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From: "Gareth" <W/>
Subject: [DYFED] Not everyone knows this..
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 14:04:18 -0000


Melindwr township, Llanbadarn Fawr [part 2]

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>From the list [ posted to this list before], one of the best known of the
Cornishmen was *Absolem Francis who had received his training at
the Truro School of Mines. He made his mark in the history of metal-mining
with his publication of A History of Cardiganshire Mines and other survey
publications.
Born in 1823, he died at Rose Cottage, Goginan in 1891 and was buried at
Capel Bangor.

Another non-Cardiganshire born man prominent in the district in 1841 was
John Sayer [? a Yorkshireman] who was listed as the innkeeper of the Druid
Inn. His prominence is assumed from the collective name given in a later
census to a number of properties in Goginan as "Druid Village, or Pentre
Sayer".

Of the 112 Cornish-born people noted in the 1851 census, 44 were lead
miners, ore dressers or mine labourers. All 6 of the lead-mine agents came
from either Cornwall or Devon. The only mining engineer listed at this date
was Thomas Woolcock, aged 28, of St Agnes, Cornwall, and the only mine clerk
was Henry Trenwith, 25, also of St Agnes. It is note worthy that the Cornish
not only brought with them their own lawyer, James Dunstone of St Agnes, but
one "girls school teacher" who was Jane Pearce from Budock, Cornwall.

The list of 44 Cornish born people in 1841 is shown on the NEKT site
http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/HelpPage~pearlsCGN.html


[Based on Benjamin, E Alwyn. Melindwr, Cardiganshire...The Censuses of
1841-71 Ceredigion: Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society.
Vol. IX, No. 4 (1983) Gareth 27 Nov 2000 D]
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