John Vaughan was born in Hay, Breconshire Wales in 1825 to John Vaughan and Elenor Jenkins.
In 1841 he was age 16, with his family in Llanfoist, Monmouthshire, Wales and listed as a laborer on the canal wharf.
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| Llanfoist Wharf on Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal looking over the Usk Valley & Abergavenny to Sugar Loaf Courtesy Pip Rolls, Creative Commons License |
