A History of Taibach to 1872

NAME DATES COMMENTS (if provided)

• Cartwright, John,5
• Conway, Charles,14 North Wales
• Conway, Joseph,14 North Wales
• Cound, John ..son of...,14
• Cound, Richard,14
• Dafydd o'r Hafod,23
• Dafydd, William,29 Dyffryn Isaf
• Daniel, Edward,6,16
• Daniel o'r Constant,12,23
• Daniel, T.D,20 1872 Mayor of Aberavon
• David, Thomas,25
• David, William,29
• Davies, Thomas,20 Cardiganshire (maternal grandfather of TD Daniel)
• Davies, William,24 Cowbridge
• Downing, John,11,15 Staffs, then USA
• Drake, Nathaniel,6 Yorkshire
• Dummer, John,25
• Edwards, Thomas,24
• Evans, David,35 18-7-1849(cholera)43yrs
• Francis, Henry,18 14-2-1870
• Francis,Samuel,25
• Gray, Thomas ...son of..,16
• Gray, William,8,16 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Griffiths, Evan,13,23
• Griffiths, William,21
• Harri, Lletty,25
• Henry, John "Jack",4,8 from Mawdlam,mid -1700's
• Henry, Mrs.Mary B,44 Headmistress(infants,1872)
• Heycock, George,25 d,16-2-1862(63yrs)
• Howells, James,8
• Howells, Thomas,12 Cilcarn
• Hughes, Daniel,27
• Hughes, David,24 d.1877
• Hughes, Edward,11 North Wales
• Hughes, John,27
• Iefan Tyclai,22 Llanfynydd
• James, Evan,23
• James, Richard,23
• Jenkins, William,25 Constant(Row)
• John, Howell,27
• Jones, Mary (Mali),23 d.1830 Dyffryn Isaf
• Jones, Phillip,10,21 d.31-8-1837 Swansea
• Jones, Thomas,33 d. 1849(cholera) Cardiganshire
• Jones, William,24 Cwmavon
• Joseph, Jenkin,10 son-in-law of JohnWoolcock
• Knight, Rev.W.Bruce,21 Vicar of Margam
• Lindsay, Robert,13 d. bfr.1853 son-in-law of JH Vivien. Buried St.Mary's,Swansea.
• Llewellyn, David,8
• Llewellyn, John,...brother of..,24
• Llewellyn,William, MD,24
• Llewellyn,William, JP,24
• Llewellyn, Thomas,24
• Matthews, Rev,E,24 Ewenny
• Monger, Robert,13 Swansea
• Morgan, Elizabeth,24 Morgan, John,13 Swansea
• Morgan, Thomas,33 7-10-1849(cholera)66yrs
• Morgan, William,44 Headteacher(1872)
• Morris, David,25
• Muntz, Mr,14 Briton Ferry
• Nans the Brickman,7 Neath
• Newton, Isacc (not 'Sir'),5 Gloucester
• Newton, William,7 Gloucester
• Nicholas the Sawyer,20 Twll-yn-y-Wal
• Owen, William,23
• Palmer, HK,19 managed construction of floating dock - 1835/6
• Phillips, JM, M.D.,8
• Pritchard, H Ll, M.D.,46 d,13-1-1870
• Pritchard, Richard Knight,6
• Robert, Thomas,26 d, 2-7-1849(cholera)77yrs
• Rees, Daniel,7
• Rees,John,25 Builder of original Dyffryn Chapel, 1841
• Rees, William,23
• Richards, Phoebe,44 Headteacher(1872)
• Roberts, Rev.Edward,28
• Singleton, David,9 1819 - 4/12/1899
• Singleton, James,25 4/5/1793 - ?
• Singleton, John,9 1747 -19/11/1800
• Smith, Mr and Mrs,25 Craigavon
• Summeral, Alfred,36 1849(Cholera) Mill Row,(died with wife and child)
• Talbot, CRM, M.P.,20
• Talbot, Rev.Thomas,5 Owner of Margam Estate
• Thomas, Jenkin,12,22 d.26/12/1807 ... of Penhydd, Bryn
• Thomas, Thomas,22 b.27/6/1786 son of Jenkin
• Thomas, William..brother of,22 Pyle (Preacher)
• Thomas,Evan,23 Pyle
• Thomas,Richard &Jennet,24 Ynys y Gwas
• Thomas, William,23 Blacksmith
• Tyler, Thomas,7,9,33 d.13/3/1790 (74yrs) England
• Vivien, AP, ..son of,13
• Vivien, John Henry,13 d. 1855, 69 yrs
• Walters, Evan,14 Swansea
• Wilks, Thomas,8
• Wilks,Edward,25
• Williams,John,27 Stonemason
• Williams, Peter,23
• Williams, Rev. Evan,24 Briton Ferry
• Williams, William,25 Pantycelyn
• Woolcock, John,10 England
• Wright, William,9 d.3/1/1799 (84yrs) N.England

• BROMBIL ---(Broom Hill)(4)
• CARREG---Y--- RHEW(4)
• CWRT--- UCHAF(7)
• DYFFRYN--- ISAF(12)
• DYFFRYN--- UCHAF(12)
• FARTEG--- FAWR(5)
• GOYTRE(12)
• GROESWEN---FACH(4)
• GROESWEN---FAWR(4)
• HAFOD(23)
• TYDRAW(7)
• WERN(4)
• YNYS---FAWR(6)

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• Davies, Edward Builder
• Heycock, B and Jenkins,W Shoemaker
• Heycock, P Butcher
• Jenkins, D Draper and Grocer
• Jenkins, T Ironmonger
• Jenkins, W Draper and Grocer
• Jenkins, W Blacksmith
• Kent, Mr Butcher
• Morgan, Isaac Confectioner
• Rees, T Draper and Grocer
• Thomas, J and R, Draper and Grocer
• Thomas, J Innkeeper
• Vintin, JW Draper and Grocer
• Williams, J Grocer
• Williams, John Stone Cutter

MORFA PIT EXPLOSIONS

Page17---18

• June 28---1849 1--- death
• December--- 1850 3---deaths
• November 4---1858 4---deaths
• October17---1863 39---deaths
• February 14---1870 30---deaths
• *March 10---1890 87---deaths
• (*Added by indexer)

Individual names of Preachers, Rev.,and Deacons, including Visitors, indexed according to Chapel.

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Dyffryn Chapel, (Old Dyffryn)

Original Members ---1765---1780, initial meetings conducted in Dyffryn Uchaf Farm,

• William Rees,
• Daniel o'r Constant,
• Nel Wmffra--- (Cwmgwineu)
• William Owen, --- the weaver.
• Richard James of Penrhysfawr
• Mary Jones of Dyffryn Isaf
• Evan Griffiths
• Dafydd o'r Hafod
• William Thomas of Pyle
• Thomas David

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Dyffryn Chapel,---(Inaugural Meetings of first Chapel,1841)

Deacons and Preachers.

• Evan Evans Penycae, Monmouth
• David Roberts Swansea
• W.Griffiths Penclawdd
• Benjamin Williams
• Rev. W.Evans Tonyrefail
• Mr. Dodd Swansea
• Morgan Howell
• David Davies Neath
• Jonah Phillips
• David Howells Swansea
• David Hughes
• John Walters Ystradgynlais
• Morgan Howell

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Independent Church (1825-1835) - Some original members of Gibeon Chapel

• John Highes Mason
• John Williams Groeswen
• Daniel Highes Miners Row
• John Williams Taylor
• Evan Williams Collier
• William Walters
• William David Cotton Row
• William Francis
• Hannah Hughes

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Baptist Denomination - Some original members of Smyrna Chapel

• Isaac Nathan Builder
• Thomas Jones Refiner Nans (the brickman!)
• Nans Singleton
• Rhys Jones and wife, Stonemason
• Mr and Mrs E Hughes
• Margaret Jones --- brickman!
• Rev.Cornelius Griffiths, --- (later to become minister of Zion, Merthyr Tydfil)
• John Peters
• David Morgan
• John Bedford
• William Gray