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Movement of burials in Brynmawr ->>>
« on: Wednesday 22 July 15 12:58 BST (UK) »
Hi all, not sure if this is in Glamorgan, so apologies if it needs to be moved moderators. Article in Wales Online today about graves that are being moved for the Heads of the Valley road improvements.

It has names and dates of death:

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/remains-10-people-including-six-9705132
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Buckley - Maesteg, Tipperary
Lane - Waterford
Hughes - Hay/Hereford
Hobby - Byford
Evans - Neath/Cadoxton
Whitty - Wexford, South Wales
Connell - Ireland, and possibly Liverpool
White - Kinsale, Cork
Ahearn(?) - Glanmire, Cork
Millward - Merthyr, Maesteg

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Re: Movement of burials in Brynmawr ->>>
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 26 July 15 11:53 BST (UK) »
I noticed that too, and am not sure if it is Glamorgan or Monmouthshire there ..... I will check.  Anyway, here are the names of the people buried in the Lion Terrace Chapel grounds

Alice Watkins, who died aged two years and three months on October 6, 1864.

Benjamin Watkins, who died aged one year and two months on October 14, 1870.

Richard Oakley, who died aged four years on January 14, 1859.

Ellen Oakley, who died aged 14 on May 10, 1862.

Thomas Watkins, who died aged ten months on March 1, 1847.

MaryAnn Watkins, who died aged 58, on October 23, 1851.

Thomas Watkins, who died aged 59 on October 27, 1875.

John Watkins, who died aged 27, on August 16, 1878.

John Walbey, who died aged 17, on April 6, 1846.

Jane Tizah Williams, who died aged 13, in April 1862.
Suffolk: Pearl(e),  Garnham, Southgate, Blo(o)mfield,Grimwood/Grimwade,Josselyn/Gosling
Durham/Yorkshire: Sedgwick/Sidgwick, Shadforth
Ireland: Davis
Norway: Torreson/Torsen/Torrison
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