081 on the 1841 tithe map.
The first mention of Bwrgwm farm is of William and Ann David who had the children baptised at St Peter’s church, January 1747 Mary, August 1749 Francis, June 1750 Anne, and Margaret in May 1755.
They left Bwrgwm in 1756 to live in Llanvair Kilgeddin, this is when a deed of purchase dated 20th January 1756 took place, the deed says where William David did dwell containing 23 acres, the new purchasers of Bwrgwm were Richard Pennell and Howell Thomas.
The new tenant is Richard Watkins.
In 1765 Richard Watkins became an overseer of the poor for the parish and constable the following year.
Richard Gregory of Llanvair Kilgeddin took a mortgage of £50 for the messuage where William David did dwell, now of Richard Watkins.
Richard died in 1788, he was buried in St Peter’s churchyard, his will says he is a yeoman, leaving £5 to each of his wife Alice’s nephews, William Morgan of Llantilio Crosseny and William Morgan of Llanthewy Rhytherch, his wife Alice died the following year 1789, the court leet saying she was seized of a lease.
Richard Gregory the owner of Bwrgwm died in 1807, he was buried in Llanvair Kilgeddin churchyard.
The overseer of the poor for Bwrgwm in 1816 is Edward Lewis, his wife Margaret died in 1819 aged 75, also being buried in Llanvair Kilgeddin.
The Earl of Abergavenny’s survey of 1821 shows Edward Lewis as the owner on his map.
By 1825 William Jones is in occupation of a property formerly Edward Lewis.
William Crump was the new occupier, his daughter Mary being baptised at St Peter’s Goytre on the 30th September 1827 and a son John was baptised on 7th March 1830.
An advert was placed in the Monmouthshire Merlin in July 1829 for the farm to be sold at the Greyhound Inn by auction on the 21st July. The advert said William Crump was in occupation of a newly built dwelling house with convenient outbuildings, orchard and closes of meadow, pasture and woodland. A short distance from the turnpike road from Abergavenny to Pontypool. For further details contact Mr Lewis ironmonger Abergavenny or Hugh Jones Attorney.
William Crump is mentioned in the Court Leet 6th May 1830, no further information is given.
In 1833 the owner of the property, Louisa Little of Llanfoist, but now of Regent Street gave Bwrgwm to her son James of Little Regent Street.
The next occupier is William Jeremiah and his wife Elizabeth, they had two children baptised at St Peter’s Goytre, Elizabeth in March 1833 and Thomas in July 1837. The census of 1841 says William and Elizabeth are 40, their children are Harriet 15, William 13, Azariah 9 and Thomas 6.
James Little the owner sells Bwrgwm to Robert Wheeler of The Pentre, Llanfoist for £499 15s.
William and Elizabeth Jeremiah and family are still at Bwrgwm on the 1851 census, where William is 56 a wood collier, Elizabeth is 57, daughter Harriet is a dairy maid, William the younger 23 is also a wood collier as are Azariah 19 and Thomas 16. Elizabeth died in 1856 I am unable to find out when.
On the 1861 census William Jeremiah is a widower, a farmer of 16a, he has a housekeeper, 53 year old Mary Lewis also a widow who was born in Llanwenarth.
In 1865 Col. Henry Byrde took a mortgage of £650 from Ann Wheeley, (Robert Wheeler died in 1856) for the purchase of Bwrgwm Farm. Ann Wheeley died in 1879 leaving £12,000.
William Jeremiah died in 1866 aged 72, he was buried in St Peter’s churchyard.
The new occupier on the census of 1871 is Walter Jenkins, he is a 37 year old keeper and farmer, born in Goytre, Anne his wife is 34 also born in Goytre, their children are Ann 2 and William 9.
An entry in Penperlleni school register on 21st June 1880 says the children of Walter Jenkins a gamekeeper started school, they were Ann born 27th June 1868, William born 23rd June 1870 and Maria born 3rd August 1872.
On the 1881 census Walter Jenkins is 47, still a gamekeeper, Ann is 44, daughters are Ann 12, Maria 8, Rachel 6, Martha 4, their son is William 10. They have two lodgers, James Jones 19, a woodcutter and William Williams 30 from Morriston who is a woollen weaver.
The school register in 1883 says Martha Jenkins, daughter of Walter had left Bwrgwm and was now living at Church Farm.
An advert appeared in the newspaper for the upcoming sale of Bwrcwm farm on the
I am unable to find who was living on the census in 1891 but in 1901 the property was uninhabited.
By 1904 David Evans was in occupation, his children Mary Ann, John, Hannah and Esther enrolled at Goytre school on the 16th May.
The census of 1921 says George Evans 35, a farmer from Gilwern is living at Bwrgwm farm with his wife Mabel Maud born in Monkswood and their children George 8 born in Usk and Leslie 8 months born in Goytre.
George Evans remained at Bwrgwm farm until his death In 1935, when he collapsed and died whilst waiting for a bus at Lapstone Lane, Goytre aged 49.