Llanharan
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"LLAN HARAN, in the Cwmwd of Maenor Rhuthyn, Cantref of Penythen (now called the Hundred of Cowbridge), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a Curacy, not in charge, with the Rectory of Llan Ilid: The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 213. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £77..18..0, at 6s. in the pound. It is 4 1/4 m. N. b. W. from Cowbridge. LLYWELYN o LANGEWYDD, or, LLYWELYN SION, an eminent Poet of Glamorgan, is distinguished, according to Mr. Owen, for having been appointed to collect the System of Bardism as traditionally preserved in the Gorsedd Morganwg, in which he presided in 1580. He fulfilled his commission with great industry and fidelity; and the result of his labours was submitted to subsequent Meetings of the Bards, and Edward Davydd was authorised to make some additions. And the Collections thus made, are preserved in the possession of Mr. Turberville, of Llan Haran. Llywelyn died in the year 1616. RHYS LLWYD AB RHYS AB RHISIART, an eminent Poet also, was a Native of this place: and flourished between the years 1420 and 1460. (A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811)
Bibliography
Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.
References to Llanharan in the British Library
Business and Commerce Records
- Ely Tinplate Company Limited
1872-1943: documents book, inventory
[British Steel Records Centre, Shotton, Shotton Works, Deeside CH5 2NH - Reference: HMC list] - Ely Valley Railway Company
1857-1903: minutes and parliamentary papers
[Public Record Office, Kew, London - Reference: RAIL 195, 1057]
Cemeteries
The Glamorgan Family History Society have produced a set of microfiche containing Monumental Inscriptions for the following burial grounds :-
- Parish Church of St. Julius & St. Aaron
- Bethlehem Congregational
Churches
| Saints Julius & Aaron Church, Llanharan |
| Calfaria Baptist Chapel, Bryn-Y-Cae, Llanharan |
| Carmel English Baptist Chapel, Dolau, Llanharan |
| Bethlehem Welsh Independent Chapel, Llanharan |
| Bethany Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Bryncae, Llanharan |
| Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Dolau, Llanharan |
| Llanharan, Llanharan |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Llanharan area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish
St Julius and Aarons Church (Audio Trail) - on the People's Collection Wales site
Church Records
For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
The church is dedicated to St. Julius and St. Aaron, is in the Benefice of Llanharan with Peterston-super-Montem (or Brynna), and the diocese of Llandaff. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference ST002832.
A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1615-1901, Marriages, 1721-1838, Burials, 1641-1900.
| Anglican Parish Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff | ||||
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Banns | Bishops Transcripts |
| 1615-1658, 1720-1984 | 1754-1967 | 1641-1669, 1719-1943 | - | 1721, 1723-29, 1741, 1743-1820, 1822-1824, 1826-1833 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llanharan Ecclesiastical Parish records " ....... including registers of baptisms, 1615-1984; marriages, 1754-1967; burials, 1641-1943; licences, 1902; churchwardens accounts, 1899-1930; miscellaneous papers, 1964-1967"
| Non Conformist Registers Deposited | |||||
| Chapel | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | OS Map Ref | Deposited/ Copies |
| Bethel/Bethlehem, Congregational | 1777-1814, 1829(?30)-1837 | - | - | SS 99808323 | PRO/ WGAS |
| Bethel/Bethlehem, Congregational | 1801-1847 | - | 1857-1891 | SS 99808323 | GRO |
| Bethel/Bethlehem, Congregational | 1849-1881 | - | - | SS 99808323 | NLW |
GRO - Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff
PRO - Public Record Office, London
NLW - National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
WGAS - West Glamorgan Archice Service
The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-
- Llanharan, St. Julius & St. Aaron - Christenings, 1813-1876
- Llanharan, Bethlehem Independent - Christenings, 1777-1837
Description and Travel
Various landscapes - on the People's Collection Wales site
You can see pictures of Llanharan which are provided by:
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Llanharan from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.
Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llanharan to another place.
Click here for a list of nearby places.
Genealogy
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Richards family of Hendre Owen, estate papers "The Richards family were farmers at Hendre Owen (or Hendreowen), Llanharan, Glamorgan, in the 18th and 19th centuries. Walter Richards, active in the late 18th century, was a herbalist who developed recipes for the treatment of illnesses in animals."
"Walter Richard's copy books (containing medicinal recipes), 1782-1799; notebook (with Freemasonry procedure in Welsh), 1841; proposals for leasing mineral rights under Hendreowen estate, [c. 1850]; deeds and documents relating to property in Glamorgan, 1742-1953; residual accounts, 1866-1883; and insurance certificates, 1866-1893."
Historical Geography
Some of the hamlets, towns and villages within this parish
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You can see the administrative areas in which Llanharan has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Llanharan Railway Station, circa 1900. Train pulling in to station in the distance.
- Llanharan Audio History Trail
Land and Property
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Blandy-Jenkins of Llanharan, Estate collection "The Powells of Maesteg arrived in Llanharan, Glamorgan, in about 1700 ....................................."
"Estate and family papers including deeds of the Llanharan estate, Glamorgan, 1557-1929; deeds relating to the purchase of the Llanharan estate by Richard Hoare Jenkins, 1806-1810; estate papers, 1625-1913, including rentals and accounts, [c. 1737]-1909; family papers, 1536-1911, including wills and related papers, 1536-1911, marriage settlements, 1601-1897, correspondence, 1758-1917, household papers, 1705-[c. 1900]; legal papers in Blandy Jenkins v Dunraven, 1343-1875; ...................................." - Llanharan Estate, records " ... including correspondence to Mrs Blandy Jenkins, 1862-1880; particulars of repair requirements for tenants, 1882; and particulars of bills, 1885"
Maps
This diagram shows the position of this parish within the county of Glamorgan - click on this to see a full size diagram of the county
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Parish map (Kain/Oliver)
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST009836 (Lat/Lon: 51.542701, -3.429838), Llanharan which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Military History
Llanharan War Memorial - on the People's Collection Wales site
Names, Geographical
Places, villages, farms etc within Llanharan as shown on the online parish map from the CD of Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R.). (Extracted by Glenys Travis)
- Llanharan [84]; - Bedw bach, Bryn y cae, Coedcae, Colliery (by Afon Clun), Craig melyn, Dolau, Ffynnon Maelwg, Garth, Graig Fatho, Graig lwyd, Hendre-Owen, Lanelay Ho, Llanharan Ho, Lodge, Meiros Colliery, Meiros, Mynydd Garth Maelwg, Mynydd Hywel Dic, Mynydd Meiros, Pen y parc, Rhyd y Gofor, The Beacons, Tre-nos ganol, Tre-nos uchaf, Wern ddu, Whitehill, Ynys Maerdy, Ynys y Plwm.
Names, Personal
- Blandy-Jenkins family of Llanharan
1343-1929: deeds 1557-1929, estate papers 1625-1913, legal papers 1343-1911, family papers 1536-1911, household papers 1705-c1900
[Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff - Reference: D/DBJ] - Powell family of Llanharan
18th cent: account books
[National Library of Wales, Department of Manuscripts and Records]
Newspapers
There are many references to this area in the 15 million Welsh and English language articles from Welsh newspapers transcribed by the NLW and viewable on Welsh Newspapers Online
Below are English language articles that have been re-transcribed and extracted randomly to illustrate what is available, there are many that are not extracted here that include names of local people
- From the Evening Express (Third Edition) 14th November 1905
LLANHARAN FATALITY At the Meiros Colliery, Llanharan, on Monday Edward Hughes was instantly killed by a stone falling from the roof. Deceased was 26 years of age, and leaves a widowed mother.
- From the Evening Express (First Edition) 14th June 1905
LLANHARAN. EIGHT MALE VOICE PARTIES COMPETE. The thirteenth annual eisteddfod at Llanharan on Tuesday proved as great a success as any of its predecessors, and attracted a crowd of about 2,500 visitors ..... (part extract).....
- From the Evening Express (First Edition) 7th November 1893
LLANHARAN LONG BOOK. Mr. Blandy Jenkins Makes an Interesting Discovery. "Morien" writes:—All Cambro-British antiquarians in all parts of the world will rejoice to learn that the Llyvr Hir Llanharan" (the Llanharan Long Book) has been discovered in the library there by Mr. Blandy Jenkins, the present owner of the Llanharan Estates. It is a book of MSS., containing] about 500 leaves, written in the ancient engrossing style, and very difficult to read, unless one is well versed in the peculiar orthography of the days of Shakspeare, in which the book was written. This great and most important book was originally discovered in the Llanharan House library, early in the present century, .... (part extract).....
- From the Evening Express (Extra Special Edition) 21st August 1907
LLANHARAN CLUB RAIDED. Inspector Benjamin Evans and some constables on Monday night raided the Llanharan ConstitutionaJ Club, seized the books and documents, and took the names of between twenty and thirty men found on the premises.
- From the Evening Express (First Edition) 3rd August 1904
LLANHARAN FLOWER SHOW The second annual Llanharan Flower Show was held in delightful weather in Llanharan Park an Tuesday, when the exhibits and attendance were all that could be desired. The principal awards were as follow:- .... (part extract).....
- From the Evening Express (Fourth Edition) 17th September 1906
LLANHARAN PIT MISHAP. A mishap occurred at the Meiros Colliery, Llanharian, on Saturday afternoon. About half-past one the shaft of the winding engine broke and rendered the cage useless. There were about 200 men in the pit at the time, and they had to be brought up through the airway. The process of raising the men in buckets, two or three at a time, was a tedious one, and it was nearly ten o'clock when the last man was brought up. It is expected that the pit will be stopped for two or three days.
Occupations
South Rhondda Colliery, Llanbad (near Llanharan) on the Welsh Coal Mines site
Llanharan coal mining history (Audio Trail) - on the People's Collection Wales site
Population
The Population of Llanharan was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.
| 1841 - 306 | 1851 - 330 | 1861 - 299 | 1871 - 311 | 1881 - 534 | 1891 - 607 |
Public Records
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llanharan Civil Parish records " ....... comprising tithe plan and apportionment, 1846; overseer's account book, 1832-1869; churchwarden's rate book, 1841-1866; highway surveyor's rate book, 1830-1856; church rate assessment, 1842; churchwardens' accounts, 1885-1900"
Schools
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llanharan School Board records " ....... comprising of minute books, 1890-1903; ledger, 1891-1903"
Old Llanharan Primary School (Audio Trail) - on the People's Collection Wales site