A work in progress …
This is an attempt to create one A–Z list of deceased individuals associated with Cardigan, combining information from the following sources:
Census returns of 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, 1939.
To this list information has been added from the records of St Mary’s Church:
Baptisms 1813-1919; Marriages 1797-1935; Burials 1812-1911
Again, information has been added from the Records of the Cemetery of St Marys’ Church and the Town Cemetery (1880+
Information from the following Annual Reports of the Town Chapels have also been added (so far):
Bethania 1915, 1916, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1948 +
Capel Mair 1906
Tabernacl 1884, 1901
Obituaries from available copies of the Tivy-side.
Entries have been coloured:
Church members = red; Bethania = blue; Capel Mair = green; Tabernacl = orange
ABBREVIATIONS Used (more to come):
BD = boarder / lletywr
Bedydd = baptised
BR = brother / brawd
CI = sister / chwaer
CO = cousin / cefnder
DA = daughter / merch
GD = granddaughter / wyres
GS = grandson / ŵyr
HD = head of household / penteulu
LG = lodger / lodjer
Marr. = married / priodi
MOinlaw = mother in law / mam yng nghyfraith
NC = niece / nith
NP = nephew / nai
s = single / sengl
SO = mab / son
Stepdau = step daughter / merch yng nghyfraith
SV = servant / gwas
VR = visitor / ymwelydd
WI = wife / gwraig
I will be happy to include any photographs of any individuals listed.
If you have stories, memories of anyone I will be happy to include.
I will continue to add relevant information as I find it, and improve the format of the files!
Click on the relevant surname below to reveal a pdf file.
ALL FILES UPDATED on 1.3.23