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CILIAU AERON

Parish based sketch map of the hundred

"CILIAU-AËRON, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of ILAR, county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 10 1/2 Miles (N. W.) from Lampeter, containing 344 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river Aëron by which it is bounded on the north-east, and from which it derives the adjunct to its name. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry of Cardigan, and diocese of St.David's, rated in the king's books at £5, endowed with £400 royal bounty, and in the patronage of the Bishop of St. David's. The church. dedicated to St. Michael, is a small edifice, consisting of a nave and chancel. There is a place of worship for Presbyterians. A Sunday school, which is gratuitously superintended, affords the means of instruction to the poor children of the parish. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is £62.19."
[From Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833]

• Church History
• Church Records
• Description and Travel
• Land and Property
• Maps
• Public Records
• Schools

Church History

St Michael's Church - photograph on Dyfed FHS

Some church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by   I.G   Jones, & D. Williams. UWP,   Cardiff, 1976. The names are those of the informants.

• St Michael's Parish Church, Cilie-Aeron or Killie-Ayron Parish                  William Hughes MA, Rector
• see N/C chapels below

Parish entry for  Llanerchaeron with Ciliau Aeron from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by Archive CD Books).

• St Non
• &
• St Michael (Ciliau Aeron)
• Incumbent and Curates; J A Davies
• Rural Deanery of Glyn Aeron
• Acreage 1,242 & 1,945; Population 399

Church Records

See Notes on Church/Chapel Records page

Parish Register;
Baptisms 1775-1960. Marriages1806-1969 [Banns 1823-34]. Burials 1775-1991  NLW/Cer.RO
PR CB 1715-[74 ?] M 1715-73 recorded in 1831 seemingly lost.
Bishops Transcripts;
1678-83, 1685-6, 1705, 1711, 1799-1839, 1841, 1843-65, 1867-75 NLW

I.G.I; Baptisms 1799-1875

Nonconformist Chapels;

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within Ciliau Aeron   as shown on the parish map on the CD of  Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R.). (Extracted by Gareth Hicks)

• Ciliau Aeron (60A - portion of parish in Llan hundred); Afon Aeron; Ciliau Aeron (village); Ciliau-uchaf; Foelallt; Parc-neuadd;
• Ciliau Aeron (60B - portion of parish in Troed-yr-aur hundred); Blaen-canog; Moelfre; Pant-yr-yn; Pen-graig;

Kelly's Directory South Wales 1910

With the kind permission of the publisher, these selected extracts below are taken  from "The History of Cardiganshire" by S R Meyrick, 1810, specifically the reprint of the 1907 imprint published by Stephen Collard in July 2000.

• "Ciliau Aeron, which literally implies 'the retreats on the Aeron', is the name of a parish lying to the south of Llanychaeron, and contains a handsome park the property of Colonel Lewis."
• "The names of the last three incumbents of the parish church were 1760, the Rev. David Davies; - the Rev Jenkin Jenkins ; - and the Rev. John James Jones."

Land and Property

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Cilbronnau estate, deeds  "Deeds relating to the Cilbronnau estate in the parishes of Llangoedmor and Ciliau Aeron, Cardiganshire, 1553-1731."

Held at the NLW ;

• Deeds donated by Grismond Philipps relating to Cilbronnau and other property in the parishes of Llangoedmor and Ciliau Aeron, Cardiganshire, 1553-1731.
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• Cardiganshire Rentals ;
  18. Lordship of Mebwynion, 1924 (Ciliau Aeron, Dihewyd, Lampeter, Llanfihangel Ystrad).
  19-20. Lordship of Anhuniog, 1925 (Betws Leucu, Cilcennin, Ciliau Aeron, Henfynyw, Llanfair Clydogau).

Maps

Public Records

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Ciliau Aeron Parish Council and Community Council Records 1893-1976

Schools

Here is an extract from The Reports of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the state of Education in Wales. 1847

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[Gareth Hicks:  23 Feb 2007]

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