Lady Charlotte Guest and Dowlais

[rachelb]

A member of my family, surname Bowen, was Lady Charlotte Guest's 'agent' during the 1840s. I would be grateful for any pointers to where I might be able to find information.
Sincerely,
Rachel Bowen

[CAROLYN]

In the 1840s, surely your ancestor would have been an agent for the Dowlais Works and not Lady Charlotte Guest ( she only became involved in the Works after the death of Sir Josiah John in 1851 ). Fortunately, the records of the Dowlais Works are vast
and probably one of the best collections for any industrial enterprise; although for the nineteenth century there are no lists of employees, but there are records of all salaried staff.
The collection can be found at the Glamorgan Record Office
The Glamorgan Building
King Edward VII Avenue
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NE

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GOOD LUCK

[Rachel Bowen]

By the way, Rachelb and Rachel Bowen are one and the same person.

Thank you for the pointer.
I am not sure whether the family member was agent for the estate ot the works. They may, of course, be one and the same.
I'll contact the Record Office.
Sincerely, Rachel Bowen

[craigbarlow]

Could anyone please help me. Im looking for information on what is now the Guest keen Club does this building have an offical name .

Regards Craig
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[rachelb]

Hello Craig Barlow,
Sorry I can't help you, I know very little about GKN, and live in France, I hope someone will be able to give you the info.
Sincerely, Rachel Bowen

[cos]

the guest keen club was a library and there are photos on the site showing it as a library for lady guest, hope this helps