can anyone enlighten me on these place names - written in 1881
Noyad wan Jan 11 1881: I laft Merthur to go to Noyad wen cwmdwr Traeastel distans 25 mills and slapt at my brothre in law Rees Davis frosty wethear
Noiad Wen Jan 11 1881: I stopt in the house to read the news and broathear Prat sermon and slapt at my broathear in Law Rees Davis and the snow fell deuring the night to the depth of tean inches
Noyaswen Jan 12 1881: beaing that the snow weas so deape I start hear today and roate a latear to my wife and famely and slapt at Rees Davis
WCl Cwm Jan 13 1881: I laft noya swen and came hear distans 10 mils to see my uncle Daniel my fathears Broather in ---- to get some geniologes of my relations but I did not Sucseade (succeed) much in geting them and I slapt at the Noyad arms Houte all and it frose the water in my bedroom hard
Cil Wwm Jan 14 1881: I went to jacobe Rees of the inn near ppenhyuhenleisic to try to get some genealeges of my relations but I did not sjcsed in geting them then welked Back to Kill Cwm Distans 2 mills and it weas freezing hard and slapt at Daniel Williams Noyad Fawr Arms and it frose the watear in my bedroom hard
Landovry Jan 15 1881: I went this morning to the church yard to get the Date of the death of my grandfathear and grandmothear on my mothear side and visetede the chaine Bridge and crost it then down on the othear side so far as nant yr ogfan then crost on the railroad Bridg at Lwin Jack then up to town and slapt at W Price Black Ox
Lancovry Jan 16 1881: in the morning I went to visit Danial Evans an ould frend of mine and I preach as the pepole came out of the chapeal at 11 a m and thar weas nine inshes of snow on the ground and it weas frezing hard and veary cauld and I slapt at William Price Black Ox and it frose the watear hard in my bedroome
Noyad Wan Cwm dwr Jan 17 1881: I laft Landovery this morning vewing the fare and difrant placis in town and the ould castil and mery seans (scenes) of my childhould and bid them farewell and came hear distans 6 mill and the wind Blowing rathear hard ahd the snow deep and slapt at my broathear in law Rees Davis
I have no idea of the area, so anything would be helpful.
Thanks
Caroline