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Burial registers from other parishes


I’ve added pages for Usk & Glascoed, Monkswood and Llanfihangel Pontymoile parish churches elsewhere. This page covers burial registers that I have abstracted from other churches.


My Great-Great Grandmother, Sarah Pitt (nee Davies) was at the centre of a scandal that the local newspapers termed “Suspicion of infanticide” in their reporting. In 1868, she gave birth to a child who died after a few hours. In order to save money on graveyard fees, late at night the father of the child, James Williams, buried the body secretly. The inquest brought this apparently not uncommon rural practice to light - so it may be that there are more bodies buried in churchyards than these registers would indicate!


Many thanks to Mike John for allowing me to abstract and share this information from these burial registers.


By Parish Church name


Date, Name, Surname, Age, Rel, Rel Name, Place, Notes, Link


Bryngwyn Parish Church


30/12/1858, Leonard, Reece, 71, , , Glascoed Hamlet,


31/3/1859, Mary, Rees, 56, , , Glascoed, Usk Parish,,


Cwmcarvan Parish Church


8/10/1838, Maria, Lewis, 2 yrs, , , Cwmcarvan, Daughter of Joseph & Patience Lewis, later of Pantau House,


Goytre Parish Church


13/2/1769, Stephen, Jones, , , , Glascoed, Carpenter. Noted elsewhere as 13/2/1768,


14/2/1766, Mary, Morgan, , , , Glascoed, Widow,


17/10/1781, Rees, Williams, , , , Glascoed, Yeoman,


18/10/1702, Margaret, Thomas, , , Wife Lewis Jon, Glascoed,


19/5/1867, William, Saunders, 74, , , Goytre, Husband of Leah and father of David.,


23/2/1777, Elizabeth, Jenkins, , , Wife Charles Wm Jenkins, farmer, Glascoed,


23/4/1868, Leah, Saunders, 79, , , Glascoed,


26/12/1775, John, Richard, , , , Glascoed, Usk,


28/2/1733/4, Elizabeth, Edwards, , , , Glascoed, Usk, Widdow,


29/8/1774, John, James, , , , Glascoed, Usk, Also noted as 1/8/1775,


5/2/1815, Mary, Rogers, 63, , , Glascoed, Noted elsewhere as Margaret!,


7/2/1822, Samuel, Williams, 63, , , Glascoed, Farmer,


9/1/1734/5, Mary, Evan, , , w/o Charles Evan de Glascoed, Glascoed,,


9/6/1782, Margaret, Richard, , , , Hamlet of Glascoed, widow.1 transcription reads Ann, the other two read Margaret,


Llanddewi Fach Parish Church


16/6/1881, Thos, Jones, 21, , , Glascoed, ,


24/12/1891, Mary, Jones, 61, , , Glascoed, ,


30/04/1860, Wm Fredk, Williams, 14 mths, , , Greenpool, Llanbaddock,,


Llandegveth Parish Church


17/01/1816, …?, Jinkins, , , , Glascoed,


Llanvihangel Gobion Parish Church


23/11/1880, Elizabeth, Lewis, -, , , Glascoed, ,


18/5/1880, Christopher, Kidner, 50, , , Glascoed,


Llanfihangel Torymynydd Parish Church


15/04/1879, John Endel, Morgan, 71 (error - should read 11), , , Llanfihangel Torymynydd,


Llanfrechfa Parish Church


1/3/1892, Patience, Lewis, 60 (mistranscription? Would have expected age 80), , , Croesyceiliog, Webmaster Note: Widow of Joseph , formerly of Pantau House,


13/3/1862, Joseph, Lewis, 60, , , Croesyceiliog, Webmaster Note: Husband of Patience, formerly of Pantau House,


Llangibby Parish Church


2/6/1877, Philip, Jones, 40, , , Glas?Coed, ,


1/10/1879, John, Morgan, 28, , , Glascoed, ,


Llanhennock Parish Church


16/6/1881, Thomas, Jones, 21, , , Glascoed


24/12/1891, Mary, Jones, 61, , , Glascoed,


Llansoy Parish Church


7/3/1860, Wm, Jenkins, 11 mths, , , Glascoed, Usk, ,


Magor Parish Church


16/2/1883, Benjamin Leonard, Reece, 4 mths, , , Magor, ,


7/12/1887, Richard, Reece, 51, , , Knollbury, Undy, Possibly Richd Reece of Lwr Wernhir and Bryn,


Mamhilad Parish Church


25/01/1900, Thomas, Wilmott, 33, , , Glascoed, ,


20/08/1918, William, Stonehayne, 51, , , Glascoed, ,


09/06/1923, Arthur, Floyd, 40, , , Woodland View, Glascoed, ,


16/4/1834, Elizth, Williams, 74, , , Glascoed, ,


17/1/1847, Rachel, Nicholas, 40, , , Glascoed, ,


17/1/1897, Hester, Griffiths, 61, , , New House, Glascoed, ,


19/1/1849, Philip, Morgan, 76, , , Glascoed, ,


19/3/1705, Anne, Edmond, , , Edwarde Edmonde, Glascoed, ,


2/11/1858, William, Morgan, unknown, , , Glascoed, ,


2/12/1896, John, Griffiths, 34, , , New House, Glascoed, ,


20/6/1845, Abraham, Williams, 49, , , Glascoed, ,


22/8/1870, Elizabeth, Edwards, 75, , , Glascoed, ,


23/9/1714, Mary, Edward, , , , Glascoed, ,


25/08/1863, Sarah , Morgan, 8 days, , , Mt Pleasant Mamhilad , ,


26/11/1835, Mary, Morgan, 90, , , Glascoed, ,


3/5/1849, Elizabeth, Morgan, 62, , , Glascoed, ,


31/1/1855, Richard, Edwards, 60, , , Union Pontypool, ,


6/11/1814, Margt, Jenkins, 42, , , Glascoed, ,


7/1/1841, Abraham, Williams, 77, , , Glascoed, ,


7/10/1863, Henry, Morgan, 32, , , Mt Pleasant, Mamhilad, ,


9/5/1845, Martha, Jacob, 57, , , Glascoed, ,


9/7/1852, John, Williams, 55, , , Lantarnam, ,


Penyclawdd Parish Church


10/02/1874, Richd, Arnold, 81, , , Glascoed, ,


16/10/1869, Ann, Powell, 45, , , Glascoed,


7/12/1872, Maria, Arnold, 82, , , Glascoed, ,


Redwick Parish Church


10/12/1880, William, Harris, 30, , , Glascoed, ,


Trevethin Parish Church


05/09/1949, Stanley Robert, Bartley, 44, , , Glascoed, Upper Cwmhir, Llanbadr? Fawr,


13/12/1895, Hannah, Bartlett, 78, , , Glascoed, ,