The Croft or New House
349 on the 1841 tithe.
The Earl of Abergavenny leased a cottage with 4 acres of land on waste ground called Pellennig to William Watkin Thomas in 1763 for the lives of Ann Watkins 7 years and Ann Sems 12 years.
On 30th May 1771 at St Peter’s church Ann Watkins married John Williams, witnesses were William and Thomas Jenkins. The next mention is when John Williams becomes constable for his lease of the property.
Land tax of 1798 is paid by John Williams. On the Earl of Abergavenny’s parish survey of 1821 the property is numbered 156.
An 1840 lease for lives near bridge 83 (bridge numbers have changed since that date) when the Earl of Abergavenny let to John Williams (I must assume the younger) 5a 3r 28p.
The census of 1841 says John Williams is 55 a carpenter, living with him is Edward and Martha Jenkins, Edward is 55, Martha is 70.
The following census 1851 the property is called Ty Sare by the enumerator, it says John Williams is 68, unmarried, a wheelwright, still living with him is 61 year old Edward Jenkins a basket maker from Dingestow and Martha 65 from Llantrissant.
In 1852 the leaseholder changes to John Jenkins who is a cattle dealer, his wife is Jane, their daughter is Keturah 6, staying with them is William 3, the son of Peter Fodee of Smallwood Chester, a grocer. John Jenkins and his family are still in residence at the time of the 1871 census John Jenkins is 62, born in Raglan still a cattle dealer, Jane is 57,born is Usk, living with them is their unmarried daughter Elizabeth 24 and servant Edward Sheen 40 from Ireland
The electoral register of 1878 says John Gilbert is now the occupier of the “New House,” a leasehold property with land. He is a retired farmer aged 81 on the 1881 census he was born in llangattock, Susan his wife is 61 he remains on the tithe update of 1889.
The same year William Evans takes residence, the following census says he is 41 a wheelwright born in Pontypool, Rebecca his wife is 40 born in Machen, their children all born in Goytre are Edward 11, William 10, Rose 8, Emily 5, Gertrude 3, Mabel 1, they have a15 year old servant Annie Scammel also born in Goytre.
William and Rebecca remain at the property through to the census of 1901 which says William is 51 and Rebecca 49 and children Gertrude 13, Mabel 11, Margaret 7 and Rebecca 5.
On the 1911 census Thomas Morgan and his family have move to the New House, Thomas is 52, a market gardener from Griffithstown, his wife Mary Jane is 60, they had been married for 27 years and have 5 children, one daughter Ethel Beatrice 22 is at home, 15-year-old Gilbert Walton is helping in the market garden.
The Earl of Abergavenny sold his property in the parish of Goytre in 1920, New House is advertised as a smallholding of 4a 2r 7p paying 18s 6d tithe to the rector. It was sold to the leaseholder DH Morgan of the Wern for £250.
A sale of live and dead stock was held at New House Farm on 12th January 1920 due to Mr Thomas Morgan leaving the premises.
By 1921 the occupier of the New House is Abraham Phillips 63 born in Mamhilad, he is a farmer, his wife Elizabeth is 59 from Mountain Aash, two sons are living with them, Edwin 23, a blacksmith at Mynydd Maen colliery and Redvers 19 who is an out of work case maker.
Abraham Phillips died in August 1924; his wife Elizabeth placed a message in the Free Press thanking people for their kind support on the 22nd of August. He left £2054 14s 3d in his will.
A fire occurred at the property in January 1925 where a ton of hay was lost, it was soon to be the family home of H. Morgan and his new bride to be, the owner is mentioned,David Morgan now of the Gwynydd.
On the electoral register of 1930 Herbert Hedley Morgan and his wife Ada are in residence (by 1937 they had moved to live with David Morgan at the Gwynydd.)
In 1938 it was Robert Long and his wife Ada on the electoral register, by 1945 it was Annie Tallentire and her son Harland who came from Grantham.
About 1955 the Williams family moved to the Croft, Francis Williams married Margaret Howells of nearby Road Farm.