Moelifor Farm and Estate Records in the village of Llanrhystud, including date, acreage, tenure, occupier or head of household.
Information provided by: John Hughes.
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Farm |
Date |
Acreage |
Tenure |
Occupier/Head |
| Moelifor | 1553 | – | – | John Gwynne |
| 1738 | – | – | ? Phillips | |
| 1760 | – | – | – | |
| 1773 | – | – | William Lewis | |
| 1802 | – | – | Jenkin Jones | |
| 1822 | – | – | John Jones | |
| 1831 | – | – | John Jones | |
| 1839 | 180 | – | John Jones | |
| 1841 | – | – | John Jones | |
| 1851 | – | – | John Jones (48) | |
| 1861 | – | – | John Jones | |
| 1871 | – | – | John Jones (widower) | |
| 1872 | – | – | Evan Jones | |
| 1881 | – | – | Evan Jones | |
| 1882 | – | – | – | |
| 1894 | – | – | Evan Jones |
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Other Holdings |
Total Acreage |
Living-in |
Living-in |
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| – | – | 2M; 3F | 2M |
| – | – | 2M; 3F | 8M; 2F |
| – | – | 2F | 7M; 1F |
| – | – | 2M; 3F | 3M; 1F* |
| – | – | 2M; 1F | 4M; 3F* |
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Owner of Farm |
Comments |
Reference |
| – | John Gwynne of Moelifor, MP for Cardigan & 1563-7); Caernarvonshire (1553 & 1536-83) (1572-83) | W. Edwards, Llanrhystud, T.C.A.S. xi, 1931, pp. 66-7 |
| – | Madam Phillips contributes to repair of Llanrhystud church | NLW Llanrhystud Vestry Book |
| Rev. Watkin Lewis Penybenglog, Pemb. | – | Davies (Card. freeholders, see APP II) |
| – | – | Davies (Card. freeholders, see APP II) |
| – | – | Davies (Card. freeholders, see APP II) |
| – | – | Davies (Card. freeholders, see APP II) |
| – | – | Davies (Card. freeholders, see APP II) |
| D. Saunders Davies | D. Saunders Davies was a desendant of the Gwynnes of Moelifor | Tithe Apportionment |
| – | – | Census enumerators book |
| – | – | Census enumerators book |
| – | – | Census enumerators book |
| – | *Including son, daughter-in-law and infant grandson. | Census enumerators book |
| – | *Including John Jones father (formerly farmer) | Census enumerators book |
| – | Fanny Saunders Davies, Pentre sells Moelifor Estate under terms of Settled Land Act, 1882. | NLW Morgan Richardson, 1964-5 |
| – | Moelifor Estate mortgaged by D. S. Davies to secure £4700 | NLW Morgan Richard 1056 |
| – | Evan Jones (Moelifor) nominated for parish Council | NLW Minor Dep. 1191B |