Charity No. 1187117
On Monday the 4th of June, G.V.H.S. were invited to set up a stall outdors at the Braichycymmer / Pontrhyl Jubilee Fete. Our members arrived with plenty of time to set up the stall. Although we could not do our usual laptop and screen display we more than made up for it with several albums…
Written and researched by Gerald Jarvis. On behalf of G.V.H.S Samuel Pitt was born on 20th October 1855 in Portskewett, Monmouthshire. His parents were listed as Jesse Pitt, Agricultural Labourer and Jane King. By the early 1860s Samuel’s parents had moved to Aberkenfig. Samuel’s family were lodging with Jesse’s brother Seth and his wife Gwenllian….
Written and researched by Gerald Jarvis. On behalf of G.V.H.S Also known as Ceinwen the Fair, Cein the Virgin, and Cein the Bright by the Welsh. She is known as St Keyne to the English or Caginus in Latin. She was born in AD 461 one of the 15 daughters of King Brychan of South…