Well Cottage (number 272 on the 1841 Goytre Tithe Map) was owned by the Earl of Abergavenny, in 1788 James and Susannah Morgan were in occupation, two of their children were 
baptised at Llanover Church whilst living there, son James and daughter Ann.
In 1800 William Proger obtained the lease from the Earl of Abergavenny for Well Cottage, the Earl’s survey of the parish of Goytre shows Well Cottage being occupied by Ann Prosser.
The tithe of 1841 says Ebenezer Morgan is holding the lease containing a cottage and 21 perches, living at the property on the census is Susannah Morgan 30, a dressmaker and Harry Barton 25, a gardener.
Early in 1847 Susannah Morgan married John Evans and left Well Cottage.
By 1861 a new family were living at Well Cottage, Thomas Evans a 53 year old cowman born in St Mellons, his wife Mary 45, a dairymaid, married daughter Ann Merchant, sons Thomas 24, an ag. lab., William 16, an under-keeper, David 5 and daughters Margaret 18 a charwoman, Elizabeth 11 and Hannah 7, both scholars.
A different family were in occupation by 1871, Ann Jarret, 44 from Glamorgan with her sons John a 21 year old labourer, Abraham and William, daughters Catherine and Martha were all scholars born in Monmouthshire.
In 1872 the lease granted to William Rogers had expired and the Earl of Abergavenny sells Well Cottage to Lady Llanover, by 1879 William Jones is in residence, he paid income tax on the 10th of December for the cottage.
On the census of 1881 Joseph Morgan and his family are in occupation, Joseph is 49, an agricultural labourer born in Upper Llanover, Mary his wife is 40, born in Raglan, their children, all born in Llanover are Abraham 19, a cow herd, Joseph 12, Philip 10, Mary Ann 8, David 6, Laura and Mary Jane 4 and Ada 3 months.
Joseph Morgan remained at Well Cottage, in 1901 he is 70, Mary is 61, living with them are two daughters, Elizabeth 29 and Margaret 22.
(Their son Philip Morgan remained at Llanover, living on the High Street, married to Charlotte, they had 5 children.)
The census of 1911 says Joseph Morgan is still in occupation of Well Cottage, he is now 80, an old aged pensioner, can speak both English and Welsh, Joseph died in 1920.