Garw Farms

This farm does not appear on the 1871 census. Being just yards from Blaengarw farm one wonders whether the two were combined. However, the 1881 census describes two separate farms (Blaengarw and Nanthir)

First Name	Last Name	Age	Place of Birth	Year of Birth	Occupation	Relationship to Householder	Remarks
Thomas	Jones	61	Coity	1820	Farmer of 250 acres	Head (widower)
Richard	Jones	73	Llangeinor	1808	Farmer	Brother
Joan	Evans	51	Unknown (unreadable)	1830	Servant/Housekeeper	unknown	Widow

First Name	Last Name	Age	Place of Birth	Year of Birth	Occupation	Relationship to Householder
E	Lewis	38	Llanelly	1853	Coal Miner	Head
Margaret	Lewis	33	Trecastle, Brecon	1858		Wife
John	Lewis	14	Aberdare	1877	Milk Seller	Son
John	Phillips	27	Whitland, Pembrokeshire	1864	unknown	unknown
Mary A	Richards	24	Llanelly	1867	unknown	Unknown

By this census it appears that the farm has been re-established as a farm

First Name	Last Name	Age	Place of Birth	Year of Birth	Occupation	Relationship to Householder
Ann	Davies	60	Abernant, Carmarthenshire	1841	Farmer	Head
Sarah A	Thomas	32	Mountain Ash	1869		Daughter
Elizabeth	?	12	Blaengarw	1889		Niece
John	Evans	15	Cheriton, Pembrokeshire	1886	Servant	unknown

By this census it was no longer a farm. Occupied by two separate collier families (5 and 3 members). Note: In this census the address is shown as a farm but the incumbent is not a farmer. It occupies the same site as Blaengarw farm so it maybe that the combination mentioned under Blaengarw farm has occurred. The OS map showing this farm also depicts an astonishingly long tramway running from Nant-hir levels above Cwm Nant-hir down to the head of Cwm Gelli-wern. Apparently not connected to any other tramway or rail line

Nanthir

Census Records