Cylchgronau Cymru

Oct. 3, 1894. BYE-GONES. 451 geiriog Mill, the Lewis family at Nantyrhiwlas, the Jones family at Blaenrhiwlas, the Williams family at Tynybwlch, the Hughes family at Tynycelyn, the Hughes family at Penyrallt. The Williams family have been at Cil-mawr about 200 years, the Evans jfamily at Tan-y-dderwen for 100 years, the Moreton family at Abercynlleth for 150 years, the Morgan family at Rhydgaled for 180 years, the Edwards family at Henblas for about 200 years, the Evans family at Glan Tanat for 300 years, the Edwards family at Caerfach about 200 years, the Williams family at Efel Rhyd mill about 100 years, the Evans family at Trewern-isaf about 100 years, the Pierce family at Frongoch 100 years, the Jones family at Cwmygeifr 155 years, the Foulkes family at Penllan 130 years, the Jones family at Pen-y-graig ucha 158 years, the Jones family at Pentre-geiriog for 200 years, the Hughes family at Pen-y-graig uchaf for 200 years, the Edwards family at Sycharth for. 400 years, and the Foulkes family are supposed to have occupied Gartheryr for quite 1,000 years. On the Llanforda Estate the Thomas family have been at Pantyffynon 200 years, the Edwards family at Penybryn £00 years, the Evans family at Nant-y-gollen 200 years, the Edwards family at Pentre-gaer 200 years, the Edwards family at Cynynion 200 years, the Jones family at Brongoll 250 years, the Da vies family at Cleveland 150 years, and the Roberts family have been at Rhydycroesau for five generations. On the Wynnstay estate there is comparatively little continuity of tenancy to record, as there is but one instance of a family having occupied a farm for more than 100 years. Expenditure upon woods and fencing, estate building and repai rs, ana araimn % trom 1862 to 1 893. Fencing, Farm and Gates, Woods, Estate Cottage &c, Building and Draining. Rental. exclusive of home Growing Timber. Repairs. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1862 40 556 6 10 1,398 5 7 3,091 13 1 280 7 2 1863 41,377 19 8 1,111 6 4 3,386 12 7 243 9 3 1864 42,936 7 11 1,479 2 0 4,350 9 5 820 10 2 1865 42,805 7 1 1,240 12 2 2,989 0 11 265 3 11 1866 45,053 0 9 1,127 15 10 4,053 15 9 383 7 3 1867 42,353 4 9 1,265 3 6 3,420 18 0 429 It 0 1868 42,676 4 3 1,430 0 1 4,822 2 2 719 3 9 1869 42,754 7 2 1,631 7 8 4,399 12 4 619 19 6 1870 43,122 13 4 1,648 0 7 5,130 6 b 436 13 0 1871 43,207 1 1 1,878 1 8 5,659 8 11 367 17 1 1872 43,375 6 9 1,367 6 2 6,859 12 11 326 13 7 1873 43,975 10 9 1,829 9 3 5,951 11 3 488 5 1 1874 44,345 1 3 2,173 5 0 8,403 7 0 439 4 6 1875 44,541 0 9 2,237 12 11 7,703 1 5 745 16 9 1876 44,851 11 10 1,596 18 8 8,825 11 11 1,293 3 3 1877 45,350 17 0 2,061 19 10 8,248 2 10 1.245 13 2 1878 45,835 11 0 1,623 13 11 8,862 6 4 1,206 18 5 1879 45,097 15 7 1,006 1 1 6,568 15 7 1,015 3 0 1880 46,381 3 11 986 15 8 7,474 18 ( 1,318 1 0 1881 45,762 9 0 944 10 0 7,996 2 7 1,596 7 7 1882 46,218 17 2 1,173 6 6 6,741 11 6 1,052 18 4 1883 46,175 7 9 1,154 5 8 6,369 3 11 981 3 5 1884 45,980 10 7 1,334 10 9 5,974 4 3 1,425 16 7 1885 45,545 18 6 1,282 12 5 6,135 6 4 987 12 5 1886 45,034 15 11 1,330 14 4 5,647 11 2 940 5 0 1887 46,615 16 1 1,358 4 1 5 685 16 0 1,077 11 0 1888 45,410 15 4 1,018 2 3 9,057 1 8 1,362 6 8 1889 4«,433 1 4 2.821 17 9 11,763 7 4 374 18 4 1890 45,882 17 7 3,540 6 10 12,078 1 11 512 8 7 1891 46,339 15 11 3,408 2 1 8,960 11 5 478 3 5 1892 44,982 10 6 3,515 6 11 11,509 19 6 589 1 8 1893 45,458 19 0 2,275 16 11 8,610 18 2 304 19 3 24,328 15 4 525,454 5 4 54,173 14 5 216,731 2 6 A tot al expenditun 3 of £295,233 1 2s 3d, or ar average of £9,20 0 per annum.of dition to this 1 which theanm tal details ai e appended. nad arge sum ther e has been an expendi- ture during the same period of £103,71313s 6d on buildings, and also repairs of cottages within the park walls and other property at Ruabon and elsewhere, which, as it does not affect the tenant farmers, I de not propose further to allude to. Of the above sum of £295,233, the present Sir Watkin and Lady Williams Wynn have spent during the six yeara ending 1893: — On farm buildings and repairs...... £61,980 0 0 „ Gates, fencing, woods, &c....... 16,579 12 9 „ Draining......................... 3,62117 11 Oratotalof.................... £82,18110 8 in addition to giving rebates amounting to 30,026 0 0 Total.............£112,207 10 8 or an average deduction from their rental of £18,700 per annum, being 41 per cent of that rental. OCTOBER 3, 1894. _____ . MYDDELTON FAMILY. COPIES OP EPITAPHS IN CHIRK CHURCH.—Near this place lyes Sir Richard Myddelfcon, Baronet, heir to the virtues as well as the estates of the illustrious House of Chirk Castle, great in his descent, great in his possessions, but in nothing so great as in and from himself, in whom were happily joyned, politeness and sincerity, tho courtier and the man of honour. He repre¬ sented this county in Parliament thirty-two years, with the penetration and abilities of a statesman, the integrity and firmness of a patriot. He performed all the duties of private life with the endearing circumstances of tenderness and affection to his relations,of hospitality and genero¬ sity to all. His heart was so open to his friends and upright in itself that it neither wore nor wanted any disguise or reserve: so full of humanity, benignity and charity that it excluded all thoughts of detraction envy or oppression. To these public honours and personal merits were added the domestic blessing of a most beautiful and virtuous lady,Frances, eldest daughter and heir of Sir Thos. Whitmore of Buildwas, by whom he had three children, William, Mary, and Frances, who died in her infancy. Sir Wm. Myddelton survived his father long enough to tell the world whose son and successor he was, being a gentleman of such singular recti¬ tude of manners, such strict probity, unaffected meekness, and disinterested charity and exalted piety as qualified him early for that place whither he hastened to receive the reward of his virtues. His benefactions to the cures of Llangollen, Ruabon, Llansantffraid-Glyn-Ceiriog, Yspytty- Evan, and this parish of Chirk, will be eternal monuments of his religious disposition. aged DameFrances") f June 24, 1694. 28. Sir Richard \ Myddelton-^ April 29, 1716. 62. Sir William J l«J_. 15, 171|. 24. To the memory of her dear father, mother, brother, and sister (who all lye interred in the vault of this church), Mary Myddelton caused this monument to be erected. E. Mac. C,