GENUKI: Lledrod chapels

For further details of this project see Cardiganshire Chapels Database

Compiled by Gareth Hicks (April 2007)

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. Death and Burial indexes available for purchase from Cardiganshire Family History Society
9. Online Commercial & Residential Directories as appropriate to a particular parish - apart from what may already be on Genuki, see also the Historical Directories site

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 )

Hanes Ymneilltuaeth yn Ardal Swyddffynnon [History of Nonconformity in the Swyddfynnon District]. Drysorfa, Vol VIII

Bethel Welsh Baptist chapel, Swyddffynnon

Bethel Welsh Baptist chapel, Swyddffynnon SN69366616 Started 1820, chapel built 1824/5, rebuilt 1859, rebuilt/modified 1868 & renewed 1898. Members; 80 in 1840 Still open 1998 (1) & (4)
Bethel Swyddfynnon Babtist (sic) Erected in 1823 Robert Roberts, Babtist Minister, Penlan (Upper Lledrod township) 1851 (2)
Morgan, Rev. Timothy R. (Baptist); Tynlon resident in parish 1895 (6)

Bethel Baptist Chapel, Swyddffynnon. The history of the cause. From Seren Cymru (Star of Wales) Friday, June 19th 1953. Here is a partial extract translated by Delyth Wilson.
Morgan. Swyddffynnon Egwlys y B.......... ym Methel [Bethel]. 1921
Photograph on Dyfed FHS
Shown on contacts list on Ceredigion Library site (2007)

Blaen-waun CM Sunday school (Ebenezer), Lledrod

Blaen-waun CM Sunday school (Ebenezer), Lledrod SN63436943 School Chapel built 1880 Derelict pre 1998 (1)

Bronant Welsh CM chapel, Bronant

Bronant Welsh CM chapel SN64076767 Chapel built 1836, rebuilt 1872 Sunday School founded 1808. Burial ground added in 1844 Records; see Rhydlwyd below Still open 1998 (1) & (4)
Bronnant CM Erected in 1836 David Daniel, Deacon, Bwadrain, Lledrod (Lower Lledrod township) 1851 (2)
Bronnant CM Bapts 1836-7 PRO (3)
Photograph on Dyfed FHS
Capel Bronant, Bronant CM chapel - still open in 2006
Shown on contacts list on Ceredigion Library site (2007)

Gwenhafdre / Bank CM chapel. Lledrod

Gwenhafdre CM Sunday school / Bank school room (Bank Gwynt; Cynhawd) SN66926707 Chapel built ca. 1905 Not still open 1998 (residential) (1)
Photograph on Dyfed FHS

Rhydlwyd CM chapel, near Lledrod village

Rhyd-lwyd Welsh CM chapel, Lledrod. SN64587085 Started by 1745, first chapel built as early as 1755 & rebuilt 1783 & 1809. Present chapel built 1833 & rebuilt 1899. Records; 1. births & bapts 1819-37 PRO & in IGI 2. Treasurer's book 1838-46 NLW 3. register of members 1875-1929 NLW 4. pew rent book 1836-56 5. account book 1863-74 NLW 6. printed and manuscript material relating to chapel - mainly C19th/20th NLW Still open 1998 (1) & (4)
Rhydlwyd CM Erected in 1833 John Rees, Minister, Tregaron (Lower Lledrod township) 1851 (2)
Rhyd-lwyd CM Bapts 1819-37 PRO (3)
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
Photograph on Dyfed FHS

Swyddfynnon Welsh CM chapel

Swyddffynnon CM chapel SN69296634 Started 1743, first chapel built 1753(?), rebuilt 1783, 1809 & 1837. Records; births & bapts 1823-36 PRO & in IGI Still open 1998 (1) & (4)
Swyddfynnon CM Erected in 1837 'in lieu of one erected about 50 years before' "The reason of so little on March 30th were there was an Imersion by the Baptist on the same hour and many of the young went to see the same" David Meredith, Elder or Deacon, Ffosybleiddiaid (Upper Lledrod township) 1851 (2)
Swyddffynnon CM Bapts 1823-36 (3)
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
Photograph on Dyfed FHS

[Gareth Hicks: 16 Oct 2011]