Upper Redbrook - 19C - Iron Works (General)

by RER , Friday, March 26, 2010, 14:51 (5436 days ago) @ brian.burgham

Re Pat Morris' excellent Article it may be that the time span of use for the Iron Works and Tin Works in Redbrook may be extended by using the Census returns. These do not state the places where the individuals worked but it is reasonable to assume that they lived reasonably near their places of work.

Thomas Burgham:

1851 Census: address Upper Redbrook, Newland gives
- Thomas Burgham (b1795 Newland) occupation: Iron Founder.
- his sons, John, Henry, Edwin, & James Alfred, occupations of each: Moulder

1861 Census:address The...Forge Mount Cottage, Upper Redbrook, Newland
- Thomas Burgham (as above) occupation: Iron Founder Employing 7 Labourers.

1871 Census: address Redbrook, Upper, Newland,Monmouthshire.
- Thomas Burgham (as above) Iron Founder

But he had left the industry by 1881, suggesting the Iron Foundry is then in decline here.

Thomas Burgham's grand-daughter's husband was in:

1871 Census: address in the Western Valley, Aberystruth, Monmouthshire, occupation Tin plate Worker.

1881 Census: living with new wife (Thomas Burgham's grand-daughter & her family)
address Up Redbrook, Newland, occupation: Tin Plate Roller.

1891 Census: address Road, Newland, Redbrook, same occupation.

1894 Baptism Register for Thomas & Sarah Hopkins' youngest daughter:
address The Mount Redbrook, Newland, occupation: Tin Plate Worker.

This suggests that the Tin Plate Works survived longer - at least until 1895.

Hope this helps researchers. RER

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