Deeds and documents relating to Ynysmeudwy Cottage and two smaller properties behind it, later known as Bryntawe and nos. 1 and 2 Marble Cottages, Ynysmeudwy, Pontardawe, 1865-1962; Records relating to coal and collieries, 1899-1960; Letter books of John Griffiths relating to road surveying, 1913-1919; Records relating to Llangiwg Parish Council, 1957-1974; Published books, c. 1904-1915
Records relating to John Griffiths of Ynysmeudwy, mining and road surveyor, and Robert Stanley Griffiths of Pontardawe, road surveyor
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- ReferenceGB 216 D/D Z 1116
- Dates of Creation1865-1962
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description22 items
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John Griffiths (c. 1849-1922) was born in Ynysmeudwy and worked as a mining surveyor, and as a road surveyor for Glamorgan County Council. He married Sarah in c. 1870 and they had eight children, one of whom was R. Stanley Griffiths, born in 1898, who also worked as a road surveyor. They owned properties at Ynysmeudwy to the north-east of Bethesda Chapel.
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