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Cwmllynfell in the Parish of Llangiwg

Church History

An index to the book Hanes Eglwys Cwmllynfell [The history of Cwmllynfell Church, an Independent Chapel in Llangiwg Parish] by Reverends J. Dyfnallt Owen M.A.. J. D. Jones and Ben Davies [1935] has been provided by Gareth Hicks. Here also are some extracts

Church Records

For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives

(*These entries are shown incorrectly under Cwmafan, Michaelstone super Avon in the source book Nonconformist Registers of Wales, NLW 1994 (error confirmed by NLW).
The film at the PRO says it is the register of Cwmllynfell, Alltwen and Cwmaman, Independent, of Shilbyll(Cilybebyll), Llanguicke, Llangadock in the counties of Carmarthen and Glamorgan. It gives the founding dates as 1760 for Cwmllynfell, 1773 for Cwmaman and 1770 for Alltwen. The first entry in the book was 1767 and the latest noticed was 1835 - these were both baptisms. There was a page of burials with dates between 1760-1769. )

The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-

• Cwmllynfell Independent - Christenings, 1751-1836

See under Chapels and Churches on the Cwmgors/Waun site

Directories

See under Llangadock parish

Occupations

See under Coal Mining on the Cwmgors/Waun site

Schools

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

• Cwmllynfell School log books   1863-1953
• Rhiwfawr School log books, 1906-1979

Cwmllynfell in the Parish of Llangiwg

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