Author Topic: Cilcain  (Read 1215 times)

Offline Quarryman

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 712
    • View Profile
Cilcain
« on: Wednesday 20 June 18 19:57 BST (UK) »
My ancestor Harry ap John moved from Llansannan to Cilcain (or Kilken as it is in bishops transcripts)
in the early 1700s. I thought he would be an agricultural labourer and work on the land, but I have since learned that Cilcain "had an industrial history". Does anyone know what this industry was.

Harry married Mary Davies "of Aberchweeler" in 1741.
Roberts, Caernarfon. Thomas, Caernarfon. Kite, Kent.

Online KGarrad

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 26,062
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Cilcain
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 20 June 18 20:39 BST (UK) »
Lead mining and gold mining according to the village website ;D
https://web.archive.org/web/20060613234954/http://www.cilcain.demon.co.uk:80/old.html

And drinking, apparently?!
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)