The 1841 Census of Brynmawr

The 1841 Census of Brynmawr,
Llanelly Parish, Breconshire
Enumeration District 8

Including: Worcester Street, Glamorgan Street, and
other individually named "Rows" of houses nearby.

a transcription by Jeffrey L. Thomas

Below you will find a transcription of the 1841 census of Brynmawr extracted from the actual census records. The returns have been reproduced in order just as they appear on the original books, and I have tried to make the tables easier to read by inserting spaces between each house or dwelling. The pages represent the principal enumeration districts, nos. 6-9, that comprised the town of Brynmawr in 1841, (Crickhowell District, Llanelly Parish, Breconshire), and include approximately 2,600 individuals. Although the majority of Brynmawr falls within the aforementioned four districts, it appears that a small part of the town along with some of its outlying areas were included in District 5. I have therefore included District 5 as a supplement to discticts 6 through 9.
The information found in the returns includes the name, age, sex, and occupation of the individual, the street they lived on, whether they were born in Breconshire or were foreign born (foreign born meaning those individuals born outside Wales or England). Researchers should be aware that ages over 15 were rounded down to the nearest 5 years. In other words, an individual who was 42 years old would be listed as 40, etc. It should also be mentioned that some of Brynmawr's major streets are split between two or more sets of returns, and the easiest way to find a specific surname or street is to search each page using your browser's find function.
Certain names and occupations have proved difficult to decipher, and these entries are accompanied by question marks to indicate uncertainty. Here again the reader should proceed with caution, and, as always, should consult the actual record before making any final determinations. Although most of Brynmawr's major streets are easy to recognize in the census, other, less familiar places are more difficult to identify. As rows of houses were constructed for Brynmawr's growing industrial population, they were given names like "William Prosser's Row," however at times enumerators also used the words "run" or "houses" to describe these places. When in doubt, here I have tended to use "row".
Finally, although I have tried to render a careful translation of this record, it is likely that errors have been made. I would therefore encourage anyone who discovers an error, or who would like to comment on these pages, to contact me at the e-mail address below. Happy hunting!
Jeffrey L. Thomas
jltbalt1@comcast.net

1841 Census of Brynmawr
Enumeration District 8
679 Individuals

Description of Enumeration District 8: All that part of the parish of Llanelly, which is contained within a line commencing at the boundary west of the coal yard, Brynmawr to the Heathcock, thence along the boundary to King Street, along (the) south side of King Street to Glamorgan Street, thence along (the) west side of Glamorgan Street to the coal yard.

Page No. Place Name M F Profession or Trade Born Brecon Foreign Born

1 Prospect House David Edwards 25 Registrar No

Ann Edwards 25 No

1 Heathbock Inn William Prosser 46 Innkeeper Yes

Mary Prosser 44 Yes

Anne Davies 15 Servant Yes

William Farr 15 Servant No

1 Prosser's Row Richard Jones 40 Carpenter No

John Jones 10 No

Robert Jones 3 No

Ann Jones 30 No

Elizabeth Jones 8 No

1 Prosser's Row Thomas Hancock 25 Miner No

Patience Hancock 30 No

Henry Edwards 20 Miner No

Daniel Griffiths 35 Miner No

1 Prosser's Row Mary Jones 40 No

Mary Williams 30 Yes

William Williams 1 Yes

1 Prosser's Row John Harvard 25 Miner No

Anne Harvard 25 No

John Harvard 4 No

Evan Williams 20 Blacksmith No

Margaret Williams 20 No

2 Prosser's Row John Thomas 20 Collier Yes

Eliza Thomas 20 Yes

John Brimson 20 Collier No

Evan Thomas 15 Collier Yes

2 Prosser's Row James Thomas 55 Collier Yes

Basaleen Thomas 10 Collier Yes

Thomas Thomas 10 Collier Yes

Bruchan Thomas 5 Yes

2 Prosser's Row William Davies 35 Labourer Yes

Margaret Davies 25 Yes

Margaret Davies 9 ms Yes

Mary Davies 5 Yes

2 King Crispin Anne Lewis 12 No

Hannah Lewis 8 No

John Lewis 3 Yes

Margaret Owens 25 Miner No

Evan Evans 35 Rail Dresser(?) No

Anne Evans 25 No

2 Worcester St. William Davies 35 Collier No

Mary Davies 30 Yes

Anne Davies 6? Yes

Mary Davies 8 Yes

Evan Walters(?) 20 Miner Yes

2 James Thomas' Row William Mathers 25 Collier Yes

Margaret Mathers 20 Yes

3 Elizabeth Mathers 1 Yes

3 James Thomas' Row Hugh Williams 20 Collier No

Margaret Williams 20 Yes

Joseph Smith 20 No

3 James Thomas' Row John Edwards 50 Baptist Minister

Elizabeth Edwards 50 No

3 James Thomas' Row Henry Pritchard 20 Collier Yes

Elizabeth Pritchard 20 Yes

Anne Pritchard 1 Yes

Robert Pritchard 25 Miner No

John Pritchard 20 Miner No

3 James Thomas' Row Edmund Lewis 30 Collier No

Margaret Lewis 25 Yes

Rachele Lewis 3 ms Yes

James Thomas 30 Miner Yes

3 James Thomas' Row Thomas Fletcher 30 Miner No

Elizabeth Fletcher 30 No

Elizabeth Fletcher 7 No

Mary Fletcher 5 Yes

Charles Fletcher 35 Miner No

Charles Cole 40 Miner No

George Cole 11 Miner No

John Barkelet(?) 40 Miner No

Thomas Furnell(?) 15 Collier No

William Downey 20 Tinker(?) No

4 Worcester St. William Lee 40 Labourer No

Mary James 45 Servant No

Mary Davies 5 No

William Johnson 45 Labourer No

Abraham Johnson 13 No

Martha Powell 15 No

Elizabeth Price 25 No

4 Adams' Houses' Edmund Phillips 55 Miner No

Elizabeth Phillips 50 No

William Phillips 20 Miner No

John Phillips 15 Miner Yes

Elizabeth Lloyd 80 Yes

William Yarnold 65 Hat maker No

John Mortimore(?) 30 Labourer No

4 Worcester St. David Powell 35 Builder(?) Yes

Mary Powell 40 No

John Powell 13 Carpenter No

Harriet Powell 11 No

David Hughes 20 Carpenter No

4 Worcester St. Thomas Jones 40 Haller(?) No

Margaret Jones 40 No

Licilia(?) Jones 15 No

Rachel Jones 13 No

David Jones 8 No

Margaret Jones 4 No

5 Morris Row Alexander Morgan 50 Miner Yes

Jane Morgan 50 Yes

Mary Morgan 15 Yes

William Morgan 10 Collier Yes

Sarah Morgan 10 Yes

William Powell 70 Grinder Yes

Daniel Evans 20 Collier No

Elizabeth Davies 20 No

Rees Hubert 30 Miner No

John James 15 Ind No

5 Morris Row John Price 30 Miner Yes

Mary Price 25 No

Rachel Price 6 Yes

Anne Price 2 Yes

Evan Davies 65 Weaver No

5 Morris Row Watkin Rudsbrch(?) 35 Miner Yes

Anne Rudsbrch 25 No

Anne Rudsbrch 1 Yes

5 James James Row William Lewis 25 Miner No

Rachel Lewis 25 No

Mary Lewis 1 Yes

Ann James 30 Labourer No

Sarah James 20 Labourer No

5 Jenkins Row George Parry 30 Miner No

Kesiah Parry 20 No

5 Jenkins Row Elias Hair 40 Miner No

6 Margaret Hair 40 No

Lewis Jenkins 30 Miner No

Thomas Rees 15 Miner No

William Morgan 45 Miner No

6 Jenkins Row Benjamin Thomas 30 Collier Yes

Gwen Thomas 30 Yes

Rachel Thomas ? Yes

Benjamin Thomas 7 Collier Yes

6 Jenkins Row John Jones 30 Miner No

Sarah Jones 30 Yes

William(?) Jones 30 Miner No

Mary Jones 5 Yes

Anne Jones 9 ms Yes

6 Jenkins Row Thomas Morgan 25 Haulier No

Sarah Morgan 20 No

6 Jenkins Row Morgan Davies 30 Miner No

Elizabeth Jones 25 No

David Davies 10 Miner No

Anne Davies 6 Yes

Rees Davies 4 Yes

6 Prosser's Houses William Prosser 35 Collier Yes

Mary Prosser 30 Yes

Elizabeth Willliams 70 Yes

David Jones 35 Miner Yes

Daniel Morris 25 Collier Yes

7 David Lewis 35 Miner Yes

7 D. Jones Houses David Jones 40 Miner No

Sarah Jones 45 No

Thomas Jones 8 Yes

Simon Roberts 20 Miner No

Benjamin Roberts 20 Smith No

7 W. Prosser Row Joseph Owens 30 Miner No

Mary Owens 25 No

Elizabeth Owens 1 mo Yes

Richard Morris 40 Cordwinder No

Elizabeth Morris 40 No

Catherine Morris 4 Yes

Elizabeth Morris 2 Yes

7 W. Prosser Row Elizabeth Evans 80 No

7 W. Prosser Row William Lewis 25 Miner No

Margaret Lewis 25 No

Thomas Lewis 1 Yes

7 W. Prosser Row William Edwards 25 Nailer Yes

Sarah Edwards 20 Yes

7 W. Prosser Row David Jonathan 25 Collier No

Margaret Jonathan 25 No

Margaret Jonathan 8 No

Joseph Jonathan 5 No

Eliza Jonathan 2 Yes

7 ?????? 1B John Farr 40 Innkeeper Yes

8 Margaret Farr 40 Yes

John Farr 14 Collier Yes

William Farr 11 Collier Yes

Joseph Farr 8 Collier Yes

Mary Farr 5 Yes

Margaret Farr 2 Yes

William Morgan 15 Collier Yes

Anne Jones 14? Servant Yes

8 Morris Row John Ricks 25 Cordwainer No

Jane Ricks 30 No

George Ricks 3 No

Mary Ann Ricks 2 No

David Jones 75 Carpenter No

8 Morris Row Thomas Morris 20 Miner No

Mary Morris 30 Yes

John Morris 3 Yes

David Morris 1 Yes

8 Orchard's Row Mary Williams 35 ~~Widow~~ No

Mary Williams 15 Mine filler No

John Williams 15 Coal Haulier Yes

Anne Williams 12 Yes

8 Orchard's Row William Smith 45 Block layer No

Hannah Smith 50 No

8 Orchard's Row James Powell 25 Miner No

Page No.	Place	Name	M	F	Profession or Trade	Born Brecon
1	Prospect House	David Edwards	25		Registrar	No
		Ann Edwards		25		No

1	Heathbock Inn	William Prosser	46		Innkeeper	Yes
		Mary Prosser		44		Yes
		Anne Davies		15	Servant	Yes
		William Farr		15	Servant	No

1	Prosser's Row	Richard Jones	40		Carpenter	No
		John Jones	10			No
		Robert Jones	3			No
		Ann Jones		30		No
		Elizabeth Jones		8		No

1	Prosser's Row	Thomas Hancock	25		Miner	No
		Patience Hancock		30		No
		Henry Edwards	20		Miner	No
		Daniel Griffiths	35		Miner	No

1	Prosser's Row	Mary Jones		40		No
		Mary Williams		30		Yes
		William Williams	1			Yes

1	Prosser's Row	John Harvard	25		Miner	No
		Anne Harvard		25		No
		John Harvard	4			No
		Evan Williams	20		Blacksmith	No
		Margaret Williams		20		No

2	Prosser's Row	John Thomas	20		Collier	Yes
		Eliza Thomas		20		Yes
		John Brimson	20		Collier	No
		Evan Thomas	15		Collier	Yes

2	Prosser's Row	James Thomas	55		Collier	Yes
		Basaleen Thomas	10		Collier	Yes
		Thomas Thomas	10		Collier	Yes
		Bruchan Thomas	5			Yes

2	Prosser's Row	William Davies	35		Labourer	Yes
		Margaret Davies		25		Yes
		Margaret Davies		9 ms		Yes
		Mary Davies		5		Yes

2	King Crispin	Anne Lewis		12		No
		Hannah Lewis		8		No
		John Lewis	3			Yes
		Margaret Owens		25	Miner	No
		Evan Evans	35		Rail Dresser(?)	No
		Anne Evans		25		No

2	Worcester St.	William Davies	35		Collier	No
		Mary Davies		30		Yes
		Anne Davies		6?		Yes
		Mary Davies		8		Yes
		Evan Walters(?)	20		Miner	Yes

2	James Thomas' Row	William Mathers	25		Collier	Yes
		Margaret Mathers		20		Yes
3		Elizabeth Mathers		1		Yes

3	James Thomas' Row	Hugh Williams	20		Collier	No
		Margaret Williams		20		Yes
		Joseph Smith	20			No

3	James Thomas' Row	John Edwards	50		Baptist Minister
		Elizabeth Edwards		50		No

3	James Thomas' Row	Henry Pritchard	20		Collier	Yes
		Elizabeth Pritchard		20		Yes
		Anne Pritchard		1		Yes
		Robert Pritchard	25		Miner	No
		John Pritchard	20		Miner	No

3	James Thomas' Row	Edmund Lewis	30		Collier	No
		Margaret Lewis		25		Yes
		Rachele Lewis		3 ms		Yes
		James Thomas	30		Miner	Yes

3	James Thomas' Row	Thomas Fletcher	30		Miner	No
		Elizabeth Fletcher		30		No
		Elizabeth Fletcher		7		No
		Mary Fletcher		5		Yes
		Charles Fletcher	35		Miner	No
		Charles Cole	40		Miner	No
		George Cole	11		Miner	No
		John Barkelet(?)	40		Miner	No
		Thomas Furnell(?)	15		Collier	No
		William Downey	20		Tinker(?)	No

4	Worcester St.	William Lee	40		Labourer	No
		Mary James		45	Servant	No
		Mary Davies		5		No
		William Johnson	45		Labourer	No
		Abraham Johnson	13			No
		Martha Powell		15		No
		Elizabeth Price		25		No

4	Adams' Houses'	Edmund Phillips	55		Miner	No
		Elizabeth Phillips		50		No
		William Phillips	20		Miner	No
		John Phillips	15		Miner	Yes
		Elizabeth Lloyd		80		Yes
		William Yarnold	65		Hat maker	No
		John Mortimore(?)	30		Labourer	No

4	Worcester St.	David Powell	35		Builder(?)	Yes
		Mary Powell		40		No
		John Powell	13		Carpenter	No
		Harriet Powell		11		No
		David Hughes	20		Carpenter	No

4	Worcester St.	Thomas Jones	40		Haller(?)	No
		Margaret Jones		40		No
		Licilia(?) Jones		15		No
		Rachel Jones		13		No
		David Jones	8			No
		Margaret Jones		4		No

5	Morris Row	Alexander Morgan	50		Miner	Yes
		Jane Morgan		50		Yes
		Mary Morgan		15		Yes
		William Morgan	10		Collier	Yes
		Sarah Morgan		10		Yes
		William Powell	70		Grinder	Yes
		Daniel Evans	20		Collier	No
		Elizabeth Davies		20		No
		Rees Hubert	30		Miner	No
		John James	15		Ind	No

5	Morris Row	John Price	30		Miner	Yes
		Mary Price		25		No
		Rachel Price		6		Yes
		Anne Price		2		Yes
		Evan Davies	65		Weaver	No

5	Morris Row	Watkin Rudsbrch(?)	35		Miner	Yes
		Anne Rudsbrch		25		No
		Anne Rudsbrch		1		Yes

5	James James Row	William Lewis	25		Miner	No
		Rachel Lewis		25		No
		Mary Lewis		1		Yes
		Ann James		30	Labourer	No
		Sarah James		20	Labourer	No

5	Jenkins Row	George Parry	30		Miner	No
		Kesiah Parry		20		No

5	Jenkins Row	Elias Hair	40		Miner	No
6		Margaret Hair		40		No
		Lewis Jenkins	30		Miner	No
		Thomas Rees	15		Miner	No
		William Morgan	45		Miner	No

6	Jenkins Row	Benjamin Thomas	30		Collier	Yes
		Gwen Thomas		30		Yes
		Rachel Thomas		?		Yes
		Benjamin Thomas	7		Collier	Yes

6	Jenkins Row	John Jones	30		Miner	No
		Sarah Jones		30		Yes
		William(?) Jones	30		Miner	No
		Mary Jones		5		Yes
		Anne Jones		9 ms		Yes

6	Jenkins Row	Thomas Morgan	25		Haulier	No
		Sarah Morgan		20		No

6	Jenkins Row	Morgan Davies	30		Miner	No
		Elizabeth Jones		25		No
		David Davies	10		Miner	No
		Anne Davies		6		Yes
		Rees Davies	4			Yes

6	Prosser's Houses	William Prosser	35		Collier	Yes
		Mary Prosser		30		Yes
		Elizabeth Willliams		70		Yes
		David Jones	35		Miner	Yes
		Daniel Morris	25		Collier	Yes
7		David Lewis	35		Miner	Yes

7	D. Jones Houses	David Jones	40		Miner	No
		Sarah Jones		45		No
		Thomas Jones	8			Yes
		Simon Roberts	20		Miner	No
		Benjamin Roberts	20		Smith	No

7	W. Prosser Row	Joseph Owens	30		Miner	No
		Mary Owens		25		No
		Elizabeth Owens		1 mo		Yes
		Richard Morris	40		Cordwinder	No
		Elizabeth Morris		40		No
		Catherine Morris		4		Yes
		Elizabeth Morris		2		Yes

7	W. Prosser Row	Elizabeth Evans		80		No

7	W. Prosser Row	William Lewis	25		Miner	No
		Margaret Lewis		25		No
		Thomas Lewis	1			Yes

7	W. Prosser Row	William Edwards	25		Nailer	Yes
		Sarah Edwards		20		Yes

7	W. Prosser Row	David Jonathan	25		Collier	No
		Margaret Jonathan		25		No
		Margaret Jonathan		8		No
		Joseph Jonathan	5			No
		Eliza Jonathan		2		Yes

7	?????? 1B	John Farr	40		Innkeeper	Yes
8		Margaret Farr		40		Yes
		John Farr	14		Collier	Yes
		William Farr	11		Collier	Yes
		Joseph Farr	8		Collier	Yes
		Mary Farr		5		Yes
		Margaret Farr		2		Yes
		William Morgan	15		Collier	Yes
		Anne Jones		14?	Servant	Yes

8	Morris Row	John Ricks	25		Cordwainer	No
		Jane Ricks		30		No
		George Ricks	3			No
		Mary Ann Ricks		2		No
		David Jones	75		Carpenter	No

8	Morris Row	Thomas Morris	20		Miner	No
		Mary Morris		30		Yes
		John Morris	3			Yes
		David Morris	1			Yes

8	Orchard's Row	Mary Williams		35	~~Widow~~	No
		Mary Williams		15	Mine filler	No
		John Williams	15		Coal Haulier	Yes
		Anne Williams		12		Yes

8	Orchard's Row	William Smith	45		Block layer	No
		Hannah Smith		50		No

8	Orchard's Row	James Powell	25		Miner	No

The 1841 Census of Brynmawr, Llanelly Parish, Breconshire Enumeration District 8

1841 Census of Brynmawr Enumeration District 8 679 Individuals

The 1841 Census of Brynmawr,
Llanelly Parish, Breconshire
Enumeration District 8

1841 Census of Brynmawr
Enumeration District 8
679 Individuals