Gweddillion Byrgwm Uchaf / The remains of Byrgwm Uchaf

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Gweddillion Byrgwm Uchaf / The remains of Byrgwm Uchaf

Image: © Alan Richards Taken: 1 May 2017

Gweddillion anhedd-dy o'r enw Byrgwm Uchaf. Yn 1851 bu Benjamin Evans, ei wraig Hannah a'u dau blentyn yn byw yno. Pan fu farw Benjamin yn 1862 cymerodd Hannah yr awenau i redeg y ffarm 45 erw a bu hi'n byw yno hyd at ei marwolaeth yn 1908 yn 84. Trigai ei merch, Mary, yno tan ei marwolaeth hithau yn 1926 yn 81 oed. The remains of a property known as Byrgwm Uchaf (trans. upper short valley [farm]). In 1851 the occupants were Benjamin Evans, his wife Hannah and their two children. When Benjamin died in 1862 his wife took over the running of the 45 acre farm, and she remained there until her death in 1908 aged 84. Her daughter, Mary, resided there until her passing in 1926 aged 81.

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Latitude
51.97117
Longitude
-4.239938