Extract from Historic Cardiganshire Homes: Tregynan Uchaf Farm

Tregynan Uchaf Farm 1884 map
Tregynan Uchaf Farm 1884 map

Information provided by: John Hughes.
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1728 will
Jenkin EVAN to ‘my son Evan JENKIN’.

1740 parish rates
Evan JENKIN of Tregynan.

1752 to 1801 vestry book
Thomas EVAN of Tregynan.

1797 land tax
D.DAVIES owner, Thomas EVAN tenant.

1806 map
Evan EVAN, tenant of Tregynan Uchaf.

1814 to 1844 land tax
D.DAVIES owner, Evan EVAN tenant.

1840 parish register
David EVANS (62), of Tregynan Uchaf, buried.

1841 census
Evan EVANS (60) widowed farmer,
William (35) farmer,
Elizabeth (30) farmer’s wife,
Evan (9) son,
John (2) son,
Elizabeth RICHARDS (14) Female Servant,
Thomas VAUGHAN (14) Male Servant.
Mary EVANS (55) widowed farmer,
Evan (30) son,
Mary (15) daughter,
Anne (11) daugther,
David (10) son,
Thomas PARRY.

1841 tithe map
Evan EVANS, tenant of Tregynan Uchaf.

1844 parish register
Evan EVANS (76), of Tregynan Uchaf, buried.

1847 land tax
D.DAVIES owner, William EVANS tenant.

1851 census
William EVANS (48) farmer,
Elizabeth (40) wife,
John (11) son,
William (8) son,
Anne (5) daughter,
David (3) son,
Jane PARRY (23) Female Servant.
Mary EVANS (68) widowed farmer,
Evan (40) son,
Anne (21) daughter,
David (20) grandson,
David JONES (15) Male Servant.

1856 parish register
Evan EVANS (46), of Tregynan Uchaf, buried.

1861 census
William EVANS (57) farmer,
Elizabeth (49) wife,
John (21) son,
William (18) son,
Anne (15) daughter,
David (13) son.

1869 articles of agreement
Whereby it is arranged that if the daughter of Jane JONES, widow of Brynda, Llanilar, or the son of William EVANS of Tregynan Ucha, Llanrhystud, should die within three years of the date of the document, then half a messuage in Pontrhydfendigaid, and of some sums of money, is to be returned to the nearest relatives.

1871 land tax
A.S.DAVIES owner, William EVANS tenant.

1871 census
William EVANS (68) farmer,
Elizabeth (59) wife,
Ann RICHARD (25) married daughter,
David (22) son,
Wm.D RICHARD (2) grandson.

1881 census
Anne RICHARDS (35) farmer,
William (12) son,
Elizabeth M (9) daughter,
John E (5) son.

1891 census
Thomas RICHARDS (52) farmer,
Anne (45) wife,
William David (22) son
Eliza M (19) daughter.