GENUKI: Troed-yr-aur 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 )

Hawen Ind chapel, Hawen

Hawen Welsh Ind. chapel, Hawen SN34644680 Chapel built 1747, rebuilt/enlarged 1790, 1811, 1838, renewed 1878 Graveyard added in 1811 Hawen & Glynarthen considered one church for 60 years, separated in 1824 with same minister until 1860 Members; Hawen and Glynarthen in 1838 about 700-750 Records; 1. births & bapts 1785-1806 & 1814-37 PRO 2. see also Glynarthen, Penbryn parish, and Trewen, Brongwyn parish Still open 1998 (1) & (4)
Hawen Ind Sunday school SN34674684 Still open 1998 (1)
Hawen Ind "Builded in 1747 and rebuilded in 1790. Ditto in 1811 and Ditto in 1838" "There is a large burial ground belonging to the chapel...." William Jones, Minister 1851 (2)
Hawen Cong chapel Bapts 1814-37 PRO; Bapts 1878-88 NLW (3)

Photograph on Dyfed FHS
Davies, Dewi Morgan. Hanes Eglwys Annibynnol Hawen, Ceredigion . Llandysul : 1947

Hawen Ind chapel 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 )

Salem CM chapel, Brongest

Salem Welsh CM chapel, near Brongest SN32404502 Started c1780, chapel built 1811, rebuilt/enlarged 1885 Members; 101 in 1902 Records; 1. births & bapts 1833-37 PRO & in IGI 2. births & bapts 1820-32 PRO Still open 1998 (1) & (4)
Salem chapel, near Brongest village CM Erected in 1811 John Thomas, Deacon, Crynant 1851 (2)
Salem CM chapel, Brongest Bapts 1820-37 PRO (3)

Twr-gwyn CM chapel, Rhydlewis

Twr-gwyn Welsh CM chapel, Rhydlewis SN35174767 Started 1743, chapel built 1750, enlarged 1779, rebuilt 1816, renewed 1846 & rebuilt 1932. Growth in membership in periods of ministry of David Morris and his son Ebenezer Morris Members; 184 in 1902 Records; births & bapts 1808-37 PRO & in IGI Still open 1998 (1) & (4)
Twrgwyn CM Erected before 1800 Samuel Morris, Deacon, Rhydlewis 1851 (2)
Twr-gwyn CM chapel, Rhydlewis Bapts 1808-37 PRO (3)

[Gareth Hicks: 3 April 2008]