Bessie Nash was my grandmother.......This is news to me that her father did a runner! My understanding was that her father was a prosperous farmer in Clearwell - they lived at Tudor Farmhouse. She was the youngest of a fairly large brood.....I guess it's possible her grandparents raised her. Hmm....She married my grandfather, William Wood-Jenkins and was disowned by most of her family for marrying beneath her station; he was a miner. She passed away in 1999. If anyone has anymore information concerning her father, I would be really interested!
Hilary.