FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
EDWARD BUMFORD AND
MARGARET DAVIES
EDWARD
BUMFORD was born in about 1770 in Bettws, Montgomery,
Wales. He was the son of Edward Bumford and Elizabeth Davies. He married
Margaret Davies, who was born in about 1776 in Bettws, the daughter of
James
and Mary Davies.
Our Bumford ancestor, Elizabeth Ann Bumford, was born in the parish of Bettws Cedewain, Montgomeryshire, in 1799. During that time there were two families of Bumfords having children in the parish - Edward Bumford and Margaret Davies Bumford had children from 1795 to 1807; Philip Bumford and Jane Smouth Bumford had children from 1806 through 1823. Edward Bumford and Margaret Davies were married in Bettws in 1794. The younger children of Edward and Margaret Bumford were listed as being born in Dolvorwin township, Bettws parish. This is the site of the ruins of Dolforwyn Castle.
1841 census for Bettws, Montgomeryshire, Wales
In the 1841 census the family is shown in Dolforwyn townland, Bettws.
Edward Bumford, age 70, Ag Lab (agricultural laborer)
They live next door to John Bumford, age 40, Ag Lab.
Edward
died 30 March 1842 in Old Castle, Bettws. Margaret died 10 January 1850
in New Well, Bettws. Both Edward and Margaret Bumford are buried in Bettws
churchyard. Edward and Margaret had the following children:
1.
John,
christened 26 April 1795 in Bettws.
2.
Elizabeth
Ann, born 16 January 1797 in Bettws; christened 22 January 1797 in
Bettws; married James Meyrick 4 August 1817 in Bettws; died 10 January
1883 in Mt. Pleasant, San Pete, Utah; buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Elizabeth is listed in later records as Elizabeth Mumford.
3
.David, christened 15 September 1799 in Bettws.
4.
Edward,
christened 3 March 1805 in Bettws; died in Dolvorwin township, Bettws;
buried 1 May 1805 in Bettws.
5.
Lewis,
christened 5 July 1807 in Bettws; died in Dolvorwin township, Bettws; buried
5 July 1807 in Bettws.
SOURCE:
Bettws parish register, FHS# 104772; Tregynon parish register, FHS# 104825.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
EDWARD BUMFORD
AND ELIZABETH DAVIES
EDWARD
BUMFORD was christened 13 January 1728 in Manafon,
Montgomery, Wales, the son of Joseph Bumford and Elenor Owen. Edward
married Elizabeth Davies 19 May 1766 in Bettws. At the time of his marriage,
Edward was listed as being “ of Llanllwcharain”.
Elizabeth died in Dolvorwin township, Bettws, and was buried 17 August
1811 in Bettws. Edward was buried 28 May 1813 in Bettws. Edward and Elizabeth
had the following children:
1.
Edward,
born
in about 1770 in Bettws; married Margaret Davies 13 April 1794; died in
Old Castle, Bettws; buried 30 March 1842 in Bettws.
2.
Elizabeth,
christened 30 May 1775 in Bettws.
3.
Lewis,
christened 27 February 1780 in Bettws; died in Dolvorwin township, Bettws;
buried 10 March 1806 in Bettws.
SOURCE:
Bettws parish register, FHS# 104772; Tregynon parish register, FHS# 104825;
Manafon parish register, FHS# 104812; Marriage Index of Montgomeryshire,
1754-1837, 942.94, K22g, v. 1.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
JOSEPH BUMFORD AND
ELENOR OWEN
JOSEPH BUMFORD was born in 9 August 1702 in Llangynog, the son of Edward Bumford and Margaret Lewis. Joseph married Elenor Owen of Manafon on 4 March 1727, in Manafon. At the time of his marriage he was listed as being of Aberhavesp, Montgomeryshire, Wales. The only Bumfords listed in the parish register of Manafon during the early 1700s were Joseph and Elenor, and their son Edward.
Joseph was born in the village of Llangynog, which was the largest lead mining area in Europe. It is set at the head of the Tanat valley with steep mountains on three sides. On the mountains to the north of the village are the remains of an Iron Age fort.
Joseph came from
Aberhavesp
at the time of his marriage. The parish of Aberhavesp takes its name from
a brook that flows into the River Severn below the church. The name means
“the mouth of the summer-dry brook." "There is no main village. In the
19th century the population of the parish was 535. Farming is
the main occupation in the parish. Aberhafesp Hall is a large brick mansion,
reputed to have a ghost—a lady in white who walks from the church to the
east door of the hall. St. Gwynog’s church lies in the southeast of the
parish. There has been a church there since the 12th century."
Elenor was buried 16 October 1743 in Tregynon. Joseph and Elenor had the following children:
1. Edward, christened 13 January 1728 in Manafon; married
Elizabeth Davies 19 May 1766 in Bettws; buried 28 May 1813 in Bettws.
2. Richard, christened 21 November 1734 in Llanfair Caereinion,
Montgomeryshire.
SOURCE:
Bettws parish register, FHS# 104772; Tregynon parish register, FHS# 104825;
Manafon parish register, FHS# 104812; parish record of Llanfair Caerinion
on Montgomeryshire Families 1675-1825 CD, Bill Barker.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
EDWARD BUMFORD AND
MARGARET LEWIS
EDWARD
BUMFORD was born 6 January 1675 in Trefeglwys, the second son of Philip
Bumford and Catherine Lloyd. Edward was mentioned in his father's will
in 1687, and was under 18 years old. He married Margaret Lewis on 6 January
1693 in Llanwgnog. Edward and Margaret had the following children:
1.
Margaret,
christened 10 February 1698 in Llanfair Caereinion.
2.
Joseph,
born
in about 1700; married Elenor Owen 4 March 1727 in Manafon.
3.
Edward,
christened 9 August 1702 in Llangwnog.
SOURCE:
Montgomeryshire Families 1675-1825 CD, Bill Barker; will of Edward Stoke
of Llanllwchaiarn, mentions Edward Bumford, Joseph, son of Edward Bumford.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
PHILIP BUMFORD AND
CATHERINE LLOYD
PHILIP BUMFORD was probably born between 1625 and 1645, the son of Oliver
and Catherine Bumford. Philip married Catherine Lloyd 6 February
1672/3 in Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Catherine is believed to
be the daughter of Edward Lloyd, armiger,
of Llanidloes.
Llanidloes is centrally situated between North and South Wales. King
Edward I granted Llanidloes a market charter in 1280. It has wide, pleasant,
tree-lined streets in the shape of a cross, and in the middle is the old
half-timbered Market Hall, built about 1600. Beneath it is the old open
market, and at its north corner is the stone from which John Wesley preached
on many occasions.
Philip was buried in Trefeglwys on 12
February 1687/8. His will was dated 3 February 1687 and probated 16 March
1688/9. Trefelglwys is part of the ancient area of Arwystli, once the seat
of the Lords of Powys.
Philip and Catherine had the following children:
1. Oliver, christened 30 December 1673 in Llanidloes; married
Elizabeth Davies 6 July 1696 in Trefeglwys.
2. Edward, christened 6 January 1675 in Trefeglwys; married Margaret
Lewis 6 January 1693 in Llanwgnog.
3. Joseph, christened 8 August 1678 in Trefeglwys.
4. Anne, christened 1 March 1681 in Trefeglwys.
5. Philip, christened 25 May 1684 in Trefeglwys.
6. John, christened 16 March 1686/7 in Trefeglwys.
SOURCE: Montgomeryshire Families 1675-1825 CD, version 2.0,
Bill Barker; Bishop's Transcripts of Trefeglwys; will of Philip Bumford,
reference # 1689/97, Bangor Probate Records: IGI.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
OLIVER AND KATHERINE BUMFORD
OLIVER BUMFORD was born between 1590 and 1605. He was the brother of Edward Bumford. Oliver married Katherine. Oliver died 12 December 1674 in Trefeglwys, leaving a will. Oliver and Katherine had the following children:
1. Anna, christened 18 January 1625, probably died young.
2. John, born in about 1631.
3. Lawrence, born in about 1633, married Elinor.
4. Margaret, born in about 1635, married Ralph Charles.
5. Edward, christened 3 September 1636 in Trefeglwys; married
Andrea Goodwyne 4 March 1673 in Trefeglwys.
6. Philip, born in about 1637, married Catherine Lloyd 6 February
1672/3 in Llanidloes, died February 1678/8; buried in Trefeglwys.
7. Susanna, born in about 1643, married Edward Bromhall 27 February
1670 in Trefegwlys.
8. Elizabeth, born in about 1644 of Trefeglwys.
SOURCE: Montgomeryshire Families 1675-1825 CD, version 2.0, Bill
Barker; IGI; will of Oliver Bumford, reference # 1674/65, Bangor Probate
Records.
BUMFORD FAMILY NAME
The name Bumford is not
of Welsh origin. It is an English name. In Wales it is “a name which is
largely confined to Montgomeryshire and only found incidentally elsewhere”
(The
Surnames of Wales) Bumford is the most common spelling, but other variants
are Bamford, Bampford, Bamforth, Bumfort, Boundford and Bumpford. The first
Bumford/Bamford ancestor in Wales was most likely John Bamford from Bamford,
Derbyshire, as told in Welsh Family History: “Evidence has recently come
to light of what appears to be an English plantation or settlement in the
lordships of Arwystli and Cyfeiliog in Montgomeryshire and Chirk, Chirkland
and Denbigh in Denbighshire, all of which belonged to Robert Dudley, Earl
of Leicester, by lease from the Crown. Dudley was permitted by virtue of
a licence from the Crown, dated 9 July 1576, to alienate away the lands
in the above lordships in whatever way he wished, for a period of four
years. It was during this period that a significant in-migration of English
people occurred. The documentary evidence for this is provided in a case
of sheep-stealing trumped-up by two local Welsh men who clearly resented
the English newcomers. Their victim was John Thornhill who had moved to
the parish of Llangurig in the lordship of Arwystli in 1576, together with
John Bamford, Robert Hatfield, Henry Gregory and his wife Margaret, and
Nicholas Bennett. They came from the communities of Thornhill, Bamford
and Hatfield, which all lie in close proximity to each other in the Peak
district of Derbyshire.” (National Library of Wales: Montgomeryshire
Court of Great Sessions Gaol Files, WALES 4/129-1, mm. 24-66)
During the trial of John
Thornhill, John Bamford was called as a witness: "John Bamford of Trefeglwys,
aged 60 years. Bamford said that he had lived in the same town where the
plaintiff, Thornhill, was born, which was called Bamford, co. Derby." ("English
Settlement in Western Montgomeryshire"; Murray Ll. Chapman; Second Stages
in Researching Welsh Ancestry; John and Sheila Rowlands, editor; Genealogical
Publishing Company; 1999.) This reference shows that John Bamford was
born in 1518 in Bamford, Derbyshire, England. He is most likely the grandfather
or great-grandfather of our Oliver Bumford of Trefeglwys.
In
The Surnames of Wales
it is stated: “Bamford is the name of places in Derbyshire and Lancashire.
The former is probably responsible for the appearance of this name, for
John Bamford of Derbyshire settled in Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, in 1576."
The Bamford/Bumfords settled in Wales and married Welsh women with typical
Welsh names like Davies and Owens. The name Bumford or its variants is
found in the Montgomeryshire parishes of Bettws Cedewain,
Manafon,
Aberhavesp,
Llanwyddelan, Tregynon, Llangynog, Llanmerewig,
Trefeglwys,
Llanllwchaiarn,
Llandiloes,
Llanlugan, and Carno, in the time period from 1600-1800.
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