A mountainside in Breconshire was the temporary base for Sampson Lee and his family, who lived in a tent above Brynmawr in 1871.  Sampson was with his wife Jane, sons Isaiah and William, and daughter Elvira.  They were travelling hawkers and were born over the border in Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

Susan Boswell and her daughters Louisa and Esther lived in a nearby tent.  The families may be related through Susan, who was also born in Gloucestershire.

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