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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Glamorganshire => Topic started by: moggymorgan on Tuesday 19 January 16 15:59 GMT (UK)
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Hi All,
Could someone help with looking at a gravestone in Llanwonno St Gwynno churchyard please.
I know my g-g-g-grandfather is buried there with some of his grandchildren and his daughter in law, but I would like to know if his date of birth is on the grave and if his wife is in the same grave and if so what was her name.
His name is Evan Morgan and he died Dec 1841. Also in the grave is Jane Morgan his daughter in law who died Feb 1862.
Any information from this headstone would be gratefully received
Many thanks
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Hi the Glamorgan Burial Index shows Evan was buried 8th December 1841 Llanwonno, St Gwynnos's aged 76, Jane Morgan was buried 26th February 1862 same place aged 43 abode Cymmer
Keyboard86
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Hi,
Yes, Glamfhs was where I got the information from - I was hoping there was a more definite birth date and some information on his wife either on the headstone or in the church records.
I have hit a blank wall with Evan before 1841. I am unable to find his wife's name, marriage date or his birth date and I was hoping there was something that could be of interest on the headstone.
Thanks for taking the time to look up the Glamfhs files though
Moggy
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I have a photo of a grave of an Evan Morgan of Talywinder buried with others, including a Jane in Llanwonno church. I'll upload it shortly.
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Having trouble uploading
It has a Welsh Transcription. So I will translate it and try and shrink file to send:
In Remembrance of
Evan Morgan
Talywinder
who died December 8th 1841
Aged 76
Also Morgan son of Morgan & Jane Morgan
of Cymmer
Who died December 19th 1853
Aged ?1 month of age
Also David his son
Who died july 15th 1856
Also of James his son
Who died July 6th 1859
Aged 12 years.
Also of Evan his son
Who died May 26th 1859
Aged 17
Also the aforementioned
Jane Morgan
Who died February ?8th 1862
Aged 45 Also Isaac his son who died ? 29 186?3 Aged 16
Also ? Morgan Morgan (can't read)
Who .........................................
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That's amazing! Are there many headstones of that age at St Gwynno's?
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Does not appear to mention his wife. She must have already died. The Welsh "ei" indicates the relatives are his rather than belonging to say him and a wife (which would be indicated by the word "eu" = their).
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Hi Deirdre
Yes there are lots of gravestones of that age and older, such as Guto Nyth Bran's grave (Griffith Morgan), but many graves have no headstone at all.
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Gravestone of Evan Morgan of Talywinder buried in St Gwynno's Llanwonno
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Hi Deirdre
Yes there are lots of gravestones of that age and older, such as Guto Nyth Bran's grave (Griffith Morgan), but many graves have no headstone at all.
Thanks Sam, and an amazing headstone too. Not at St Gwynno's but I've struggled to find many ancestors with headstones in the 1900s yet alone earlier, yet they give so much valuable info.
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Morning Sam,
Thank you so much for the photograph and the translation. Very kind of you to take the time and trouble to do that and very much appreciated.
Onwards now trying to Evan's wife.
Thanks
Moggy
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Croeso You're very welcome.
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i believe my aunt,, sarah anne matthews nee thomas is also buried at llanwonno cemetery possibly around the 1970s..but i couldnt find her grave.. any help appreciated thanks
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Hi,
I was lucky as someone was very kind and looked up my family query. Hope you are as lucky and someone picks up your request too.
Mogs
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I was born and brought up in Blaenllechau, on the other side of the mountain from Llanwonno, where both my paternal grandparents are buried. The last time I was there - around mid 1990's, the only gravestones were all around the church that could possibly be identified. The rest of the graveyard was totally overgrown and I couldn't find my grandparents' graves at all.
Llanwonno is, as most people know, well off the beaten track to say the least and when my grandfather was buried during the harsh winter of 1952, there was so much snow that for the last mile and a half, his coffin was taken up to the graveside on a sledge.
The other very little known bit of information I have on Llanwonno is that the singing for the film "ZULU" was done there by the Ferndale Imperial Choir whose President was the late Sir Stanley Baker.
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I was born and brought up in Blaenllechau, on the other side of the mountain from Llanwonno, where both my paternal grandparents are buried. The last time I was there - around mid 1990's, the only gravestones were all around the church that could possibly be identified. The rest of the graveyard was totally overgrown and I couldn't find my grandparents' graves at all.
Llanwonno is, as most people know, well off the beaten track to say the least and when my grandfather was buried during the harsh winter of 1952, there was so much snow that for the last mile and a half, his coffin was taken up to the graveside on a sledge.
The other very little known bit of information I have on Llanwonno is that the singing for the film "ZULU" was done there by the Ferndale Imperial Choir whose President was the late Sir Stanley Baker.
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hi brianthetaff... both sets of my paternal grandparents were born and lived in blaenllechau,,, as was my father and his siblings,,, they lived on long row,,,
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Nice to see a connection. I actually delivered papers along Long Row and all the other streets behind it probably around 1957-59, but the names of most people escape me now. Commercial Street was where my grandparents and our family lived-all rented houses then. Llanwonno was the place we went to regularly during school holidays, lovely memories of the silence and beauty.