Hen Garmel Graveyard

 

This is a transcription by Gareth Hicks of the information on the headstones from  part of Hen Garmel graveyard from a copy document contributed by Rina Callingham. It is emphasised that this document is a very poor copy with parts of the edges missing - that copy was made from a further copy deposited at West Glamorgan Archive Service in Swansea.

The original author is not known, it is assumed that the data was recorded in 1992 since that year is shown on each page - and as some headstones are mentioned as being 'fallen' then before the occasion of these being moved and stacked against the walls.

It is not stated which part of the graveyard is involved but it is thought to be that area immediately above the site of the old chapel building, in other words the section that was cleared.

The spelling and original layout of the document has been maintained, questions marks have been inserted where it has not been possible to be certain what the original said -  together with the likely missing bits in square brackets.

Please also bear in mind that the headstones would have been difficult to read, perhaps quite worn, and there may therefore be errors in the original transcriptions.

There are eight pages of names which represent 16 rows of the graveyard

Some Welsh words used

merch=daughter; mab=son; tad=father; mam=mother; gwr=husband; gwraig/wraig=wife; blant=children; babu=baby

 

Mynwent Hen Garmel   1992

Enw  (Name)

Cyfeiriad  (Address)

Rhes

(Row)

Dat

(Date) 

 

 

 

 

Page 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Wil]liam?  Davies.   A Tri o Blant

Glan-yr-Afon  GCG

1

1902

[Wi]lliam ? Lewis

Gelli Fawr

1

1878

[M]ary Evans

 

1

1884

[?] E       "          (Brawd)

 

1

1884

Charles Lewis

Gelli Fawr

2

1877

[M]argaret James

Cwmgarnant?

2

1887

Sydney Thomas Howells

Temple of Fashion Cwmgors

3

1881

Rachel Davies

Cwmnant Hir

3

1878

Thomas     "

        "

3

 

Elizabeth  "

        "

3

 

John a Margaret Williams

5 Garth Road

3

1974

[?]en a Thomas Rees

 

3

1894

[Be]nJamen a Gwenllian Evans

 

3

1875

Ann, William a Ann Davies

 

3

1889

[Th]omas Rees

Blue Cottage

3

1886

[Ra]chel Morgans

Y Garth

3

1865

[W]illiam John   (mab)

 

3

1878

[M]ary Ann Morgan

Cofrestrydd Pontardawe

3

 

Jacob Rhichard

Or Lle Hwn

3

1876

Mary       "

 

3

1886

[T]homos Jones

Pen-y-bruniau

4

1872

Mary         "

      "

4

1895

Isaac Rhichards

Or Lle Hwn

4

1892

Brian Thomas

 

5

1892

David John Davies (mab)

 

 

1901

Annie               "      (merch)

 

 

1910

 

 

 

 

  Page 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Evans

Tan-yr-Allt House

5

1892

Harriet     "

                    "

5

1916

[Wil]liam Edwards

Cwmgors

5

1914

Jane               "

       "

5

1898

[Es]ther         "

       "

5

1877

[Ti]mothy      "

       "

5

1888

[E]dward       "

       "

5

1934

[?]id       Wilkins

       "

5

1881

[?]               "              Wraig

       "

5

1907

Margaret     "              merch

       "

5

1890

Hannah        "     

Beiliglas Cottage

5

1867

Hopkin Jones

Cae-Gurwen Arms

5

1878

Elizabeth   "

 

5

1880

[?]nen Phillips

Pwll-y-Wrach

5

1865

Ann        "

           "

5

 

[J]ohn Morgan Phillips

Water Street

5

1916

Anne                 merch

           "

5

1918

Jane                   Gwraig

            "

5

1936

David Isaac

Cwmgors

6

1885

Elizabeth          merch

       "

6

1886

[?]nne            Gwraig

        "

6

1934

[?]imer Evans

Gynt - o - GCG

6

1889

Christmas      mab

         "

6

1891

[J]ohn            mab

         "

6

1893

Mary             merch

         "

6

1907

John Lewis

Gelli Fawr

6

1898

Mary   "

      "

6

189?

[?]nt William Jones

Bryntirion    Cwmgors  Carreg Fach

6

 

[?] Williams

Cwndwngwyn  Bettws

6

1886

[?]n     "

                "

6

1908

Ceiriog Jones    mab

Glasfryn   Leyshon Rd

6

 

Jane                   mam

               "

 

1950

 

 

 

 

Page 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margaret Thomas

Hafod, Bettws

6

1874

Mary     'Babu'

          "

6

1893

Mary Jones

Gwriag Gwynidog Carmel

6

1868

Hugh     mab

             "

6

1868

Jane Llewelyn

 

6

 

David           mab

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

John  *

Cwmgors

7

1860

Ann  *

Y dat wedi madel wrth y garreg

7

 

* These are probably Anne Hicks (died 1867) and her son John Hicks (died in 1860). John Hicks the husband also buried in this plot. Headstone seen against wall after 1992, badly worn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomos Thomos

Cae Glas

7

1865

Mary      Gwraig

     "

7

1865

David      mab

     "

7

1865

John Thomos

 

7

1878

Mary     "

 

7

1880

Isaac Morris

Methi Gwneid yr Enw

7

1855

Elizabeth  Morris

GCG

7

dim dat

Tom             "

   "

7

   "

Phillip Phillips

Ben-y-Cae

7

1849

Anne        "

         "

7

1853

William Lewis

 

7

1849

mab yn 2 flwydd oed

 

7

1860

Richard Evans

 

7

1810

Sara Anne Price

GCG

8

1875

Baby    (merch)

    "

8

1920

Thomos Price

    "

8

1832

Rhys Evans

New St  GCG

8

1889

David    "

       "

8

1912

Daniel Booth

Lle Hwn

8

1932

David Davies

Llwyn Celyn

8

1905

Mary      "

       "

8

 

[?]irah Griffiths

Pen-y-Bryniau

8

1897

[?]liam      "

          "

8

1905

?

Carreg wedi Cwympio i'r llawr

9

 

 

 

 

 

Page 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margaret Mainwaring

Alltwen

9

1862

Janet      (merch)

 

9

1867

Evan Rees

Cae Newydd   GCG

9

1871

Hanah   "

          "

9

1906

Margaret Wilkins

Beili Glas

9

1860

Evan          (mab)

     "

9

1861

Thomos     (Gwr)

      "

9

1865

Gwenllian Williams

Plwyf Hwn

9

1859

John Williams

Cwmgarnant

9

1856

Mary     "

 

9

1858

David Thomos

Pant-yr-Iven [Ywen?]

9

1857

Mary        "

            "

9

1883

Gwynllian Davies

Plwyf Hwn

9

1852

Thomos David  "

         "

9

1850

Rees Rees

Glwyd  GCG

9

1870

Mary    "

        "

9

1877

Thomos Rees   (Tad)

        "

9

1871

Esther Evans   (mam)

Cae Glas

10

1861

Ann        "        (merch)

     "

10

1869

James     "        (Tad)

     "

10

1876

Mary Roberts

Curwen Cottage

10

1881

Robert    "

         "

10

1882

Rhys Davies

Cae Newydd

10

1874

Elizabeth   "

         "

10

1896

Hannah Williams

Cwmgors

10

1864

Elizabeth    "

         "

10

1874

[Ed]ward Lewis Thomos   (son)

Parish of Llanfihangel

11

1850

[Th]omos          "

               "

11

1854

Magaret             "

               "

11

1906

[?]nn Morris

Llwyn Celyn

11

1876

Margaret   (merch)

       "

11

1876

John Davies

 

11

1840

 

 

 

 

Page 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[M]ary   Rees

Cwmgors

11

1912

[W]illiam   "

 

11

1941

[A]nne Jenkins

 

11

1840

[A]nn       "      (merch)

 

11

1845

David       "        (mab)

 

11

1879

[D]an       "        (Tad)

 

11

1895

Esther Davies      (merch)

Godreu'r Waun

12

1883

[E]sther    "          (mam)

          "

12

1928

[Th]omos Jenkins    (mab)

or Plwyf

12

1865

[J]ohn Jenkins

Ty Isaf

12

1903

[A]nne   "

     "

12

1904

Esther Jenkins

Bettws

12

1865

Thomos    "

  "

12

1879

Anne Isaac

Carreg wedi torri yn haner

12

1855

Rhichard Jones

Baily Glas

12

1838

Ann           "

     "

12

1890

John Williams

GCG

12

1894

Esther Davies

 

12

1847

John       "

 

12

1851

[H]annah Williams

Baily - Glas Uchaf

12

1818

Owen               "            (mab)

     "

12

1851

[Th]omas Morgan   (mab)

Pen-y-Stag

12

1835

Margaret        "        (mam)

      "

12

1881

[J]anet Thomos

Waunleyshon. Carreg wedi Cwympo

12

1837

 

Dwy garreg wedi Cwympo dim gallu

ei adnabod

12

 

 

Un                 "             "          "

13

 

[D]avid Davies

Gwter Fawr

13

1859

Mary        "

         "

13

1882

[Th]omos Griffiths    (mab)

Plwyf Hwn

13

1884

[G]riffidd    "          (tad)

      "

13

1876

[J]ennie Jones

Baily Glas

13

1887

Isaac        "

    

13

1882

 

Carreg Wedi torri yn haner dim enw

13

 

 

 

 

 

Page 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carreg ar discrifiad cwimpo oddi arni

13

 

 

                       ditto

13

 

 

Carreg wedi cwimpo ar ei wyneb

 

 

[H]annah] Harries     (merch)

 

13

1846

Rees            "              (mab)

 

13

1846

William       "              (Tad)

 

13

1862

Mary           "               (mam)

 

13

1901

[D]avid William Hopkin   (mab)

 

13

1858

                   "           "          (Tad)

 

13

1864

Jennie Rees   (merch)

 

14

1868

David    "       (mab)

 

14

1857

Margaret "      (merch)

 

14

1871

 

 

 

 

*Annabaru Morgan

 

14

*1834

Moses           "

 

14

1904

*  Should be Angharad, date of death should be 1854

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margaret Thomos

 

14

1847

David           "

 

14

1875

Genllian Williams   (merch)

 

14

1838

Morgan        "             (Tad)

 

14

1852

Daniel Jones           (mab)

 

14

1871

Jennie    "                (mam)

 

14

1871

Thomos    "              (Tad)

 

14

1872

Margaret Rees   (merch)

 

14

1844

Hugh         "        (mab)

 

14

1849

[R]ees William Smith   (tad)

 

14

1859

Hannah                "         (merch)

 

14

1884

[E]lizabeth Thomas

Neuadd Gwynfe

14

1836

Thomos          "          (mab)

          "

14

1844

 

Carreg wedi Cwimpo ar i Gwyneb

14

 

Morgan Jones

 

14

1836

[E]van  Evans              (merch) ?

Llwynrhidiau

14

1838

William   "                   (Tad)

        "

14

1871

[M?]agdale  "                (mam)

         "

14

1886

 

 

 

 

Page 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Daniel

 

14

1834

Gwenllian  "

 

14

1866

 

Carreg wedi Torri yn yr Haner

14

 

Rebecca Lewis   (merch)

 

14

1844

Magdalen  "         (merch)

 

14

1861

 

Carreg wedi Cwimpo ar i Gwyneb

14

 

 

                        Ditto

14

 

[A]nn Evans             (merch)

 

15

1869

William   "                (Tad)

 

15

1918

 

Bedd teili yn cynnws dwi Rhester

15

 

[Sa]muel Morgans

 

 

1843

[An]ne        "

teili Daniel Morgan

15

1917

[Da]vid Evans

Cwmman Shop

15

1843

[A]nn       "

         "

15

1889

[?]ra Thomas   (merch)

Star

15

1840

[El]izabeth   "    (mam)

  "

15

1852

Janet Phillips

 

15

1883

Lyn     "

 

15

1842

[W]illiam Davies

 

15

1850

[G]wenllian    "

 

15

1845

[An]gharad Davies

 

15

1877

[M]organ       "

 

15

1881

[Eb]enezer Morris

 

16

1872

[A]nn             "               (merch)

 

16

1875

[M]ary Rees

 

16

1869

Lew       "

 

16

1919

[D]inah James

Heol-y-Celyn

16

1862

[A]nn       "

   "

16

1909

[J]ohn Rees

Llwyn Celyn

16

1887

[E]lenor   "

    "

16

1915

 

Carreg wedi cwympo ar i Gwyneb

16

 

Jane Lloyd

 

16

1875

 

 

 

 

Page 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phillip Rees

Bryn Melyn

16

187?

Phillip    "        (mab)

      "

16

187?

Davies Harries

Cwmbach

16

185?

John         "

       "

16

18??

Harry James

GCG

16

194?

Rachel    "

   "

16

19??

Ken         "

   "

16

19??

William James

 

16

19??

Esther       "

 

16

19??