Dutton, Berrett & Hungerford Twigs
Our Family's Journey Through Time
Notes:
RISCA, SOUTH WALES
(Welsh: Rhisga) is a town of approximately 20,000 people in south Wales, UK. It is part of the Newport conurbation with a population of 160,000. It lies at the south-eastern edge of the South Wales coalfield, and a mine used to operate in the town. It has a rural aspect, and is surrounded to the east and west by several extensively-wooded hills including Mynydd Machen (1,188ft/362m) and Twmbarlwm (1,375ft/419m).
Twmbarlwm has the remains of an iron age hill fort near its summit, and this is believed to have been built by the Silures, the Celtic tribe that inhabited the area before and during Roman times.
Risca has an award-winning male voice choir (male voice choirs are traditional in the South Wales valleys).
The Welsh Oak, a pub on the outskirts of Pontymister, was the meeting place for the chartists before marching on Newport
Latitude: 51.6056, Longitude: -3.0916
| Photos | Risca - Risca Post Office Keywords: Picture | |
| Risca - Risca Post Office Keywords: Picture | ||
| Risca - Risca Colliery, Crosskeys Keywords: Picture | ||
| Risca - Risca Colliery, Crosskeys Keywords: Picture |
Matches 1 to 12 of 12
| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Birth |
Person ID | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abt 1855 | I22841 | |
| 2 | Abt 1895 | I22845 | |
| 3 | Abt 1892 | I22846 | |
| 4 | Abt 1886 | I22838 | |
| 5 | Jul 1880 | I22836 | |
| 6 | 1904 | I22852 | |
| 7 | 1875 | I69 | |
| 8 | 16 Feb 1890 | I22839 | |
| 9 | 24 May 1878 | I22835 | |
| 10 | Jul 1873 | I22834 | |
| 11 | Abt 1883 | I22837 | |
| 12 | 1884 | I22850 |
Matches 1 to 1 of 1
| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Death |
Person ID | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 May 1974 | I22843 |
Matches 1 to 5 of 5
| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Burial |
Person ID | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1917 | I22841 | |
| 2 | I22843 | ||
| 3 | 1929 | I22836 | |
| 4 | 1909 | I22840 | |
| 5 | I22839 |
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