GENUKI: Blaen-porth chapels

For further details of this project see Cardiganshire Chapels Database

Compiled by Gareth Hicks (Feb 2007)

NB. Not all available data was necessarily used from sources

1. The Chapels Recording Project in Wales (RCAHMW)
2. The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales., byJones, I.G. & Williams, D. UWP, Cardiff, 1976
3. Nonconformist Registers of Wales published by the National Library of Wales in 1994.
4. The Parish Churches and Nonconformist Chapels of Wales: Their Records and where to Find them, Vol. One, Cardigan - Carmarthen - Pembroke, by Rawlins, B.J. (1987).
5. Kelly's Directory, South Wales 1910 - the Archive Cd Books Cd
6. Kelly's Directory, South Wales 1895 - the Archive Cd Books Cd
7. My Ancestors were Congregationalists in England and Wales, by D J H Clifford, SOG, 1992.
8. Independent Chapels of Wales: History Books and Pamphlets by Huw Walters.
9. Death and Burial indexes available for purchase from Cardiganshire Family History Society
10. Online Commercial & Residential Directories as appropriate to a particular parish - apart from what may already be on Genuki, see also the Historical Directories site

Beulah Independent chapel, Plas Newydd (Glandwr)

Bryn Mair Welsh Ind chapel, Aberystwyth

Bryn Mair Welsh Ind chapel, Aberystwyth Opened 1833, still open 1992 (7)
Brynmair Ind, Blaen-porth Erected in 1833 "The congregation has also built a house for the Minister and a neat schoolroom" David Jones, Deacon, Felin, Blaenporth (2)
Bryn-Mair Welsh Ind chapel, Brynnmair SN2672950190 Built 1833; rebuilt 1896-7; still in use 1998 (1)
Brynmair Ind chapel Built in 1833 although meetings in a previous chapel from c 1766 Records; Manuscripts with registers of bapts for this chapel and Beulah 1861-89 at NLW (inc in IGI) (4)
Bryn-Mair Ind chapel, Blaen-porth Bapts 1860-88 & Burials 1860-81 NLW (3)
Brynmair Cong chapel, Blaen-porth erected [rebuilt?] in 1897 will seat 350 (5)
Rev David Dalis Davies (Cong minister) living at Trenova, Blaen-porth (5)
Rev David Glyn Jones (Cong minister) living at Llaingroes, Blaen-porth (5)
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg

Shown as still open on the Union of Welsh Independents site (Nov 2006)
Rees, Thomas & John Thomas. Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). Here is the entry from this book for this chapel (in Welsh ) - with translation by Maureen Saycell (Nov 2008)
Photograph on Dyfed FHS

This entry correctly belongs in Blaenporth parish

Bryn Seion Welsh CM chapel, Heol-y-graig, Aberporth

Bryn Seion Welsh CM chapel, Heol-y-graig, Aberporth SN2615351515 Started 1873; built 1874 (1883?). Not still in use 1998 (1)
Bryn Sion CM chapel, Blaen-porth Built c 1883 near Aberporth village 45 members in 1902 (4)
Still open in 2006

This chapel correctly belongs in Blaenporth parish

Hanes Methodistiaeth, rhan ddeheuol Sir Aberteifi : oddechreuad y "Diwvgiad Methodistaidd" yn 1735 hyd 1900 . By John Evans. Dolgellau , 1904. (Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church History in the southern part of Cardiganshire from 1735 to 1900) This book contains an entry for each CM chapel in existence in South Cardiganshire at the end of 1900, including this one. It includes a history of preaching in the area before the chapel was built, lists deacons, ministers etc, and contains a wealth of genealogical information.

[Gareth Hicks: 15 Oct 2011]