GENUKI: Llandygwydd chapels

Llandygwydd Contents

Llandygwydd chapels

For further details of this project see Cardiganshire Chapels Database

Compiled by Gareth Hicks (Feb 2007)

Sources

NB. Not all available data was necessarily used from sources - and sources 1 & 4 have been combined as similar

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

Other sources

Dyfed FHS - Photographs of chapels (may also be other data there)
Archives Network Wales
Lewis 1833 on Genuki (Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833 )

Congregational

Bethesda Welsh Ind chapel, Pont Hirwaun

Bethesda Welsh Ind chapel, Pont Hirwaun SN26144515 Chapel and schoolroom built 1840/1, rebuilt 1870, 1923, 1935 & 1967-9. Members; 200 in 1840 & 1863 Records; see Trewen chapel Still open 1998 (1) & (4)
Bethesda Ind Erected in 1839 Lewis lloyd, Deacon, Penalltybie 1851 (2)
Rev Hy H Williams (Cong) living at Aberifed & Rev David Evans (Cong|) living at Bronwylfa in this parish 1895 (6)

Photograph on Dyfed FHS

Shown as still open on the Union of Welsh Independents site (Dec 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 )

Methodist

Capel Cenarth Welsh CM chapel, Cenarth village ( but in Llandygwydd parish)

Capel Cenarth Welsh CM chapel, Cenarth SN26824163 Started 1869, chapel built 1872 Early members came from Pontgareg, Cenarth parish & Bethel, Newcastle Emlyn, Cenarth parish; also from Llwyn Adda, Llechryd parish. Members; 41 in 1902 Records; see Pontgareg & Bethel Still open 1998 (1) & (4)

Photograph on Dyfed FHS

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[Gareth Hicks: 3 April 2008]

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