Owner Thomas Roberts of Mount St., St Albans. Leased to John Harris Conway the younger of Abergavenny building ground with plan.
D433- 11/0002 – 30th May 1874
Plan. Leased from 1st November 1873 for a term of 99 years.
D433- 11/4 – 28th June 1876
- John Harris Conway the younger of Abergavenny late commercial traveller now general merchant.
- John Edward Price of Newent Glos., gent.
D433- 11/5 31st Aug 1889
- Octavius Thomas Price of Newent, gent.
- Henry Edward Pope parish of Goytre tailor.
£350
Plot of land (394 sq. Yds) as in mortgage of 3rd August 1874
D433- 11/6 25th September 1889
Transfer of mortgage
- Octavius Thomas Price
- Thomas Morgan of Nantyglo, colliery manager and Elizabeth his wife
£250
Plot of land etc
D433- 11/8 – 29th October 1900
Assignment
- Elizabeth Morgan formerly of Nantyglo but now of Emlyn House, Brynmawr Brecon, widow
John Prys of Ty Porth Llanover County Mon., Presbyterian Minister
£186.10s
Plot of land and premises erected theron in the parish of Goytre
D433- 11/0002 – 30th May 1874
Plan. Leased from 1st November 1873 for a term of 99 years.
On the 30th May 1874 Thomas Roberts of Mount St Albans Christchurch, the owner of Kiln Farm, agreed to sell to J Harris Conway, a commercial traveller, a piece of land 394 square yards with a 50ft frontage..
A mortgage was granted to J H Conway the younger, now a general merchant and his father, a tin plate manufacturer from the Equitable Building Society for the sum of £360 in 1874.
29th April 1876 – Waite & Sons Auctioneers
Lot 9: All that newly erected Dwelling House or Messuage, Shop, Offices, Yard and Premises, the whole containing by admeasurement 394 square yards [more or less] situate in the Parish of Goitre, on the side of the Turnpike Road leading from Pontypool to Abergavenny and known by the name of the Goitre Shop and now in the occupation of Messrs David Jones and David Brunt Jones or their under-tenants.
This Let is sold subject to a Mortgage, the amount of which will be disclosed at the sale or previously on application to the Vendor’s Solicitor and to the reservation of the minerals [if any] thereunder, and is held under a lease for an unexpired term of 96 years at a rental of £3 6s
The census of 1881 says David Brunt Jones, 67 and his 66 year old wife Sarah were in occupation of the shop and gave their occupation as grocers, they had both come from Hereford.
On the census of 1901 John George was in residence, his son Trevor was attending Llanover school, followed a few years later by his brother Emrys.
At some time before 1910 Samuel Deverall, an ex-mayor of Abergavenny took the premises over, he hung himself in one of the outbuildings, the full report is in the Free Press dated 5th August 1910.
In 1911 Thomas Woodward was the occupier, he was 39, from Stroud, living with him is his wife Pattie, 40 from Doncaster, they had been married for 15 years and have a 13 year old daughter Pattie.
In 1916 Mrs Jane Jenkins was the shop keeper, her two children, John and Denis were attending Llanover school.
On the census of 1921 Morgan Jones 39 from Llanddeusant Carmarthen gave his occupation as a grocer and provision merchant, his wife Mary Elizabeth was 36 from Worcester. Living with them is Morgan’s sister Catherine Jenkins 53, her children John Rees 17, a sailor for the Canadian Pacific Steamship co., Doris Margaret 15 and 6 year old Charles Tudor.