The Powells - Stonemasons

Like the Cobley family the Powells for many years were also involved in one particular trade, namely that of the Stonemason. Whilst the family remained in Brilley the trade was passed down the generations from father to son . Brilley is a rural community on the English /Welsh border and it is probable the men worked as masons not only on local housing but on local farm buildings and walls. On leaving Brilley they seem to have turned their hands to other work my grandfather first working as a journeyman (bakers roundsman) then as a baker. Other members of the family who remained in Hereford tended to move into farming.

mallet and chisel Powell Families
(Individual families starting from the earliest known generation)		 mallet and chisel Powell List (A complete list of individuals with links to members of the family groups)
mallet and chisel Brilley, Hereford Census Extracts mallet and chisel Hereford Parish Record Extracts
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