Coalbrook Cottage 681 on the 1841 tithe containing 3 acres 1rood 34 perches
In 1784 the parish records say Francis Valant was the constable for Coalbrook which contained a house and garden, field behind the house, little field and was paying the rector 10 shillings tithe.
On the census of 1841 the owner is Ann Jones and the occupier of Coalbrook is William Bevan 55, a labourer, born in Trelleck (he married Mary Williams in Llanover Church) she is now 40, their children are John and Isaac 15, Ruth 13, William 12, Abraham 9, Hester 6, Moses 4 and one year old Philip, they were all born in Monmouthshire.
William Bevan is still in occupation of Coalbrook on the census of 1851 where he is now a 64 year old woodcutter, living with him is wife Mary and children Isaac, Ruth, Hester, Philip and Mary.
In 1861 William Bevan is still at Coalbrook, he is now a 72 year old labourer living with him is daughter Esther (Hester) who has now married Thomas Cobner who is a shoemaker, they have a 3 year old son called Jacob, both Thomas and Jacob were born in Goytre.
On the 1st of March 1864 when he was 28, Isaac Bevan was taken to Abergavenny Asylum, he was said to be in good bodily health, a labourer said to be suffering from congenital imbecility, he remained in the asylum until his death in May 1900.
William’s wife Mary Bevan died aged 65 in 1866, she was buried at St Peter’s Church Goytre,
Coalbrook was put up for sale by auction on the 5th July 1867, cottage, garden and 3 pieces of meadow land arable land.
In February 1869 poor William Bevan was drowned in the canal at Mamhilad, full article in the Free Press.
This meant that by the time of the 1871 census a new family are in residence, Thomas Jenkins and his family, Thomas is 63 a labourer born in Goytre, Anna his 49 year old wife is also born in Goytre, their children are David and Elizabeth Hutchinson, Elizabeth Jenkins, 25, a laundress, 3 year old granddaughter Elizabeth James.
In 1874 the Well Dispute began when the Rev. Thomas Evans refused a widow to collect water from a well at Black Beech as she had removed her children from his school at Nantyderry to the new school at Goytre.
One of the witnesses William William stated he was over 78 years of age and was born at Coalbrook Cottage where both his father and grandfather had lived there before him, his father was in service to old Mr Jenkins, tenant of Walnut Tree Farm.
On the census of 1881 William Williams a 34 year old haulier along with his wife Sarah 44, born in Somerset and their children, Martha Jane (4) and Anna Marie (7) were now in residence.
This had changed by 1891 to Edward and Martha Williams, they were both aged 68, Edward says he is a farmer born in Whitchurch, Martha was born in Graton, Somerset.
By the census of 1901 Edwin and Sarah Ann Evans were in residence, they were both 49, Edwin was a wheelwright from Sebastapol, his 26 year old son William is also a wheelwright, daughter Catherine is 16 at home, fourteen year old Albert is a house boy, Arthur 12 is in school, all the children and Sarah Ann were born in Goytre.
An advert was placed in the Free Press on the 27th September 1901 by the owner of Coalbrook, Joshua Davies of Greenmeadow Farm Glascoed, offering Coalbrook for sale saying the rent is £7 10s per annum, the occupier is John Jones.
The new owner of Coalbrook in 1910 was Oliver James Lawrence, a butcher from Crane Street Pontypool he paid £455 for the cottage and 3.5 acres, he let the property to Edwin Evans of Little Mill for £15 per annum.
The 1914 poor rate says Frederick Williams in occupation, the owner Oliver J Lawrence.
The census of 1921 gives two separate families in occupation of Coalbrook the first family is Frederick Williams 44 from Lansay, a general carpenter at Mrs Wilks’ building firm, his wife Hannah is 36 from Laugharne, Reginald 12 also born in Laugharne, Stanley 10, Wilfred 4, Alfred 6 and Victor 1 were born in Goytre.
The second family are Mary Ann Mainwaring an 80 year old retired market gardener from Radnorshire, her son Sidney 45 was born in Llanover, he is a farm worker for Mr Lewis of Tyr Ewen, daughter Edith Isaacs is 46, son in law Arthur Isaacs is also a farm worker at Mr Pritchards Ty llwyd Farm Mamhilad, living with them is 11 year old granddaughter Estelle Davies who was born in Goytre.
In December 1935 Reg Williams caught his leg in a thrashing machine whilst working for Evan Davies of Penwern, a court case followed.
The electoral register of 1939 gives Charles Williams a smallholder and carpenter with his wife Hannah in residence at Coalbrook, their children are sons, Herbert, Arthur, Victor, Francis and John all helping in agriculture and poultry farming in their family business.