1817

Richard Nevill was born at Field House and was the son of Richard Janion Nevill and his wife Anne. He was baptised on 6th July 1817 and was the grandson of Charles Nevill, who founded the Copperworks in 1805, and William Yalden (d. 1810), who established an iron foundry and smithy in the Wern district in 1784.

1820

Richard lived at Field House then Llangennech Park until he married Mary Sophia Wills in 1849.

1842

Richard Nevill was still living at Llangennech Park with his parents when he purchased the Wern Iron Works (established in 1784) from the partnership of Yalden and Davies. The Wern Iron Works continued as a foundry and engineering enterprise and became known as Nevills’ Foundry.

1849

Richard Nevill married Mary Sophia Wills at Crewkerne in Somerset, and celebrations for the workers and their wives were held in the erecting shop and engine factory to mark the marriage. After their marriage they lived at Felinfoel House, Felinfoel. At the time of the marriage Joseph Maybery aged 45 was living in  Anne Street and was Manager of the Wern Iron Foundry, also known as Llanelly Iron Foundry.

1850

Richard and Mary Nevill’s eldest son Francis was born in March at Felinfoel House.

1852

Richard and Mary Nevill’s second son William Yalden Nevill was born.

Richard Nevill’s Younger brother, William Henry Nevill, established Old Lodge Iron Works with a partner, John Thomas.

1854

Caroline Ann Nevill (known as Lina), was born at Felinfoel House.

1855

Richard Nevill started building the Llanelly Iron Foundry new Reading Rooms. A committee of mechanics and workmen was established to arrange the provision of daily newspapers and mining/technical journals

1857

A third son, Reginald Seymour, was born.

1858

Reginald Seymour, the infant son of Richard and Mary Nevill, born in 1857, died on 3 April aged 15 months at Felinfoel House. He was the first to be buried at Holy Trinity Church Felinfoel (mainly financed by Charles William and Richard Nevill).

1862

Richard Nevill and his partner Mr Everitt established the Marshfield Works opposite the Old Lodge Works in Station Road during 1862 and 1863. Richard Nevill was also associated with Old Lodge and a works at Hendy.

1863

Richard Nevill was manager of the Old Lodge Works, which specialised in manufacturing boilers and engines, many of which were produced for the steamships built by his younger brother William Henry Nevill at his shipbuilding yard on the site of Joblings Wharf.

1870

Machinery for the extension to the Old Castle Tinplate Works at Llanelli was from Richard Nevill’s Foundry.

1880

Richard Nevill followed his brother as Chairman of the Board of Guardians, was a senior magistrate and became Deputy Lieutenant.

He was concerned about the lack of an adequate supply of clean fresh water for the townspeople and supported the scheme for a new dock.

1891

Francis Richard (Frank) Nevill married.

1892

Richard Nevill, JP, DL (son of Richard Janion Nevill and grandson of Charles Nevill) died aged 75 on 5 June at Crewkerne, Somerset, the home town of his wife Sophia.