Melanie Tucker wrote:
I just received a marriage certificate from 1852 with residence at
time of marriage listed as Cwmynysyfuwch (at least this is what I
see). I can't seem to find where this is. Can anyone help? This
same ancestor was living in the hamlet of Clawrplwyf during the 1851
census, but this doesn't really look like it's the same place exactly.
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Dea Melanie,
I suspect that Cwmynysyfuwch is the name of a property (e.g. a farm) rather
than the name of a place.
The word comprises four elements: cwm-ynys-y-fuwch, where
cwm = valley
ynys = island or river meadow
y = the
fuwch (mutation of buwch) = cow.
Mynyddislwyn parish included the hamlets of Mynyddmaen, Clawrplwyf, and
Penmaen.
'Gazetteer of Monmouthshire' by J. H. Clark, published 1869, states that
Clawrplwyf is: "An extensive hamlet in the parish of Mynyddyslwyn, is
reached from Abercarne station on the Western Valleys line. There are
extensive collieries here. The hamlet includes portions of Abercarne,
Pontllanfraith, Gellygroes and Ynisddu. it contains 515 houses and 2,409
inhabitants."
[Source:
http://www.xkeys.freeserve.co.uk/history/gazettee.htm ]
In 1851, over 2000 persons were living in the hamlet of Clawrplwyf. At that
time the term 'hamlet' was often used in the sense of a subdivision of a
parish, such as a township or tithing, although FitzHugh defines a hamlet
as: "A small group of houses, separate from the main village of a parish,
but nevertheless part of the parish. A hamlet did not rank as a township,
and so had no constable of its own."
[Source: FITZHUGH, Terrick V. H. (1998) "The Dictionary of Genealogy", A. &
C. Black, London; ISBN 0-7136-4859-7; page 130]
I suggest you study old maps and early censuses of the Clawrplwyf area to
see if you can find a property named Cwmynysyfuwch.
Old maps are available at
www.old-maps.co.uk/
The transcription of the 1881 census by the LDS Church does not include
Cwmynysyfuwch in its word database.
Happy hunting!
Kind regards,
John
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