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Contents

TREFEGLWYS

• Bibliography
• Census
• Church History
• Church Records
• Description and Travel
• Emigration and Immigration
• Gazetteers
• Genealogy
• Maps
• Poorhouses, Poor Law etc
• Public Records
• Schools

Bibliography

Bennett, Richard. Methodistiaeth Trefeglwys, 1754-1814. (Cyfnod Daniel Rowland a Thomas Charles). Llanidloes : John Ellis, [1932?] 68p

Evans, Charles. Perllan y dyffryn : neu, hanes crefyddol yn mhlwyf Trefeglwy. Dolgellau : Argraffwyd gan E.W. Evans, Swyddfa'r 'Goleuad', 1900. 148p

Jenkins, Hugh M. The history of education of Lower Trefeglwys. [Caersws] : [H.M. Jenkins], [1983?] 27p Monumental inscriptions. Parish church of St. Michael. No: MM1, ; Parish of Trefeglwys. [S.l] : Powys Family History Society, [1993] 95p

Morris, E Ronald. Lloyd of Cefnbarrach, Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire. Cronicl Powys. No. 19 (1988), p. 12-15 Parish of Trefeglwys : Parish Church of St. Michael : memorial inscriptions. Welshpool : Montgomeryshire Geneaological Society, 2003. 94p

Pryce, Huw. The church of Trefeglwys and the end of the 'Celtic' charter tradition in twelfth-century Wales. Cambridge Medieval Celtic Studies 25 (1993), p. 15-54

Census

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

Church History

Church of St Michael, Trefeglwys on the Montgomeryshire Churches Survey site

Wesleyan churches on the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society site - Zoar, and Llawryglyn English Wesleyan

Baptist churches on the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society site - Staylittle

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

• Gleiniant
• Llawryglyn
• Staylittle, Graig

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 Penycoed chapel (in Welsh )   

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 1625-6, 1630-8, 1660-89, 1695-1957; Marriages 1661-89, 1695-1971; Burials 1632-9, 1661-1691, 1695-1988
  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

Trefeglwys, the Parish - "This site aims to be a comprehensive resource for a single parish and its people: Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire."

Trefeglwys - 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 Trefeglwys from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
• A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833

Genealogy

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

• Ashton family, of Llawryglyn, papers  [late 19th century]-1974       "The Ashton family lived at Llawryglyn, in the parish of Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, in the 20th century. Owen Ashton, of Chapel House, Llawryglyn, was called up to the armed services in 1916, and served in the trenches during World War I"  
• Will of John Evans of Bryn Owen, Trefeglwys        "John Evans of Bryn Owen, Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, was a farmer. He died on 21 April 1844, leaving all his real estate in Trefeglwys to his brother, Charles."

Maps

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

• Trefeglwys and Llangurig School and Poor Law Records            Include; .........................Poor Law Records of Newtown and Llanidloes Poor Law Union for the parish of Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, including: rate books, 1845-1892; Overseer's receipt and payment books, 1849-1872; and Collector's unpaid rates statement books, 1853-1883; and miscellaneous papers, 1879-1897"

Public Records

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

• Trefeglwys Parish and Community Council records  1826-[1990s]

Schools

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

• Trefeglwys and Llangurig School and Poor Law Records     Include  "............. Records, 1841-1897, of Trefeglwys School Board.........."

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