Rev Jones' map
Rev Jones' map
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Community & Civic Life

Llangunllo Primitive Methodists

Rev Rose, and Rev Jones before him, visited several members of his class or fellowship group from the Llangunllo area of Radnorshire, and made notes about them.

Four of the families appear on the 1901 census, which was most recent at the time, and some were also there for the 1891 census.

Firstly there was the Griffiths family - Richard Griffiths, his wife and their two daughters lived at Llancoch. Rev Jones notes that they "all attend our place" and that they are "kind people near the station". They did not live in the village in 1891.

OS map showing Llancoch
Llancoch Farm, Llangunllo
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Rev Jones' notes
More handwritten notes by Rev Jones, at the back of A Class Book
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1901 Census
Llancoch, Llangunllo
Name Position
in
household
Marital
status
Age Occupation Employer,
Worker or
own account
Place of Birth English/ Welsh
speaker
Richard Griffiths Head M 56 Farmer Employer Llanbister Rads English
Eliza Griffiths Wife M 41     Hereford Aymestry English
Martha Griffiths Dau S 22 Farmer's Daughter Worker Llangunllo Rads English
Eleanor Griffiths Dau S 17 Farmer's Daughter Worker Llangunllo Rads English
Elizabeth Thomas Mother-in-law Wid 81 Living on own means   Velindre Rads English

OS map showing Cloggie
Cloggie Farm, Llangunllo
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The Vaughans also attended the class. They lived "up by the Vicarage" at Cloggie Farm. However in 1891 they lived in a different part of the village at Tack Barn.

1891 Census
Tack Barn, Llangunllo
Name Position in
household
Marital
status
Age Occupation Place of Birth English/Welsh
speaker
William Vaughan Head M 41 Agricultural labourer Llandewy Rads English
Mary Vaughan Wife M 38   Llanfihangel Radnor English
Eleanor Vaughan Dau   11 Scholar Llangunllo Rads English
William Vaughan Son   9 Scholar Llangunllo Rads English
John Vaughan Son   6 Scholar Llangunllo Rads English
Evan Vaughan Son   3   Llangunllo Rads English
Annie Vaughan Dau   1   Llangunllo Rads English


OS map showing Bailey Farm
Bailey Farm, Llangunllo
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Next to them were the Misses Lloyd and brothers at Bailey Farm. Rev Jones comments that "father's dead, mother recently died". He also seems to be concerned that they have become 'church' people but that Rev Rose should call anyway. The Lloyd family are not to be found in Llangunllo in 1891.


1901 Census
Bailey Farm, Llangunllo
Name Position in
household
Marital
status
Age Occupation Employer, Worker
or own account
Place of Birth English/Welsh
speaker
Margaret Lloyd Head Wid 56 Farmer Employer Eardisley Hereford English
James I Lloyd Son S 34 Farmer's son Worker Eardisley Hereford English
John S Lloyd Son S 24 Farmer's son Worker Glascombe Rads English
Annie Lloyd Dau S 20 Farmer's daughter Worker Glascombe Rads English
Ada Lloyd Dau S 17 Farmer's daughter Worker Maesmynis Brecon English
Hugh C Lloyd Son S 15 Farmer's son Worker Maesmynis Brecon English

Lastly there are Mr and Mrs Tong, Mr Tong being a postman and blacksmith in the village. Rev Jones's directions are that "if you get him for company [7.35 in at Post Office] on a dark night it is as well up the dingle". In 1901 he was still living at 'Gravel', where he had been living at the earlier 1891 census.

1891 Census
Gravel, Llangunllo
Name Position in
household
Marital
status
Age Occupation Place of Birth English/Welsh
speaker
John Tong Head M 40 Blacksmith Llangunllo Rads English
Mary Tong Wife M 40   Heyope Rads English
James Tong Son S 13 Scholar Llangunllo Rads English
Margaret Tong Dau S 11   Llangunllo Rads English
Sarah Tong Dau S 7   Llangunllo Rads English
William Tong Son S 5   Llangunllo Rads English