CWMYSTWYTH  MINING COMMUNITY

Notelet card of Cwmystwyth reproduced with kind permission of Jayell.
Handmade cards - Photographic Memories - Cwmystwyth.
The Geographical Centre of Wales.
Created by Jayell 01974 282 626
One of a series of four cards, supplied with envelopes.

The Hafod Arch, pictured above on the bottom right, was erected in 1810 by Thomas Johnes, formerly the owner of the nearby Hafod Estate, to mark King George III's Golden Jubilee.

CWMYSTWYTH COMMUNITY IN 1881

Penparc.
Margaret  Oliver 50, widow, housekeeper.
Mary         Oliver 24. lead ore dresser
Lewis       Oliver 22, lead miner
Elizabeth Oliver 17, lead ore dresser
John         Oliver 11 scholar

Penparc
Elizabeth Jenkins 46, widow, housekeeper
Thomas   Jenkins 16, lead miner
Sarah      Jenkins 14, employed in lead mine
Elizabeth Jenkins 12, scholar

Penparc
Thomas   Allen  34, lead ore dresser
Sarah       Allen 42, wife
Claudia    Allen 9 months

Bwlchgwynt
Joseph      Michell 43, lead mine agent
Sarah        Michell 40, wife
Elizabeth   Michell 17, milliner
William      Michell 53, lead mine agent, visitor
Sarah Michell 14, Rebekah Michell 12, William E Michell 10,
Mary Selena Michell 8, Margaret M Michell 6, Joseph J Michell 4,
Emily Sophia Michell 2, Adeline Michell 3 months, children. 

Next property listed is the Cwmystwyth Mine. 

Cwmystwyth Mine. Photo courtesy of Rudi Winter.

Cwrt
Robert  Hancock 69, mining engineer
Rachel  Hancock 65, wife

Nantwatkin
Jane      Williams 39, blacksmith's wife
Richard Williams16, Emilia Williams 11, Margaret Williams 9,
Emos Williams 8, Jane Williams 2, children.

Nantwatkin
John  Evans 63, lead miner
Jane  Evans 62, wife.

Tyn Ddol
Edward    Morgans 37, lead miner
Margaret  Morgans 37, wife.
Sarah A Morgans 12, Elizabeth Morgans 9, Margaret Morgans 7,
William Morgans 5, Ellen Morgans 3, children.

Abernant
Mary        Howells 52, widow, housekeeper
Margaret Howells 25, lead ore dresser
Harriet     Howells 15, lead ore dresser 

Abernant
David Evans 50, lead miner
Margaret Evans 47, wife
Margaret Evans 25, daughter
Edward Evans 11, Jane Evans 5.

Pengeulan
Thomas Jones 52, widower, lead miner
Evan Jones 16, lead miner
Richard Jones 13 scholar

Pengeulan
Betha James 57, widow, laundress
Moses James 30, lead miner

Tyllwyd
James E Raw 19, farmer
Ann Margaret Raw 17, sister, farmer's daughter
Eleanor Raw 14 scholar
Catherine Morgans 52, general servant
Elizabeth Lloyd 16, dairy maid
Mary E Davies 18, visitor, farmer's daughter
Richard Edwards 18 servant indoor
James Prosser 14 shepherd

Esgairwen
Jane James 81 widow, living on relief

Esgairwen
Rees Morgans 38, lead miner
Sarah Morgans 40, wife
William Morgans 16, lead miner
Mary Morgans 12, Sarah Morgans 9, Bonar Morgans  7, scholars

Troedrhiw
William Dunshan 70, lead miner
Jane Dunshan 58, wife

Troedrhiw
Sarah Herbert 65, widow, housekeeper.

Troedrhiw
Mary Prosser 56, housekeeper
Azariah Prosser 24, lead miner
Richard Prosser 22, lead miner
Margaret Prosser 17, miner's daughter

Nantrhys
David Morgans 41, shepherd
Ann Morgans 14, shepherd's wife
Mary Ann Morgans 16 daughter
David Morgans 14 shepherd
William E 12, shepherd
Richard B Morgans 9, Thomas Morgans 5, Lewis Rhys Morgans 6 months, children.

Pencaecarriers (?)
Daniel Jenkins 59, widower, lead miner
Elizbeth Jenkins 21, housekeeper
Jane Jenkins 19, lead ore dresser

Mill
John Howells  46, carpenter
Ann Howells 45, wife
Thomas Howells 21, lead miner
Lewis Howells 19, lead miner
John Howells 14, lead miner
Sarah Howells 12, Richard Howells 9, Margaret J. Howells 6, children

Pencnwch
David Edwards 57, lead miner
Richard Edwards 27, lead miner

Penrock
Sarah Jenkins 38, widow, grocer
Sarah Howells 8, lodger, scholar

Pencnwch
Evan Jones 43, lead miner
Elizabeth Jones 44, wife
Sarah Jones 22, lead ore dresser
Evan Jones 20, lead miner
Ann Jones 16, lead ore dresser
Margaret Jones 16, lead ore dresser
Jane Jones 14, lead ore dresser
Hannah Jones 12, Sophia Jones 9, Eleanor Jones 6, John Jones 3, scholars.

Pencnwch
Thomas Hughes 34, lead miner
Sophia Hughes 29, wife
Mary Hughes 4, daughter

Pencnwch
John Jones 42, widower, lead miner
Mary Jones 17, daughter
John Jones 15, lead miner
Elizabeth Jones 13, Joseph Jones 12, Thomas Jones 9, scholars

Pencnwch
Ann Oliver 61, widow, housekeeper
Jane Oliver 18, lead ore dresser
Margaret Oliver 16, lead ore dresser

Pencnwch
John Roberts 33, lead miner
Mary Roberts 28, wife
Elizabeth Roberts 5, John Roberts 2, children

Two uninhabitted houses at Pencnwch

Pencnwch
Charles Burrell 47, draper and grocer
Mary Burrell 46, wife
Thomas Burrell 20, scholar
Elizabeth Burrell 16, draper's assistant
Lewis Burrell 14, Charles Burrell 12, Richard Burrell 9, Anna Mary Burrell 4, Frederick Davy Burrell 1, children
Anna Burrell 29, sister, dressmaker

Carthouse
Morgan Jones 45, agricultural labourer
Martha Jones 45, wife
Catherine Jones 18, daughter
John Jones 15, lead miner
Martha Jones 12, Elizabeth 12, daughters

Pentrebrunant
David Morgan 26, farmer
Lizzie Morgan 19, wife
Morgan Jones 22, farm servant
Ann Jones 20, general servant

Penffynon
John Davies 32, lead miner
Averinah (?) Davies 74, mother, widow, living on relief
Jane Davies 45, sister, housekeeper

Penffynon
Harriet Howells 39, widow, quilt maker
John Howells 16, farm servant
Richard Howells 14, farm servant
Hannah Howells 12, Margarte 10, scholars

Penffynon
Richard Morgans 59, lead miner
Ann Morgans 53, wife
John Morgans 18, lead miner
David Morgans 13, farm servant
Sarah Roberts 13, scholar
Margaret Raw 24, visitor, housemaid
David Morgans 12, lodger scholar

Penffynon
Joseph Barclay 58, widower, lead miner
Sarah Barclay 21 housekeeper
Daniel Barclay 16, lead miner

Penffynon
William Williams 35, lead miner
Mary Williams 37, wife
Mary Ann Williams 6, Thomas Williams 5, Lizzie Williams 3, David Williams 2, children

Penffynon
Thomas Lloyd 28, lead miner
Sarah Lloyd 23, wife
Margaretta Lloyd 4, David Lloyd 11 months children

Penffynon
John Moses 27, widower, lead miner
Elizabeth Moses 3, daughter
Elizabeth Moses, stepmother 54, housekeeper
Ann Moses 18, sister, lead ore dresser

School house
David Davies 35, lead miner
Mary Ann Davies 14, housekeeper
Margaret Davies 12, Elizabeth Davies 10, David Davies 8, Jane Davies 5, William F Davies 3, children

School house
Catherine James 75 housekeeper
Margaret James 85, sister, housekeeper
Margaret Jane James 20, niece, lead ore dresser

Ty Bach
John Davies 44, lead miner
Margaret Davies 40, wife
David Davies 17, lead miner
Charles Davies 14, John Davies 12, William Davies 10, Ann I Davies 8, Margaret Davies 5, Hannah Davies 1, children

School house
Mary Jones 34, teacher's wife
John Thomas Jones 6, Rosina Mary Jones 4, Edith M Jones 1, children
Ann James 16, domestic servant

School house Cottage
Evan Morgans 43, lead miner
Elizabeth Morgans 44, wife
Elizabeth Morgans 6, William B. Morgans 4, children

School house
Thomas Burrell 35, lead miner
Mary Burrell 32, wife
Richard Burrell 9, Thomas Burrell 7, William Burrell 5, Mary Ann Burrell 3, Margaret Burrell under 10 months, children

Brunant Cottage
Abrahan Oliver 47, widower, grocer
Mary Oliver 81, mother, widow, retired grocer
Margaret I. Joseph 14, niece, Sarah M. Joseph 13, niece, Abraham Thomas Joseph 11, nephew
Mary Evans 35, housekeeper.

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HAFOD MANSION

                               1881

HAFOD
Thomas J Waddingham M.A., aged 41 was head of household, farming 2627 acres, and employing 8 men, 4 women and 8 boys. He was unmarried and was born in Leeds, Yorkshire.
Ann Coldreck 50, cook and housekeeper.
Margaret Lloyd 24, laundress and housemaid.
Jane Davies 39, kitchen maid.

HAFOD LODGE
Elizabeth Lloyd 49, housekeepr
William Lloyd 22, farm servant
John R Lloyd 19, lead miner
Mary A Lloyd 16, domestic servant
John Lloyd 70, uncle, stone mason
Thomas Lloyd 14, Evan Lloyd 8, William Lloyd 4 (grandson) 

1891

HAFOD
Thomas James Waddingham 51, Magistrate living on his own means
Sarah Waddingham 58, wife
Elizabeth Davies 58, mother in law, widow, living on her own means
Rev J.C. Owen, 32, visitor, Clerk in Holy Orders
T. J. Wetherall 28, visitor, architect
Oswald Church 30 Domestic Servant, Butler
Hannah Church 35, domestic servant, cook
Laura Isabella Simpson 27, lady's maid
George Oliver Bremner 18, footman
Mary Ann Davies 23, housemaid
Sarah Neale 20, kitchenmaid
Mary Anne Thomas 24, intermediate
Mary Anne Hunt 40, widow laundress
Sarah Jones 17, maid

HAFOD UPPER LODGE
John Hughes 22, coachman groom
Margaret Hughes wife 34
Elizabeth Hughes 1, daughter

1901

HAFOD
John Howells, 48 widower, coachman domestic                        
Emily Griffiths, 21 Laundrymaid, domestic
Elizabeth J. Evans, 26 housemaid domestic
Alice Stratford, 30 housemaid domestic

UPPER LODGE
John Hughes, 43, gamekeeper on Estate
Margaret Hughes 44, wife
Elizabeth A. Hughes, 11, William T. Hughes 9, children