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If you are checking Familysearch for the Census, you will not be seeing the original Census sheets?
1841 Census
Census sheet is headed "Parish of Llangeler (part of)". In the "Place" column is "Pentreweli Village" and it lists 10 premises under that address. The Evans' household is -
John Evans, Mason, 40, not born in County
Margaret Evans, 35, David 15, Margaret 11, Evan 8, Ann 7 and William 1 - all born in County Carmarthenshire.
The age of anyone over 15 is rounded down to the nearest 5 eg. Margaret could be any age between 35 and 39.
1851
The Census sheet is headed ""Parish Llangeler, Village of Pontweli"
The "Name of Street, Place or Road and Name or No of House" column only includes a house number "No1 - No 8" (8 households). Your John is at No2. In error, whoever transcribed the Census sheet took the name "Gwargoelan" from the last entry preceding Pontweli Village. All 8 households have the name "Gwargoelan" against them. The Evans household is
John Evans, Head, Marr, 50, Mason, born Llangeler (NOTE - this conflicts with the 1841 birthplace)
Margaret Evans, Wife, Marr, 47, born Llanfihangel (the age fits the 1841 rounding down)
Mary, 26, Unm, Mason's Daur, born Llanfihangeli
Peter 7, son, born Llangeler; Thomas 4, born Llangeler.
Daughter Mary does not link the 1841 and 1851 households.
On the 1841 Census, John Evans' next door neighbour is William Jones, Tailor. He is still next door in 1851. A David Simon, Weaver, is next door but one in 1841 and still next door but one in 1851.