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LLANBRYN-MAIR

• Bibliography
• Census
• Church History
• Church Records
• Description and Travel
• Emigration and Immigration
• Gazetteers
• History
• Land and Property
• Maps
• Public Records
• Schools

Bibliography

Bassett, Douglas A. Iorwerth Cyfeiliog Peate : a short anthology : prepared to accompany a lecture on Iorweth Peate of Llanbryn-Mair and the Welsh Folk Museum ... 24 August 1996. [Montgomery?] : Montgomeryshire Society, 1996. Burials in the Parish of Llanbrynmair in the county of montomery 1711 - 1749 : bishop's Transcripts collated with the parish registers. [Welshpool] : Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society , 2002. 36p

Burials in the Parish of Llanbrynmair in the County of Montgomery 1663-1711 : Bishops' Transcripts collated with the parish registers. Welshpool : Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society, 2003. 58p

Griffiths, George R. Davies/Davis of Llanbrynmair, Wales. [Chandler, AZ] : [George R. Griffiths], [1993] 31p Hen Gapel Llanbrynmair, 1739-1939 : ysgrifau. [Llanbrynmair] : [Eglwys Gynulleidfaol Hen Gapel Llanbrynmair], 1989. 125p

Jones, E Pan. Cofiant y tri brawd o Llanbrynmair a Conwy. Bala : Evans, 1892. 358p. (Samuel, Richard & John Roberts) Monumental inscriptions : Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire : St Mary's Churchyard, Llan and Bont Dolgadfan Methodist Chapel. Basingstoke : M. E. MacSorley, 1998. 46p

Parish of Llanbrynmair : Yr Hen Gapel : memorial inscriptions . [S.l.] : Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society, 1999. 112p

Parish of Llanbrynmair: Parish Church of St Mary, Llan Aber Independent Chapel, Capel Bethel (C.M.), Bontdolgadfan Parish Church of St David, Dylife, Tafolwern Independent Chapel, Gwynfryn (C.M.) Chapel, Dylife, Soar Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Talerddig Independent Chapel, Llan village inscription, Llanbrynmair war memorial, Seion (Zion) Welsh Baptist Chapel, Dylife: memorial inscriptions. [S.1.] : Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society , 2001.

Petley-Jones, David. A Llanbryn-Mair puzzle. Record: Journal of the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society. 19 (2001), p. 21-22

Williams, Richard. A history of the Parish of Llanbrynmair. London : Printed by Whiting & Co, 1889. 186p

Census

Victorian Powys for schools site - Census figures for Llanbrynmair parish 1841-1901

Church History

LLANBRYNMAIR, St. Mary    1857-1861   - on the Church plans online site

Church of St Mary, Llan on the Montgomeryshire Churches Survey site

Calvinistic Methodist (Presbyterian) churches on the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society site - Bontdolgadfan

Independent churches on the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society site ; -

• Yr Hen Gapel
• former Cwm Independent schoolroom
• former Tafolwern Independent schoolroom
• former Talerddig Independent schoolroom

 

Rees, Thomas & John Thomas Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru  (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). The Llanbrynmair section (in Welsh) has been extracted    - with translation by Maureen Saycell (Sept 2009)

Church Records

Detailed information on deposited registers and transcripts for this parish is given on the Powys Archives page Montgomeryshire parish registers

As a guide only, the principal extant parochial church records for this parish span the dates shown below (as detailed in Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 2000) but exact current holdings should be confirmed with the individual Archives;

• Baptisms 1663-1979; Marriages 1663-1934, 1938-65; Burials 1663-1981
  Parish Registers, or copies, for all or part of these dates are held at the NLW, and/or Powys Archives.  
  Bishops Transcripts for various periods are held at the NLW

Description and Travel

Llanbrynmair Community Council site

Llanbrynmair  - on CPAT - an experimental interactive map

Llanbrynmair - on Wikipedia

Emigration and Immigration

Venedocia, Ohio  - "The original settlers of Venedocia Ohio came from farms near the towns of Llanbrynmair, Trefeglwys, and Darowen"

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Llanbryn-mair from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
• A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833

History

Diosg farmhouse, Llanbrynmair - on the Gathering the Jewels site    "Diosg was the farmhouse home near Llanbrynmair of the Reverend Samuel Roberts (S.R.) (1800-85), a preacher, author and radical reformer who led a party of local Welsh emigrants to America in 1856........."

Land and Property

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

• Bontdolgadfan (Williams family) papers      "Papers of the Williams family of Bontdolgadfan, including deeds for property in Bontdolgadfan, 1731-1877; Bontdolgadfan Calvinistic Methodist chapel baptism register, 1812-1864, records of Bontdolgadfan Welsh and English chapels, Machynlleth, 1867-1877; papers relating to eisteddfodau at Bontdolgadfan, Llanbrynmair and Machynlleth, 1870-1923; account and memorandum books relating to the Post Office, Bontdolgadfan, 1884-1902; records of the Llanbrynmair Agricultural School Library, 1845-1847; balance sheets of the [Llanbrynmair] Friendly Society, 1858-1876; family correspondence, school exercise books and personal papers of the Williams, Griffiths and Roberts families, 1836-1922, journal or autobiography of the Rev. Richard Williams, 1802-1842; records of the overseers of the poor for Llanbrynmair, 1744-1876; records of Maglona Lodge of Good Templars, Machynlleth and other societies, 1863-1877; sermon notes, 1816-1917; and diary of Richard Tibbott, 1741-1742."   
• Items donated by Eleri Rowlands   "Gregynog estate sale particulars plan, 1913; annotated sale particulars and conditions of Wynnstay estate property in LLanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, 1921."

Maps

Public Records

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

• Llanbrynmair parish records     "Tithe Apportionment Award, 1839; valuation list, 1842; Llanbrynmair Parish Council treasurer's book, 1895-1953"

Schools

The teachers Llanbryn-mair School 1898 - on the Gathering the Jewels site

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

• Wern Council School, Llanbrynmair, records  1913-1914    "Wern British School, Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, opened in about 1872. Following the Education Act 1902 the County Councils became the Local Education Authorities and Wern British School became Wern Council School.............."

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