1841 Census

1841 Census, Llanhilleth [HO107/743]

This is the complete census returns for the northern part of the parish, including Six Bells, St. Illtyd, and Aberbeeg. It does not include the lower part of Llanhilleth, Sofrydd and Crumlin.

I do not guarantee there are no mistakes in my copying, and in some cases the handwriting was difficult to read. Also, the division between one house and the next is not always clear. If anything you find here is of particular interest to you, I advise you to check the microfilm yourself.

Note: there was less detail in the 1841 census than in later ones. Relationships within the household were not given. Ages of people 15 and upwards were rounded down to the nearest 5 years. People were not asked their place of birth, only whether they had been born in the same county, and if not, whether they were born in Scotland, Ireland or abroad. So the letter in the last column means as follows:

Y: born in Monmouthshire

N: born elsewhere in England or Wales (or abroad with British citizenship)

S: born in Scotland

I: born in Ireland

F: foreign nationality

Sometimes an address (e.g. Blaencuffin, or "near church") appears in more than one place in the returns. This probably had to do with the route taken by the enumerator, or the fact that he did not have time to complete his work and had to come back another day.

The occupation column seems to have been left blank in a lot of cases. Either there was a lot of unemployment at that time, or (more likely) sons were assumed to have the same occupation as their father.

Avodarthon Ucha:

Thomas Morgan 60 farmer Y

Catherine Morgan 65 Y

Edmund Walters 13 male servant Y

Joseph Buckler 13 male servant Y

Mary Williams 13 female servant Y

Blaencuffin:

Joseph Fluke 25 collier N

Elizabeth Fluke 20 Y

John Fluke 5 mths Y

David Morgan 55 collier N

Ann Morgan 45 Y

David Morgan 25 Y

Elizabeth Morgan 4 Y

Richard Morgan 2 Y

John Williams 45 shoemaker Y

Mary Williams 25 Y

Edwin Williams 1 Y

Blaencnyw

David Phillips 30 farmer Y

Jane Phillips 25 Y

John Phillips 2 Y

James Phillips 1 Y

Rachel James 14 Y

James Jones 25 male servant N

Mary Williams 15 female servant N

John Jones 13 collier Y

Mary Jones 4 Y

William Jones 2 Y

Jane Morris 13 Y

William Bowen 40 collier N

David Reynolds 30 collier Y

Maesycnyw

Edmund Davies 35 collier Y

Mary Davies 25 Y

William Phillips 30 farmer Y

Elizabeth Phillips 30 Y

William Phillips 3 Y

James Leonard 30 male servant Y

William Parker 34 male servant Y

Mary Prosser 35 female servant N

Ann Lloyd 13 female servant Y

John Richards 11 male servant Y

Isaac Morgan 55 collier Y

Mary Morgan 60 Y

John Morgan 20 Y

William Morgan 20 Y

Mary Morgan 7 Y

David Thomas 25 collier N

Sarah Thomas 20 Y

William Thomas 3 wks Y

Abraham Williams 40 N

Avodarthon Isha

Jenkin Jones 55 collier Y

Elizabeth Jones 45 Y

Mary Jones 19 Y

Sarah Jones 17 Y

Lea Jones (f) 13 Y

Ann Jones 9 Y

Edward Jones 4 Y

William Lewis 4 Y

Margaret Lewis 2 wks Y

John Davies 40 collier Y

Elizabeth Davies 25 Y

Martha Davies 10 Y

William Davies 3 Y

John Davies 1 Y

Richard Jones 35 N

Margaret Jones 70 independent means Y

Mary Jenkins 30 Y

Thomas Addis 30 male servant Y

Elizabeth Lewis 65 independent means Y

Francis Grice 35 labourer N

Elizabeth Grice 30 N

George Grice 3 Y

Mary Richards 40 Y

Sarah Richards 7 Y

Cwm

John Davies 30 minister N

Mary Davies 25 N

Evan Davies 1 N

Edmund Williams 65 farmer Y

Amy Williams 35 independent means Y

John Williams 30 surgeon Y

Thomas Parfitt 12 male servant N

Mary Powell 20 female servant N

Isaac Davies 35 carpenter Y

Mary Davies 20 Y

Ann Davies 1 Y

John Davies 5 wks Y

John Hawkins 40 labourer I

Twyn Glase

William Price 50 agricultural labourer N

Ann Price 45 Y

William Price 25 collier Y

Edmund Price 15 Y

Roger Price 15 Y

Elizabeth Price 12 Y

John Price 6 Y

Thomas Lloyd 60 collier Y

David Roderick 50 collier Y

Mary Roderick 25 Y

Ty-y-Coed

Thomas Edwards 35 wood cutter Y

Elizabeth Edwards 55 N

Cwm

Anthony Davies 30 agricultural labourer Y

Ann Davies 40 Y

John Davies 14 Y

Mary Davies 10 Y

Margaret Davies 7 Y

Ann Davies 5 Y

Sarah Davies 81 Y

Benjamin Evans 35 stone cutter N

Ann Evans 35 Y

Thomas Evans 4 Y

Meredith Evans (m) 2 Y

David Evans 3 mths Y

James Samuel 55 farmer Y

Blainch Samuel 55 Y

Roger Samuel 20 Y

Charles Samuel 17 agricultural labourer Y

Martha Easan (?) 1 Y

William Ridge 40 shoe maker N

Ann Rees 15 female servant Y

Ty-y-Graig

William Evans 40 agricultural labourer Y

Rachel Evans 35 Y

Job Evans 5 Y

Thomas Evans 2 Y

Catherine Evans 70 N

Mary Edwards 9 Y

James Nicholas 25 wood cutter N

Susannah Nicholas 25 Y

David Nicholas 2 Y

Thomas Nicholas 6 wks Y

Pentre

Lewis Edwards 90 pauper Y

Margaret Edwards 82 Y

Michael Williams 40 labourer Y

Jane Williams 45 Y

Elias Davies 40 labourer Y

Ann Davies 25 Y

William Davies 12 Y

Anna Davies 9 Y

John Davies 6 Y

William Davies 20 Y

Glan-y-dwr

John Davies 50 carpenter Y

Rebecca Davies 55 N

David Davies 20 Y

Mary Davies 20 Y

Margaret Davies 15 Y

John Davies 10 Y

John Miles 20 Y

Richard Williams 25 wood cutter Y

Martha Williams 25 Y

Philip Williams 1 Y

John Coslett 40 labourer Y

Ty Glan-dwr

William Edwards 55 riddle man Y

Catherine Edwards 45 N

Jenkin Jenkins 45 mason N

Sarah Jenkins 25 Y

Thomas Jenkins 2 mths Y

Pentre

Thomas Evans 35 blacksmith Y

Mary Evans 35 Y

Edward Evans 9 Y

Lewis Evans 7 Y

Ann Evans 4 Y

William Evans 2 Y

Thomas Michael 30 labourer Y

Sarah Michael 35 N

Elizabeth Michael 9 N

Charlotte Michael 7 N

Ann Hendry 45 N

Morgan Hendry 11 Y

William Hendry 8 Y

Henry Hendry 5 Y

Evan Watkin 1 (?) Y

Evan Watkins 30 Y

John Price 40 malster N

Elinder Price (f) 30 N

Ellen Price 5 Y

Benjamin Davies 40 labourer Y

Mary Davies 35 Y

Mary Davies 8 Y

Jane Davies 5 Y

John Davies 1 Y

Sarah Miles 75 N

Thomas Lewis 45 collier Y

Rachel Lewis 45 Y

Dazia (?) Lewis (f) 25 Y

Sarah Lewis 20 Y

Henry Lewis 15 Y

Thomas Lewis 10 Y

Rachel Lewis 2 Y

Mary Edmunds 7 mths Y

John Jones 40 collier Y

Rachel Jones 40 Y

David Phillip 35 shoe maker N

Old Mill

John Edmunds 20 mason Y

Thomas Edmunds 45 mason Y

Harriet Edmunds 25 Y

Daniel Edmunds 11 Y

Martha Edmunds 4 Y

Margaret Edmunds 2 Y

Hanna Price 3 Y

N.K. 4 days Y

Pontaberbeeg

John Richards 30 shoe maker Y

Martha Richards 20 Y

William Richards 30 clerk Y

Anna Evans 15 female servant Y

Rachel Jenkins 65 independent means Y

Ann Morgan 70 Y

Lea Phillips (f) 80 Y

Isaac Phillips 40 carpenter Y

Tobias Williams 40 stone cutter N

Mary Williams 40 N

Jacob Williams 11 N

Elizabeth Williams 9 N

Simon Leonard 25 inn keeper Y

Elizabeth Leonard 20 Y

James Leonard 2 Y

Joseph Leonard 3 mths Y

Mary Jones 20 independent means Y

Mary Richards 20 female servant Y

John Jones 20 roller Y

George English 25 N

Thomas Vaughan 20 N

William Roberts 20 N

Cwmllwydrew

John Lewis 60 farmer Y

Edmund Lewis 35 Y

Margaret Davies 35 female servant N

Pontaberbeeg

Michael Williams 45 tailor N

Martha Williams 45 N

Michael Williams 15 N

Martha Williams 10 Y

David Williams 8 Y

Ebenezer Williams 3 Y

N.K. 20 tailor N

William Webb 40 malster N

Harriet Webb 35 Y

John Webb 5 Y

Fanny Webb 1 Y

Maryann Harlot 13 female servant N

John Jones 25 labourer N

Ann Jones 20 N

Anna Edwards 5 N

John Farr 40 agricultural labourer N

Mary Farr 30 N

Edward Farr 9 Y

Charles Parfitt 15 male servant N

John Parfitt 14 male servant N

Morgan Dyr 35 wood cutter N

Hanna Dyr 40 N

Margaret Lewis 25 widow N

Thomas Lewis 6 Y

Mosses Rees (m) 1 Y

Near Six Bells

William Fairclough 30 collier N

Fanny Fairclough 30 N

William Fairclough 5 Y

Charlotte Fairclough 2 Y

George Fairclough 6 mths Y

Thomas Tossell 20 N

John Jenkins 50 farrier Y

Ann Jenkins 55 Y

Sabina Meredith 20 Y

Frederick Jenkins 15 haulier Y

Enos Jenkins (m) 14 Y

Samuel Addis 30 collier Y

Jane Addis 20 N

Peter Beynon 30 blacksmith N

Phebi Beynon (f) 30 N

Thomas Gosyar 20 collier N

Hanna Gosyar 25 N

Evan James 35 collier N

Sarah James 30 Y

Martha James 6 Y

James James 4 Y

Mary James 2 Y

William Salisbury 20 N

John Dobbs 5 Y

Thomas Rees 20 Y

William James 25 collier N

Ann James 25 N

Caroline James 5 Y

Isaac James 4 Y

Elizabeth James 2 Y

Harriot James 1 Y

Ann James 6 wks Y

John James 20 collier N

Edward Jones 30 collier N

Jane Jones 15 N

Esther Jones 20 female servant N

William Griffiths 20 miner N

Thomas Tossell 35 collier N

(or Howell?)

Lea do. (f) 40 Y

James Lewis 30 blacksmith N

Gilvach

Marks (?) Matthews 25 collier N

Mary Matthews 30 N

William Matthews 12 N

Ann Matthews 8 N

Jane Matthews 6 N

John Matthews 2 N

Richard Dobbs 35 labourer N

Catharine Dobbs 35 N

David Dobbs 13 Y

Elizabeth Dobbs 9 N

Thomas Williams 25 collier N

Hanna Williams 40 N

Argoed Ucha

Lewis Richards 55 farmer Y

Sarah Richards 55 Y

William Richards 20 butcher Y

Sarah Richards 15 Y

Hannah Richards 13 Y

Ebenezer Richards 11 Y

Daniel Thomas 35 H.P. N

William Jackson 25 agricultural labourer N

Sarah Samuel 25 female servant N

Thomas Jones 15 male servant Y

[H.P. apparently means a soldier or sailor on half pay]

Pen-rhyw

David Jones 60 farmer Y

Mary Jones 40 Y

Ann Jones 15 Y

Dazia Jones (f) 14 Y

John Jones 13 Y

Amelia Jones 11 Y

Lewis Jones 8 Y

David Jones 6 Y

Phillip Jones 4 Y

Daniel Jones 2 Y

Dazia Lewis 80 widow Y

Henry Edmund 85 blind man Y

David Walter 50 collier Y

Argoed

Lewis Davies 35 collier Y

Mary Davies 35 Y

Ann Davies 12 Y

David Davies 7 Y

William Davies 5 Y

Evan Davies 3 Y

John Davies 5 wks Y

Abercommin

William Williams 70 Y

Barbara Williams 70 Y

Ty Llwyd

Miles Loyd 65 farmer Y

Mary Loyd 65 Y

Elizabeth Loyd 20 Y

William Phillips 7 Y

Thomas Thomas 65 Y

John Rogers 45 blacksmith Y

Elizabeth Rogers 50 N

Ann Rogers 15 Y

John Harry 25 collier N

Thomas Davies 30 collier Y

John Morgan 25 haulier Y

Elizabeth Morgan 25 N

Mary Morgan 2 Y

John Morgan 4 mths Y

Jane Lewis 11 Y

William Thomas 60 carpenter N

John Edwards 40 collier Y

John Edwards 20 Y

Charles Edwards 15 Y

William Edwards 15 Y

Thomas Edwards 13 Y

Seth Edwards 10 Y

Ann Edwards 3 Y

Margaret Griffiths 30 female servant N

Church

Anthony Harlot 40 collier Y

Maria Harlot 40 N

Esther Harlot 15 N

Jonathan Harlot 11 N

Elizabeth Harlot 8 Y

Edward Harlot 6 Y

Susannah Harlot 4 Y

Samuel Harlot 2 Y

William Morgan 20 collier Y

Daniel Harding 20 collier N

David Price 65 collier N

Ann Price 75 N

Henry Loyd 45 collier Y

Ann Loyd 40 Y

William Loyd 20 Y

John Loyd 20 Y

Seth Loyd 10 Y

Elizabeth Loyd 8 Y

David Loyd 6 Y

Ceicel (?) Loyd (f) 4 Y

Hannah Loyd 2 Y

John Morris 55 farmer N

Mary Morris 55 N

Margaret Morris 20 Y

Martha Morris 15 Y

William Morris 15 Y

James Jones 6 Y

Catherine Williams 55 female servant Y

Philip Lewis 13 male servant Y

Samuel Price 30 male servant Y

William Jones 15 male servant Y

William Owen 60 collier Y

David Hill 55 collier N

Ty'r David

Lewis Morgan 30 collier Y

Elizabeth Morgan 25 Y

Rachel Morgan 6 Y

John Morgan 4 Y

Elizabeth Morgan 3 Y

Blaencuffin

John Morris 30 collier Y

Ann Morris 25 Y

John Morris 10 Y

Margaret Morris 8 Y

Mary Morris 6 Y

Ann Morris 4 Y

William Morris 3 Y

Thomas Morris 2 Y

Benjamin Morris 1 Y

William Pritchard 20 collier Y

Thomas Jones 14 collier Y

Henry Williams 40 agricultural labourer Y

Philip Williams 5 Y

Edward Williams 3 Y

John Richards 25 collier N

Jane Richards 25 Y

Catherine Richards 3 Y

David Richards 1 Y

George Tuvy 35 collier N

Mary Tuvy 40 Y

Francis Tuvy (m) 15 Y

Morgan Tuvy 15 Y

John Tuvy 14 Y

Mary Tuvy 8 Y

Daniel Tuvy 3 Y

Morgan Williams 85 Y

Mosses Rees (m) 20 collier N

William Rees 15 collier N

John Miles 20 agricultural labourer Y

Near Church

Richard Loyd 35 collier Y

Martha Loyd 35 Y

John Loyd 12 Y

Sarah Loyd 6 Y

Mary Loyd 2 Y

Henry Loyd 5 mths Y

Thomas Morgan 25 agricultural labourer Y

Sarah Morgan 60 Y

Mary Morgan 20 Y

Gilvach

Edward Isaac 35 agricultural labourer Y

Margaret Isaac 40 N

Mary Isaac 5 Y

Isaac Isaac 4 Y

Margaret Isaac 2 Y

Near Church

William Williams 60 collier Y

Martha Williams 65 Y

Edmund Williams 25 Y

Margaret Williams 20 Y

Henry Williams 1 Y

Samuel Church-hill 14 N

John Miles 35 carpenter Y

Ann Miles 45 Y

Lewis Miles 22 Y

Ann Miles 15 Y

William Miles 13 Y

Edward Miles 12 Y

Thomas Miles 10 Y

Thomas Davies 35 collier N

Margaret Davies 25 N

David Davies 4 Y

William Davies 2 Y

The total population of this part of the parish was 456. The population of the whole parish was 662.