Walter Williams
- Born: 1899, Pant Farm, Llanvetherine, Monmouthshire England
- Marriage (1): Isabel Gertrude Phillips in Jun 1930 in Monmouth, Gwent, Wales UK
General Notes:
KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE 1901
Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire,1901 The proprietors trust
that the present Edition of Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshiremay be found at least equal in accuracy to the previous ones. Every place in Monmouthshire, and every parish will again befou
nd to be included in the book. The Letters M.O.O. and S.B.are abbreviations adopted by H.M. Post Office to represent MoneyOrder Office and Savings Bank.
LLANVETHERINE
LLANVETHERINE is a parish and village on the road from Abergavenny
to Ross, and bounded on the east by the river Trothy, 5 milesnorth-east from Abergavenny station on the Great Western railwayand 21 north-east from Newport, in the Northern division oft
he county, hundred, petty sessional division, union and countycourt district of Abergavenny, rural deanery of Abergavenny,archdeaconry of Monmouth and diocese of Llandaff.
The church of St. James the Elder is a small but ancient buildingof stone in the 14th century style, consisting of chancel,nave, south porch and an embattled western tower containing2 bells. The church was partially restored in 1866 and completedin 1872, at the expense of the Rev. Francis Church Steel, M.A.,late rector, and in 1898 the interior was reseated in oak andan oak pulpit erected. There are 200 sittings. In the churchyardis an ancient monument, regarded as the tomb of Saint Veterinus,fr
om whom the name of the parish is derived. The register datesfrom the year 1693.
The living is a rectory, net income £230, with 51½ acres ofglebe and residence, in the gift of the Marquess of AbergavennyK.G., and held since 1876 by the Rev. William Pinney B.A. ofChrist's College, Cambridge. There is a chapel for the Baptists.
The Marquess of Abergavenny K.G. is lord of the manor. Theprincipal landowners are Reginald Vaughan esq. of Glen Trothy,Mrs. Willis, of Lydart, Mrs. Gordon Canning, of Hartpury, Gloucester,Mrs. Curre of Itton Court, the trustees of the Caerleon charityand Mr. Parry. The soil is loamy; subsoil, clay. The chiefcrops are wheat, barley, turnips and apples; one half of theland is laid down in pasture. The area is 2,163 acres of landand 6 of water; rateable value, £2,089, and the population in1891
was 193.
Post Office. Mrs. Ann Jones, sub-postnustress.
Letters through Abergavenny arrive at 8.45 a.m.; dispatchedat 4.5 p.m. Postal orders are issued here, but not paid. Thenearest money order & telegraph office is at Llantillio Crossenny,3 miles distant
Parish School, built in 1874, for 60 children; average attendance,45; supported by subscriptions.
Mrs, Forbes, mistress
PRIVATE
Jones John, Mount Pleasant
Pinney Rev. William, B.A. (rector)
COMMERCIAL
Barrell Charles, King's Arms P.H. Good accommodation for visitors.
Bradney William, carpenter
Brown William, shopkeeper
Davies George, farmer, The Cross
Evans Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Court farm
Gwilliam Wm. J., farmer, Little Pool hall
Jasper Thomas, farmer, Great Blungoed
Johnson Walter, farmer, Great Pool hall & White house
Jones Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper and Post office
Jones Peter, farmer, Gelly-lwyd
Jones Tom, farmer, Wynstone court
Jones Wm., farmer, Little Blungoed
Jones William, stone mason
Kirby John, farmer, Cwmmera
Lambert Mary Ann (Mrs.), beer retailer
Lane William, blacksmith
Lewis Joshua, farmer, Gelly farm
Pritchar(l Noah, frmr. Cefndwyglwydd
Prosser Daniel, shoe maker
Watkins Daniel, farmer, Wernycwm
Williams James, farmer, Pant farm
Williams John, farmer, Pen-y-wrlod
Williams Thomas, farmer, Newhouse
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Noted events in his life were:
• Farmer.
• connection. David Howells is linked to me in the following way:
David Howells (1947)
His father was Clifford Howells (1909)
His father was Edgar Howells (1881)
His father was Roger Howells (1849) who married Rachel Lewis (1857)
Her father was John Lewis (1820) & he also had Ruth Lewis (1861) who married James Williams (1864)
They had Walter Williams (1899)
He had Dorothy Williams (1931) who married Raymond Powell (1928)
His father was Charles Powell (1888) who married Violet Thompson (1888)
Her father was William Thompson (1852)
His father was Edmund Thompson (1821) who married Sarah Jane Larkins Thompson (1823)
Her father was Thomas Thompson (1777) who married Elizabeth Larkins (1783)
Her father was John Larkins (1757)
His father was George Larkins (1729) & he also had Charles Larkins (1756)
He had George Larkins (1789)
He had George Larkinson @ Malster (1817)
He had Frederick Larkinson (1865)
He had Winthrop Larkinson (1889)
He had Dulcie Larkinson (1926) who married Colin Davies (1925)
They had me Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)
Walter married Isabel Gertrude Phillips, daughter of Allan Christopher Phillips and Theresa Mary Bennett, in Jun 1930 in Monmouth, Gwent, Wales UK. (Isabel Gertrude Phillips was born on 22 Apr 1906 in The Moon Public House, Garway, Monmouthshire England, christened in Welsh Newton, Monmouthshire England and died on 20 Nov 1945 in Hereford, Herefordshire England.)
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