Hen Gapel and Hen Chapel are both the same place. The "chapel" on the LDS
site is a mistranscription.
All of the Marriages for the Dolgellau area from 1837-1950 are now on North
Wales BMD, but despite the fact that both Griffith and Margaret appear to be
from the locality there is no marriage for a Griffith Ellis and a Margaret
on the site prior to 1927!
In 1891 your Margaret & Mary are living in Ty Newydd Ganllwyd
William Jones, H, Farmer 33 Llanddwywe Uwch
Margaret Jones Wife 33 Llanelltyd
Mary Jones Daughter 10 Llanelltyd
Kate Jones Daughter 6 Celynnin
Richard Jones 4 Celynnin
John Owen Jones son 2 months Llanddwywe Uwch
The fact that Mary was their eldest and born in 1880 suggests that William
and Margaret were married in 1878-1879. There are two possibilities for this
union on NWBMD
William Jones & Margaret Jones who married in 1878 and William Jones and
Margaret Parry who married in 1879, unfortunately I can't find either a
Margaret Jones or Parry in the 1871 census born in either Llanelltyd or
Llanddwywe Uwch (Ganllwyd) parish.
It might help if you sent an e-mail to Dylan, the registrar in Dolgellau
asking for details of both marriages.
dylannjones(a)gwynedd.gov.uk
All the best
Alwyn
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Oddi wrth/From: Jim & Sheila Latimer [mailto:jlatimer@yahoo.ca]
Anfonwyd/Sent: 15 June 2005 01:01
At/To: WLS-MERIONETHSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Pwnc/Subject: Re: ATB: [MER] Margaret dau Richard JONES bap Llanelltyd
Dolgellau 1834/35
Alwyn
I have members of my family tree, William Ellis & Catherine Evans who were
both christened at "Hen Chapel Congregational Church, Dolgellau" between
1815 & 1818. Is this the same as the "Hen Gapel" you're referring to?
One of their children, Griffith Ellis married a Margaret (last name
unknown). But at their house during the 1881 census was a cousin, Margaret
Jones, born 1858, and her daughter, Mary Jones - 10 months - born 1880.
Of course Jones, like Ellis is/was very common in that area now & back then.
My main interest is whether I have the wrong information in "Hen Chapel" or
are they the same place?
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