Where is Ystravdla ?

[clogdancer]

My ancestor Howell Harris is recorded in the 1851 Census as born in Brecon, Ystravdla.
I'm assuming its been transcribed incorrectly, but I can't fault it from looking at the original census image.
Can anyone suggest the likely real place?

[Fisherman]

Hi,

The best I can suggest is Ystradfellte.

Fisherman

[osprey]

If you give the census reference, we could have a look for you.

[clogdancer]

Census ref is HO 107/2460, top line

[osprey]

that's just the piece number which covers a large area. Do you have the folio and page numbers as well? Or the rest of his details - age, where he lives, who he's with. The only Howell Harris that comes up with that ref is in Aberdare and he and all his family were born there.

[clogdancer]

Sorry, it's Folio 425 Page 37

[osprey]

Sorry,I did find him and I've had a look for them in 1841 as the youngest are dittoed as being born in Breconshire, but the family is in Resolven but not born in county HO107/1421/19 folio 5 pg 2.

Think Fisherman had the right idea and it is meant to be Ystradfellte.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/Ystradfellte/index.html

Do any other of the family turn up on a later census with a legible place name?

[clogdancer]

Thanks for your help osprey & fisherman, I'll go with Ystradfellte.
I found what I think is wife Margaret in 1861 : - RG9 4067 Folio 56 page 17, but that just says Brecon.
Osprey, I wonder if you could hazard a guess as to the address for the 41 and 51 censuses whilst you're there?
Thanks again

[osprey]

1851, they're in Mill Street which was in Cwmdare according to the enumerator's description. I was rather hoping you wouldn't need to know about 1841. The village is Lower Llantwit

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/LlantwitJuxtaNeath/

The house name appears to be Blanyrany----, but the enumerator had the not so Welsh sounding name of Alexander Cuthbertson, so I don't know how much we can trust his spelling.