William Lewis born 1860

Died Feb 15th 1933 aged 73 years

Father of Annie Lewis

Son of Job Lewis and Catharine Williams

Husband of Mary Williams

• Address Lower Cwm, Glascoed
• Job Lewis 32
• Catharine Lewis 29
• William Lewis 1
• William Lewis 71 uncle
• Address Upper House, Glascoed – father, Job, had died in 1865
• He fell from a hay wagon, reported in the Usk press.
• John Harris 66 Raglan Mon
• Catharine Harris wife 42
• William Lewis stepson 11
• Mary Ann Lewis stepdaughter 8
• John Lewis stepson 6
• Mary Wiliams mother in law 69 - Goytre
• Address Upper House
• Catharine Harris wife 49
• William Lewis son 21
• Mary Ann Lewis 18
• Mary Williams 78 mother
• Address Upper House
• Kitty Lewis 61 ( Is this Catharine ?)
• William 28
• John 23
• Mary Ann 25
• Address Cross Farm, Glascoed
• William Lewis 41
• Mary 37
• John 8
• Annie 5,
• William 4
• Arthur 1

• Kelly’s directory 1901 William Lewis, farmer, Cross Farm

Harry Lewis was born in 1903

Mount Zion Baptist Chapel transcripts of headstones on www.glascoed.com

No.10

In loving memory of our dear parents

Mary Lewis who passed away May 18th 1913 aged 49 years

Also

William Lewis who passed away Feb 15th 1933 aged 73 years

• Annie Mary Parry b 1924 told me that Mary Williams of Cross Farm was engaged to marry John Lewis of Upper House, however this engagement was broken and she married his older brother William. William and Mary had 4 sons and 1 daughter whilst John and Martha settled at Upper House and had 3 daughters. This caused much resentment between the two brothers.

• Annie Mary Parry referred to Mary Ann Lewis of Upper House as Aunt Polly.
• Also said that William – Grancher Lewis – Had one leg and a peg leg. The other leg was lost in a local railway engine accident. When ? He received £600 compensation. With this money he had a house built in New Inn. Buried at Glascoed Baptist Chapel ??
• However, there is an alternative story in the family about how “Grancher” Lewis lost his leg. He was returning home from Pontypool in a horse and trap, having consumed a fair amount of ale. Coming down “The Jockey” (near to the Horse and Jockey pub), he lost control. The trap overturned, he was trapped underneath and his leg was crushed.
• Unsure when he lost his leg, but probably after 1900.