Montgomershire Farmers related. Bunner,Davies,Ellis  Evans,Howell, Hughes,Jehu,Jones,Morris,Owens, Reynolds, Roberts ,Rogers,Williams

Shropshire Farmers related.   Beddoes,Brisborne,Calcott, Chidley, Downes,Gittins, Hobson ,Kent, Lewis Powell, Slater,Smith, Wynn

U.K.Familes related  Billington,Church, Cobb.Edmunds, Frazer  ,Hooker, Johnston, Jourd, Morgan, Norris, Price, Rake, Remi,Stanley, Steele,Wilkinson. Warren,Woods. 

Montgomeryshire Farms.              Berriew ,Blackwood,Dyffryn , Llwynderw,Wernllwyd .Upper Brithdir Churchstoke. Bacheldre.     Forden Edderton Rhydygroes GuilsfieldBurntHouse Llanbrynmair Diosg Hafodwen Tynyrwtn, Llandysilio.Church House,Gwernybuarth Llanerfyl   Coed Talog,Neuadd Wen  Llangadfan Blowty,Cyffin,, Penygribin,    Llanfair Berthfawr Bryn Penarth, Dolgead, Gelli,, Gelligason, GwaenynogGwynyndy Llanloddian Isa and Ucha, Moeldrehaiarn, Rallt Issa,Rhydygro Llanfechain Bodynfol,Finnant, Tybaen,  Llanfihangel          Dolwar Fach Rhydebyde, TynyCyl, Llangyniew The Weeg (Wig Ucha). Llansantfraidd   Plasgwyn.  Llanwnog Grosstyd Llanwydellan Ty Issa Meifod Garth Tietref Nantymechiead. Pontyscowrid(Pant yr Cuenyd) Tregynon. Gwaintrebedde  Welshpool Glan Hafren,  Radnorshire Pentre Farm (Corwen) 

Shropshire Farms,  at Alberbury -Eyton Upper and Lower Farms and Brook House,Crew Green. Fields Farm Melverley. at Berrington- Fox Farm,Betton Strange and Russell Place.   at Bitterley-Brook House farm,Snitton Hall Farm and Church Farm and Hall Farm Ditton Priors.          at Edgmond-Adney Farm.Ellerton Grange and Whitley Manor,Chetwynd.    at Oswestry -Dunewydd Farm Whittington,;New Hall Hanmer,;Church House Farm St Martins,; Pleasant Grove Gobowen; Lower House Farm, Knockin; Penypark.Maesbury.           at Shrewsbury south -Wellbatch Farm Annscroft ;Longden Hall Farm, ;Langley Hall Acton Burnell,; Lower Farm Pitchford ;  The Manor Farm Stapleton ;Side Farm ,Netley,;Picklescote Farm Smethcott,; Walford Farm Dorrington; Castle Place Pulverbatch.,; Rectory Farm Woolstaston; Middle Farm Batchcote.Upper and Lower Sutton Farms,             at Westbury Stretton Hall,,Field Farm,; Lower Wallop Farm.    at West Felton The Fords Farm.Twyford    OtherAreas         Albrightlee Farm Battlefield .;Ash Hollow Farm Weston & Wixill Highfield House Clive,; Priors Halton Farm Ludlow; .Tudor Lodge Shawbury

Indepedent Churches /Chapels Ministers at  Ebenezer,Siloh and Penarth Chapels at Llanfair.John Hughes’s Chapel at Pontrobert.     Zion Chapel, Oswestry. Coedway Chapel, Alberbury. Bethel Chapel,Aberdare .    Penmaen Chapel at Blackwood.      Ruyton X1 Towns Chapel.,      Threapwood,Malpas,     Weedon and Flore Chapels in Northants and Ross on Wye.

Draper/Stores.,Assistants ,Managers,or Owners at.    Norbury House Aston; 290-292 Gypsy Lane,West Ham. .Bon Marche at Brixton;  Thomas Yeo. Plymouth; Wallace Hughes in Brixton; Thomas Fearn, Kilburn High St.; Bobby’s of Eastbourne; Griffin and Spalding at Nottingham.   M.Evans,Montreal      Bunners, Ironmongers of Montgomery.R.Ellis, Boat Builder Shrewsbury. Thomas Hughes Mirror Manufacturer,Euston.

Overseas.             Australia.- Charters Towers Gold Fields,: Noyea and Windaroo Sugar Plantations at Mt Warren.,:Dubbo News papers,:.Sydney- League of Health and Beauty.            Africa. Mashonaland Expedition,Fort Victoria, Boer War -Relief of Kimberley.,Driefountain etc Salous Scouts Rhodesia, Irving and Bonnar, Lagos, Nigeria   Canada. Molson’s Brewery,Montreal. Various Drapers Shops Montreal..             India. Madras Civil Service.Royal Asiatic Society,Royal.Engineers,Siaklot, Punjab         U.S.A Georgetown Silver Mines,Colorado.    East Tennessee Welsh Migration.Lake Forest, Lake County,Illinois. Ohio Preaching Tour     World War 1, Egypt,Gaza,Palestine, Ypres Arras and Flanders.

                           THOMAS HUGHES ORIGINS                          The 1861 Census records our great grandfather Thomas Hughes as being born at Llanochangel(misprint for Llanfihangel?) and the 1871 Census at Llanfihangel.More research has been completed as follows  Our Ancestor is John son of Thomas and Margaret Hughes of Cyffin in the Parish of Llangadfan,born 1753. see below.This John Hughes is the father of our Thomas Hughes of Llanloddian Uchaf / Isaf Farm ,Llanfair Caereinion ,but born in Llanfihangel.

The microfiches of Montgomeryshire parish records for Llanfihangel held at Llandrindod Wells archives list about ten Hughes farming families living between 1776 to1808 including John and Elizabeth Hughes of Coedloog, Evan Hughes wed Margaret Evans,John and Elizabeth Hughes of Halfen,John Hughes,miller of Llangyniew wed Alice Davies ,Robert Hughes wed Elizabeth Williams of Tanyllan ,John and Jane Hughes of Rhydybyde,all with two or more children.       However the Hayes Marriage Index from 1760 to1800 for the whole of Montgomeryshire points to the marriage of John Hughes of Llangadfan to Jane Evans of Llangadfan in 1780,particularly as Rhyd y byde,mentioned below,is a small holding at a ford on the River Vyrnwy,separating the parishes of Llanfihangel and Llangadfan.

The only family with children of the right ages and right names is that of John and Jane Hughes of Rhydybyde(see Llanfihangel Church Records) with the following children. Mary born 1787 died 1787,John born 1788,Ann born 1791, Thomas born 1794 and Mary born 1798.These dates fit very closely with Thomas Hughes of Llanloddian Uchaf age 45 in the 1841 Census and his sisters, Mary Davies(nee Hughes) of Upper Brithdir age 60 in the 1861 Census and Ann Hughes of Upper Brithdir age 54 in the 1851 Census.Bearing in mind that Census ages are often given to the nearest 5 years.Also see details of Anne Hughes death at Upper Brithdir under Catherine Davies,and the birth of earlier children in Llangadfan.

 On this J.Archer Map dated 1851(1” to 6 miles),Llanfihangel can be seen 10 miles north of Llanfair.The road leading south-west from Llanfihangel to Llangadfan crosses the River Vyrrwy at Rhydebyde ford marked in red Note Plas Dolanog just south of Llanfihangel,near here lies Dolwar Fach ,where Ann Griffiths(well loved Methodist hymn maker) lived on her family farm. See Page on Methodism.

Edited extract from -A Topographical Dictionary of Wales.Samuel Lewis, 1833
LLANGADVAN (LLAN-GADVAN), a parish in the upper division of the hundred of MATHRAVAL, county of MONTGOMERY, NORTH WALES, 7 miles. (W. N. W.) from Llanvair, containing only 1067 inhabitants. This parish derives its name from the dedication of its church to St. Cadvan, who flourished in the sixth century, and was regarded as the saint of warriors. It is situated on the Drovers road from Welsh- pool to Machynlleth; which passes by the noted posting-house called Cann Office.The parish is nearly seven thousand acres, of which about five thousand are enclosed and cultivated,including many isolated farmsteads and mills, many run by families of Hughes's, Owens and Evan’s.The whole is boldly undulating,and the surrounding scenery is strikingly varied, comprising portions of cultivation,forests and upland moors with rocky outcrops. At Moel Achles, in the township of Cowny, a vein of lead-ore was discovered, and mines of that metal were for some time worked with success. Peat is dug in the parish, and forms the principal fuel of the inhabitants. A branch of the river Vyrnwy flows through the village, and unites with the river Banwy, near the church. In the neighbourhood are some handsome mansions, of which the principal within the parish is Llwydiarth House, formerly the seat of the family of Vaughan, descended from Aleth Hen, King of Dyved, and now the property of Sir W. W. Wynne, Bart.                 
 There are places of worship for Independents and Calvinistic and Wesleyan Methodists and a National school for the free instruction of poor children. In the township of Cyfin, in this parish, was a small monastery, probably dependent on the Cistercian abbey of Strata Marcella :at Dissolution this became the property of the Vaughans of Llwydiarth. There are no remains of the building but the site which it occupied is still called Cae 'r Mynach, and below it is a ford over the river Owddyn, a branch of the Vyrnwy, called Rhyd y byde, which is by some thought to be a corruption of Rhyd yr Abadan, " the ford of the abbots," or of Rhyd y badan, " the ford of the boats," from a pool adjoining, in which boats were formerly kept. .. At Cann Office,where is the Inn,an important stop on an East to West Drovers road,here are the remains of a British, encampment, Near Pont y llogel, in the township of Cyfin, and near the bank of the river Vyrnwy, are two large cairns.  Besides these, which are undoubtedly the sepulchres of native British chieftains, there is, on the neighbouring hills, and more especially on that called Pen Coed, a great number of barrows, supposed to be the graves of their followers : On the summit of an opposite hill, called Mopart, and running completely across it, is a protective ditch as large as Offa's Dyke.    Fynnon Gadvan, or " St. Cadvan's Well," was formerly in great repute for the marvellous efficacy attributed to its water, and was anciently covered with some building, of which the stones, of remarkably large size, were remaining within the last few years. There is a chalybeate spring in the township of Cyfin; but it is not much resorted to. William Jones, an eminent poet and critic, was born in this parish, in 1729, and was interred here in 1795:

In Oct 2006 Mrs J Ann Davies,researcher at The National Library of Wales on my instructions undertook an investigation of Thomas Hughes’s origins.Below is the evidence as it was unearthed.

A detailed study of the birth,marriage and burial records of the four adjacent parishes of Llangadfan,Llangfihangel,Llanerfyl and Llanfair Caereinion now show that the Hughes family originate on the farms around Blowty and Cyffin just north of Llangadfan..It is an area rich in the barrows,cairns,defensive ditches,magical springs etc of their Celtic forefathers..The four sets of families related with certainty are listed in the three tables below   In the1841 Census and not necessarily related,Evan and Ann Owen farm 180a at Cyffin,David and Anne Evans farm160a at Cyffin Fawr. David Owens farm servant. at 12a Rhydebyde(Rhydebyde seems to be a small holding ,possibly where one of the married sons lives.related to Cyfin Fawr Farm).Maurice and Hannah Evans farm 140a at Blowty.Evan and Jane Morris farms 160a at Parc,while John and Elizabeth Hughes farm 806a at Fridd Cownwy and Hugh Hughes is the Minister at Foel Independent Chapel.

The St Asaph Notitiae for Llangadfan 1685 lists 148 families and four of these could well be our direct ancestors,these are - Hugh Roger with 6 in household and a Morris Evans with 9 in household including children age 5,9,12,14&16 and a Robert Thomas with 4 in house hold including a child age 6.,and a John Owen with 6 in household including children,age 7,9,12,13 & 15.

Part of the Parish of Llangadfan- in the Afon Banwy valley. from Glyndwrs Way(The public walk named after Owen Glendower)..

.The Parish Church of St Cadfan ,hence the name Llangadfan,with many slate headstones of Evans,Hughes and Jones families,including Morris Evans of Blowty(see 1841 Census below).and relations by the Church door.

• Transcription of marriage record for John Hughes and Jane Evans Llangadfan March 27^th 1780                                         
• Page 33—no specific number                                          
• John Hughes bachelor of the Parish of Llangadfan and Jane Evans of the aforesaid    parish by banns March 27^th 1780.Both sign by mark          
• Witnesses both sign by name John Evans of Blowti ,Edward Gardner (smith)         

This entry confirms that both John Hughes and Jane Evans are resident in the Parish of Llangadfan in 1780,even though by 1790,their children are being born at Rhydebyde just across the parish border with Llanfihangel. John Evans of Blowty,one of the witnesses could well be Jane Evans’s father or brother.In fact John Evans is her brother and Edward Gardner marries her sister Sarah in 1779

• Llangadfan Parish baptisms.                                     23 August 1752 John son of Thomas Hughes of Cyffin by his wife Margaret                                                    
• 3 March 1755 Jane daughter of Morris Evan of Blowty and Mary

This birth of John Hugh(es) in 1753 fits exactly with his age of 70 at his death at Llanloddian in 1823(there are no other births of a John Hughes at Llangadfan within 10 years).So now we have the names of his parents -Thomas and Margaret Hughes farming at Cyffin in 1753,The hamlet of Cyffin is less than a mile away from Rhydebyde.Also the birth of Jane Evan in 1755 fits exactly with her age of death of 74 in 1826 --- see Llanfair Caereinion burial records below.

POWIS CASTLE DEEDS PART 3                                                                        D27/48/9
1676, Sept. 23
1 William John Evan of Blowty, co. Mont., esq.
2 Evan John Evan of p. Garthbeibio, gent.
3 John Owen of Bryngwaithan and David Evan of Rhosaflo, gent’s POST-NUPTIAL SETTLEMENT (GIFT WITH ENFEOFFMENT) of Moris Evan son of 2 and Elizabeth daughter and heir of 1, whereby 2 m’s, one of which is called Bryntail together with a parcel (2 days math of hay) near Llangadvan Bridge, and a house in t. BLOWTY [p. LLANGADFAN] are conveyed from 1 to 3 to the uses of the marriage.
D27/48/10-11
1713, May 4-5
1 (a) Morris Evan of Blowty, co. Mont., gent., (b) Evan Moris, his only son and heir
2 (a) Thomas Jones, BA, rector of Llangadvan, and (b) Robert Thomas David of Llangadvan, yeoman
POST-NUPTIAL SETTLEMENT (LEASE AND RELEASE) of 1(b) and Elizabeth, daughter of 2(b), whereby a m. in t. BLOUTY, and a m. called Tyddyn y Moppart in t’s MOELVELIARTH and MAESLLAMISTYN [p. LLANGADFAN] are conveyed from 1 to 2 to the uses of the marriage.

D27/48/21
1811, April 22
1 William Pryce of Penyllan, p. Forden, co. Mont., farmer, and Thomas Pryce of the Dole, p. Forden, farmer, sons and executors of William Pryce, late of Penyllan, gent., dec.
2 Maurice Evans late of Pool, co. Mont., but now of Oxford Street, Middlesex, mercer, eldest son and heir at law of John Evans late of Llangadfan, co. Mont., gent., who was the eldest son and heir of Morris Evans late of Blowty, co. Mont., gent.
3 Abraham Jones late of Guilsfield, but now of Castle Caerinion, farmer, and Isaac Jones of Trelyddan, p. Guilsfield, sons and executors of Isaac Jones late of the Hem, p. Forden, gent., dec.
ASSIGNMENT AND FURTHER MORTGAGE (D27/48/20) (5 Aug. 1775) to secure several sums of £200 and £500.

16400.post 1734, Dec.
ABSTRACT of the title of Viscount Clive to Blowty and Ty Coch otherwise Tyddyn y Moppart Farms, p. Llangadfan, co. Mont
16128..1830, Dec. 2
CASE on the title of Blowty Farm with counsel’s opinion
15485..1832, March 28
1 Maurice Evan Evans of Holborn in the city of London, carpet warehouseman, and Margaret his wife
2 Edward Herbert, viscount Clive
3 John Yorke Jefferson of Clements Inn, Middlesex, gent.
4 William Clive of Pool, co. Mont., clerk
5 Abraham Jones of Sylfaen, co. Mont., yeoman, and Isaac Jones of Guilsfield, co. Mont., yeoman
LEASE AND RELEASE to make 3 tenant to the precipe for suffering a common recovery of Blowty Farm (parcels and boundaries described) in t. BLOWTY, and a m. called Tycoch formerly called Pen Mopart Farm otherwise Tyddyn y Mopart (parcels and boundaries described) in t. MOELFELIARTH, and parcels of land allotted to 1 out of the waste lands called Yr Allt Cae Dwr, in t. MOELFELIARTH and Gowriad otherwise Gwrid, in t. CYFFIN, all in p. LLANGADFAN, co. Mont.

Alwyn D Rees in his book “Life in a Welsh Countryside” based on his studies of Llanfihangel states that in naming children,it was the custom to name the eldest son after his paternal grandfather and the second son after his father.The custom of naming the first and second daughters after their maternal and then paternal grandmothers was also practised,This custom was based on a Welsh belief that there was a special bond between alternate generations.An illustrious member of the family might also be remembered in a childs second Christian name.--see the Stanley Hughes’s.    Loyality to relatives was very important and is an echo of the medieval Welsh tribal system as opposed to the English feudal system. Thomas Hughes of Cyffin,John Hughes of Rhydebyde and Thomas Hughes of Llanloddian follow this pattern of naming the first son.

The Montgomeyshire Genealogical Society have recently transcribed the Llangadfan Parish Records and the following records are relevant------------------- Baptisms Jan 23rd 1781.Thomas son of John Hughes of Blowti and Jane      Baptisms May 9th 1784. Maurice son of John Hughes of Moppart and Jane  Burials Dec 14th 1787 Mary Hughes daughter of John Hughes of Llanfihangel Burials Dec 13th 1788 Thomas Hughes son of John Hughes of Llanfihangel. This proves that John and Jane Hughes wed in 1880 have two children at Blowti and Moppart in Llangadfan before moving just across the river into Llanfihangel,where four more children are born(including our John, Thomas,Mary and Anne)..Unfortunately the first Mary ,Thomas die as infants,but Maurice lives on to become a farmer at Bryn Penarth,Llanfair. -see below.

HUGHES of LLANLLODDIAN BURIALS in LLANFAIR PRS 1790-1860    

• 1806  Jan 2^nd   Jane Hughes   Llanlloddian                        
• 1810  July 16th Elizabeth Hughes Llanloddian                     (after 1816 ages for the deceased are recorded)                       
• 1817  Nov 19^th  Thomas Hughes 9 weeks Llanlloddian uchaf           
• 1823  Dec 23^rd  John  Hughes   70     Llanlloddian uchaf        
• 1834  Jan 31^st   Maurice Hughes  1     Llanlloddian             
• 1841  Jan 29^th   Elizabeth Hughes infant  Llanlloddian isa             
• 1860  Oct 29^th   Elizabeth Hughes 54    Llanlloddian

The death of Maurice Hughes age 1 son and Elizabeth Hughes wife age 54 are recorded on Thomas Hughes’s tomb at Llanfair (see photo on next page).The John Hughes death in 1823 at Llanloddian uchaf age 70,would indicate that he is Thomas Hughes father and that he was born c1753.

This bond and John Hughes’s burial record prove that John and Jane Hughes were farming at Llanloddian Uchaf in 1823.Now the hunt was on for a record of John Hughes birth 70 years earlier (found -see above) and a record of Jane Hughes widow’s death and possible Will.She is not listed with her son Thomas Hughes at Llanloddian Uchaf in the 1841 Census,so she has probably died between 1823 and 1841.

This bond or affidavit type of will was often used for estates valued at less than £100. .The front of the bond states “Llanfair Cr. Admin to the personal Estate and Effects of John Hughes late of Llanlloddian ffarmer dec’ed.Granted 21st May 1823. in the 4th year of our Lord, George the Fourth. -- under £100” The bondsmen(to the value of £200 to John,Lord Bishop of St Asaph) and signatories to the document are Jane Hughes X signs with her mark.. Evan Jones (farmer of Llangyniew Parish) signs and Thomas Evans(farmer of Llangyniew Parish) X signs with his mark. Sealed and Delivered in the presence of W,Wyatt. It also records at back that Probate to be sent to Mr Lewis Llanfair Cr..Witness to the bond was John Jones, Surrogate.

Since Jane Hughes is not listed in the 1841 Census,she must have died sometime between 1823(the date of the bond) and 1841. Research at The National Library of Wales through Parish Records and Bishop Transcripts of burials,produced the following results.                     

In the 1841 Census a Maurice Hughes age 57 and Mary Hughes age 58 are tenants at the 105 acre Bryn Penarth Farm ,just 1 mile south of Llanfair .no children listed.His headstone can be seen at Penarth Congregational Chapel dated 1843 all in Welsh and his age is 59(see below his birth recorded in 1784 at Moppart, Llangadfan ). Also of significance is that he signs as a witness in 1824 at the wedding of William Davies of Brithdir to Mary Hughes,who is none other than the sister of Thomas Hughes of Llanloddian. So it is possible that Jane Hughes is staying at the Penarth home of Maurice her eldest son.when she dies age 74?The answer is Yes- see above. Maurice is a family name ,which occurs over and over again and this Maurice is also an Independent Church goer.The Llanfair Parish Register lists Maurice Hughes marriage to Mary Davies in 1825(on May 25 by Licence-see St Asaph mariage bonds 1825)they are both described as of this parish,so Maurice.at this date, was possibly, still farming with his father John(died 1823) and brother Thomas at Llanloddian

Research at the NatLibWales has also revealed a will (SA1764/61)dated 1764 of Maurice Hughes yeoman of Llangadfan.This will names his eldest son Henry Morris(this family is still using patronymic surnames i.e,the son uses his father’s Christian name as a surname)  his eldest daughter Jane wife of Morris Jones,his son Thomas,his wife Elizabeth and other unnamed children.The witnesses are Robert Lloyd,JohnEvans, Joseph Marpole.,who all sign by mark.Thomas Morgan and Hugh Pugh are appointed trustees.Is his son Thomas our Thomas Hughes of Cyffin,Llangadfan and is one of the witnesses John Evans of Blowty? More research required -.No record of Thomas Hughes having a son called John , found as yet.So it still looks as though Thomas Hugh Roger is our John Hughes father.

Bryn Penarth Farm House once the farmhouse of Maurice Hughes now offers high class holiday accommodation.Mrs Watkin,the owner has original mortgage,sale and enclosure documents c.1810-30,which name Maurice Hughes as tenant at Bryn Penarth.

1841 Census     Montgomeryshire County     Llanfair Caereinion Parish   Penarth Township

Will of Morris(Maurice) Hughes,Yeoman of Bryn Penarth,Llanfair Caereinion dated 10th May 1844.

HUGHES, John, bach., Llangadfan, MGY. 1812, Jul 11. At Ll. Elizabeth Jones. Marriage Bond. 161/132.

The Llangadfan Parish Records are particularly informative ,for instance in the burial records1772- 1812  (copied and available from the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society) the vicar for some years ,not only gives age at death but also cause of death for each of his parishioners,plus their parents names and mothers maiden name,which was most helpful in establishing family relationships.Between May 26th 1797 and June 8th 1803 there are 67 deaths.recorded. of which 15 are from old age(70 to 101 years old) 7 babies under 1 year, 7 from consumption(age 24 to 61), 7 from fever(age 3 to 76), 7 from smallpox( age 1 to 20}, 5 from dropsy(age 34 to 69].5 from decay(age 14 to 77), 2 from palsy(age 20-28), 5 more young children(2 from whooping cough,1 from worms,1 scalded,1 drowned), 7 more adults (1 from kings evil,1 from spleen,1 from jaundice,1 from apoplexy,1 from lunacy, 1 from convulsion,and 1 sudden death).So although life was pretty tough 200 years ago ,from tending livestock in all weathers,,spinning wool,making butter and cheese in damp and partly heated dwellings,and struggling to market on unmade roads ,28 out of 67 did manage to reach the age of 65+. although 19 died under the age of 10.This was undoubtedly a healthier life than living in the big towns and they did have their independence - even the agricultural laboures and artisans (cobblers,wheelwrights,weavers etc) had their own plots of land from 1/2 to 5 acres + ,often cut out of waste land and some big enough to be described as small tenant farmers,whilst also labouring on larger farms often for their parents or better off relations.This is a reflection of the much older Celtic Clan system,where members feel duty bound to help each other, rather than the Saxon or Norman system of feudal lord with their freemen,bondsmen and serfs.

WYNNSTAY RENTALS AND ACCOUNTS of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 6th bart. (3)
Part 3 of Schedule
ANALYTICAL LIST OF ESTATE RENTALS: POST-1808

LLWYDIARTH ESTATE
Property in p’s Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa (t’s Llwydiarth, Fach-wen, Cadwnfa, Garth Uchaf, Cefncleisiog, Rhiwlas, Halfen, Dolwar, Farchwel, Nantycyndy, Llaethbwlch), Llangadfan (t’s Cyffin, Bryngwaeddan, Llangadfan, Blowty, Moelfeliarth), Llanfair Caereinion (t’s Gwenynog, Llanfair, Pen- tyrch, Dol-ged, Llanloddian Isaf and Uchaf, Rhiwhiriarth, Rhosaflo,
Peniarth, Bryn-glas, Brynelen), Llangynyw (t’s Cynhinfa, Gwenynog), Llanerfyl (t’s Cefn-llys-isaf and Cefn-llys-uchaf, Cnewyll, Craen, Coetalog), Manafon (t. Dwyriw), Llanwyddelan (t. Treganol), Garthbeibio, Llanwddyn, Llanllugan, Welshpool, all in co. Mont.

An examination of the Wynnstay Estate accounts of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn held in the National Library of Wales would indicate that our Hughes and Jones Family are moving round as tenants on various farms on the Wynnstay Estate.One can imagine an ambitious farmer going to Sir Watkin William Wynne or his agent and asking if a larger tenancy was available for him or one of his sons. Likewise for the Davies Family on the Glansevern Estate round Berriew.