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Hello Mev
No info today. Hope you enjoy your trip to Ebenezer. It is a bit difficult to find but I can give you more precise information if you would like it. About 100 yards past the Chapel there is a car park.
It would be nice to meet as you will probably be driving past  my front door but I don't know how to let you know where I live because I believe there are some regulations when using this website about giving personal details
Best Wishes
Oliviv 

Hello Mev

There is no luck on the Llandefaelog Bowcots as I suspected so I am going to concentrate on John Bowcott but most probably you already have the information and I must emphasise that it is only my interpretation of the tree which is not very clear.
John Bowcott born 2nd. March 1794 @ Alltmawr son of Richard Bowott (1763 - 1836)(I have a list of John's siblings but am not going to mention them unless you want to know)
John Married 29 May 1823 Ann Jones of Maemynis.
On the tree is list which I have interpretated as being the source of information:-
1841 Census Alltmawr
1851 Cendsus Llangenny, Crickhowell
1861 Census ?
1871 Census Llanfihangel Ystern Lewern, Mon
1812 Mentioned in g.fathers will
1816  - do - father's will
1858   - do brother Thomas's will
Died June 1875  aged 83
Wife Died Dec 1879
John and Ann Issue seam to be:-
Jane Bapt. 22 Mar 1824 Alltmawr 1841 Census Altmawr (15)
Richard 1 Feb 1826  - do -  (15)
Ann 5 Mar 1828   - do -   (13)
Mary Bp. 16 Jan 1831  - do -  (10) and 1851 Llangenny (20)
Margaret Bap 19 May 1833 - do - ( 1851 Llangenny (17)

All at Alltmawr
Margaret died June 1884 agee 48 - Monmouth
Source List with a No. which I don't understand may be age

There is a second group namely
Eliza Bap 28 June @ Alltmawr 1841 Census for Alltmawr (5)
1851 Llangenny (15)
John Bap 23 Aug 1837 Alltmawr 1841 Census Allmawr (3)
Thomas Bap. 23 Oct 1840 1841 Census 6 mths
1851 Census Llangenny (10) 1861 Census ?? Married by 1871 Census to Sarah 1871 Census  Monmouth 28
(The tree then appears to give their issue but ask if you want info (Continuing with Thos - 1881 Census Monmouth (38)
1891 Census  Mon. (48) Died a widower 23 Nov. 1912 @ The Warra, Raglan Mon
Catherine Bowcott born circa 1844\5 1851 Censu Llangenny (6)
William Bowcott born 20 Mar 1846  1851 Census Llangenny (5) 1871 Census Mon. (23) 1881 Census Mon (34) 1891 Census Mon (42)

I hope that this may be of some use

Best Wishes Oliviv
 

Hello again

I am not promising anything but I am willing to give it a go
it may be less daunting if you start off with a selected list to begin with

Best Wishes

Oliviv

Hello again Mev

A bit more luck this time - There is a John Jones, Blacksmith aged 70 living At Tynewydd on the 1951 census for Merthyr Cynog Parish with his wife Margaret aged 71. Both were born in Llanfihangel Fechan and with them was their unmarried daughter Mary aged 28 also born in Llanfihangel Fechan (Lower Chapel). John and Margaret were still living there in 1861 (ages look like 80 and 79).
Guess what - at the next house about 300 yards away who is living there but Richard Bowcott aged 59 farmer of 18 acres who was born in Alltmawr with his wife Amelia aged 50 who was born in the Parish of Llywell (Brecs) with their grand daughter Joan aged 3  who was born in Lampeter Cards. This Richard and Amelia previously lived at Llwynrhydill the next farm towards Builth. I think I have already told you that they were buried at M.C. with dates. A bit more info to confuse things I see there is a Thomas Bowcott of Brynhilyn who died May 17 1833 aged 68 years buried at Ebenezer Chapel Upper Chapel.
An explanation about Tynewydd - (built circa 1840 - Tynewydd means 'New House') although it is in the Parish of Merthyr Cynog it is situated in the Upper Chapel area on the B4520 (Brecon / Builth Road) about 100 yards on the right after the B4519 branches off to the left.
It is in the Duffryn Honddu Upper Ward of Merthyr Cynog. It is now called Rose Cottage with a little bit of history, gossip and utter nonsense attached to it. The locals are convinced that Salmon Rushdie had his hideout in the cottage in the 1980's.
Something for you to mull over
Best Wishes
Oliviv
 

Hello again
I don't know if you are still researching the Bowcott family tree but the other day while looking at a list of Memorial Inscriptions for Ebenezer Chapel, Upper Chapel (in the parish of Merthyr Cynog)  I noticed the following inscription
Sacred to the Memory of James Bowcott
of Nantymynach in the Parish of Gwenddwr
Who died June 24, 1851. Aged 95 years.
I have no idea why he was buried at Ebenezer
Best Wishes
Oliviv


















Hello again
I don't know if you are still researching the Bowcott family tree or not but the other day while looking at a list of Memorial Insriptions for Ebenezer Chaperl, Upper Chapel (In the parish of Merthyr Cynog) I noticed the following:-
Sacred to the Memory of James Bowcott
of Nantymynach in the Parish of Gwenddwr
Who died June 24, 1851. Aged95 years

I have no idea why he was buried at Ebenezer
Best Wishes
Oliviv