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- 1847-1848 (Creation)
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(With 112-113A). Three composite volumes of William Davies (1805-59), Independent minister and schoolmaster, of Froodvale (Ffrwdfâl), Llansawel, etc. containing local pedigrees and pedigree material ('Genealogical Fragments', etc.); extracts from the parish registers of Cayo, 1698-1786, Llanycrwys, 1724-1845, Llansawel, 1764-87, and Talley, 1685-1808; a history of [congregational] meeting-houses at Crofftycyff and Ffaldybrenin, Esgerdawe and Esgerowen, and Crugybar; extracts from printed sources; a history of Crugybar [Congregational] Church, c. 1784; 'Hanes bywyd Mrs Mary Davies o'r Cwm Ann ymhlwyf Pencarreg Swydd Gaerfyrddyn'; lists of Llansawel, Cellan, Abergorlech and Llanycrwys schoolmasters; a list of Abergorlech dissenting ministers; holograph 'Letters from Timothy Davis, Evesham, 1850 (the family of the Rev Evan Davies, Billericay), and Evan Davies, Normal College [Brecon], undated (the admission of William Thomas to the College); a list of 'Clergy of Llanddewi Brefi for the last [i.e. 18th] Century'; notes of sermons preached by William Davies and others at a variety of places, such as Cayo, Esgerdawe, Cryg[ybar], Ffaldybrenin, Park[yrhos], etc., 1827-49 and undated; poetry by William Davies and others, 1836-48 and undated; 'A list of Preachers who were under my tuition at Ffrwdyfal'; 'State of [Carmarthenshire Parliamentary] Election Aug. 7 1837' in the districts of Llandilo, Llandovery, Llansawel, Carmarthen, St Clears, Llanelly and New Castle; numerous lists of books, e.g. 'Carm[arthen Academy] Library' books, and books used in Cheltenham Proprietary School; medical and household recipes; rules ('Rheolau Eglwysig') of Parcyrhos Church, 1841-2; 'Celwyddau &c Crugybar', being particulars of untruths spoken against William Davies, 1835-41 and undated; 'School account of Pupils', 1835-6; hymns by William Davies, 1835; a narrative and poem on 'The Cayonian Hoax neu Helfa'r Box Aur' by William Davies; Carmarthen [Academy] examination papers, 1848; memoranda relating to Rhydybont, Llanfair [Clydogau], Capelerw and Capel Isaac Congregational Churches, Llangeitho Calvinistic Methodist Church, etc.; memoranda of deaths, etc. in Llanwenog; transcripts from tombstones in the parish church of Llanllwni; etc. MS 111 was compiled during the period 1847-8 but parts of MSS 112-13 belong to an earlier period. Each volume is lettered, on the spine, 'Ffrwd-fâl MSS'.
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Welsh, English, Latin.
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See also Cwrtmawr MSS 733-4.
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Preferred citation: 111B.
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- Church records and registers -- Wales -- Carmarthenshire
- Congregational churches -- Wales -- Carmarthenshire
- School principals -- Wales -- Carmarthenshire
- Dissenters, Religious -- Wales -- Carmarthenshire -- Clergy
- Clergy -- Wales -- Llanddewi Brefi
- Elections -- Wales -- Carmarthenshire -- 1837
- Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
- Home economics -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
- Carmarthenshire (Wales) -- Genealogy
- Carmarthenshire (Wales) -- History
- Llanwenog (Wales)
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- Crugybar Chapel (Cynwyl-Gaeo, Wales) -- History (Subject)
- Carmarthen Academy -- Library (Subject)
- Cheltenham Proprietary School -- Library (Subject)
- Bethel (Church : Parcyrhos, Wales) -- Rules and practice (Subject)
- Carmarthen Academy -- Examinations (Subject)
- Capel Gwynfil (Llangeitho, Wales) (Subject)
- Davies, Evan, 1694?-1770 -- Family (Subject)
- Davies, William, 1805-1859 (Subject)
- Davies, William, 1805-1859 (Subject)