8: Grandparents: John Martin = Ann [Hughes?] John James = Ann Evan
7: Parents: Thomas Martin=Margaret James
6: John Griffiths and Leah Martin
5: for children see Margaret Griffiths
Her parents were (probably) Thomas Martin (mariner, alive 1822; deceased by 1827) who married Margaret James (who then as widow remarried William Williams mason). All living in the Moylgrove/St Dogmaels area.
Thomas Martin's father (John), brother-in-law (John Lloyd) and niece's husband (Rees Lewis) were also mariners.
Leah Griffiths (d 10 Nov 1890, aged 68)
Marriage: 9 Aug 1842 at St Dogmells parish church Pembrokeshire
Marr, Cert.: John Griffith full age bachelor carpenter Dincood/Dincoed/?
(f: Joshua? Griffith butcher)[William Griffiths butcher aged 29 living
Dincood 1841; Josuah Griffith butcher aged 60-4 in Tyriet 1841]
[FreeBMD has John Griffin!]
Leah Martin full age spinster Cwm Conell (f: Thomas Martin
mariner deceased)[Cwm-conell N of Moylegrove]
LM signed X; witnessed William Griffith[JG's brother?], Benjamin
James[LM's mother's brother?].
Parents:
Thomas Martin of Moelgrove=Margaret James(X) at St Dogmaels
5-9-1816 with consent of parents, witnessed John Richard, Thomas James
[TM b circa 1783-7 Pembs; d before 1827][MJ bc 1799]
their children:
Mary[bc 1817], John[bp Trewen indep chapel 18-4-1819], Leah[bc 1822].
Margaret remarried: William Williams=Margaret Martin at St
Dogmaels 18-12-1827 [so TM dead by 1827]:
Grandparents:
John Martin(mariner: info from wife's death cert; reported by
Margaret Griffiths)=Ann [possiby Hughes] (d 1845); ch:
Margaret "Peggy" (bp St Dg 8-11-1784 f:John M, m:Ann;
=John Lloyd 1807 mariner);
Thomas(bc 1783-7 mariner);
Frances (bp 2-9-1789 f: John M, m:Anne; =Owen
Owens 1820);
John James=Ann Evan (Dinas 7-6-1807); Anne Evans was m of Ann Evan.
Will of John James 1840 (d 1841) leaves all to wife
Ann; Will of Ann James of Cwmconnel (19-9-1846; d 3-4-1848): leaves
"house where I reside" to son Daniel James; old house called Tygwynn to
dau Margaret Williams; also manor of Trerees to son John and sums to
sons John, William, James, Thomas, dau Ann, and ch of late son David of
Rhoswrdan.
g-g-parents: Thomas Martin=Lettice Evan [possible]
Martin family history (based St. Dogmaels):
Martyn Rees = Ann Morgan (ch: Evan (dc 1675), James(bc 1601, dc 1683),..)
James Martyn = Anne (dc 1697):
Ann(e) Martin (signed by mark) of Clawddcam (farm NE of Moylegrove)
in will of 1697 names sons Thomas, Matthias, John and David and
sons-in-law James Rowland, Rees ap John (=Jane), Abraham Evan.
Thomas has daughter Lettice, Matthias several children including Ellinor,
John has daughter Anne
Thomas Martin = Mariah Hughes (d of John Hughes and Lettice Griffith) (ch: Thomas,..)
Thomas Martin = ? (ch: John) [g-g-parent above]
Siblings: [also half-siblings surname Williams]
Mary[bc 1817]
Mary Martin = Daniel Morgan 7-10-1837 (bc 1818 Trerhys) at
Cardigan;
2 ch; she died Q2 1838 at Tygwyn Bach, St Dogmaels.
John[bp Trewen indep chapel 18-4-1819; d 1892 Nevern]
John Martin(carpenter of Cwmconnel; f: Thomas M
mariner)=Margaret Rees (Rhosymoiled; f: John R farmer); both full age;
2-7-1846 Moylegrove.
Leah[bc 1822] in birth order.
1891 Census: Hafod Grove, Moilgrove (all b Pembs) [husband John]
John Griffiths (widower) 73 farmer
William 47 farmer; Thomas 45 farmer;
Martha 28 housekeeper; Elizabeth M 26
1881 Census: Maensaison, Monington. (all b St Dogmaels)
John Griffiths 63 farmer 200 acres; Leah G 59
William 37 farmer; Elizabeth 17
1871 Census: Maensaison, Monington. (all b Pembs)
John Griffiths 53 farmer 170 acres; Leah G 47
William 28; Benjamin 12; Martha 10; Elizabeth 8
1861 Census: Maensaison, Monington. (b as above)
John Griffiths 42 farmer 100 acres; Leah G 38
William 18; Thomas 16; John 12; James 10 b Monington;
Margaret 7 b St Dogmaels; David 4 b Monington; Benjamin 2 b Monington
1851 Census: Cwmceibwr
John Griffith 33 butcher ?? b St Dogmaels
Leah Griffith 29 b St Dogmaels
William G 8 b St Dogmaels; Thomas G 7 b Moilgrove; Ann G 4 b St Dogmaels;
John G 2 b St Dogmaels; James G 6mo b St Dogmaels.
[Anne died aged 8]
1851 Census: Margaret Williams b 1799 [mother of Leah], etc; but not in 1861 Census.
1841 Census: Cwmconellfach, St Dogmaels: [Leah and mother ]
House of mason William Williams 40-44; [Leah's stepfather]
Margaret W 40-44,
Elizabeth 10, Ann 10, William 7, Thomas 5, Margaret 3,
Maris[? male; Morris b Q2 1840 Cdgn] 1,
Leah Martin 20-24 [address matches marriage cert 1842]
all b Pembs
1841 Census: Cwm Conel[l], St Dogwell[sic], Cardigan;
[In 1831 Mr. Ayleway was still the Proprietor and John James his tenant]
[1838-50 tithe map has owner Jonathan Roger Powell Esq and occupier
John James; John James owned part of Trerees]
James, Ann F 65-9 Farmer Pembrokeshire
[née Evan, Marriage: 07 Jun 1807 Dinas, Pembroke][m of Margaret James]
James, John M 40-4 Pembrokeshire
James, Daniel M 35-9 Pembrokeshire
[Daniel James=Mary Evan 16-3-1843 Moylegrove?]
JameS, James M 25-9 Pembrokeshire + 2 servants.
1841 Census: Cwm Canol, Dinas Newport [m of Ann Evan who married John James]
Evans, Ann F 90-4 Pembrokeshire.
[22 Aug 1843 Ann Evans of Cwm Connell was buried at St Dogmaels, aged 94.]
1841 Census: Treboeth Cottage, Moylgrove, Cardigan
Martin, David M 70-4 Clog Maker Pembrokeshire
[possibly Thomas Martin's brother or uncle]
Martin, Margaret F 70-4 Pembrokeshire [née James]
Nicolas, Mariah F 6 Pembrokeshire [David's dau Margaret= Nicholas 1817]
1841 Census: High Street, St Dogwell[sic]
Lloyd, Margret F 38[sic: 58?] Pembrokeshire [née Martin; dau of John M]
[was expelled from Blaenwaun as one of a number alleged to have
received casks of wine and spirits from a French vessel that ran aground
at Aberporth.]
Lloyd, Bett F 25 Pembrokeshire
Martin, Ann F 73 Pembrokeshire [wife of John Martin - see death cert d 1845 aged 79;
grandmother of Leah; mother of Margaret Lloyd]
Davies, Elinor F 30 Pembrokeshire
In the Cilfowyr Register: expelled Nov 27 1784 Anne Hughes Blaenwaun - adultery (possibly for producing a child - no marriage in the records). Could this be the Anne Martin (age ~16 then)? Note Margaret bp Nov 8 1784 at St Dg so date close. If so Thomas might have been born soon after.
Trinity House Petition of Margaret Lloyd, aged 36, widow of John Lloyd of
St Dogmells, PEM, 1821.[Trinity House provided pensions to widows of lost seamen]
Precis: John Lloyd was Master of the Peggy of
Cardigan from 1812-15, Stephen Williams, owner. The petitioner Margaret Lloyd
has three children namely John Lloyd aged 11, David Lloyd aged 8 and Elizabeth
Lloyd aged 6. Certified entry from St Dogmaels PR: Margaret Lloyd was baptised
as Margaret Martin on 8 Nov 1784 daur of John Martin and Ann his wife.
Margaret Martin married John Lloyd on 26 Jan 1807.
1851 Census
Rees Lewis 33 head marr Mariner;
Elizabeth Lewis 36 wife [Rees Lewis=Elizabeth Lloyd Cdgn Q1 1844]
Elizabeth Lewis 8 Mo daug; John Lloyd Lewis 2 son;
Margaret Lloyd 67 mother Wid [d 1856 Crdg].[mother of Elizabeth L; aunt of Leah M]
Mariner listing: Rees Lewis b St.Dogmaels 1820 43408 31/10/92 498332 M51
PEM 124/6&7 C/16058/Lee/1857-64. C/44415/Eliza Reed/1864-6. C/3228/Catherine
Hodges/1866-7. [MI at Blaenwaun Baptist Chapel, St.Dogmaels: Rees Lewis,
Master mariner, of Alltfach, St.Dogmaels, died 31 Oct 1892, aged 73. Also his
wife Elizabeth Lewis died 8 April 1902 aged 87].
1851 census: Rhosgmoiled, St Dogmells,[Rhosymoiled: now Morawelon]
John Martin 30 head marr Carpenter St Dogmells [Leah Martin's brother]
Margaret Martin 27 wife Nevern
Elizabeth Martin 1 daug St Dogmells; Thomas Martin 4 son St Dogmells
[seems to be a different William Williams mason with wife Margaret.]
William Williams 1829, Aug. 26
[NLW Morgan Richardson solicitors collection]
1. William Williams of Bwlchymer, parish of St. Dogmells, co. Pembroke,
mason, and Margaret, his wife;
2. David James of the same, carpenter, and Margaret, his wife
(daughter of 1).
Lease for 1,000 years of a new-built dwelling house and workshop
and a cow-house, parish of St. Dogmells. Annual rent: 1s.
[Margaret Williams c 1784 married David James c1784 Gilfach STD]
MI: Blaenywaun: WW d 1846 aged 89; MW d 1851 aged 90[62?].
Will: of William W (d 4-12-1846) mason of Bwlchmoor[Bwlch y
mor] dau Mary Davies, Ann Owen, Eleanor Williams, son Richard Williams,
wife Margaret; < £20.
Tithe map: 1838-50: Bwlchmoor owned and occupied by William Williams.
[this is just W of Abbey in St Dogmaels]
Other Martin family in area:
[John M probable father of Thomas; though David
Martin clogmaker (=Margaret James) and
Charles Martin brickmaker also in area: see marriages:
Mariah M b 1804 (=Titus Rees 1831) f: David M;
Margaret M(=John Nicholas 1817) f: David M;
John Martin brickmaker = Eleanor Davies 1817
Llantood is son of Charles Martin]