Joshua Morgan 1744

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Joshua Morgan Goytre

Know all me by these presents that we Luce Morgan     of the parish of   Goytre   in the County of     Monmouth widow & David Morgan of ye same parish yeoman     are held and firmly bound unto the Right Reverend Father in God John   by divine permission Lord Bishop of Landaff       in the sum of   fourty       pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid unto the said Lord Bishop or to his certain attorney his executors administrators or assigns to which payment well and truly to be made. We oblige ourselves and each of us by himself for the whole our and each of our heirs executors and administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals dated fifth     day of September   in the year of our Lord Christ 1744

The Condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden Luce Morgan the relict & adstratrix       of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of Joshua Morgan late of the parish of Goytre aforesd yeoman           deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of Luce Morgan         or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons for her  and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the Registry of the Consistory Court of Landaff     on or before last day of December         next ensuing and the same goods chattels and credits and all other the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased do well and faithfully administer according to law, that is to say, do pay the debts of the said deceased which he   did owe at his     death and then the legacies contained and specified in the said Will annexed to the said Letters of Administration so to be committed as far as         goods chattels and credits will thereto extend and the law charge     and further do make or cause to be made a true and just accompt of     said administration when       shall be thereunto lawfully required. And all the rest and reside of the said goods chattels and credits which shall be found remaining upon the said administrat accompt and not otherwise disposed of in the said Will the same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges of the said Court for the time being shall distribute and pay in such manner and form as shall be limited by the direction of the said Judge. And lastly do at all times hereafter clearly acquit discharge and save harmless the within named Lord Bishop the said Judge and all other officers of the said Court against all persons having or pretending to have any right title or interest in the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force ant virtue. The marke of Luce (X) Morgan; David (M) Morgan

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Tho: Davies NP

The above nam’d Luce Morgan was sworn well & faithfully to ad’ster &c to ye truth of ye inventory &c & to render an account &c before me William Harris, Surrogate

An inventory of all & singular the goods chattles & creditts of Joshua Morgan late of the parish of Goytre in the County of Monmouth deceased made valued and appraised the 29th day of July in the year of our Lord 1744 by Wm Morgan & David Morgan appraisors as follows, that is to say

£            s            d

Imp’rs: His wearing apparrrell valued at                                   0            12            6

All the houshold goods at                                                              2            10            0

One yoak of oxen                                                                             4            10            0

Two old cows at                                                                               3            15            0

Eight sheep and ten lambs                                                             1            11            0

Five yearling sheep at                                                                     0            10            0

Nine goats & three kidds at                                                           0            10            6

Two calves at                                                                                    0            10            0

One heyfer at                                                                                    0            15            0

One old mare at                                                                                1            00            0

One young pigg at                                                                            0            5            0

Small quantity of hay at                                                                  1            10            0

Corn in the house at                                                                         0            5            0

Corn in grass at                                                                                 1            10            0

Implements of husbandry at                                                          0            10            0

Fowls at                                                                                              0            1            3

Desperate debts                                                                                0            5            0

 

Sum total                  20            10            3

 

Exhibited at Landaff the 5th day of September 1744 by Luce Morgan the relict & ad’stratrix &c for a true inventory &c by under protestation of adding &c in any more of ye assets of ye deced shall hereafter come to her hands &c

T11 – Family History Letter

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T11

This is a letter from Aunt Louise to an unknown person.

My great grandfather Henry Bird, merchant of Plymouth, now called Devonport residing at The Grove, Plymton St Mary,  trading with Constantinople married Elizabeth Briggs, her brother, (page damaged) resided with his wife and two daughters, Juliet and Maria Arnold at Ridgway near Plymton.

The daughter lived to be over 80 and died on the same day. His maiden sister, known as “Aunt Biggy” lived at The Grove with her widowed sister, Mr Henry Bird (my great grandmother and Mrs Samuel Bird.)

Henry and Elizabeth Bird had Henry who married Elizabeth Hicks, Elizabeth, (called Betsy) who married William Hayward Winstone.

Samuel who married Dorothy, who married William Symons of Chaddlewood. Henry had Henry, Henrietta, Joan, Hariett, Maria, Lucy, Sally or Selina, Fanny, George, Georgina, Charlotte, Louisa, born November 1800.

Elizabeth married a widower with (page damaged) afterwards Mr Curtis taking the name of Hayward.

Louisa married late in life, Captain Sykes.

Lucy married Colonel Foster.

Joan who went abroad – her one and only child born and died at the age of 6 at Oldbury Court.

Henrietta had no children.

Dorothy had William (Seymour,) George Henry who died young, Mary Elizabeth married Henry Salter

Dorothy married George Strode of Newnham Park.

Elizabeth’s children were Henry George William, Henrietta, Dora, Milly.

Elizabeth’s children were Georgina Strode, Florence, Sidney.

His name and that of his children were Hayward only but he came into the Oldbury property and took the name of Winstone before his marriage. My aunts only child who died at the age of 6 was Henrietta Hayward Winstone, she was named after her uncle (my grandfather). Mr Winstone’s son died abroad.

The daughter was Albinia who married Captain Curtis, vicar of Billou between Bristol and Bath. On the death of her father she came into the Quedgley property near Gloucester which he had inherited from his uncle Hayward and she became Mrs Curtis Hayward (her husband was dead) she was the mother of my mother’s friend and Miss Hayward (my godmother) Mrs Harry (aunt Bessie’s godmother.)

Mrs Peters and Mrs Symons, her sons were John Curtis Hayward who succeeded the Quedgley property saving his mother’s life twice, she and her sister lived at Quedgley till the house got too full, his son William John Hayward is now master of Quedgley, the other son of Mr Curtis Hayward was the Rev’d Winstone Hayward who was Rector of a Somerset parish for many years. He was living when I left. I have not heard from him since.

When my great aunt and uncle Winstone had Quedgley they made it their summer residence and rented No. 1 Bedford Street Bath their town house where they generally resided with my mother and aunt Louisa whom they had adopted. One or more of their older sisters to be introduced into Bath “Society,” of which they were at the very top, that was all that the Bird’s ever had to do with Bath.

Aunt Winstone died there April 18th 1837 and was buried by her children in the family vault under Stapleton Church, her husband was buried besides his first wife in the Hayward family vault at Quedgley. I have the coat of arms of both their families, engraved on seals.

The Bird family house was The Grove Plymstow near Plymouth where my great grandmother lived after her husband’s death and her sister Mrs Biggs and my great uncle Sam’s widow lived with her and all died there and are buried in Plymstow churchyard where many others be. I have seen their monuments, their brother Major Biggs lived also in Plymstow with his two daughters, Maria and Juliet. My mother took me to see them when I was about 15, they were over 80 then and both died on the same day a few years afterwards.

You will have to study this, to get it into your head, the paper will help you to fix the generations. I would like you to know your relations, my dear mother used to talk to me about them till I seemed to know them all which neither of the other cared to do and as your father makes a muddle, ask me anything you like.

With much love to you all,

Your loving Aunt Louisa.

I found this was overweight so finished the genealogy which I enclose.

Chestnut Cottage

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Chestnut Cottage

(Also mentioned many times as Ton Cottage.)

Chestnut (2)In 1841 Chestnut Cottage was owned by T E Cooke and the occupier was William Watkins, he was paying 10s per annum with a rack rent of £2 10s.

At a parish meeting held on the 11th March 1847 it was agreed to reduce the assessment of Thomas Jones’s property by £2 and put it on the cottage of Thomas Watkins.

The next mention is that of Elizabeth Hughes and her son John, a gardener, who were living at Chestnut from 1861 to 1872. Elizabeth died and was buried at Mamhilad Church on 30th May 1872.

An advert in the Free Press on the 3rd November 1877 says there is a sale of household goods and effects for sale at Chestnut Cottage on instruction of the owner John Lewis who is leaving the property.

John Jones then became the occupier and in 1881 he was living there with his wife Elizabeth 59, Isabella 19, and Isaac Jones their grandson.

Isabella married William Lindsay in 1894 and on the 1901 census they are living at Chestnut Cottage with their children Elizabeth 5, Emily 3, and Margaret 2. Isabella was baptised as an adult on 6th April 1906 at St Peter’s Church. More children were born, Agnes and Laura both being baptised in 1905 and a son Francis who died in 1907 when he was 10 months old.

A tragedy struck in 1909 when Emily aged 9 had a terrible accident and drowned in the canal when walking to Pontymoile to meet her mother. In the same year William Lindsay died aged 43. In 1910 Isabella had an illegitimate daughter and called her Winifred Edith. Isabella continued to live at Chestnut with her children.

dscn0008-2The gross value of Chestnut Cottage was £4 10s and the rateable value was £3 10s.

In 1918 Alfred Adam Williams was the owner and he sold the property to Edward Henry Charles of Park-y-brain for £85, the tenant was still Isabella Lindsay, paying 2s rent and land tax of 1s 9d with the commuted tithe being 4d.

I checked the electoral records as there are few other records are available after the 1911 census and found that Isabella moved to Woodland Cottage Llanvihangle Pontymoile where she died aged 56 in December 1927 and was buried at St Peter’s.

In residence on the 1921 census is George Mills 49, George was born in Manchester and employed as a bricklayer at Sweet and sons Usk but is out of work, Elizabeth his wife is 38  born in Llangattock Carmarthenshire, their children, six year old Daniel and four year old Reece were born in Bettws Newydd.

Over the following years  George Mills and his wife Elizabeth remained at Chestnut until about  1927. Followed by Edwin and Doris Price from about 1930.

Chestnut Cottage was unoccupied on the 1939 register.

Cobner Sale 1878

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14th March 1878 – Penperllenny Goytre Near Pontypool

To Wheelwright, Carpenters, Blacksmiths and others

Messrs WAITE & SON

Have been instructed by Mrs Cobner to SELL by AUCTION, on Wednesday the 3rd day of April 1878 on the premises as above a quantity of

TIMBER

WHEELWRIGHT & BLACKSMITHS TOOLS

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS

Comprising:

Turned and other stocks, well seasoned oak spokes, elm and ash felloes, yellow pitch pine planks, red deal and spruce planks, ash, oak, pear and cherry tree planking, panelled doors, sash frames and glazed sashes, chimney pieces, cupboard frames and doors, elm boards, a quantity of dried timber, nails and spikes, bolts and screws, iron-work and fittings, paint, pots and brushes, vice, bench and wheel horse, sawing and carpenters benches, hoop iron, iron-mongery, quantity of old iron, pit and other saws, gate-posts, fire wood and ladders, grind-stone, fenders and fire-irons, arm and other chairs, kitchen top and other tables, sofa, high back circular settle, clocks, crockery and glass, ten trays, four post bedstead, featherbed, washstand and dressing table, engravings, looking glass, pots, pans, brushes, buckets, saucepans, two moderator lamps, books, slates, iron weights, wheelbarrow, washtub, wine casks, kidney bean sticks and other useful effects

GOODS ON VIEW THE MORNING OF SALE

Sale to Commence at 12 o’clock

Auctioneers Office: Clarence Street Pontypool

Cottage to be let 1878

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Saturday 6th January 1878 Cottages to be Let

Two Cottages with gardens & c. at Nantyderry with an extra blacksmiths shop with the one cottage and all conveniences.

Also [after Xmas] a portion of land for a coal wharf with part of a good shed.

Rent moderate apply William Williams refreshment rooms, Nantyderry

Dog License Offences Rosser/Crump/Morgan 1876

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3rd June 1876 – Dog License Offences

Before Col. H. Byrde, E.J. Phillips esq. & Rev T. Evans

John Rosser was charged with keeping a dog without a license on 21st April.

Defendant pleaded he thought he had a license. Mr Bolger said that Mr Rosser had always taken his license out; except in the present year; he had no doubt that Mr Rosser’s statement was true, but the explanation had already gone before the Commissioners, and they ordered this prosecution.

Fined 25s. The Bench agreed to recommend a still further reduction in this fine to the Commissioners.

Henry Crump was charged with a similar offence, defendant did not appear.

Mrs Crump appeared and handed in a license dated the 18th April; the information was laid on the 17th.

Fined 25s.

John A Morgan was charged with a similar offence. Defendant pleaded guilty but it was through neglect and not with intention to defraud the Revenue.

Wm. Yorath was charged with a like offence, defendant did not appear. Thomas Edwards proved the service and also the charge.

Fined 25s.

Morgan/Lambert Drunkenness 1877

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9th June 1877 – Drunkenness

Thomas Morgan and Thomas Lambert, both of Goytre were charged with being drunk and disorderly on Sunday13th May.

Defendants had been summoned to appear the previous Saturday, but they did not attend then. They were also absent today.

P.c. Allen proved the service.

Mr Greenway, who appeared for complainant, [Mr T Watkins, solicitor, of Pontypool], wished to have a warrant issued for their apprehension, but the Bench decided to proceed against them exparte.

Mr Watkins gave evidence and said that on 13th May, his wife, two sisters, two brothers and himself were returning from Lanvair Church, and on their way perceived the two defendants leaning over a bridge near Panty-goitre;

Witness halted, and when his wife and sisters came up, defendants came across the road, and one of them said “I’ll have this one,” the other said “I’ll have these two,” these expressions were accompanied by cursing and indecent language, witness and his party walked off slowly; and defendants followed after them slowly;

Witness and his party quickened their pace and defendants did the same, and this continued until defendants got to Panty-goitre Lodge, when witness spoke to them and told them they had better go about their business;

They then commenced abusing, calling names, cursing, using most disgusting language and wanting to fight Mr Watkins and his brothers;

Fined 40s each or 21 days.

Elizabeth Taylor – A Queer Way of Taking Care of a Baby 1872

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30th March 1872 – A Queer Way of Taking Care of a Baby

Elizabeth Taylor, aged 15 years, was charged with stealing several articles of wearing apparel, the property of John Morgan of Goytre.

She said her mistress had given her the things.

Mrs Morgan deposed that on March 21st she missed a dress-hat, a bonnet and an apron. The prisoner, who was in her service, was sent to take the baby for a walk; and a witness afterwards found the baby lying in the dung water near the cowhouse, and the prisoner had de-camped.

She did not give the prisoner any of these things.

Pc Williams (42) deposed he found the things at the prisoner’s house at Coedygrig. He asked for the articles and the prisoner gave them up saying, that she did not steal them; her mistress gave them to her.

Mrs Morgan said, that the girl had several times said that she would cut the baby’s head off and so forth.

Committed to the house of correction for 14 days.

Enoch Waters Encroachment

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Highway Board  Goytrey – Another Encroachment

The chairman pointed out that a new wall had been built last week by Enoch Waters in the parish of Goytrey, which constituted an encroachment.

The wall was built outside a shed, which Waters was ordered to pull down for the same reason. Every year he encroached a little.

The surveyor remarked that he had not put a coign on the end of the wall, but had left it, apparently so as to be able to continue his building operations at another time.

Mr W H Rees asked if the wall was not beside Waters’ own property.

The chairman said Waters had not a bit of land and explained how he had obtained and how he held his house and garden. When he, (Col. Byrde) was in Ceylon there was a line of plum trees about a yard inside the present hedge, that fence was removed about a yard out by Waters, and when the house was built Mrs Phillips allowed him to build upon a bit of garden which extended to the front of the house, and the piece taken in front of that belonged to the public, and Enoch Waters had built a permanent shed in front, and then built a cart shed then tried to take a piece of land all the way along. They must stop further encroachment.

Mr W H Rees asked if there was not an Act by which a person could take a piece of waste.

The chairman said under Lord Campbell’s Act said the owner of land adjoining a waste might take it within fifteen feet of the centre of the road. The person to take in the piece of land referred to was the Marquis of Abergavenny, and until he took it in it belonged to the parish. Therefore the people Waters was robbing were the parishioners of Goytrey.

The surveyor said that Mr Waters had told him that he wished to have no bother with the board and asked whether the board would sell him the piece of land; he would rather buy it.

The Chairman said he would dared say he would rather buy it but the Board could not sell it. He should propose that the surveyor be instructed to take steps to prosecute Waters for the encroachment and thus keep him from proceeding further with his building operations.

The Marquis of Abergavenny at one time sent men to pull down a fence which had been put up there, and was an encroachment.

After further conversation Col. Byrde suggestion was adopted, and the surveyor was instructed to apply for a summons against Waters

Carpenters Arms 1899

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29th September 1899 – Extension

An extension of one hour was granted for the Carpenters Arms, Penpwellenny on the 28th inst., on the occasion of a ploughing match dinner to be held at the Goytrey Farmers Club.