Ceredigion – Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, 1968 Vol VI No I

Pages from Ceredigion – Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, 1968 Vol VI No I, can be viewed below.

You can also view previous editions of the Society’s Journal going back to 1950, with fascinating facts about the archaeology, antiquities and history of the County of Ceredigion.

Contents of Volume VI, Number I

• Some Aspects of the Operation of the Old Poor Law in Cardiganshire, 1750-1834 – By Alun Eirug Davies – 1
• Addysg yng Ngheredigion, 1800-1850, yn ôl y Cofiannau – By Dewi W. Thomas – 45
• Rural Industry in Cardiganshire – By J. Geraint Jenkins – 90
• The Cardigan Boroughs Election of 1741 – By Peter D. G. Thomas – 128
• Annual Report for 1968 – 130
• Statement of Accounts for the Year 1968 – 135

ILLUSTRATIONS

• Amount of Poor-Rate assessment and of Monies thereout expended on the Poor – 32
• Parish of Cilcennin – 37
• Parish of Henfynyw – 38
• Parish of Rhostie – 39
• Industry in Cardigan – 91
• Industry in Aberaeron 91
• Industry in Aberystwyth – 92
• Craftsmen of Rhydlewis – 92
• Cardiganshire watermills operational in the 1920s – 97
• Cardiganshire blacksmiths operational in the 1930s – 99
• Account book of John Williams, Cellan, between 1856-1869 – 100
• Factories that were established primarily to supply the needs of lead miners in north Cardiganshire – 109
• Factories in the Teifi valley and its tributaries that were part of the imprtant West Wales textile manufacturing district – 110
• Rural factories mainly concerened with supplying a local market – 111
• Melin Pont-bren, Llanllwchaearn – 111
• Ceulan woollen mil, Talybont – 111
• Interior of Cenarth forge, 1930 – 112
• Geller Jones, saddler, cardigan, sewing a harness strap – 119
• James Sallis, A St. Dogmaels, seine net fisherman – 119
• Stags in making a lip-work basket – 120
• Benjamin Evan, Brynllin, Bwlch-llan, making a lip-work basket – 120

The Journals were published from 1950 up to present day. The complete contents have been digitised by NLW as part of the JISC-funded ‘Welsh Periodicals Online’ project which were available from 2009. In the meantime we present the table of contents of each volume below. The format and level of detail in the ‘Contents’ varied from volume to volume. We present the lists as originally printed.