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KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE 1901 - ABERGAVENNY

Public Establishments, Military Volunteers, The Poor Law Union and Public Officers.

PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS.

Abergavenny Dispensary, Castle street, W. D. Steel MD, CM; F E Paton MB, CM; L.Gamble MB, CM;
Elmes Y. Steele, LRCP(Edin.) & H. M. Foley, BA, MB(Dub.), hon. surgeons.
Luther Davis, hon. sec.
Abergavenny Market, Cross street
Almshouses for Eight Poor Women, Baker street
CattleMarket Lion street
Cemeteries. Old Hereford road & New Cemetery, LIanfoist
John T Rutherford, Town hall, clerk;
Robert Jackson & Thomas Gwatken, caretakers
Corn Exchange Cross street, J. T. Rutherford, clerk
Cottage Hospital Castle street,
W. D. Steel, MD, CM; F.E Paton MB, C.M.; L. Gamble MB, CM.
Elmes Y. Steele LRCP(Edin.); H. M. Foley BA, MB & BCh(Dub.) & T. E. Lloyd MD, MRCS(Eng), LRCP(Lond), hon. surgeons.
W. H. Nicholls LDSRCSI, hon. dentist
D. Howell James, hon. sec.
Mrs. C. E. Hooper, matron

County Constabulary Office, 36 Monk street. Victor Bosanquet, chief constable; Wm. Kynch, resident supt.
Divisional Police Station, Grofield, James Davies, superintendent
The local force consists of 1 sergeant & 8 constables

County Court His Honor William Stevenson Owen, judge; Henry Lawrence Baker, registrar; John Aldridge, high bailiff; office, 44 Frogmore street.
The court is held at the Police court on monday(bi-monthly), and the following places are within its jurisdiction:-
Abergavenny, Hardwick, Llwyndw, Bwlch Thewyn, CwmAvon, Cwmyoy Upper, Cwmyoy Lower, Llanthony, Fwthog, Garnyrerw, Llanarth, Llanellen, Llanfoist Upper, Llanfoist Lower, Blaenavon, Llangattock Lingoed, Llangattock-nigh-Usk, Llanover Upper, Llanover Lower, Llanthewy-Rytherch, Llanthewy-Skirrid, Llansaintffraed, Llantillio-Pertholey, Llantillio-Bettws, Llantillio-Forest, Llantillio Pantgelly, Mardy, Llanvair-Kilgidin, Llanvapley, Llanvetherine, Llanvihangel.Crucorney, Llanvihangel Penbiddle, Llanvihangel-nigh-Usk, Llanwenarth Ultra, Llanwenarth Citra, Llanwenarth Blaenavon, Llanwenarth Garndyriss, Llanwenarth Govilon, Llanwenarth Pwlldu, Longtown, Llanveyno, Oldcastle & Walterstone.
For Bankruptcy purposes this court is included in that of Tredegar, William Lewis Daniel, 135 High st. Merthyr Tydfil, official receiver. The Certified Bailiffs appointed under "The Law of Distress Amendment Act" are T. H. Tomkins, of Frogmore Street chambers, James Straker of Market Street chambers, Iltyd Gardner of 11 Nevill street, Edgar G. Capper, also of Frogmore Street chambers, and Thomas Young, county court bailiff, Trevethin house, Monmouth road

Fire~Engine Station Situated at the Cattle market, Lion street. Henry Powell, captain, H.O.Powell, lieutenant & 12 men
Inland Revenue Office, Tiverton place. Daniel O'Donoghue, supervisor; Thomas Palfrey, Conway David Hall & Patrick Michael Egan, officers
County Lunatic Asylum Old Monmouth road:
James Glendinning MD(Glas.), LRCS(Edin.), superintendent;
Wm. F. Nelis, MD(Durham), LRCP(Edin.), LFP & S(Glas.), senior assistant medical officer
George Gordon McLean Black, MA, MB, & CM(Aberdeen), assistant medical officer.
Rev. John Rees, Chaplain
Charles Owen, Clerk to the visitors & Clerk & steward.
Miss Agnes Dickinson, housekeeper.
Town Hall. Cross street, J. T. Rutherford, clerk.

VOLUNTEERS

4th Volunteerr Battalion South Wales Borderers (H & I Companies), E. J. S. Colquhoun, captain commanding. Sergeant Robert Jamieson, drill instructor.

ABERGAVENNY UNION.

Board day, alternate fridays, at 11 a.m. at the Board room, at the Workhouse.
The following is a list of the parishes & places contained in the Union:-
Abergavenny (Urban), Abergavenny (Rural), Bettws-Newydd, Blaenavon, Bryngwyn, Bwlch Trewyn, Clytha, Cwmyoy (Upper & Lower), Fwthog, Llanartb, Llanellen, Llanfoist, Llangattock Lingoed, Llangattock-nigh-Usk, Llanover, Llansaintffraed, Llanthewy-Rhytherch, Llanthewy Skirrid, Llantillio~Pertholey, Llanvair-Kilgedden, Llanvapley, Llanvetherine, Llanvihangel-Crucorney, Llanvihangel-nigh-Usk. Llanwenarth (Citra & Ultra) & Oldcastle.
The population of the union in 1891 was 26,064; area, 60,806 acres; rateable value in 1900, £141,356

Chairman of the Board of Guardians: J. M. Jones, Hardwick, Abergavenny
Clerk to the Guardians & Assessment Committee: William Henry Parrott Scanlon, Town Hall Chmbrs.Ahergavenny
Treasurer: David Howell James, National Provincial Bank of England Limited, Abergavenny
Collectors to Guardians: B. Clement Morris, Fair view, Stanhope street, Abergavenny & James Lewis, Ton Mawr, Blaenavon
Rate Collectors: Mrs. Margaret Lewis of Llangattock-nigh-Usk; James Addis of Bwlch Trewyn, Thomas T. Williams of Llantillio-Pertholey, Edward Morgan of Brook farm, Govilon, W. M. Williams of Llangattock-nigh-Usk; W. James of Llanellen & J. A. Lewis of Llanvetherin.
Assistant Overseers: Henry George Restall, Town Hall chambers, Ahergavenny & John Morgan, Blaenavon.
RelievingOfficers: 1st district, Bathias Clement Morris, Fair view, Stanhope street,> Abergavenny; 2nd district, James Lewis, Ton mawr, Blaenavon.
Vaccination Officers: Henry George Restall, Town Hall chambers, Abergavenny & Sergeant O'Reardon, Blaenavon
Medical Officers & Public Vaccinators:
Abergavenny district, Elmes Yelverton Steele L.R.C.P. & L.B.C.S.Edin.,Thombury villa, Brecon road, Abergavenny.
Blaenavon district, Arthur Blair Avarne M.R.C.S.Eng. Crossfield house, Blaenavon
Llanarth district, William Dyne Steel M.D., G.M. 9 Nevill street
Superintendent Registrar: William Henry Parrott Scanlon, Town Hall chambers, Abergavenny; deputy, J. H. Farquhar, Market street
Registrars of Births & Deaths:
Abergavenny sub-district, Bathias Clement Morris, Fair view, Stanhope st. Abergavenny; deputy, Mrs. Alice Morris, Fair view, Stan-hope street, Abergavenny.
Blaenavon subdistrict, Jas. Lewis, Blaenavon; deputy, John Morgan, Blaenavon.
Llanarth sub-district, Mrs. Margaret Lewis, Aberffrwd, Llanvihangel-nigh-Usk; deputy, Charles S. Lewis, Aberffrwd, Llanvihangel-nigh-Usk.
Llanvihangel sub-district, James Bowley, LIanvibangel Crucorney; deputy, James Addis, Llanvihangel Crucorney
Registrars of Marriages:
Abergavenny district: Rev. Sidney Rogers Young, The Hawthorns, Hereford road, Abergavenny; deputy, C. W. E. Francis, 20 Frogmore st., Abergavenny.
Blaenavon District: James Lewis, Blaenavon; deputy, John Morgan, Blaenavon

The Workhouse: A building of stone, erected in 1834, which will hold 189 inmates.
William Dyne Steel MD, CM, medical officer;
George William Brown, master.
Mrs. E. H. Brown, matron.
The children attend the national schools at Abergavenny.

School Attendance Committee.
Meets at the Clerk's office, Town hall, every fourth friday at 2.30 p.m.
Clerk: Wm. Hy. Parrott Scanlon, Town Hall chambers
Attendance Officer: Jestyn Evans, 12 Brecon rd., Abergavenny

PUBLIC OFFICERS.

Certifying Factory Surgeon: Elmes Yelverton Steele, L.R.C.P. & L.R.C.S. Edin., Thornbury villa, Brecon road.
Clerk to the Commissners of Land, Assessed, Property, & Income Tax: James H. Farquhar, Market street
Collector to the Commissioners of Taxes: Henry George Restall, Town Hall chambers
Collector of Poor Rates: Henry George Restall, Town Hall chambers

County Coroner, Monmouthshire, Abergavenny District: James Berry Walford, 32, Monk street; deputy, C. Dauncey of Tredegar.
Supervisor of Inland Revenue: Daniel O'Donoghue, Tiverton place, Lion street.
Town Crier: Alfred Ernest Morgan, 12 Flannel street.
Superintendent of County Police: James Davies, Police Station, Grofield
Vestry Clerk: James H. Farquhar, Market street


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