Apologies for posting this again - I realised I'd forgotten the subject line..... Nathaniel Davies was born in 1791 in Breconshire. The exact town is not yet known, nor who his parents were. He married Ann Unknown (born in 1792 in Brecon), where the first child was also born, before the family moved to Monmouthshire, where Nathaniel worked as a quarryman at the Ironworks in Bedwellty, living at Dre Evans. Their children were: - David Davies (1818 - >1881) in BRE - John Davies (b.: ca. 1821) - William Davies (b. 1829) in GLA - Margaret Davies (b.: 1831) Based upon the birthplaces of their children, the eldest son was born in Brecon town in 1818, the third child in Glamorgan in 1829 and the daughter not in MON in 1831, the family must have been on the move a fair bit, ending up in Bedwellty in 1841. By 1851 he had become a master haulier. In 1851 their granddaughter, Anne, aged 4, born in Carmarthenshire, is living with them, but no sign of her parents (although Davids wife was born in Llanegwad CMN, so this might be a clue). Nathaniel died in 1852. I do not know where or when Ann died, nor where they are buried. So much to the background. Now, not knowing Monmouthshire at all (coming from relatively rural Caernarfonshire), can anyone shed any light on the Rhumney Ironworks in Bedwellty, apart from the fact they closed in the 1890s and were part owned by the Crawshay family? I assume Dre Evans no longer exists. Does anyone know anything about this road or district? Finally, can anyone with local knowledge help decipher the census place on the following images of the 1851 census? Dwelling Dre Evans Census Place Rhymney Ironworks, Bedwellty XXX coed Public Records Office Reference: HO 107 Piece / Folio 2448 Page Number Page 5 Schedule Sched 17 Nathaniel Davies, head, mar, 60, master haulier, Breconshire Ann Davies, wife, mar, 59, Brecon William Davies, son, 22, Glamorganshire Anne Davies, grndau, 4, Carmarthenshire and Dwelling Dre Evans Census Place Bedwellty XXX lawycoed Rhymney XXX works (pres. Iron) Public Records Office Reference: HO107 Piece / Folio 2448/ 485 Page Number 6 Schedule Sched 21 David N Davies, head, mar, 35, Haulier, Brecon Mary N. Davies, wife, mar, 28, Carmarthenshire Much obliged, Dewi -- "Feel free" - 5 GB Mailbox, 50 FreeSMS/Monat ... Jetzt GMX ProMail testen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/promail?ac=OM.GX.GX003K11711T4781a