Llangoedmor Genealogical Records
Llangoedmor Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Baptism registers are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names, occupations, residence and more.
Digital images of baptism registers that can be searched by name. They record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth, and list the baptised's name, date of birth and/or baptism and parents' names. They may also list where the parents lived, their occupations and occasionally other details.
Digital images of baptism registers that can be searched by name. They record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth, and list the baptised's name, date of birth and/or baptism and parents' names. They may also list where the parents lived, their occupations and occasionally other details.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
Llangoedmor Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Banns registers list the names of people who intended to marry by the system of calling banns, in which the bride and groom's name were called for three weeks at church. At these callings objections could be made to a marriage. They record the bride and groom's parish of residence, which may be recorded differently in the marriage register.
Marriage records from people who married at Llangoedmor between 1754 and 1927. Lists an individual's abode, marital status, father's name, age and signature
Abstracts of marriage licences granted by the Vicar-General in London. These licences could be used to marry in any church in the Province of Canterbury.
Digital images of marriage registers that can be searched by name. They contain written records of marriages and typically record the name of the bride and groom and date of marriage. They may also record occupations, residences, fathers' names, witnesses and other information about the marriage.
Llangoedmor Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of Llangoedmor. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.
Burial records covering those buried at St Cynllo, Llangoedmor_. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the burial registers from which they were extracted.
Digital images of burial registers that can be searched by name. They contain records of burials, which typically occur a few days after death, and record the name of the deceased and date of death and/or burial. They may also list where the deceased lived, their age, names of relations, occupation and occasionally other details.
Digital images of burial registers that can be searched by name. They contain records of burials, which typically occur a few days after death, and record the name of the deceased and date of death and/or burial. They may also list where the deceased lived, their age, names of relations, occupation and occasionally other details.
Llangoedmor Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1891 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Llangoedmor
An annual English-language local history journal with academic and general articles on historical and archaeological topics.
An annual English-language local history journal with academic and general articles on historical and archaeological topics.
A weekly newspaper containing local news, foreign news, advertisements, family announcements and railway timetables. Each edition has been indexed and digitised.
A weekly Welsh language newspaper, supportive of liberal politics and the causes of the working class. It circulated in South Wales. Each edition has been indexed and digitised.
A journal containing historical articles and book reviews. It includes society notes. It is mostly in English but there is some Welsh-language content.
Llangoedmor Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.
A searchable database of mid-17th Century probates performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Supplies details of testator and executor.
An index to most surviving wills, administrations and inventories proved in Wales' six ecclesiastical courts and the Peculiar of Hawarden. Most documents are available to view online.
A index to testators whose will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. They principally cover those who lived in the lower two thirds of Britain, but contain wills for residents of Scotland, Ireland, British India and other countries. A copy of each will may be purchased for digital download.
Llangoedmor Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
A list of over 40,000 passengers traveling from North America to the British Isles. Details of passengers may include: occupation, nationality, gender, age, martial status, class, destination, and details of the vessel they sailed on.
Llangoedmor Military Records
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Index and original images of over 5 million medal index cards for British soldiers It can be searched by individual's name, Coprs, Unit and Regiment. Due to the loss of many WWI service records, this is the most complete source for British WWI soldiers
This rich collection contains contains records for 1.9 million non-commissioned officers and other ranks who fought in WWI. Due to bomb damage in WWI, around 60% of service records were lost. Documents cover: enlistment, medical status, injuries, conduct, awards and discharge. A great deal of genealogical and biographical documentation can be found in these documents, including details on entire families, physical descriptions and place of birth.
An index to nearly 900,000 military personnel who were awarded the Silver War Badge for sustaining injures. Records include rank, regimental number, unit, dates of enlistment and discharge, and reason for discharge.
Llangoedmor Court & Legal Records
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Digital images of ledgers recording those registered to vote, searchable by an index of 220 million names. Entries list name, address, qualification to vote, description of property and sometimes age and occupation.
From the late 18th century many prisoners in Britain were kept on decommissioned ships known as hulks. This collection contains nearly 50 years of registers for various ships. Details given include: prisoner's name, date received, age, year of birth and conviction details.
This collection lists brief details on 1.55 million criminal cases in England and Wales between 1791 and 1892. Its primary use is to locate specific legal records, which may give further details on the crime and the accused. Details may include the accused's age, nature of crime, location of trial and sentence. Early records can contain a place of birth.
Llangoedmor Taxation Records
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
An index to wills and administrations that incurred a death duty tax. The index can be used to order documents that give a brief abstract of the will and details on the duty. It can be used as a make-shift probate index.
Index to personal names listed in the Royalist Composition Papers that dealt with the estates of royalists.
Llangoedmor Land & Property Records
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
A searchable database of thousands of transcribed and abstracted manuscripts, largely pertaining to land.
A list of owners of above one acre of land in England & Wales. Lists a landowner's residence, acreage and estimated gross yearly rental.
Llangoedmor Directories & Gazetteers
Pigot's is a directory briefly detailing the history, topography, amenities and postal service of settlements in South Wales. It also lists the occupation & addresses of commercial, private and professional residents of each town.
Pigot's is a directory briefly detailing the history, topography, amenities and postal service of settlements in South Wales. It also lists the occupation & addresses of commercial, private and professional residents of each town.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.
Llangoedmor Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Pembrokeshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
A searchable database of photographs relating to railways and canals in Britain.
Llangoedmor Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Llangoedmor Histories & Books
An annual English-language local history journal with academic and general articles on historical and archaeological topics.
An annual English-language local history journal with academic and general articles on historical and archaeological topics.
Photographs and images of churches in Pembrokeshire.
A journal containing historical articles and book reviews. It includes society notes. It is mostly in English but there is some Welsh-language content.
A journal publishing historical sources relating to South Wales, with introductory texts, indexes and illustrations.
Llangoedmor School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Llangoedmor Occupation & Business Records
A liberal newspaper that predominantly covered mercantile and shipping matters. It did not contain family announcements. Each edition has been indexed and digitised.
An introduction to smuggling on the west coast of Britain & the Isle of Man, with details of the act in various regions.
An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.
Books listing doctors who were licensed to operate in Britain and abroad. Contains doctor's residencies, qualification and date of registration.
A rich collection of records documenting those who worked for railway companies that were later absorbed by the government. Records include: staff registers, station transfers, pensions, accident records, apprentice records, caution books, and memos. Records may include date of birth, date of death and name of father.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Llangoedmor
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Llangoedmor Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
Photographs and descriptions of Pembrokeshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
A dictionary of families elevated to the peerage of Great Britain & Ireland. It includes genealogies and biographical details.
Llangoedmor Church Records
The parish registers of Llangoedmor are the primary source for birth, marriage and death details before civil registration (1837). A full index to names with original images of the registers are available between 1754 and 1938. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1754.
Digital images of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. The registers can be searched by name and can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.
Digital images of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. The registers can be searched by name and can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.
The parish registers of Wales are a collection of books documenting baptisms, marriages and burials from 1914 to 2013.
The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though useful to the present also.
Biographical Directories Covering Llangoedmor
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Llangoedmor Maps
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
An interactive map featuring four OS map editions published between 1868 and 1954. To load a map select the menu tab on the far right, select the edition you wish to view and zoom in to a locality.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
Llangoedmor Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in Wales.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
LLANGOEDMORE is a widely scattered parish on the river Teify, 1 ½ miles east from Cardigan station on the Cardigan and Whitland branch of the Great Western railway, in the county of Cardigan, Troedyraur hundred, Lower Troedyraur petty sessional division, Cardigan union and county court district, rural deanery of Sub-Aeron, archdeaconry of Cardigan and diocese of St. David’s. The church of St. Cynllo is a building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, porch and a central turret with spire, containing one bell: there are 180 sittings. The register dates from the year 1725. The living is a rectory, tithe rent-charge £440, average £326, net yearly income £230, in the gift of L. H. Jenkins esq. and held since 1893 by the Rev. Richard Bowen Jenkins M.A. of Queen’s College, Oxford. There are two Baptist chapels. Lloyd Bronwydd esq. is lord of the manor. T. F. Lloyd esq. is the principal landowner. The soil is loam and clay; subsoil, rock. The chief crops are oats and barley. The area is 4,849 acres; rateable value, £4,252; the population in 1889 was 784.
The nearest post, money order & telegraph office is at Cardigan.
A School Board of 7 members was formed 11 June, 1874, for the united district of Llangoedmore, Llechryd & Tremain; Ivor Evans, clerk to the board; David Jones, Quay street, Cardigan, attendance officer.
National School (mixed), erected in 1849, for 60 children; average attendance, 32.
LLANGOEDMAWR Lies to the east of Cardigan, and is in the lordship of Coedmore. In this parish, and about two miles north-east of Cardigan, is a large hill called Coruc Mawr, of which Giraldus in his Itinerary says, “On this spot Gruffyth, son of Rhys ap Theodor, soon after the death of King Henry the First, by a furious onset gained a signal victory against the English army, which, by the murder of the illustrious Richard de Clare, near Abergavenny (before related), had lost its leader and chief. A tumulus is to be seen on the summit of the aforesaid hill, and the inhabitants affirm that it will adapt itself to persons of all stature; and that if any armour is left there entire in the evening, it will be found, according to vulgar tradition, broken to pieces in the morning.” This tumulus still remains, and there is some appearance of an intrenchment. The victory happened in the year 1135, after the murder of Richard de Clare and his son Gilbert, by Morgan ap Owen, of Carleon. The political changes occasioned by the death of King Henry I., and the unsettled situation of his successor, Stephen, were not overlooked by the Welsh princes, who were ever ready to seize each favourable opportunity of distressing their neighbours, or of aggrandizing their own territories. Their turbulent spirit began to vent itself in the murder of Richard de Clare, whilst on his journey from his estates in Monmouthshire to those in Cardiganshire. It is thus recorded in the Welsh Chronicle. “Shortlie after Cadwaladar and Owen Gwyneth, the sonnes of Gruffyth ap Conan (in whom remained the hope of all Wales, for they were gentle and liberall to all men, terrible and cruell to their enemies, meeke and humble to their friends, the succour and defense of widowes, fatherlesse, and all that were in necessitie; and as they passed all others in good and laudable vertues, so they were paragons of strength, beautie, and well proportionat bodies), gathered a great power against the Normans and Flemings, who entering Cardigan, wan, destroied, and burned the whole countrie, and returned home with much honor. Afterward, towards the end of the same yeare, they returned again with 6000 footmen, and 2000 horsemen, well armed, and to them came Gruffyth ap Rees, and Howel ap Meredyth of Brechnoke, and his sonnes, and Madoc ap Ednerth, who subdued the whole countrie to Aberteivi, placing againe the old inhabitants, and chasing awaie the strangers. Against them came Stephen, Constable of Abereteivi, Robert Fitz-Martin, the sons of Gerald, and William Fitz-John, with all the power of the Normans, Flemings, and Englishmen that were in Wales, or the Marches. Now after a cruell and blodie fight, the strangers, after their accustomed use, put all their hope in their forts, and forsooke the field, and the Welshmen followed hard, that besides 3000 that were slaine, a great number were drowned, and taken, and carried awaie captives.” This place now belongs to a farm-house of the same name, at which was born John Turnor, late commander of the Trident man of war, who entered in October, 1778, into the royal navy as midshipman, on board his Majesty’s ship the Fame, then commanded by Captain Colby1, of Fynnaunnau, in the county of Pembroke. As he sailed soon after to the West Indies, he was in the action2 between the English fleet, consisting of twenty-one ships and a frigate, commanded by Admiral Byron; and the French, consisting of thirty-four ships of war, off St. George’s Bay, Grenada, on the 6th of July, 1779, and in which the Fame was disabled in forty minutes. On his return to England in the Fame, which was immediately on her arrival paid off, he went on board the Preston as midshipman, commanded by Captain Grseme, and was on the 5th of August, 1781, in the action3 which the British squadron under the command of Admiral Parker, had with the Dutch on the Dogger Bank, and which commencing within half musquet shot, continued with an unceasing fire for three hours and forty minutes, and in which the Preston had fifty men killed and wounded. After this engagement he continued in active service, chiefly in the West Indies, till the peace of 1783, when he took the opportunity of devoting one year to learning, under able masters, those sciences which related to his profession. At the end of the peace, he was, through Admiral Barrington’s interest, appointed midshipman to His Majesty’s ship the Bombay Castle,4 one of the guardships, commanded by Captain Sawyer. But when His Royal Highness5 the Duke of Clarence, then Prince William Henry, had the command of His Majesty’s ship the Pegasus, he was honoured by an offer from His Royal Highness to appoint him midshipman on board his ship, which offer he gratefully accepted, and joined the Pegasus on the 4th of March, 1786; and continuing with His Royal Highness while commander of that ship, he had the happiness of being honoured ever after with his patronage; and through his interest was made, on the 22nd of November, 1790, lieutenant of His Majesty’s ship Camilla. From this period, he was, by the high patronage with which he was distinguished, in constant service, and on the 15th of February, 1793, was appointed fourth lieutenant of His Majesty’s ship Robust, commanded by the honourable Captain George Keith Elphinstone, now Lord Keith; and, sailing on 7th of June following for Toulon, arrived off that port on the fourteenth of the next month, and was present at the surrender of Toulon to the commander-in-chief, Lord Hood. While Toulon remained in the possession of the English he had an opportunity of seeing considerable service, and on its evacuation, on the 18th of December, 17936, he shared in the active part that took place on that event. On the 9th of April, 1794, he was appointed sixth lieutenant of His Majesty’s ship the Glory, and fourth lieutenant on the eighteenth of the same month, and, joining the channel fleet, was in the memorable action of the first of June of the same year, in which the Glory dismasted two of the enemy, compelled another to strike, and had thirteen men killed and forty-five wounded. On the 12th of March,7 1795, he was appointed third lieutenant of His Majesty’s ship the Monarch, being the flag of Rear-Admiral the honourable Sir George Keith Elphinstone, with whom he sailed to the Cape of Good Hope, and by whom, as commander-in-chief, he was, on the capture of that fortress and its dependencies, made master and commander of His Majesty’s armed brig the Star, since the Hope, one of the captured Dutch ships; and shortly after was removed by the commander-in-chief to the command of His Majesty’s sloop the Echo, and in her formed one of the squadron that took Columbo.
After this he was ordered on a cruise, and happening on his return to fall in with the British squadron under Vice-Admiral Sir George Keith Elphinstone, then in search of the Dutch squadron commanded by Admiral Lucas, was at their capture in Saldhanha bay, on the 17th of August, 1796; and was by the commander-in-chief appointed post-captain of His Majesty’s ship the Tromp, a fifty-four, one of the captured Dutch squadron. Soon after this capture, he was ordered to the East Indies; and while under the command of Vice-Admiral Rainier, who succeeded Sir George Keith Elphinstone, he was appointed by the commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, captain of His Majesty’s ship the Carysfort,8 on the 26th of December, 1796; and by their lordships was, on the 3rd of February, 1798, appointed captain of His Majesty’s ship the Orpheus; but did not take the command of her, as the commander-in-chief was pleased to appoint him, on the 20th of March, 1799, captain of His Majesty’s ship the Trident, a sixty-four, of which he continued commander till his decease. He died in the forty-second year of his age, off Prince of Wales’s island, in latitude 50° 40'' north, and longitude 90° 40” east, between the evening of the first and morning of the second of January, 1801.
On the side of a cataract, near a farm called Trevorgan, is what is called St. Cynllo’s cave, where tradition says he prayed; pointing out in the rocks the marks of his horse’s hoofs and his own knees. The holes said to be made so miraculously, were, no doubt, caused by the water, which has since changed its course.
In this parish, formerly stood, on a field called Cantllevas,9 a druidical monument, called by the people Llech yr Ast, or the Bitch’s stone. It was about nine yards in circumference, and at least half a yard thick, and was in a reclining position, one end being on the ground, and the other supported by a stone about three feet high. Near this monument was another, but less and lower, and five cistvaens uncovered, about two feet long, formed of rude stones, pitched in the ground There is now a circular area of stones, about four yards diameter, but most of the stones of this circle are fallen. About six yards from this lies a stone on the ground, and another beyond it at the same distance, both of which, in all probability, once belonged to this circle. In this parish formerly were some remains of a stone circle called Meini cyvriol, or the numerary stones. Edward Lluyd describes them as being in his time nineteen stones lying on the ground, and in such disorder, as not to be easily numbered by the vulgar; he adds, only two of them seem to have stood upright.
Edward Lluyd also notices another curiosity, likewise not in existence now, which is called Llech y Gawres, or the Giantess’s stone. This was placed on four other large stones about five or six feet high. Besides these four, there were others pitched on end, but too low to bear any of the weight. Two large ones, and a small one, lay on the ground at each end of this monument, and at some distance from it another rude stone, which he conjectured related to it. This Llech y Gawres stood on a small eminence in a plain open field. He judged it to be a cromlech.
CHURCH
The church is dedicated to Saint Cynllo, the son of Mor ab Cenen ab Coel Godebog. He lived about the middle of the fifth century. It differs from most of the churches in this county in external appearance. It consists of a nave and chancel almost equal in length; and where they unite, the steeple, which is small, has been erected. The nave communicates with the chancel by means of a pointed arch. It is a rectory, and in the gift of the Lord Chancellor.
The present incumbent is the Reverend Mr. Thomas Lloyd.
The font is square, supported by a circular pillar.
On a very handsome mural monument, on the east wall of the chancel, and north side of the altar, is the following inscription: —
Hoc Sitae Sunt Reliquiae
Revdi Audoeni Evans A. M.
Divi Joanis Coll. Cantae Alumni
Ex Honesta Domo in Agro Montgom oriundi
Hujus Ecclesiae nec non Llanllwchaym Recr
Tandemq. Clerico Archidiaconatu ornati.
Pietatis Gravitatis, et Eruditionis
Exemplum Exhibit non Vulgare
Priores cum Joan Haberley (ex qua omnem
Quam habuit Sobolem suscepit)
Alteras cum Joan Herbert Contraxit Nuptias
Integerrima utraque Femina
Obit 26 Feby. Anno Christi 1721 AEtat. suae 71.
Hoc in Pietatis et Amoris Specimen
Filius ejus Audoenus Evans L,. B.
Hujus Parochiae Rector
M. M. P.
Qui jacit obesse nego quod jacet istud
Mors tulit at totem non capit urna virum.
The arms to this monument are, quarterly first and fourth or. a lion rampant sa.; second three fleur de lis or.; third gules, three lions rampant or. Over the altar, on a black stone.
Near this stone lie the bodies of Richard Habeley Clr. Dect. Aged
In the south wall of the chancel is a wide arch, in which formerly stood a monument. On the east wall of the nave, on a white marble slab, is
Sacred to the Memory of David Jones Esq. of Penyrallt in this parish who died March 14th 1763, aged 49 years. Also of Elizabeth his wife who died the nth of Nov.
1795 aged 79 years.
On a highly ornamented stone monument near the last.
Interr’d near this place lies ye body of Magdalen the wife of Thomas Lewis of Llwyn y Grawys Esq. who departed this life the 18th Janry in ye year of our Lord Christ 1729 in ye 38th year of her age. Also lyes the body of John 3d son of the above Thomas Lewis & Magdalen his wife who departed this life ye 17th of April 1742 in ye 18th year of his age. Here also lies interr’d Elizabeth Pugh widow eldest daughter of the above named Thomas and Magdalen Lewis Ob. 21st Ap. 1786 AEtat 71.
LLANGOEDMAWR PLACE Commands a most delightful view of the Teify, the town of Cardigan, and village of St. Dogmaels, and has deservedly been a very favourite residence of those who have, from time to time, possessed it. The present edifice was erected in the year 1760, by-Lloyd, Esq., of Plymouth, and is a large convenient house: it is now the property of the Reverend B. Millinchamp, formerly chaplain to the fort of Bengal.
COEDMAWR,
Or, as it is now corruptly written, Coedmore, takes its name from the handsome and extensive wood in which it stands. It is situated on the northern side of the Teify, on high ground, and commands a fine view of Cilgeran Castle, and the village to which it is opposite. It formerly belonged to the Clermont family.10 Sir Robert Langley, descended from the Langleys of the north of England, was constable of Aberystwyth Castle, and lieutenant of the county of Cardigan, under Edward III., by whose gift he had the baronage of Coedmawr. He died in the fourth year of Richard II., and was buried at Llanbadarn fawr. His two sons were,
It then became the property of Llewelyn, son of Roger Mortimer, in exchange for Genau’r glyn. He was descended from Ralph Lord Mortimer, who came over to England with the Conqueror, and had for arms barry of 6 or. and az. a chief or. between 2 pallets, 2 cantons girony, all counterchanged. This Llewelyn Mortimer married Angharad, daughter to Meredydd ab Rhys, Prince of Cardigan, and from them were descended,
The MS. pedigree relates that this John Mortimer, Baron of Coedmawr, lived at Castell Cevel, in Coedmawr, where Sir Predyr ab Evrog, one of King Arthur’s knights, had formerly dwelt. Leland, in his Itinerary, alludes to this castle, when he says, “Coit Maur Castel, nunc Coitmore by Tyve, bytwyxt Giltcarran and Cairdigan, Nunc vestigia tantum extant. It is yet in the name of a barony to one Mortymer of Caerdiganshire.” The daughter of this John Mortimer was not celebrated for her chastity. She had a natural daughter, named Jane, by Sir Rhys ab Thomas, and a son by Griffith Vaughan, of Corsygedol, when governor of Cilgeran Castle. This son was named Tydyr, and from him was descended Dr. Theodore Price, formerly Principal of Hart Hall, Oxford.
This Rowland Mortimer exchanged Coedmawr with Sir John Lewes, his brother-in-law, for Castell Llwyd, near Laugharn.
Coedmawr afterwards passed into the Lloyd family, by Jane the daughter of Colonel James Lewes marrying Thomas Lloyd, Esq., the second son of Lloyd of Cilgwyn, who was great great grandfather to the present possessor, Thomas Lloyd, Esq.
Colonel James Lewes is thus mentioned in a MS. entitled “A true character of the Deportment for these eighteen years past, of the principal Gentry within the Counties of Caermarthen, Pembroke, and Cardigan, in South Wales, written about the year 1661”: —
“James Lewes is a person of an inoffensive facile constitution, forced from a royalist to act as a Colonel for King, and Parliament, seldome out of publique offices, though averse to undertake any, loved more for doing no wrong, than for doing of any good. Sola socordia innocens.”
CILBRONNAU
In this parish is a good house in the possession of the Rev. Mr. Jenkins.
- Captain Colby, if be had lived, would have promoted him to a lieutenancy, being under his protection.
- During the action his station was on the quarter-deck with Captain Bourcher, who, on Captain Colby’s decease, succeeded to the command of the Fame. As his duty was to carry the captain’s orders, he was much exposed; but discharged it so much to the captain’s satisfaction, that he always shewed him particular respect. The Fame had several of the enemy upon her at once.
- In this action he had a narrow escape. Instead of trusting to the gunner to point one of the guns, he did it himself; but while he was giving orders, the gunner stooped to it, and in the act of pointing, lost his eye. Among the wounded was the captain, who lost his arm, and who was succeeded in the command of the Preston by Captain Leslie, with whom Mr. Turnor continued till the peace; when the captain resigning his command, and returning to England, proposed that he should accompany him, handsomely offering, that if he would, he should use his interest to forward his pormotion. He therefore accompanied him, but the captain dying in a fortnight after his arrival in England, he lost his friend. While he was on the West India station the following occurrence happened. On discovering three ships at a very great distance in different quarters, the captain, about nine o’clock in the evening, ordered three boats to be manned, and gave the command of one of them to Mr. Tumor, who, after receiving directions which to capture, made towards the enemy’s ship. In a short time he lost sight of her, but keeping to the point where she was first seen, came up with her several hours before daylight, and boarding her, took her without losing one man. She turned out to be a new American ship, armed with swivels, &c. On his return with his prize he discovered a ship, apparently in distress, and in coming up to her, found that all her crew had perished from famine, excepting one man, who was but just alive. He ordered him to be taken out, and every care taken of him. But on communicating to the captain on his return the circumstance, he received a severe reprimand for this act of humanity. For the captain, who was a humane man himself, concluded that the crew had not, perished from famine, but by an epidemic disease, and therefore refused to receive the man on board till he was satisfied that he had no contagious disorder.
- Though Mr. Tumor had not been long on board this ship, yet he had so endeared himself to all the lieutenants, that they shewed him this remarkable proof of their friendship and opinion. Soon after his Royal Highness Prince William Henry, now Duke of Clarence, was appointed to the Pegasus, the lieutenants of the Bombay Castle, solicitous to shew his Royal Highness their high respect, requested him to honour them with his company to dinner, which his Royal Highness did; they also invited Mr. Tumor. In one or two days after Mr. Tumor was honoured with an offer from his Royal Highness to join him on board the Pegasus, having, as he afterwards learned, been recommended by his superior officers to his Royal Highness in strong terms.
- After obtaining the captain’s permission, Mr. Tumor joined the Pegasus, and was with his Royal Highness abroad, in America and the West Indies, for several years; and had the happiness of so recommending himself as to obtain his Royal Highness’s high patronage, and to retain it till he died.
- On the evacuation of Toulon, the Honourable Captain Elphinstone employed Lieutenant Turnor in the dangerous service of assisting in embarking the troops. In discharging his duty on that occasion, he was the last that quitted the shore.
- His Royal Highness having acquainted the Admiral with his wishes respecting Lieutenant Tumor’s promotion, they were fully accomplished by the commander-in-chief. For, on the capture of the fortress of the Cape, Lieutenant Tumor was made master and commander to a captured armed brig of the enemy, called the Star, but since the Hope; and shortly after was removed to His Majesty’s sloop of war the Echo, of sixteen guns, as commander of which bis share of prizes has exceeded 12,000l.
- Captain Turnor did not take the command of the Carysfort, nor of the Orpheus, having, it is supposed, been promoted to the Trident, before the commander-in-chief had received the Admiralty commissions. Captain Turnor, while in the East Indies, gained great credit by the spirit and address which he displayed in quelling a mutiny on board of his ship.
- Or Cantllevarvas, The hundred cries on the field.
- The arms were qu. a saltire or. crest a dexter hand in fess armed proper, holding a sword in pale argent.
Most Common Surnames in Llangoedmor
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Troedyraur Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davies | 189 | 1:5 | 1.78% | 2 |
| 2 | Evans | 107 | 1:8 | 1.32% | 3 |
| 3 | Thomas | 87 | 1:10 | 2.42% | 4 |
| 4 | James | 81 | 1:11 | 3.82% | 7 |
| 5 | Jones | 72 | 1:12 | 0.52% | 1 |
| 6 | Williams | 34 | 1:26 | 0.98% | 5 |
| 7 | Jenkins | 30 | 1:30 | 1.35% | 6 |
| 8 | Lewis | 26 | 1:34 | 1.26% | 8 |
| 9 | Edwards | 24 | 1:37 | 1.39% | 9 |
| 9 | Phillips | 24 | 1:37 | 6.43% | 23 |
| 9 | Griffiths | 24 | 1:37 | 1.80% | 13 |
| 12 | Owen | 17 | 1:52 | 4.04% | 21 |
| 13 | Rees | 14 | 1:63 | 0.92% | 10 |
| 14 | Morris | 13 | 1:68 | 2.00% | 17 |
| 15 | Jenkyns | 10 | 1:89 | 100.00% | 197 |
| 16 | Lloyd | 9 | 1:98 | 0.71% | 14 |
| 17 | McLean | 8 | 1:111 | 100.00% | 242 |
| 18 | Hughes | 7 | 1:126 | 0.51% | 12 |
| 18 | Elias | 7 | 1:126 | 9.21% | 47 |
| 18 | Minister | 7 | 1:126 | 100.00% | 281 |
| 21 | Owens | 6 | 1:148 | 0.96% | 18 |
| 21 | Morgans | 6 | 1:148 | 0.43% | 11 |
| 23 | Morgan | 5 | 1:177 | 0.44% | 15 |
| 23 | North | 5 | 1:177 | 100.00% | 374 |
| 25 | Mitchell | 4 | 1:221 | 19.05% | 105 |
| 25 | Richards | 4 | 1:221 | 0.37% | 16 |
| 25 | John | 4 | 1:221 | 17.39% | 96 |
| 25 | Charles | 4 | 1:221 | 7.41% | 56 |
| 25 | Webley-Parry | 4 | 1:221 | 40.00% | 197 |
| 30 | Harris | 3 | 1:295 | 7.32% | 65 |
| 30 | Stephens | 3 | 1:295 | 2.61% | 38 |
| 30 | Gibby | 3 | 1:295 | 100.00% | 529 |
| 33 | Johnson | 2 | 1:443 | 40.00% | 374 |
| 33 | Young | 2 | 1:443 | 20.00% | 197 |
| 33 | Watts | 2 | 1:443 | 20.00% | 197 |
| 33 | Vaughan | 2 | 1:443 | 1.90% | 40 |
| 33 | Howells | 2 | 1:443 | 0.96% | 26 |
| 33 | Nicholas | 2 | 1:443 | 4.76% | 63 |
| 33 | Harries | 2 | 1:443 | 1.98% | 42 |
| 33 | William | 2 | 1:443 | 11.11% | 112 |
| 33 | Kane | 2 | 1:443 | 50.00% | 444 |
| 33 | Michael | 2 | 1:443 | 7.14% | 80 |
| 33 | Garnet | 2 | 1:443 | 100.00% | 633 |
| 44 | Roberts | 1 | 1:885 | 0.21% | 19 |
| 44 | Davis | 1 | 1:885 | 2.38% | 63 |
| 44 | Parry | 1 | 1:885 | 0.23% | 20 |
| 44 | Marsden | 1 | 1:885 | 6.67% | 135 |
| 44 | Finch | 1 | 1:885 | 5.00% | 107 |
| 44 | Daniel | 1 | 1:885 | 0.42% | 25 |
| 44 | Lockwood | 1 | 1:885 | 100.00% | 794 |
| 44 | Roach | 1 | 1:885 | 11.11% | 215 |
| 44 | Luke | 1 | 1:885 | 9.09% | 184 |
| 44 | Christopher | 1 | 1:885 | 25.00% | 444 |
| 44 | Christmas | 1 | 1:885 | 50.00% | 633 |
| 44 | Anstey | 1 | 1:885 | 100.00% | 794 |
| 44 | Sallis | 1 | 1:885 | 100.00% | 794 |
| 44 | Devonald | 1 | 1:885 | 100.00% | 794 |
| 44 | Mandrow | 1 | 1:885 | 100.00% | 794 |
| 44 | Watto | 1 | 1:885 | 100.00% | 794 |