People from the Parish Births Geni Baptisms Bedyddio Pobl Plwyf Llanllwni Marriages Priodi Burials Claddu People from the Parish 1 Pobl Plwyf Llanllwni Teulu Waunifor Waunifor Ceir cofnod llys am Waunifor mor gynnar â 1605 ond erbyn 1760 roedd Waunifor wedi dod yn gartref i’r Boweniaid ac yn Thomas Bowen (1727-1805) a’i ddisgynyddion, y mae ein diddordeb pennaf ni yn yr ysgrif hon. Ef a gododd gapel Methodistaidd Calfinaidd cyntaf y cylch ar dir Blaenborthin yn 1760. Aeth ati i godi’r capel wedi gwrando ar yr arweinydd Methodistaidd, Daniel Rowland, Llangeitho, yn pregethu yng nghapel Twr-gwyn, Rhydlewis. Bwriad gwreiddiol Thomas Bowen oedd codi’r capel ar ddarn o dir a oedd yn eiddo i’r eglwys wladol, ond roedd y ficer lleol yn wrthwynebus. Yn y pendraw codwyd y capel ar dir a oedd yn eiddo i stad Waunifor. Cafodd y capel ei ailadeiladu yn 1854 a’i adnewyddu yn 1887. Cafodd Llun priodas Alister Lloyd a Mary Wedding group hefyd ei ddefnyddio fel ysgoldy. Yn 1965 nodir bod gwasanaeth yn cael ei gynnal yn Gan fod Eglwys Llanllwni gerllaw Waunifor, A court record mentions Waunifor in1605. y capel bob prynhawn Sul gan y Parch D T trigai Daniel Bowen ym mhlas Waunifor a By 1760 Waunifor was home to the Bowen Davies, Llandysul, er budd deg o aelodau. chyflogai guradiaid i ofalu am Eglwys-wen a family. These notes will concentrate on Llanfihangel-Rhos-y-corn. Thomas Bowen (1727-1805) and his Priododd Sinah, chwaer Thomas Bowen, descendants. It was he who built the first â David Jones, mab Aberceiliog ac ‘angel Yn ôl cofnodion degwm Llandysul 1841, Calvinistic Methodist chapel in the district Llan-gan’ (q.v.). Bu farw Sinah yn 1792 yn roedd Waunifor yn 186 erw. Ond roedd on Blaenborthin land in 1760. Thomas 60 oed. Daniel Bowen yn berchen, yn ogystal, Bowen built the chapel after hearing Daniel ar Blaenborthin, Gallt-y-gog, Brynsegur, Rowland, the charismatic Methodist leader, Roedd Thomas Bowen yn Uchel Sirif yn Bryn Martin, Castell Martin, Cors-y-frân, preaching in Twr-gwyn chapel, Rhydlewis. 1778. Bu farw ei wraig, Jennet, ym mis Cefn Gwallter, Rhyd Caradog, Dan Tachwedd 1829. Yn ewyllys Thomas Bowen Capel, Fron-gou, Ffynonau, Fronfelen, Bowen’s original intention was to build a brofwyd yn 1805, nodir: Glanrhydypysgod, Maes-y-pwll a Phontllwni. the chapel on land which was owned by Cyfanswm ei ystad oedd 1,052 erw. the church but the local vicar disagreed. I direct that the meeting house or chapel Eventually the chapel was built in 1854 on and yard thereunto adjoining called Waunifor Yn ei ewyllys gadawodd Daniel Bowen land which belonged to the Waunifor estate; Chapel formerly built by me on the tenement £400 yr un i blwyfi Llanllwni, Llanwenog, it was rebuilt in 1887. The building was also of Blaenborthin be made use of forever Llandysul ac Eglwys-wen er mwyn used as a school-room. In 1965 it was noted hereafter as a house of prayer and public addysgu’r tlodion. Gadawodd swm i’r that a service was held in the chapel every worship and that all preachers belonging to Beibl Gymdeithas a gwaddoli ysgoloriaeth Sunday afternoon by the Revd. D T Davies and members of the Welsh Association of flynyddol yng Ngholeg Dewi Sant, Llanbedr Llandysul for the benefit of ten members. Methodists shall have full liberty to preach Pont Steffan. therin and that they and all other persons Thomas Bowen’s sister, Sinah, married David shall have free ingress, egress and regress to Gadawyd yr ystad i John Lloyd, nai Daniel Jones, of Aberceiliog, Llanllwni, who was and from the same without any molestation Bowen. Yn ei dro, cyflwynodd John yr ystad known as ‘the angel of Llangan’ (q.v.). Sinah or interruption from my son Daniel Bowen, or i’w frawd, y Parch Charles Lloyd, rheithor died in 1792 aged 60. any other person and that the said meeting Betws Bledrws a Chellan. Bu farw’r Parch house shall be kept in good, thorough and Charles Lloyd yn 1867 ac fe’i olynwyd gan Thomas Bowen was High Sheriff in 1778. His sufficient repair by my wife during the term of ei fab hynaf, Charles arall. Bu farw Miss wife, Jennet died in November 1829. Thomas her natural life. Frances Elizabeth Lloyd (g1852), Pontllwni Bowen’s will, proved in 1805, notes: (merch i’r Parch Charles Lloyd) ar 24 Mai Addysgwyd Daniel Bowen (1777-1848), 1935 yn 83 oed. “I direct that the meeting house or chapel mab Thomas Bowen, gan David Davis, and yard thereunto adjoining called Waunifor Castell Hywel ac yn ddiweddarach yn Cafodd Charles (g.1850) ei addysgu Chapel formerly built by me on the tenement Rhydychen. Wedi derbyn ei MA, aeth i’r ym Marlborough a Choleg Oriel, of Blaenborthin be made use of forever offeiriadaeth a chael gofal Eglwys-wen yn Rhydychen (B.A. 1873, M.A. 1879). hereafter as a house of prayer and public Sir Benfro. Yna cafodd fywoliaeth Llanllwni Roedd yn Uchel Sirif yn 1882 ac roedd worship and that all preachers belonging to a Llanfihangel Rhos-y-corn yn ychwanegol. ystad Waunifor bellach yn 1,951 erw. and members of the Welsh Association of 2 People from the Parish Cofeb teulu Waunifor yn Eglwys Methodists shall have full liberty Llanwenog to preach therin and that they The family memorial in Eglwys and all other persons shall have Llanwenog free ingress, egress and regress to and from the same without any Charles Lloyd died in Putney on molestation or interruption from 14 January 1923 and was buried my son Daniel Bowen, or any in Llanllwni church. His wife other person and that the said was Margaret Macfie Campbell meeting house shall be kept in (1849–1950).They had five sons good, thorough and sufficient repair and two daughters: Charles, Alister, by my wife during the term of her Ivor, Duncan and Gwion, Frances natural life”. Caroline (b. 1881) and Margaret Gladys (b.1882). Daniel Bowen (1777–1848) son of Thomas Bowen, was educated Charles Edward Bowen Lloyd died by David Davis at Castell Hywel aged three months on 15 May and later in Oxford. After gaining 1877 and is commemorated in his MA, he entered the ministry Llanllwni church. and was given the living of Eglwys-wen in Pembrokeshire. Alister Campbell Bowen Lloyd He was also given the livings (1878–1974), see below. of Llanllwni and Llanfihangel Rhos-y-corn. As Llanllwni church Ivor Allan Bowen Lloyd , born was not far from Waunifor, 26 April 1884, died aged 25 on Daniel Bowen lived in Waunifor 29 October 1909. He is also mansion and employed curates to look after commemorated in Llanllwni church. Eglwys-wen and Llanfihangel Rhos-y-corn. Lieutenant Duncan Ian Bowen Lloyd According to Llandysul Tithe records (1841), The estate was inherited by John Lloyd, (1886–1915), Ghurkah Rifles, died in Gallipoli. Waunifor extended to 186 acres. But Daniel Daniel Bowen’s nephew. John, in turn, He is commemorated in Llanllwni church. Bowen also owned Blaenborthin, Gallt-y-gog, bequeathed the estate to his brother, the Brynsegur, Bryn Martin, Castell Martin, Revd Charles Lloyd, rector of Betws Bledrws The youngest son of Charles and Cors-y-frân, Cefn Gwallter, Rhyd Caradog, and Cellan. The Revd. Charles Lloyd died Margaret, Captain Gwion Llewellyn Bowen Dan Capel, Fron-gou, Ffynonau, Fronfelen, in 1867 and was followed by his son, also Lloyd (1888–1915), BA (Oxon), 5th Glanrhydypysgod, Maes-y-pwll and Pontllwni. Charles. The Revd. Charles Lloyd’s daughter In all his estate extendeded 1,052 acres. Miss Frances Elizabeth Lloyd (b.1852), Pontllwni died on 24 May 1935 aged 83. In his will Daniel Bowen left £400 each to the parishes of Llanllwni, Llanwenog, Charles Lloyd (b. 1850) was educated at Llandysul and Eglwys-wen to pay for the Marlborough and Oriel College, Oxford. education of paupers. He left a sum to (B.A. 1873, M.A. 1879). He was High Sheriff the Bible Society, and endowed an annual in 1882 and by now the Waunifor estate scholarship in St David’s College, Lampeter. extended to 1,951 acres. Gwion Ll B Duncan Ian Lloyd Bowen Lloyd Cofnod o’r gwasanaeth coffa i’r ddau frawd3 Pobl Plwyf Llanllwni Teulu Waunifor Mewn ysgrif o hunan-fywgraffiad mae Waunifor Alister Lloyd yn disgrifio ei fywyd cynnar Bu farw Charles Lloyd yn 73 oed yn yn Waunifor, ei gyfnod yn Ysgol Ramadeg Dorset Regiment, died in Gallipoli. He is Putney ar 14 Ionawr 1923 a’i gladdu y Frenhines Elizabeth yng Nghaerfyrddin commemorated in Llanllwni church and on the yn Eglwys Llanllwni. Ei wraig oedd (1888) a Marlborough (1892) ac yn Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, together with his Margaret Macfie Campbell (1849-1950). Rhydychen. brother Duncan. His grave is unknown. Roedd ganddynt bum mab a dwy ferch: Charles, Alister, Ivor, Duncan a Gwion, Bu farw Alister Lloyd yn Rhagfyr 1974 a’i A memorial service for the two soldier brothers Frances Caroline(g.1881) a Margaret gladdu yn eglwys y plwyf, Swanage. was held in Llanllwni church on 1 September 1915. Gladys (g.1882). Mab Alister a Mary oedd Alister Charles The estate passed to Alister Campell Bowen Coffeir eu mab cyntaf Charles Edward Bowen Lloyd (1917-44). Ei lys enw yn Lloyd. In 1913 he married Mary Pitcairn Stack Bowen Lloyd a fu farw’n dri mis oed ar 15 ystod ei ddyddiau ysgol oedd Alphabetical (d.1959). Alister was headmaster of Hill Crest Mai 1877 ar gofeb yn Eglwys Llanllwni. Lloyd. Roedd yn gapten yn y Royal Artillery. School in Swanage, Dorset, a private school for Bu farw ger Caen, Calvados 11 Mehefin children aged between 6 and 14.