Whitson, Newport, Wales, Großbritannien
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Wikipedia 2018:
Whitson is a village in the outskirts of the city of Newport, South Wales. It is located about 7 miles (11 km) south east of Newport city centre on the Caldicot Levels, a large area of coastal land reclaimed from the sea. Administratively, Whitson is part of the community (parish) of Goldcliff.
History:
elly's Directory of 1901 lists the Parish Clerk as one William Roberts and sub-postmaster as one Richard Keyte. Two private dwellings are listed for a Mr. St. John Knox Richards Phillips J.P. at Whitson Court and for Reverend John Price of St.Bees (vicar of Whitson & Goldcliff) at the Vicarage.
Eve, daughter of one time postmaster Mr Roberts, is alleged to have died at The Farmer's Arms in Goldcliff and caused a haunting of the property. When a religious ceremony of exorcism was performed, Eve's ghost appeared and was chased northwards by the villagers, towards the town, where she flung herself into a well. The well became known as "Ffynnon Eva" or Eve's Well - in the Newport district in Beechwood now known as Eveswell.
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Nachname, Taufnamen  |
Geburt  |
Personen-Kennung | ||
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| 1 |  Keene, Hannah | 28 Jul 1816 | Whitson, Newport, Wales, Großbritannien | I173298 |