Judith, youngest daughter of Thomas & Hannah Samuel. Born at the Mountain Air Inn, Nantybwch, Tredegar; into a large Welsh speaking family.
During her childhood the family made two lengthy trips to America, she spent some time at school in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, before returning to South Wales. Brought up in a busy farming community, she shared in the milking & farming chores along with her family.
In 1910 she married Charles Lewis, Postman son of the local Police Constable. They lived in Butleigh Terrace, Tredegar and had three young children, Tommy, Judith & Colin.
Happy family life was blighted in 1916 when severe illness struck Charles, he suffered two years of partial paralysis, followed by declining health.
Undaunted and while still tending Charles & their infant family, Judith's resourceful will came to the fore; she converted part of their home into a Fish & Chip shop, (a very popular & profitable business venture).
She owned & drove one of the first automobiles in Tredegar, this enabled the family to enjoy some short trips.
According to her family, she was resolutely opposed to MP Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan's politics, and had used her car in later years, to drive carloads of voters to the polling station.
After the deaths of her husband Charles in 1935, & Colin one year later, she moved to Newport and ran a Newspaper & Tobacconist shop until her own death from pneumonia, in Dec 1954.
During her childhood the family made two lengthy trips to America, she spent some time at school in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, before returning to South Wales. Brought up in a busy farming community, she shared in the milking & farming chores along with her family.
In 1910 she married Charles Lewis, Postman son of the local Police Constable. They lived in Butleigh Terrace, Tredegar and had three young children, Tommy, Judith & Colin.
Happy family life was blighted in 1916 when severe illness struck Charles, he suffered two years of partial paralysis, followed by declining health.
Undaunted and while still tending Charles & their infant family, Judith's resourceful will came to the fore; she converted part of their home into a Fish & Chip shop, (a very popular & profitable business venture).
She owned & drove one of the first automobiles in Tredegar, this enabled the family to enjoy some short trips.
According to her family, she was resolutely opposed to MP Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan's politics, and had used her car in later years, to drive carloads of voters to the polling station.
After the deaths of her husband Charles in 1935, & Colin one year later, she moved to Newport and ran a Newspaper & Tobacconist shop until her own death from pneumonia, in Dec 1954.
Judith, youngest daughter of Thomas & Hannah Samuel. Born at the Mountain Air Inn, Nantybwch, Tredegar; into a large Welsh speaking family.
During her childhood the family made two lengthy trips to America, she spent some time at school in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, before returning to South Wales. Brought up in a busy farming community, she shared in the milking & farming chores along with her family.
In 1910 she married Charles Lewis, Postman son of the local Police Constable. They lived in Butleigh Terrace, Tredegar and had three young children, Tommy, Judith & Colin.
Happy family life was blighted in 1916 when severe illness struck Charles, he suffered two years of partial paralysis, followed by declining health.
Undaunted and while still tending Charles & their infant family, Judith's resourceful will came to the fore; she converted part of their home into a Fish & Chip shop, (a very popular & profitable business venture).
She owned & drove one of the first automobiles in Tredegar, this enabled the family to enjoy some short trips.
According to her family, she was resolutely opposed to MP Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan's politics, and had used her car in later years, to drive carloads of voters to the polling station.
After the deaths of her husband Charles in 1935, & Colin one year later, she moved to Newport and ran a Newspaper & Tobacconist shop until her own death from pneumonia, in Dec 1954.
During her childhood the family made two lengthy trips to America, she spent some time at school in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, before returning to South Wales. Brought up in a busy farming community, she shared in the milking & farming chores along with her family.
In 1910 she married Charles Lewis, Postman son of the local Police Constable. They lived in Butleigh Terrace, Tredegar and had three young children, Tommy, Judith & Colin.
Happy family life was blighted in 1916 when severe illness struck Charles, he suffered two years of partial paralysis, followed by declining health.
Undaunted and while still tending Charles & their infant family, Judith's resourceful will came to the fore; she converted part of their home into a Fish & Chip shop, (a very popular & profitable business venture).
She owned & drove one of the first automobiles in Tredegar, this enabled the family to enjoy some short trips.
According to her family, she was resolutely opposed to MP Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan's politics, and had used her car in later years, to drive carloads of voters to the polling station.
After the deaths of her husband Charles in 1935, & Colin one year later, she moved to Newport and ran a Newspaper & Tobacconist shop until her own death from pneumonia, in Dec 1954.
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