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Fascinating! Thanks Glyn. I've never had any luck with newspaper searches. Must try a search for Bodgauaf Uchaf!

Thanks Nesta. Forgive me - ynys cynhaearn?

Thank you Glyn and Mabel! I really appreciate your interest and help. On Glyn's comment, Cae Harry's wife Ellin was born at Dolbenmein in 1790 to Jane Williams and William Jones [Achau 57]
Harry's father Henry described as a Singleman, married Ann Hughes at Bryncroes in 1807. [yffor]
My GGrandmother Jane Griffith was also born at Dolbenmaen in 1836 and would have been only 5 at the time of the 1841 census. If anyone has transcribed the Dolbenmein returns some clue may be found there.
Mabel's comment is very interesting as one of my cousins has the diary of my uncle, Jane's grandson and we know he visited Llanystumdwy and we didn't understand his interest in the village. I think I will have to take a closer look at Ellin Jnr. and Anne!

Thanks everyone. Kay, I made the same mistake and thought that the nickname was a reference to Henry's propensity to falling off. It has ruined a good joke. I haven't found him in the 1841 census which is frustrating and I can only guess he was working as a hired hand maybe on a stud or stable or something! Thanks to Glyn's help in my earlier post I now know that Henry Griffith, born 1809, was the son of Ann Hughes and Henry Griffith who farmed at Bodgauaf  Uchaf just to the south of Bryncroes. His father died in 1819 and Ann carried on farming 120 acres, employing 3 men. (Census 1851) Ann died in 1859 and I assume the tenancy was carried on by another son Richard who died in 1890.