrs Thompson (Pentre Grange); Mr & Mrs H James and family (Pentre Farm); Mr M Roberts and children (The Cwm); Mr & Mrs Nicholas and family (Brynderwen); Mr & Mrs J Howells (The Brook); Mrs Prosser and family; Mrs Walton and Sidney; Miss & Mrs Rogers (The Horseshoe); The family of the late Mrs Jones, The Knoll; Mrs Radmore and Lilly; Mr E Morris and Mr & Mrs E J Morris; Mrs G Williams and family (Caeton Glas); Mrs Jones and family; Mrs Morris and family; Mr & Mrs Gratton, Ernie and Ray; Mrs J Williams and Mr & Mrs Rees, Saron Baptist Chapel.

Owen, Mr Josiah – 1963

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Friday, August 23rd – Late Mr Josiah Owen

The death occurred on the eve of his 83rd birthday of Mr Josiah Owen, of Hill View, Goytre, who was senior partner in the building firm of Owen Brothers.
Mr Owen, a founder member of the old Goytre Hall Cricket Club, leaves a widow and a daughter, Mrs Eileen James, also of Goytre.
A life-long member of Goytre Church, Mr Owen was born in Goytre and had lived there all his life. He had been very ill since February, but still took a keen interest in sport, as he had done since boyhood days.
The funeral took place at the Gwent Crematorium. Services at the house, Goytre Church and the Crematorium were conducted by the Rev. A. L. Davies.

Mourners: Mrs J Owen, wife; Mrs E. James, daughter; Owen and Richard James, grandsons; Mr and Mrs H Owen, brother and sister-in-law; Mr and Mrs E Owen, Mr and Mrs W Owen, Mr and Mrs R. Owen, Mr and Mrs W Merchant, Mr and Mrs R. Burgess, Mr and Mrs J. Palmer, Mr K. Palmer, Mrs W. Williams, Mr I. Jones, Mr James Donovan, Mr John Donovan, Mrs W. Andrews, Mr and Mrs R Hill -Jones, nieces and nephews.

Others present: Messrs Maisey, F. Messenger, W. Griffiths, E. Griffiths, A. Dobbs, J. Jones, Ian James, Ernie Lewis, Bernard Davies, Mrs D. Morris, Mr and Mrs P. Clark, Mr and Mrs S. Howells.

Bearers: W Swinnerton, Gordon Vaughan, Harold Stinchcombe, and Don Jones (members of the old Goytre Cricket Club).

FLOWERS

Flowers: Wife, Eileen, Owen and Richard; Harry, Edith and family; Eddie, Hilda and family; Bill, Phyllis and Graham; Annie and Raymond; Bill, Lucy and family, Brighton; Ada, Frank and family, Wrexham; Annie and family, Los Angeles; Floss and Ivor; Ede, Jack and Ken; Win and Des, Hereford; Marge, Jack and Jim, London; Ira and Bill, London; Mr and Mrs Dobbs, Molly and family, Gloucester; Mr and Mrs A.E. Messenger, Mr and Mrs F. Messenger; Mr and Mrs I. Jones and G Matthews; Mr and Mrs D. Jones and Philip, The Walnut Tree; Mr and Mrs B Davies; Lynne, Crickhowell; Goytre VPA; Mr and Mrs Shephard; Mr and Mrs A. Morris; Mr and Mrs P. Clark.
Funeral arrangements by T. Jones and Sons, Usk.

Shepherdson, Mr J. W.

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February 22nd – Late Mr J. W. Shepherdson

The death has occurred at Sunnyside, Monkswood, of Mr John Wesley Shepherdson, aged 80 years.

Mr Shepherdson was born at Goytrey, and had lived in the district all his life. He had been a churchwarden at St Matthew’s Church, Monkswood, for 21 years. The Rev. R.L. Davies conducted a service at the house and at St.Matthew’s Church. Miss Wrintmore was organist.

Mourners: Charlie, Jack and Ivor, sons; Val and Flo, daughters-in-law; Peter and Andrea, grandchildren; Trevor, Brenda, Blanche and Kit, nephew and nieces; Irene, Cliff, Florrie, John, Roy, Bertha, Arthur, Ivor, Edith and Alice, cousins; Valerie Horner and Glyn Jones, friends.

At the house: Mrs Pearce and Mrs Thomas.

Bearers: Messrs D. Powell, E. Taylor, H. Stinchcombe and R. Burgess.

Others present included Messrs Jim Watkins, Jack Price, E. Owen, J. James, Edgar Skilan, Bill Jones, Ralph Hennessey, Eric Pearce, Oliver Price, D. Cotterell, K. Wilding, J. Bowen, L. Wyatt (also rep. N.Cooper, both churchwardens, St. Mary’s Church, Usk).

Flowers: Ivor and Val; Charlie and Flo; Jack; Andrea; Ann and Alan; Peter and Val; Rose and family (Barry); Alice, Blanche, Bill and the girls; Kit, Will and children; Flo, Harold and Uncle Jack; Irene and Cliff; Edith, Alice and Percy; Arthur, Hilda and family; Dai, Bertha and girls; John, Melda and Bonnie; Mary, Roy and children; Peter, Wyn and children; May and Ivor; Maude (Little Mill); T. Weeks (Usk); Mrs Davies and Elsie; Mr and Mrs Eric Pearce and family; Mr and Mrs H. Stinchcombe; Anne and Raymond; All at the Llan Farm; Mrs M. Harvey; The Old Age Pensioners’ Friendship Club (Little Mill); Friends and neighbours, Rumble Street and Alexandra Terrace; Les, Bronwen, Jane and Nicky Topham; Mr and Mrs E. Owen and family; Mr and Mrs J.H. James and family; Ken and Enid Wilding; Mr and Mrs D. James.

Funeral Arrangements by T. Jones and Sons, Usk.

Goode, Mr J H -1963

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May 31st Obituary – Mr J. H. Goode, Goytre

The death occurred following a short illness of Mr John Henry Goode, of 14, Plough Road, Goytre. Born at Church Farm, Llanvaches, Mr Goode had served with H. M. Forces abroad and on his return to this country was employed by the Monmouthshire War Agricultural Committee for eleven years as a transport driver, and later by Messrs E. B. Rees, Transport, Newport. He had lived at Goytre, for the past twelve years.

The funeral took place at All Saint’s Church, Kemeys Commander, where the Rev. J. L. Eveleigh officiated, and Miss Messenger was organist.

Mourners: Mrs C. M. Goode, wife; Mr and Mrs Anthony Goode, Mr Del Goode, sons and daughter-in-law; Mr and Mrs Samuel Goode, brother and sister-in-law; Mrs E. Davies, Mr and Mrs E. Humphreys, Mr and Mrs J. Muir, Mrs D. Norgrove, sisters and brothers-in-law; Mrs M. Douglas, mother-in-law; Mr and Mrs A. Mathews, Mr E. Harris, sister-in-law and brothers-in-law; Mr B. Rowlands, Mr G. Richards, nephews; Mr and Mrs W. Brooks, Messrs Martin Brooks and Max Brooks, cousins.

Others present included Messrs Ernie Lewis, W. Essex, G. Richards, Ron Griffiths, John Morgan, Ted Harris, F. Messenger, William Baker, Ben Rowlands, F. W. Griffiths, Des and H. Mathews, J. Perkins, A. Price, L. Hickman, T. Maule, Ernest Griffiths, Roy Harris, Derek Graham and Davies (Carmarthen), Mr and Mrs W. Brooks.

Bearers: Messrs W. Harris, J. Winney, C. Powell and R. Harris.

Funeral arrangements by T.Jones and Sons, Usk.

Scammel Family

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This article is from Karen, a descendent of the Scammel family of Goytre.

Annie-Louise Scammel born in Goytre in 1877.  Her mother was Alice Scammel – but she lived with her grandparents James and Eliza.  By 1891, she had moved out and was working as a domestic servant for William Evans (Wheelwright and Farmer) at New House.  By 1901 she was a servant in Trevethin.

Her grandparents – James and Eliza – lived in Goytre for a long time: they had about half of their 12 children there.  James was an agricultural labourer.  In 1861 they were in Little Castle (Castle Bach?) with 5 of their children. In 1871 the family were in LLanover Lower but by 1881 they were back in Goytre, in Star Cottage – 8 of them altogether.  In 1891 and 1901 it was just James and Eliza in Twyn Shinney.  James died in 1908 aged 90 and Eliza  was buried in Goytre in 1915 – she was 89 when she died.  They were a long-lived couple! James worked on the land all his life but his children moved to the towns to jobs in the coal or iron industries.  Not one of the 12 children stayed in Goytre.

Researching this family made me think how hard life was then.  In 1861, their eldest twin girls were not living with James and Eliza – one of the twins was working several miles away as a servant aged 12.  In 1871, another daughter was living with them but working as a domestic servant aged 11.  Only the youngest children seem to have had any schooling and most couldn’t sign their name.

DISCLAIMER – my knowledge of this family is based on BMD and census information. I have no oral information from family members.

Edwin Jones – 1919

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Death of GWR official – 8th February 1919 – well known in Swansea

Mr Edwin Jones chief inspector of the GWR who has just passed away will be remembered as station inspector at Swansea.

Edwin Jones, his wife Edith (Gwilliam) and family.

He was here during the 1880’s, at the time of the famous onset of Mr W E Gladstone, when there was in town the largest assembly of Liberals ever held in South Wales.

In 1890 he was appointed traffic inspector for the Swansea district.

He then went to Paddington as chief lamp inspector and now for the past 13 years has been chief inspector at Cardiff.

Born at a farm near Nantyderry, Mon, he began his service with the GWR at Swansea in 1872 and was promoted to Llanelly and took the responsibility for the transit of tinplate for shipment at Liverpool before Swansea became the chief exporting port.

In 1887 he was placed in charge of the train working arrangements at Windsor and while there was able to render memorable service to Queen Victoria by assisting in the capture of MacLean who tried to assassinate her majesty.

Inspector Jones held the would be murderer secure among a crowd of spectators until a superintendent of police took him into custody.

(Edwin Jones is my great-great-uncle, born at Lapstone Cottage, Goytrey, in 1857).

Hutchinson Family

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A sincere thank you to Luned James for sending me the following article . Luned’s ancestors farmed in Llanover, the wonderful photo was taken outside Church Cottage Goytre early 1900’s.

 

There is an 1844 marriage record for a David Hutchinson a gardener and Hannah Lewis nee Davies widow both of Brynmawr. See entry. No further research done on either David or Hannah before this date.[1]

David and Hannah were living and (probably) working at Lower Fro, Llanofer when their first daughter Mary Ann was baptised at the parish church in 1845. (lost the record)**

She was followed by other daughters Isabella in 1846, Hannah M (Anna Maria) in 1848; Margaret in 1849, Catherine (Jane) in 1851 an Elizabeth 1853. Their only son David was baptised in 1855.

David Hutchinson senior died months after the baptism of his son. Buried David Hutchinson, Lower Fru (sic) 28th October 1854.

Hannah 43 a widow married Thomas Jenkins 54 a bachelor in 1860 and in the 1861 census they were living at Graig ddy, Goytre, with four of Hannah’s daughters and her son.

Margaret Hutchinson married John James 3rd Q 1867 Newport Reg Dist. Unsure why they married outside the area. See separate sheet for the couple.

In the 1871 census the Jenkins were living in Coal Brook Villa with Isabella, Elizabeth and Margaret’s daughter Elizabeth May James is visiting.

Isabella Hutchinson married John Williams 1st Q 1873 Abergavenny Dist. They live at The Factory and by 1901 they are living at Ceffynminog (spelling?) near The Refreshment Rooms. They had Annie b.1873/4, Isabella b. 1886c; Reginald b. 1888c. Isabella m Henry James Shore 1909 Reginald John Shore b. 1910/11.

Mary Ann Hutchinson Goytre married James Ralph a coachman of Goytre at the parish church 17th July 1880. James Ralph buried Goytre 23 De 1891. Mary Ann Ralph married William Evan Thomas 1897 in London. There is a burial at Goytre 1909 for Mary Ann Thomas of The Refreshment Rooms and a headstone which says she was the widow of W.E.Thomas and relict of Ralph. See her entry.

Anna (Hannah) Maria Hutchinson Goytre married William Lewis a guard Abergavenny at Goytre parish church 12th February 1881 (no obvious trace after this)

In 1881 Hannah and Thomas may have been living in Saron Lane where Thomas is 78 and not working, Hannah is working in a laundry with Elizabeth 27, David 26 is still living at home and granddaughter Annie Williams , Isabella’s daughter. A few months later Thomas was dead at 78, his abode was given as Fro Ganol.

1891 Hannah, Elizabeth and David are still living together possibly in the same place as previous census with George Davies a lodger (he may be a relative of Hannah nee Davies)

In December 1891 David Hutchinson married Margaret Williams, she went on to run The Refreshment Rooms at Nantyderry and he as a coal dealer from 1911 until his death in 1928.

Elizabeth Hutchinson 42 spinster of School House, Nantyderry, married Thomas Evans 36 bachelor, Capel-Ed, at Goytre 28 February 1897 by licence.

In 1901 Hannah Jenkins age 69 (a mistake?) was living with Isabella and Thomas Evans at 2 School Cottages, Nantyderry (where the group photograph was taken)

Hannah Jenkins died at School Cottage in 1910 aged 84.

Isabella Williams died 1918 age 72

David Hutchinson died of The Refreshment Rooms aged 73 in 1928

The Refreshment Rooms Nantyderry

1901 William Evan Thomas and wife Mary Ann nee Hutchinson

1911 David Hutchinson and his wife Margaret until his death 1928.

  1. There is a John s/o John & Hannah Hutchinson 8th Sept 1844 bpt Goytre. No death or marriage found of any of these.

Morgans of the Wern

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The following was sent to me by Bill Morgan in America several years ago. He is the grandson of Azariah Morgan born in (1851-1937). He and his brother William emigrated to Kansas.
Their parents,  William Morgan born in Llanbaddock in 1828 married Martha Jenkins, also born in 1828. They married in May 1850 and started their married life in Llanfrechfa eventually moving to The Wern where they raised their 13 children.

John Jeremiah Morgan

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John Jeremiah Morgan.

John Jeremiah Morgan was born in Goytrey about 1782, he enlisted in the Monmouthshire Militia and later joined the Royal Welch Fusiliers.

He spent time with Wellington in the Peninsula Campaign; alongside him were three of his cousins, (one of which would have been Thomas Jeremiah, also from Goytrey.)

He visited Paris and was finally discharged in Limerick, southern Ireland where he met and married Catherine. Due to their different religions they were married in both the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches.

They did return to Goytrey as their first child John was baptised at St Peter’s, on the 6thJuly 1823, their parish being Goytrey. They later moved to Garndiffaith where John worked as an agricultural labourer and a quarryman.

On the day of his funeral they were crowds of people lining the streets to his burial in St Thomas’s Church yard, Talywain.