Tag: Cardiganshire History
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Cellan’s Lending Library: Education in a Small Welsh Place
It was a day like any other in the Welsh parish of Cellan, September 25th, 1765, when a small iron chest arrived at the doors of All Saints’ Anglican Church. A special delivery, the first of its kind, for the Rev. Williams. Heavy, despite its size, the chest was lugged onto a sturdy wooden pew…
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Rev. Timothy Davies of Caeronen, Cellan (1711–1771)
Rev. Timothy Davies was born around 1711 in the parish of Cellan.[1] He was the son of David Evan of Bailiau, Cellan, and his second wife, Sarah Jones,[2] daughter of Rev. John Jones of Llwynrhys.[3] The earliest surviving record of Rev. Davies is the will of his father, which was written in 1715. His father…