The Parish of Bedwellty

[ddraigcelt]

Hi Guys,
            I'm looking if possible for a Wesleyan chapel in the parish of Bedwellty. This concerns my 3rd great grandfather, Solomon Parker. Solomon was born on the 9th September, 1831 and was baptised  on the 17th October, 1831, according to my information in the Parish of Bedwellty by a Wesleyan minister by the name of Isaac Phenix.So any information on Issac and a Wesleyan chapel in the Bedwellty area would be great. I should add that the family were living in Charlestown at the time, which is the northern end of Blackwood. Many Regards, Dai.

[KGarrad]

Have you looked at the page for Bedwellty on GenUKI?
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/Bedwellty/index.html

A quick glance, and I can see:
English Wes.Meth Chapel.
Cwm Shon Mathew, Rhymney Iron Works -  Branch of the Welsh Wesleyan  Cause at Twyn Carno.
Tabernacl Wes.Meth., Rumney
English Wesleyan Chapel
Bethcar Welsh Wesleyan Methodist
Welsh Wesleyan Chapel, Tredegar
Blackwood Wesleyan Chapel

[suzard]

It looks like Isaac Phenix moved around -so possibly not too much info re the chapel would come from his history
Isaac Phenix was b.Ireland married in Poole Dorset 1841 he was living at St Mary St Wycombe Bucks - 1851 lived at 7 Laurel St Dalston Hackney Middlesex
His probate record is Stoke Newington Mx 1857
He had a son also named Isaac Phenix who was moved to an asylum in 1855
Census etc records if you require them

Suz

[suzard]

From image of Non Conformist registers
Baptisms
Parish of St Wollos (Weslyan)
Borough of Newport
County of Monmouthshire
Page 54
Entry no 429 Born Sept 9th 1831 Baptised 17 Oct 1831 Solomon Parker
Entry no 430 Born 9 Sept 1831 baptised 17 Oct 1831 Mary Parker
son & daughter of Joseph & Ellinor Parker
address Parish of Bedwellty
Baptism "by me, Isaac Phenix Minister

So it looks like Solomon and Mary were twins and the address they were living at was Parish of Bedwellty -baptism chapel was Parish of St Wollos???

Suz

[suzard]

Are you certain the family lived in Charlestown in 1831 - I noticed they were living in Charletown at the time of the 1841 census - also on 1841 census there is another Mary
Maybe Mary -twin of Solomon died young?

Do you have baptisms for other Parker children ? They should give addresses parents were living at

Suz

[suzard]

I have found a baptism of daughter Elizabeth (think she married Samson Beecham?)
Non Conformist register
Baptism Parish of Bedwellty
Weslyan Page 1 entry no 8
21 July 1828
Elizabeth daughter of Joseph & Eleanor Parker address Blackwood
Minister: Richard Jackson
ref Piece 1342 Tredegar Iron Works (Weslyan) 1827-1837

Suz

[ddraigcelt]

Hi Suz, Very grateful for your reply, didn't know Solomon had a twin. He did have a sister called Mary born in 1836 and she was born in Blackwood. Solomon's  parents, Joseph and Eleanor moved from Somerset sometime between 1820 and 1828 to Bedwellty for work in the pits. A 1851 census for their daughter Elizabeth has her birth in Blackwood in 1828/29 the next older child was born in Somerset in 1820, hence the move to Monmouthshire between 1820 and 1828. But I have no exact date of the move and where they moved to first. Regards Dai

[suzard]

which child was b 1820 Somerset?

I can find James b c.1817 Clutton Somerset?

Suz

[ddraigcelt]

Hi Suz, Joseph Parker  born 1820 in Chew Magna Bishop Sutton, Somerset.