1871 Mill Roller Trevethin - Help Please

[Pheobe]

Hello

I have traced my GG/Grandfather to Trevethin, Pontypool on the 1871 census Ed Bonehill. Mill Roller born Tipton Staffs.

He is living with other members of his family in Freeholdland Road.

Could anyone please let me know what Rolling Mills were in Trevethin in 1871 or point me in the right direction to find information.

Also, would it be possible for anyone to please take a photo of no 18 Freeholdland Road if it is still standing.

Thank you.

Pheobe 

[hourihane]

Hi Pheobe
Freeholdland Road is in Pontnewynydd near Pontypool and is still there but I’m  not sure about no18. There were lots of forges in the area Pontnewynydd forge, Pontypool Town forge, and many more. My wife’s G G Grandfathers family came from Staffordshire and worked in Pontnewynydd forge. Have a look at the sites below they might be of some help.
               Mike   
 http://www.pontypoolglynpits.co.uk/pontypool's_history.htm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familyalbum/kewynydd.htm

http://www.rhwydwaitharchifaucymru.info/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc_nofr?inst_id=36&coll_id=1186&expand=

[Pheobe]

Hello Mike

Thank you for your reply and the links. I will take a look at them. Here is another one which is very useful too.

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/

It seems Ed (Edwin) Bonehill moved around quite a bit. in 1861 he was in Doncaster. Then  he was in Trevethin for about 4 years. He moved to Staffs for the 1881 census and died in Birmingham, Alabama, Jefferson County USA  in 1888. Leaving his family in Grove Lane Harborne.


Once again thank you.

Pheobe 
 

[stevenson]

Pheobe

I will take a picture of number 18 freeholdland for you, I will go and see if it is still standing.....
will get back to you ....


Steve

[stevenson]

Pheobe

Its still standing...............start getting excited

Steve

[stevenson]

Pheobe

I have e-mailed you lots and lots.... do let me know if you recived them.

will get back when I find out more on the history of the area

steve

[Ricardian]

Hi Phoebe
 Very interested to see your post. My gt gt grandfather Edward Gower was on the 1841 census as being a forge man at Pontnewynydd Forge. I assumed that it was a forge as we have now as he gave it as his address for the census and his wife and family appear to have been living there too. However it appears from Mike's reply it was quite a big place so would they have been just living in the area in some kind of shanty town or were there houses? In 1851 he was living somewhere called Nightingales in the same area.

Hope you get to see the photographs

Mary

[stevenson]

Mary

I think Nightingale is the road that goes past St Luke's and leads up to wards Cwm-ffrwd-oer it is a very long road and leads into another road....which I think leads up to the British.

From what I found out today the works was over a large area with large lake areas and the train tracks as well ,built in the valley ,with the houses built further up the hill sides.

Where they were living in 1851 is probably still there but the address for 1841 was probably houses built nearer the works so are most likely gone.

will post again when any old photographs of the area are found.
try goggling  Pontnewynydd   Abersychan   Cwm-ffrwd-oer snatchwood  Wainfelin  British   Hospital Road   lower Leigh road
Osborne Road  Mill Road     all area's and roads around where the works were then.

Steve

[Ricardian]

Hi Steve

Thanks very much. Will try what you suggest and let you know how I get on.

Mary