Ty Twmpyn
On the Earl of Abergavenny’s 1821 map Ty Tympyn is listed as number 89. On the 1841 tithe map it has the number 495.
The holder of the lease in 1755 was John Morgan a taylor (sic), of a cottage, 3 acres 2 rood 3 perches. The owner was the Earl of Abergavenny. The lease was renewed in 1770 again to John Morgan, aged 60, for the lives of his nephews, John Morgan and Thomas Lewis both aged 13.
John Morgan had a brother Charles. His sister Rachel married Thomas Prosser.
John Morgan, taylor (sic), died in June 1775, he was buried in St Peter’s Churchyard.
Unfortunately I cannot find any further mention of Ty Twmpyn until the Earl of Abergavenny’s survey of his estates in 1821 when it says William Williams and Thomas Prosser are both lease holders of Haymeadow and Ty Twmpyn.
Thomas Prosser is the occupier of Ty Twmpyn in 1821, a cottage and land, numbers 495 – 496 – 500, containing 2a 0r 21p.
By 1824 the occupier had changed to John Powell and his wife Diana, (nee Morgan) John and Diana had a son Thomas baptised at St Peter’s Church on 11 April 1824, John’s occupation was given as farmer.
John Powell was born in Bettws Newydd, his wife Diana in Nash.
By the 1841 census this had changed to John Williams, a 60 year old labourer, his name also appears on the tithe apportionment, stating the Earl of Abergavenny is the owner of 2a 3 rood 26 perches, paying 7 shillings to the rector.
Living with John Williams is the Walters family. John Walters is 50, Mary his wife is also 50, their children are Harriet 14, William 12 and eight year old Ann.
On the census of 1851 John Williams is still residing at Tee Twympin, he is now a 72 year old widower born in Llanvrechva.
On the Rev. Thomas Evans tithe accounts for the years 1855/7 the lease for Ty Twmpyn is held by Walter Williams with John Williams still in residence., the leaseholder in 1857 is changed to Henry Edwards.
The Earl of Abergavenny gave notice for John Williams to quit the property by 29th September 1857.
Unfortunately I am unable to work out who was at Ty Twmpyn on the 1861 census, part of the parish census is missing and the part which is available the enumerator decided not to name most of the properties.
On the census of 1871 George Coles and his family had moved from the Old Cider Mill to live at Ty Twmpyn. George was a 51 year old miner born in Somerset, Susan his wife is also 51 born in Bettws. Living with them are their children Emily 21, George 19 and Eliza 17, they were all born in Trevethin. They also had a visitor, 8 year old John Jones born in Llanvihangel.
George Coles died in March 1875 followed by Susan in March 1879.
Daniel Crompton took the lease for Ty Twmpyn from the Earl of Abergavenny , lease 16 containing numbers 507, 716 and 811 on the tithe map.
The 1881 census says Daniel Compton was a 62 year old agricultural labourer born in Wiltshire, his wife Mary is 40 born in Goytre, they have three children, born in Lanvair, John 9, Sarah 6 and two year old Matilda.
On the 24th February 1884 Sarah was punished for missing school when sent by her parents. (Penperlleni school log book page 333)
Also written in the school log book on the 7th January 1889 page 415
William Crompton has been stricken with paralysis.
On the census of 1891 Daniel Crompton is 62, Mary is 50, children Sarah 16, Matilda 12 and William 8.
In 1898 poor William Crompton is sent to the workhouse with pneumonia, no date of release was given.
By 1901 the census says Daniel is 80 years of age saying he is a retired coachman, Mary his wife is 60, son John is 29 and single, Matilda is now 22, a school teacher and William is 18.
On the 18th November 1904 William Crompton died, he was only 22 years old.
Daniel Crompton died in February 1908 followed by Mary in January 1911, they were buried in St Peter’s churchyard, as was William in 1904.
Son John is still living at home on the 1911 census, he is single, aged 39 he works as a corrugated iron pickler. Living with him is his sister Matilda who married Albert Edwards (33) of Bettws Newydd, they had been married for 8 years, have two children Clara Josephine 7 and Hilda Constance 2, sadly they also had another child, John Reginald who died in 1907 aged one month.
The Earl of Abergavenny sale of properties in 1920 included Ty Twmpyn, says the new house was built in 1913, has 3 acres 2 rood 25 perches, rental is £14 per year, tithe 9s 11d, the property was sold to Mrs Watts of Llandewi Rhyderch for £650.
The information given on the census of 1921 says John Crompton is head of the household, he is now 50 years and two months old, a farm labourer working for David Morgan. Living with him is is brother-in-law Albert Edwards who is 44 years old, a blacksmith,
His sister Matilda Edwards, who is 42 years and four months old and their children, Josephine 17, Hilda 12 and William 9, all born in Goytre and all in full time education.
By 1925 there is a new resident at Ty Twmpyn in Gerald Cornish and his wife Ann, (nee Price) they had married in 1916. Previously living at number 2 Chapel Ed, they left in 1930 and moved to Sunnyside.
On the 1939 Electoral register they were living at Roselyn, Mamhilad, where Gerald’s occupation is a GWR signalman.
I am unable to find any further information about Ty Twmpyn.