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::Phillips Family Llangan

The Phillips family originate from Llangan & Llanboidy Carmarthenshire

The earliest of   Phillips ancestors discovered so far is Walter Phillips who was born about 1800  He was born in Carmarthenshire , Wales, most probably around the  Llangan area. He was my great-great-great grandfather. He and his wife Anne Scourfield married on 5th November 1818 at the Llanboidy Parish Church and had probably ten children. Their fifth child Caleb Phillips was my great-great grandfather.

The 1841 census record for Havod Hill Llangan shows Walter (a blacksmith) and Anne living with seven of their children:

William    aged 20 b about 1821

Caleb       aged 12

Josiah      aged 10  

Elizabeth  aged 9

Jonah       aged 6

Lemuel     aged 3

John         aged 6months

...all good biblical names! It is apparent that the family belonged to the Welsh Independent tradition for the  children where christened in Rhydyceisiad Independent Calvinist Chapel which is located on the road between Llanboidy and  Llanginin.

Searching through the IGI records for this Chapel produce the following children  details:

William Phillips          b 3 Nov 1820        chr 17 Dec 1820

Rachel Phillips          b 19 Sept 1822     chr 30 Oct 1822

Ann Phillips               b 8 Nov 1824        chr 19 Jan 1825

Elizabeth Phillips      b 8 Oct 1826         chr 11 Dec 1826

Caleb Phillips            b  2 Oct 1828        chr 6 Dec 1828

Josiah Phillips           b 28 Dec 1830      chr 23 Mar 1831

Hephzibah Phillips   b 5 May 1833        chr 10 Aug 1833

Jonah Phillips           b 2 Sep 1835         chr 17 May 1836

To this list we can add the additional children shown in the census

Lemuel Phillips         b about 1837

John Phillips             b about 1841

So perhaps ten children in all, born in a fairly regular cycle. I have not yet established survival details for the children but we can assume that by 1841 Rachel, Ann and Elizabeth [the first?] (who would have been 19yrs, 17yrs and 15yrs) would have left home perhaps in service elsewhere or married. Hephzibah probably is described as Elizabeth in the 1841 census details above.

By 1851 William had died leaving widow and the smithy in the hands of two journeymen- Caleb and Josiah not having yet completed their apprenticeships to become full blacksmiths. It can also be seen why William has not left home- he is described , cruelly to our modern ears, as a idot pauper. Consequentially he remained in the care of his mother Anne and remained with her until at least 1871. Also there is a child William who had an interesting comment which I could not clearly make out but the inference is that he was a  child of one of Ann’s children who was unmarried, perhaps deceased or left home.

The 1861 Census shows that Havod Hill has been split into two households: Josiah had now taken over the forge, found himself a wife (registered last quarter 1851, Narberth) and produced a  son of eight, John. His mother and oldest brother occupy the second household and although they are tagged a paupers, it is likely that they were being supported by Josiah and other children because outdoor relief for the poor at that time was almost non-existent forcing people into workhouses. The grandchild William who would have been about 13 years is no longer in the household. Caleb Phillips can be found elsewhere in Llanboidy.

BY 1871 Josiah and his family had left the forge at Hafod Hill and by 1881 Jonah (probably the 4th son-aged 6 in 1841 census?) has now taken over the smithy. William Phillips probably died in 1878 (June or Sept 1878 quarter death registered)

Hafod Hill, Llangan, Carms Census 1851

Anne PHILLIPS, Head  53yrs Smith’s widow with 2 journeymen Llanboidy

William PHILLIPS William son  un 29yrs Idiot Pauper  Llangan

Caleb PHILLIPS    son un 22yrs Smith employed with mother Llangan

Josiah PHILLIPS Josiah son un 20yrs Smith employed with mother Llangan

Lemuel PHILLIPS son un 12 yrs scholar   Llangan

John PHILLIPS   son un  10yrs scholar   Llangan

William PHILLIPS  g-child  3yrs base child his munlain (?) once  raised by his mother

Llangan

  

 

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Hafod Hill, Llangan, Carms Census 1861

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Josiah PHILLIPS head marr 29yrs Blacksmith   Llangan

Sophia PHILLIPSwife  28yrs    Llangan

John PHILLIPS son un 8yrs    Llangan

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Anne PHILLIPS  Head  63yrs Pauper   Llanboidy

William PHILLIPS son  un 40yrs Idiot Pauper  Llangan

Hafod Hill, Llangan, Carms Census 1871

PHILLIPS, Anne Head  75yrs Pauper   Llanboidy

PHILLIPS, William son  un 50yrs Idiot Pauper  Llangan

Havod Hill Llangan East carms Census 1881

Jonah Phillips Head Bsmith M  50yrs Llanboidy

Sophia Phillips wife 49 yrs Llanboidy

Mary Phillips dau dressmaker U 18yrs Llanboidy

Llangan / Llanboidy?

Llangan or Llan-gan is a parish wich was partly in Carmarthenshire and partly in Pembrokeshire. It joins with the parish of Llanboidy.The Carmarthenshire part was known as Llangan East (as described above in the 1881 census for Hafod  Hill.)

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By checking  maps it is clear that Hafod Hill Llanboidy  and Hafod Hill Llangan are one and the same!