Transcriber's Notes:
This indexes all of my transcriptions of the early church books for Calvary (Baptist) Chapel, which I photographed in Brynmawr on 21 May 2004.
A few names which were totally illegible are not indexed here, though they are included in the individual ledger transcriptions.
Since spelling of these individuals' names may vary greatly from one Calvary list to another and a variety of abbreviations are also used, I've employed the commonest and/or most logical spelling here. I have retained all the original spellings in the ledger transcriptions themselves.
Bapt = Year of adult baptism. Usually the individual was received into membership within a week or two of his/her baptism by immersion.
Ltr = Year received into membership by letter of dismission or recommendation from another church. See the transcriptions for details, which can provide important clues to family migration.
Rest = Year membership was restored.
Member = Year(s) appearing on membership rolls which are dated as follows: 3 Oct 1844; 1 Jan 1853; 1 Jan 1856; 24 May 1859; 25 May 1864; March 1870; and Jan 1878 (the first page of which is unfortunately missing).
I found no church book records for 1833 through 1837, the congregation's formative years. For 1837 through 1841, records are somewhat jumbled and it appears some are missing. There is a 6 year gap, 1842-1848, in my baptismal transcription due to a missing photo. The first surviving membership roll is not until 1844. Thereafter the ledgers are much more comprehensive.
Where it appears highly likely that references on multiple lists are to the same individual, I have combined them. When in doubt, I have left them separate. Needless to say, this involves making judgment calls which may prove to be incorrect.
There are no marriage records in the material I examined. For the most part it is impossible to tell from the church book whether, for example, the Bridget Lewis who was a member 1856-1870 is or is not the same individual as the Bridget Morgan who was a member from 1841 to 1853. It seems reasonable to assume that a number of Calvary women married fellow members (as my own great great grandmother Eliza Newman married fellow member William Powell in 1846), but without outside evidence we can't be sure who or how many.
There are 609 names on this index. Four are women for whom we know both maiden and married names, so they are listed twice, making an adjusted total of 605. Of this number, in 45 instances a forename + surname are shared by two or occasionally three individuals. Although the years recorded hint at whether the identically-named entries are or are not the same person, we can't be certain without other outside information. (There are a few instances of shared names in which other identifiers such as Sr./Jr. do make it clear the individuals are separate.) Thus duplicate names may be either pure coincidence (particularly where very popular surnames such as Jones, Davies, Edwards, etc. are concerned); names passed down to younger relatives; or simple clerical error (inadvertent repetition).
All this means that for the 41 years of church book pages I transcribed, in the neighborhood of 500 men, women and young adults of Brynmawr and vicinity were part of Calvary chapel's story. Since attendance was usually greater than membership, the real number was probably considerably higher but those names are unfortunately lost to us. All corrections and/or clarifications welcome! Judith A. Sylte
(Whidbey Island, WA USA)
Name
Bapt
Ltr
Rest
Member
1844
1853
1856
1859
1864
1870
1878
Abbott, Samuel
1844
X
Abbott, Samuel
X
Allbrook, John
1854
X
X
Ambrey, James
1860
X
X
X
Ambrey, Milo
X
X
Anderson, James
1856
X
X
Arched, Ann
1849
X
X
X
Archer, James
1841
Archer, John
1841
1842
X
Andrews, Mary
1841
Atherall, Elizabeth
1860
X
X
X
X
Atherall,John
1853
X
X
X
Atherall, Margaret
18531
X
X
X
X
Bailey, Samuel
X
Baker, Ann
X
X
Baker, Charles
1858
X
X
Baker, Charles
1860
Barnet, Thomas
X
Batten (?), Esther
X
Benjamin, Eliza
1864
X
X
Berrington, Isabella
X
X
X
X
X
Berrington, William
1869
X
X
X
X
X
X
Bowen, Elizabeth
X
X
Bowen, Jemima
X
X
Bowen, Martha
1840
Bowen, Thomas
X
X
Bowhat, James
X
Bromage (?), Mary
X
Brown, Emma
X
X
Brown, John
X
Brown, Priscilla
1850
X
X
Brown, Susanna
X
Brown, Thomas
X
Brooks, William
Bufton, John
1840
1842
Bufton, Sarah
1853
X
X
X
Butcher, Thomas
1839
Carter, Sarah
X
Castry, [blank]
1852
X
X
Chattendon, James
1841
Churchill, Hannah
X
X
X
Clark, Thomas
X
Cook, Ada
X
Cook, Rosa
X
Cook, William
X
Comer, Mary
X
Cullen, Henry
X
X
Davies, Abraham
X
X
X
X
Davies, Benjamin
X
Davies, David
1837
1838
1841,
1842, 1844
X
Davies, Elizabeth
X
X
Davies, Esther
1857
X
Davies, George, Sr.
1842
Davies, George, Jr.
1861
Davies, Henry
1842
X
Davies, Jane
X
Davies, Jane
1863
X
X
Davies, John
1841
1852
X
X
Davies, John
X
X
Davies, Louisa
1869
X
X
Davies, Margaret
1847
X
Davies, Margaret
X
Davies, Maria
X
Davies, Maria
1865
X
Davies, Mary
1838
1847
X
X
X
Davies, Mary
1856
X
X
X
X
X
Davies, Maryann
X
Davies, Maryann [later Syddon]
X
X
X
Davies, Rachel
1847
X
X
Davies, Richard
X
X
X
X
Davies, Sarah
X
Davies, Sarah
1861
X
X
X
Davies, Sophia (?)
X
Davies, Thomas
X
X
Davies, William
1839
1842
X
X
Davies, Mrs. William
X
Dolly, James
X
Drewel, Thomas
X
Durkin, Harriet
X
Edmunds, George
X
Edmunds, James
X
X
Edmunds, Jane
1867
X
X
X
Edmunds, William
X
X
Edward, Henry
1840
Edwards, Ann
1860
X
X
X
Edwards, Mrs.
1863
Edwards, Edward
1858
1850
X
X
X
X
X
Edwards, Edward
X
Edwards, Eliza
X
Edwards, Elizabeth
1858
X
X
X
Edwards, Harriet
X
X
Edwards, Martha
1861
X
Edwards, Mary
1841
X
Edwards, Maryann
1858
X
X
Edwards, Philip
1841
1844
X
Edwards, Sarah
1847
X
X
Edwards, Thomas
1841
X
X
X
X
Ellery, Mary
1853
X
X
Ellkin, Ann
1839
1842, 1845
X
X
X
Ellkin, Mary
1841
Ellkin, Samuel
X
X
X
X
X
Emmett, John
X
Esmond, William
1851
X
Evans, [blank]
X
Evans, Amy
1839
Evans, Ann [later Morris]
1857
X
X
X
Evans, Ann [née Griffith]
X
X
X
X
X
Evans, David
X
X
X
X
X
X
Evans, Elizabeth
X
X
X
Evans, Emma
X
X
X
X
X
Evans, Evan
X
X
X
X
X
X
Evans, Evan
X
Evans, Hannah
X
Evans, Mrs. James
1866
X
Evans, Jane
X
X
X
Evans, John
1838
Evans, John
1841
X
X
Evans, Jonathan
X
Evans, Margaret
X
X
X
X
X
X
Evans, Mary
1839
X
X
Evans, Mary
X
Evans, Prudence
X
Evans, Sarah
X
Evans, William
1839
X
X
X
Frazer, Alice
X
Ful__ (?), Frederick
X
Gage, Margaret
X
Gamble, Mary
X
George, Eleanor
1851
X
George, Jane
X
Gibbs, Harriet
18531
X
X
Gibbs, John
X
X
Gibbs, William
X
X
Gibbons, Ann
X
Gittus, Hannah
X
X
Gittus, Henry
X
X
X
X
X
X
Gittus, Sarah
X
X
Glover, Eliza
1842
X
Goveys (?), Moses
1842
Greatwood, William
1841
1849
X
X
Greatwood, William
1855, 1869
X
X
X
X
X
X
Greay, Ann
1847
X
Green, Thomas
1843
Gregory, Elizabeth
X
Gregory, Mary
18531
X
X
X
X
X
Gregory, Robert
18531
X
X
Gregory, Robert
X
Griffith, Ann [later Evans]
X
X
X
Griffith, James
1846
1869
X
Griffith, [Mrs. James?]
1846
Griffith, Martha
X
X
Griffith, Mary
1850
X
X
X
Griffiths, Ann
1862
X
Griffiths, Elizabeth
1842, 1853
X
Gudridge, _____
1840
Gulliver, James
1865
X
Gunter, William
X
Gythen, Rachel
1849
Hand, Ann
X
Hanks, George
X
X
Hanks, Sarah
1864
X
X
Harris, Maryann
1841
1842
Hatfield, Elizabeth
1841
Hatwood, Caroline
X
X
Hatwood, Edwin
X
X
Hay, John
1861
Haywood, George
X
X
Haywood, William
X
X
Hill, Harriet
X
Hill, Isabella
X
Hill, Jane
1852
Hill, Maryann
X
Hill, Thomas
X
Hill, _____
X
Hope, Elizabeth M.
X
Hope, Hannah
X
X
X
X
X
Hope, Thomas
1842
X
X
X
X
X
X
Howard, Ann
X
Howell, John
1842
X
Howell, Thomas
1842
Howells, John
1846
X
X
X
X
Howells, John
1855
X
Howells, Mary
1849
Hughes, Amelia
X
X
Hughes, Josiah
1862
X
X
X
Hughes, Mary [later Rees]
X
Hughes, Rachel
1858
X
X
Hughes, Sarah
1849
X
Hurl, Charles
X
Hurl, Eliza
18531
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hurl, George
1859, 1869
X
X
X
Hurl, John
X
Hurl, Maria
X
X
X
Hurl, Stephen
1842
1842, 1844,
1849
X
Ingram, Elizabeth
1849
X
Ingram, Richard
X
Jacob, Mr.
1851
Jacob, Sarah
1855
X
James, David (?)
X
James, Edward
1847
X
James, Elizabeth
1861
1854
X
X
James, Emily
X
James, Francis
X
X
James, George
1861
James, Mary
1850
X
X
X
X
X
X
James, Mary
X
X
James, Thomas
1850
X
X
X
X
X
X
James, William
X
James, William
X
X
Jarman, Thomas
X
Jennings, Sarah
1853
X
Jenkins, ___ Ann
X
Jenkins, Ann
X
Jenkins, David
1841
Jenkins, Elizabeth
1849
Jenkins, Isaac
1840
Jenkins, Isabella
X
Jenkins, John
1840, 1849
Jeremiah, Elizabeth
X
John, Jane
1849
John, James
1849
X
Johnson, Harriet
1845
X
Johnson, James (?)
X
Jones, Ann
1843
1848
X
Jones, Celina
X
Jones, Charles
X
Jones, Edward
1851
X
Jones, Eleanor
1850
X
X
Jones, Eliza
1851
X
Jones, Elizabeth
1851
X
Jones, Emma
1856
X
Jones, Ezekiel
1839, 1842
X
Jones, Frederick
1840
X
Jones, Hannah
1839
X
Jones, George
X
X
Jones, Jacob
X
Jones, James
1838
X
X
X
Jones, James
1853
X
Jones, Jane Ann
X
Jones, Job
1867
Jones, John
1860
Jones, John
1865
X
Jones, Margaret
X
Jones, Mary
1865
X
Jones, Maryann
X
X
Jones, Rachel
X
Jones, Sarah
X
Jones, Sophia
1858
X
X
X
Jones, Thomas
1843
1846
X
Jones, Thomas
X
Jones, Thomas
X
Jones, William
X
Jones, William
1845
Jones, William
X
Judd, Ann
X
X
Judd, Deborah
X
X
Judd, Harriet
X
Judd, James
1865
Judd, John Sr.
X
X
X
X
X
Judd, John Jr.
X
X
X
X
Judd, Joseph
1867
X
X
Judd, Mary
X
X
Judd, Susan
X
X
Keiling, James
X
Keiling, Jane
X
King, Mary
X
King, Thomas
X
Knight, Matilda
X
Labbury, George
1841
X
Lambert, John
18531
X
X
X
X
X
Lambert, Mary
1853
X
X
Lawly, Thomas
1867
Lee, Elizabeth
X
X
X
X
X
Lee, Henry
1841
X
X
X
X
X
Lewis, Mr. __ of Nantyglo
X
Lewis, Ann
1841
Lewis, Ann
1848
Lewis, Ann
1858
X
X
X
X
Lewis, Bridget
X
X
X
X
Lewis, Catharine
X
Lewis, David
X
X
Lewis, Ebenezer
1848
X
X
X
X
Lewis, George
X
Lewis, Hannah
X
X
Lewis, I. (?)
X
Lewis, Jane
1858
X
Lewis, Joseph Morgan
1858
X
Lewis, Margaret
1842
Lewis (?), Sarah
X
Lewis, Thomas
1866
Lewis, Thomas
1867
X
X
Lodge, James
1841
Lloyd, Elizabeth
X
Lloyd (?), Mrs. Ann
X
Lloyd, Thomas
X
Lloyd, William
1840
1849
X
Lovys, Ann
1842
Mallard, John
1840
Mansel (?), Joseph
1858
X
X
Mason, Alice
1852
X
X
Mason, Emma
1842
X
Mason, Robert
X
X
Matthews, Elizabeth
1866
X
Matthews, Hannah
1858
X
Meredith, [blank]
X
Meredith, Elizabeth
X
X
X
X
Meredith, Evan
1849
X
X
X
X
X
Meredith, Jane
1840
1845
X
Meredith, Lewis
X
Meredith, Richard
1840
1845
X
Meredith, Thomas
X
X
X
X
X
Meredith, William
X
X
Michael, William
X
Mills, David
1862, 1869
X
X
Mitchell, _____
X
Morgan, Ann
X
X
X
X
Morgan, Bridget
1841
X
X
Morgan, Charles
1846
X
X
X
X
X
Morgan, David
1837
Morgan, David
X
Morgan, Deborah
X
X
Morgan, Grace
X
Morgan, Henry
1843
X
Morgan, James
1837
Morgan, Joseph
X
X
Morgan, Mary
1843
X
Morgan, Maria
X
Morgan, Sarah
1838
X
Morgan, Sarah
1856
X
Morgan, Sarah
X
Morgan, Susanna
1846
X
Morgan, Thomas
1839
X
Morgan, Thomas
1856
Morgan, William
1838
Morgan, William
1839
Morris, Ann
X
Morris, Ann [née Evans]
X
X
X
Morris, Edward
X
Morris, Hannah
X
X
X
Morris, Jane
X
Morris, Martha
1866
X
X
Morris, Mary Ann
X
Morris, Thomas
1849,
1854
X
X
Morris, William
X
Moss, Anna
1837
Moss, Thomas
1851
X
X
Mund, Ann
X
X
X
Mund, Thomas
X
X
X
X
Murphy, Naomi
X
X
X
X
Nall, Jane
1866
Needs, Edward
X
Nelms, Edmund
1852
X
Nemlo, Edward
X
Nemlo, Mary
1852
X
X
Newman, Eliza [later Powell]
1842
X
Newman, Louisa
1839
X
Newman, Maryann
1842
X
Nichols, Ann
1853,
X
X
Nichols, Ann
1858
X
X
X
X
Nichols, William
1853
1851
X
X
Nichols, William
1858
X
X
X
Owen, David
X
X
Owen, David
X
Owens, David
1852,
1854, 1860
X
X
Owens, Mary
X
Owens, Sarah
1840
Owens, Thomas
X
Pain, Philipi
X
X
Pain, Thomas
X
Painsey, Evan
X
Palmer, Benjamin
1838
Palmer, Mrs. Benjamin
1838
Palmer, Mary
X
X
X
Panniers, Thomas
X
Parram, Elizabeth
1841
1851
Parram, John
1841
1851
X
Parry, Mary
X
Parry, William
X
X
Parsons, Eliza
1842
Perret, Alfred
X
Perret, David
1865
X
Perret, Gwennylly
X
X
Pew__ (?), Elizabeth
X
Phillips, [blank]
X
Phillips, Elizabeth
X
Phillips, Evan
1839
Phillips, Francis
X
X
Phillips, James
1840
1842
Pickles, Josiah
X
Pope, Hannah
X
Pope, William
X
Powell, Ann
1839
X
X
X
X
X
Powell, Eliza [née Newman]
18531
X
X
X
X
Powell, Elizabeth
X
X
X
X
Powell, Elizabeth
X
X
Powell, George
1853
X
Powell, George H.
X
Powell, Hannah
X
X
Powell, Harriet
1845
X
Powell, Henrietta
18531
X
X
X
X
X
Powell, James
18531
X
X
X
X
Powell, James
1866
Powell, Jane
1837
Powell, Janie
X
Powell, Jemima
X
X
Powell, John
X
Powell, Margaret
1863
X
Powell, Martha
X
Powell, Mary
X
Powell, Price
X
Powell, Sarah
1850
X
Powell, Sarah
X
Powell, Sarah Jane
X
Powell, Thomas
X
X
X
X
X
X
Powell, Thomas
1850
X
X
Powell, William
1851
X
X
Powell, William [m. Eliza Newman]
18531
1853
X
X
X
X
X
Powell, William [of Beaufort]
1869
X
X
X
Powles, Elithea
X
X
X
Powles, James
1841
X
Powles, James
1846
Powles, James
1858
X
Powles, Mary
1858
X
Powles, Sarah
X
X
Powle(s), William
X
Presley, Charles
X
Presley, Josiah
1846
1849
X
Prewit, Thomas
1841
1844
Price, [blank]
X
Price, Ann
1845
X
Price, Elizabeth
1839
X
Price, Elizabeth
1840
Price, Erasmus
X
Price, Gwenella
X
Price, John (shoemaker)
1849,
1852. 1865
X
X
X
X
X
X
Price, John 2nd
X
Price, Mrs.
1865
1867
X
Price, Philip
1844
X
Price, Philip
1859
X
Price, Rebecca
X
Price, Richard
Joined 1839.
1841, 1844
X
Price, Sarah
1848
X
X
X
Price, Watkin
1845
X
Pritchard, George
1850, 1862
X
X
X
Pritchard, Maria
X
Pritchard, William
1838
Pritchard, William
1841
Probert, Mary
X
Probert, Thomas
X
Prosser, Edward
1853
X
Prosser, James
1865
Prosser, Jane
X
X
X
Prosser, Margaret
X
Prosser, William
1839
Proudley, John
1839
Proudley, Mary
1838
Proute, Margaret
1838
Proute, Philip
1838
1840, 1849
X
Pugh, Maryann
X
Pugh, Rachel
1846
X
Ramsey, Evan
1845
Ratford, Charles
18531
X
X
Rees, Ann
1841
X
Rees, Daniel
18531
X
X
X
X
Rees, Jemima
X
X
X
X
Rees, John
1839
18531
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rees, John
X
Rees, Mary
18531
X
X
X
X
Rees, Mary [née Hughes]
1865
X
Rees, Richard
X
Rees, Susannah
X
Rees, Thomas
1840, 1841,
1845
X
Richards, Margaret
1867
Risingsun, Mrs. Weale
1869
Roberts, ____ (?)
X
Roberts, Ann
X
X
X
X
X
X
Roberts, Ann
X
Roberts, John
1842
Roberts, Susan
X
X
Roberts, Rev. Thomas
X
X
X
X
X
X
Roberts, Turza
X
X
X
Roberts, William
X
X
X
Rogers, Ann
X
Rogers, Elizabeth
X
Rogers, Jane
X
Rogers, James
1865
X
X
Rogers, Mrs. James
1865
X
Rogers (?), Mrs. John
X
Rogers, Sarah
X
Rogers, William
1838
1841,
1849
X
Rowland, Mary
X
X
S___ , C____ (?)
X
Saunders, Maria
X
Scamell, John
X
X
X
Scamell, Mary
1840
X
Scamel, Sarah Jane
X
Seaborne, ____ (?)
X
Selly, Maria
1846
X
Selly, William
1846
X
Shaddricks, Jane
1839
Sharples, Hannah
1841,
18531
X
X
Sharples, Richard
1841
18531
X
X
Shepherd, John
1869
Shore, John
1847
X
Sims (?), Mr. (?)
X
Smith, Eliza
1841
Smith, George
X
Smith, Henry
X
Smith, Rachel
18531
1850
X
X
Smith, Susanna
1839
X
Smith, William
1839
18531
1844, 1849,
1850
X
X
Sorrel, James
1838
Stephens, John
X
Stockdale, Horace E.
X
Storey, James
1845
1849
X
X
Surley, Thomas
1867
Sweet, Charles
1840
Sweet, Harriet
1840
Syddon, Emily
X
X
Syddon, John
X
X
X
X
Syddon, Maryann Davies
X
X
Syddon, Robert A.
X
Sykes, ____ (?)
X
Sykes, Henry
X
Thatcher, Samuel
1854
1869
X
X
X
X
X
Thomas, Ann
X
X
Thomas, David
X
Thomas, Elena
1849
Thomas, Eliza
X
Thomas, Elizabeth
X
Thomas, George
X
Thomas, George
1865
X
X
X
Thomas, Mary
1851
X
Thomas, Sarah
1846
X
Thomas, William
X
X
X
X
Thomson, Henry
1846
X
Tippins, Mary
X
X
Tinswell, Elizabeth
X
X
Tinswell, James
X
Trantor, Eleanor
X
X
X
Tucker, Elisa
X
Tucker, John
X
Tucker, Joseph
X
Vaughan, Elizabeth
X
X
Vaughan, Esther
X
Wake, Mr.
1851
Walker, George
X
X
Wall, Jane
X
X
X
X
Waller, Maria
1840
Watkins, Ann
1839
X
Watkins, Eleanor
X
X
X
Watkins, Elizabeth
X
Watkins, Hannah
X
Watkins, John
X
X
X
Watkins, Mary
1839
Watkins, Thomas
1845
X
Watson, Deborah
X
Watson, M.E.
X
Watson, Rowland (?)
X
Watson, Theophilus
X
Weale, Mr.
X
Weeks, Maria
1840
Wheeler, George
1840
X
Wheeler, Maria
X
White, Ann
X
X
White, Benjamin
1852
X
White, Charles
X
White, Jacob
X
White, Jane
1866
X
White, Joseph
1845
White, Joseph
1855
X
X
X
Whitehorn, Jane
X
Wicks, Henrietta
1841
X
Williams, Ann
X
X
Williams, Benjamin
X
Williams, Charles
X
X
Williams, Elizabeth
1839
1841
Williams, Elizabeth
1841
X
Williams, Elizabeth
X
Williams, Francis
X
X
Williams, Hannah
Joined 1839.1
Williams, Hannah (?)
X
Williams, J. H.
X
Williams, James
1841
X
X
X
Williams, James
X
Williams, John
X
Williams, John
X
Williams, Joseph
1840
1841
Williams, Margaret
1841
X
Williams, Margaret
1848
X
Williams, Mary
1847
X
X
X
X
X
X
Williams, Mary
X
X
X
Williams, Mrs. Amos (or Ambrose)
1869
X
Williams, Mrs. D.P. or L.
1856
X
Williams, Sarah
X
X
X
X
Williams, Rebecca
1839
Williams, Robert
X
Williams, Thomas Howell
1866
X
Williams, William
X
Williams, William
1862
X
Wilkins, William
1854
Woodford, Rachel
1846
X
Woodford, William
1846
X
Wyke, Jacob
X
Wyke, Mrs.
X
X
Yersbury, Priscilla
X
Yersbury, Samuel
1839
X
Yersbury, Samuel
1841
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Other Records from Calvary Chapel transcribed by Judith A. Sylte
Index of Names in the Calvary (Baptist) Chapel Records Brynmawr, 1837-1878
Calvary Chapel, Brynmawr Baptisms 1848-1872
Calvary Chapel, Received by Letter of Recommendation 1840-1867
Calvary Chapel, Received by Letter of Dismission 1841-1867
Calvary Chapel, Restored in the Church 1840-1869
A list of the Members of Calvary Church, October 3rd 1844
A List of the Members of the Church of Calvary Now Standing January 1st 1853
A List of the Members of the Church of Calvary Standing January 1st 1856
A List of the Members of the Church of Calvary Standing May 24th 1859
A List of the Members of Calvary Church, May 25, 1864
A List of the Members of the Church of Calvary Now Standing March 1870
A List of Members of Calvary Church, Jan 1878
Calvary Chapel Miscellaneous Entries 1837-1842
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Early history of Calvary Chapel, Brynmawr , by Judith A. Sylte
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