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Holden's Trade Directory - 1811

Trade directories are a valuable source of information about local prominent people, their homes, businesses and interests.

What is interesting about this directory is that neither Charles Nevill (senior), Charles Nevill (junior) nor Richard Janion Nevill are mentioned. Ralph Allen Daniell and Company who operated the copperworks are included. Ralph Allen Daniell is also mentioned with Bowen and Roderick as coal-owners.

Ralph Stephen Pemberton is listed as a coal owner and Alexander Raby is listed as an ironmaster and coal-owner. Jeremiah Thomas a victualler was listed as Raby’s coal agent.

Henry Shewen, Esq., is listed as of Vauxhall, which was previously the home of Lady Mansel who died in 1808.

When Charles Nevill died in 1813 his residency was given as Vauxhall, which was also the residency of his brother Thomas Nevill when he died in 1820. When Charles’s wife Martha died in 1821 her residency was given as Vauxhall.

Thomas Ward of Soho is also listed and it was his daughter, Catherine Caroline Ward who married Charles Nevill (junior) in 1823. Soho, besides being a district in London, was also the name of a farm situated on the road between Cwmbach and Pumheol (Five Roads).

It can be seen that just as the English nobility had married into the Welsh nobility following the Norman invasion of the Welsh Borders from 1070, the new wave of entrepreneur, industrialist and speculator ‘invaders’, married into the local Welsh gentry families.

Another interesting fact is that midwives were not listed but two man-midwives were. Only the rich would have been able to afford medical attention when giving birth. The poor would have had to rely on relatives, friends and neighbours during their time of need.

Llanelly, Carmarthen

South Wales, 218 Miles W. from London, and 11 W, from Swansea, in the Diocese of St David’s. Market on Thursdays and Saturdays. Fairs, Ascension-Day, and Sept. 30.

Ball, Mary victualler

Bowen, Thomas and William maltsters

Bowen, Ann draper and grocer

Child, Henry, Esq.

Child, Captain William, Vol

Child, Joseph maltster

Daniell, Ra. Allen, and Co. copper-smelters

Daniell, Bowen, and Roderick coal-owners

Davies, Rev Jeremiah vicar

Davies, David draper and grocer

Davies, Edward shopkeeper

Deer, Robert draper and grocer

Deer, John draper and grocer

Evans, Evan ironmonger

Griffiths, Evan, Esq. Penyfan

Griffiths, William draper and grocer

Griffiths, John Post Office

Howell, David draper and grocer

Jenkins, David shopkeeper

Leech, Thomas surgeon and man-midwife

Morgan, John shopkeeper

Morris, Amelia shopkeeper

Pemberton, Ralph Stephen coal-owner

Powell, Richard surgeon and man-midwife

Raby, Alexander ironmaster and coal owner

Rees, Robert draper and grocer

Rees, David draper and grocer

Roberts, William and John tanners

Roberts, John draper and grocer

Roberts, John victualler

Shewen, Henry, Esq. Vauxhall

Shewen, Edward, Esq. Elms Grove

Thomas, David rope-maker

Thomas, John grocer

Thomas, John shopkeeper

Thomas, Jeremiah victualler and coal agent to Mr Raby

Ward, Thomas, Esq. Soho

William, John victualler

Custom House

Henry Eaton, Esq. collector

William Maurice comptroller

John Williams surveyor

Inns

The New Inn Frances Jenkins

Falcon William Andrews

Post Office

John Griffiths

Note Soho is a form of call from a distance such as a sportsman’s ‘halloo’ or ‘Tallyho’.

Soho (London) derived its name from the shouts of the King and his entourage when hunting in the local forest.