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Copyright
Helen Forder
2008
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(1835 - 1924)
[Referred to as Dafydd Williams
by Lady Llanofer. He was her under-agent in the 1880s.]
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David Williams was born in
Aberystwyth, about 1835. He was my great-grandfather, known in our family
as 'Dadcu' [grandfather], and known in Llanofer as Mr Dafydd Williams.
His parents were David Williams, a mason, born in Llanbadarnfawr,
Aberystwyth about 1793, and Margaret, born in Llanfair, Merionethshire,
about 1801.
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Dafydd Williams
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According to the 1851
census, the family were then living in Vulcan Place, Llanbadarnfawr. Although
he was only 16 years old, David's occupation was given as 'Cabinet Maker'.
At that time, there were two other children - John, born in Aberystwyth,
about 1838, and Ann, born in Aberystwyth about 1840.
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In the 1851 census, Dafydd's
occupation, at the age of 16, was 'cabinet maker', but on his marriage
certificates, he is a 'joiner'.
In December 1857 he married Elizabeth Richards, at the Parish Church,
Llanbadarnfawr, Cardiganshire.
She was born about 1835, the daughter of David Richards, a joiner.
They had a daughter, Margaret Jane, born at Vulcan Place, Aberystwyth, on
20th March 1862.
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On the 5th April 1862,
Elizabeth, aged 27, died of 'Palsy'; their address was Penmaesglas,
Aberystwith.
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Dafydd married again on
December 5th 1865. His second wife was Mary Morgans, aged 26, the daughter
of Evan Morgan, a labourer. The marriage took place at the Parish church,
Aberystwyth. Mary was born about 1840, in Llanychaearn.
According to a family story, Dafydd, a well educated man, would stand in
the town square reading the newspaper aloud for the benefit of those who
could not read.
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At the time of the 1871
census, Dafydd and Mary Williams were living at 10 Vulcan Place,
Aberystwyth.
Their children were Margaret Jane (1st wife Elizabeth's daughter) aged 9;
John aged 4; Evan aged 3; and Elizabeth Ann, aged 1.
Dafydd's occupation is given as Building Surveyor.
In 1881 they were living at 10 Vulcan Street, with four more children -
James aged 6; George aged 4; Mary Anna aged 2; and William aged 4 months.
[I presume that some time
between 1871 and 1881 Vulcan Place was renamed Vulcan Street.]
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10 Vulcan Street, Aberystwyth
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By the time the 1891 census was
taken, Dafydd and his family were living in Cardiff. The children living at
home were Elizabeth aged 21; James aged 16; William aged 10; Griffith aged
8; and Eos Mwynwen aged 6.
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All the children of Dafydd
and Mary Williams, except Eos Mwynwen, were born in Aberystwyth. Eos
Mwynwen was born in Goytre, Monmouthshire, and family legend says she was
given her very Welsh name by Lady Llanofer herself!
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