I am a relative and have also done extensive research
Ceinwen's father is Charles Morgan, the eldest son of William Elijah Morgan (born Trellech) and son of William (born 1801). Charles becomes a haulier (in charge of the mine’s pit ponies) & married Maud nee Harvey (born in Pontypool) in 1898. The 1891 Census records them living in Tranch, Abersychan next door to William Elijah. The 1921 census records Charles working at the Tirpentwys colliery and he has eight children – Sidney (16.1. 1901), Beatrice (1905), Llewelyn (6.10.1906), Victor (6.2.1910), Kenneth (1911), Ceinwen (25.6.1917) and Nelson (19.6.1920).The Tirpentwys colliery was sunk between 1878-1881 in the Gellydeg valley above Cwmffrwdoer and in its heyday provided work for 1,500 people – many from our family. The shaft was 16 feet in diameter and 462 feet deep and 1200 tonnes of coal were lifted daily from its three seems – Big Vein, Black Vein & Meadow Vein. The next public record that is available is the 1939 pre-war records. This indicates that brother Sidney marries Gladys (nee Buckley? who was born on 22.2.1904) and they are living at Cefn-Y-Emile farm in Pontypool. He works as a collier and has a son called Clifford who was born in 1926 as well as a further unknown child whose record is still “live” indicating they are still alive. Ceinwen’s brother, Llewelyn marries Doreen who was born 9th July 1912. Llewelyn works as a coal hewer (the man who digs the coal out with a spade) and they are living at 4 Incline Cottage, Llanhilleth, Abertillery. It is likely that neither Sidney nor Llewelyn served in WW2 as mining was a reserved occupation. The Llanhilleth colliery was called Red Ash and employed 92 men working the Tillery seam. There were 1212 working the Llanhilleth steam, producing from the Black Vein, Meadow Vein and Lower Black Vein seam. By the end of the war, there were 653 in the Steam coal pit and it closed in 1947?. Living with him is his 19-year-old brother, Nelson, who is married but the record is still “live” meaning that they are also still alive. Nelson is working as a lorry driver. Their brother Victor marries Teresa Margaret who was born 27th October 1915 and dies in 1981. Victor is a colliery haulier and they live at Mountain View Bungalow in Blaen-y-win Pontypool. They have a child called Melvin Victor who tragically dies in a drowning accident aged 18. All of this side of the family are buried at Panteg cemetery. Ceinwen marries Wyndam L Jones in quarter 1 of 1937. I can trace the family back to Trellech and maybe Llangybi and am happy to share. The family tree is extensive
