Hello Colin
Do you, by any chance, know where John was born?
Regards
Mark Breeze
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From: "Colin Brockhurst" <colin(a)brockhurst-family.freeserve.co.uk
To: <BlaenauGwent-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:17 PM
Subject: RE: [BLAENAUGWENT] Tredegar Library Local studies opening Tuesday
18th October 2005
Dear All
Does anyone within the group know whether records have been retained of
the
staff employed at Bedwellty House in Tredegar in the 19th century.
Family
history has it that my great great grandfather John Clark(e) worked there
for sometime as a coachman/groom, probably between about 1850 and early
1870. He was found dead in mysterious circumstances on a mountain near
Tredegar in 1877 and the brief mention of this in the local paper suggests
that he had actually been employed as a butler at Bedwellty House. The
death
certificate shows he was now working as a labourer. The report in the
paper
suggests that it may have been suicide, and he died about 2 weeks
after my
grandfather was born (out of wedlock) and my mother and her sister
indicate
they never knew of the circumstances until my cousin found this
report, it
was never mentioned in the family.
If the records are in existence it would be nice to find out what was his
occupation and for how long. At some time before moving to Tredegar he had
apparently worked as a coachman at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Colin Brockhurst
-----Original Message-----
From: barrie [mailto:bj@reverendvox.demon.co.uk]
Sent: 18 October 2005 16:13
To: BlaenauGwent-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [BLAENAUGWENT] Tredegar Library Local studies opening Tuesday
18th October 2005
Dear all,
Tonight at 7pm Tredegar Libraries Local studies have an official opening
ceremony. Unfortunately, by invitation only. After many years setting up
the reference library, Janet Karn has finally been 'promoted' to Local
Studies librarian, a position she has unofficially held for many years!
Frank Olding, BG Heritage Officer; Roy Noble (BBC Wales) and Janet Karn
herself are the official speakers.
Myself, Brenda and Eric Smith will be representing Gwent Family History
(Ebbw Vale Branch) and also Ebbw Vale and District Digital Community
Archive Group.
The exhibition that we have laid on as a family History Society is based
on our 'Beaufort collection', which we bought off Gwent Records Office
some years ago.
The Community Archives is based on 'Then and now" , again mainly
Beaufort area which we used in 2002 for an exhibition.
Other attendees are Cwm Archive group, Brynmawr Community Archive Group
and Museum, British Steel (Corus) museum, Chartist Historical Society
(Blaina), Gerald Davies cameras, Trevor the Milk M.B.E. collection of
milk churns, etc. Tredegar Community Archive group . Other exhibitors I
will mention in another Email.
The exhibition, I understand, will be available to be viewed at the
library from Wednesday until Saturday 22nd October 2005
On Saturday(22nd October) , Ebbw Vale Branch will be holding a Help desk
at the library from 10pm-4pm. We will be dealing with queries of our own
county of Monmouthshire and also the adjoining counties of Powys and
Glamorgan.
Pleased to see you all.
Barrie Jones, secretary of Ebbw Vale branch of Gwent Family History
Society :- http:/www.rootsweb.com/~wlsgfhs/
Chairman of Ebbw Vale and District Digital Community Archive Group
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