Inns in LLanelly /Clydach

[jennyrob]

Any one know where the Red Lion was on Staion Road next to the New Clydach Inn and Railway Inn  My grandfathers counsin lived ther Strangly she is classed as an Evangelist Baptist preacher on the 1901 census Her name was Hettie Jones

[pritchard]

Hi Jennyrob.
My wife lived in Clydach and can recall the Red Lion Inn as a house where a school friend and family lived although it had not been an Inn for any years, The house had retained the name and as far as we know still does so.
The Inn/house was situated opposite the Nazareth Baptist Chapel.
Not absolutely sure but she feels the New Clydach Inn was renamed the Cambrian.
Incidentally locally Station Rd was called "The Cuckoo"

Hope this is of interest

[di3]

Hello,
I've recently been doing some research at Newport Reference Library, and I've been looking at copies of the South Wales Gazette from January and February 1900.  I came across a couple of small articles relating to Hettie Jones, a female preacher from Clydach (mainly praising how good her sermons are!).  Just thought I'd let you know in case you were interested in looking them up.

[jennyrob]

Thanks for that  She was my grandad cousin If I go the the library I should be able to find it or is it on line

[di3]

I think you'd need to go to the library - the copies of old newspapers are held on microfilm, so you'd need to book a slot on a microfilm reader.  The number to ring is (01633) 656656.  You then need to trawl through the newspapers - I'll look in my notes over the weekend and see if I can find the dates of the copies she was in.
I'm doing a project at the moment on women's history in the area, and found Hettie Jones interesting as I didn't realise there were women preachers so early - if I come across any other references to her I'll let you know.

[caligari]

Hi Jennyrob.
Incidentally locally Station Rd was called "The Cuckoo"

I have a person in my ancestry that was born in "Cuckoo's Nest R.S.D"  according to the birth certificate.  Is this somewhere near Clydach?

[pritchard]

Hi Caligari,   Sorry cann't help.  My wife can only remember Station Road  being called "the cuckoo"

[RBMHORRELL]

Hello
I have seen that two of my ancestors are being searched for.  One is Robert Blake Mabley Horrell and the other is his father Charles Horrell.
We may have some family history that would be of interest to one another.

[pritchard]

Hello Horrell.  I am indeed researching the Horrell and Mably family.I am related to the Horrells through my mother.
My great grandmother,Caroline Jane married Robert Blake Mably in Newport[Mon]in1874.

Any info you have will be appreciated.