The Old Forge

The Old Forge

The Old Forge is a grade II listed building


1940s


Early 2000s


Early 2000s
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1693 Deeds The Rt. Hon. George, Lord Abergavenny leased to John Lewis, smith, parcels of land, a house, and a smith's shop in the parish of Llangattog Llingoed
1753 Deeds The Rt. Hon. George, Lord Abergavenny leased to William Watkins, yeoman, a house, smith'sshop, and parcels of land in the parish of Langattock Lingoed
1758 Deeds John Lewis of the parish of Aledgemoor, co. Hereford, bachelor, nephew and heir of David Lewis of the parish of Langatock Lingoed, co. Monmouth, yeoman, leased two houses, barns, gardens, orchards, and forty acres of land to Thomas Lewis of the said parish of Llangatock Lingoed, blacksmith, brother of the said John Lewis
1759 Deeds William Watkins of the parish of Langatock Lingoed, co. Monmouth, gent., demised [the property above] to Thomas Lewis of the same, blacksmith

1828
Baptism Eliza daughter of William Williams of this parish blacksmith and Mary his wife

1841 Census
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1851 Census
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1861 Census
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1871 Census: Smith Shop
William Griffiths
Elizabeth Griffiths
William Griffiths
Robert Griffiths
Head
Wife
Son
Son
Mar
Mar
Unm
55
57
34
15
Agricultural labourer

Blacksmith
Scholar
Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire
Llanvetherine
Walterstone, Herefordshire
Monmouthshire

1881 Census: Smith Shop Cottage
Uninhabited

1891 Census
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1901 Census: Blacksmith’s Shop
Aaron Evans
Mary Evans
Effie Evans
Warren Burrows
Head
Wife
Dau
Gr-son
Mar
Mar
54
52
13
4
Farmer labourer (employer)
Not known
Llanigan, Breconshire
Grosmont
Llangattock Lingoed

1911 Census: Crossway Smith Shop
John Hughes
Eliza Hughes
Leonard Harold Davies
Head
Wife
Brother-in-law
Married
Married
Single
61
67
72
Castrator
 
Llangattock Lingoed, Monmouthshire
Monmouth
Monmouth

1921 Census:

Charles Tonge
Rose Hannah Tonge
James Tonge
Josephine Tonge
Nancy Tonge

Head
Wife
Son
Daughter
Daughter
Married
Married
56y 3m
50y 0m
12y 8m
11y 7m
8y 0m
Timber Feller (J D Gill Timber Merchants)
House Duties
Weobley, Herefordshire
Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire
Mardy, Monmouthshire
Mardy, Monmouthshire
Mardy, Monmouthshire

1939 Register: The Smithy

Charles Tonge
Rose H Tonge
Norah B Tonge (Hughes)

M
F
F
M
M
S
9 Apr 1863
7 June 1871
27 Mar 1906
Pensioner
House Wife
Home Duties


Last updated March 2022