Jill, There are Leyson families in Neath Higher in 1841. The parish covers Ystradgynlais, but I found some in Ystradvellte (Ystradfellte), notably at Maesmarchog and The Mill - I suspect that this is the Hill/Mill you refer to, and is not the one in Neath Abbey. These are in modern Banwen. Dai On 17/08/2013 15:57, Jill Muir wrote: > Dear Lyn, Does this help in location? > > 'Underneath are deposited the remains of Elizabeth, youngest daughter of > Lewis and > Elizabeth Powell of Ongur in the parish of Ystradgynlais who departed this > life on > 1 November 1845 aged 24. Also the above named Lewis Powell Esq. who died on > 2 October 1850 aged 70 years. Also of Elizabeth, widow of the above who died > 27 > May 1874 aged 91 years. > > ##Also to the memory of James Leyson born at the Hill (or > Mill) near Neath 21 August 1805, died at Ongur, Ystradgynlais 27 August > 1881.## > > Also of Jane widow of James Leyson and eldest daughter of the above Lewis > and > Elizabeth Powell born 7 November 1811 died 18 June 1885. > This record completes our information about this family. > Source: > http://welshjournals.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewpage/llgc-id:1380216/llgc-id:138 > 4550/llgc-id:1384669/getText > > using Google. ;-)) HTH > > My best wishes, Jill > Glamorgan Mailing List's website > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Lyn > Sent: 17 August 2013 09:45 > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GLA] The Hill Neath > > Just found a reference in my notes to it being a farmhouse in the lower part > of Skewen alongside the road which is those years (pre 1810) was used to > travel from Birchgrove to the monastery and Neath. So it does sound like > Hill Road. > > Lyn > in Oz. > > >