TENANTS AT LLANOFER ESTATE
Ty'r Ywen, Llanofer
home of the James family
Pedr James and Mrs. Gruffydd Richards
Abergavenny Museum
1881 Census
Yew Tree Cottage, Llanover, Monmouth, Wales

                                  Marr    Age    Sex    Birthplace
Elizabeth JAMES          W     38       F        Talgarth, Brecknock, Wales
         Rel:    Widow (Head)
         Occ:  Grocers Shop
Peter JAMES                U        11       M      Goitre, Monmouth, England
         Rel:    Son
         Occ:  Scholar
Arthur JAMES              U           9       M       Llanover, Monmouth, England
         Rel:    Son
         Occ:  Scholar

Arthur James (Arthur ab Ioan) is mentioned in Dafydd Williams's Account Book on 1st August 1885 - 'Arthur ab Ioan's Book - £1.4s.0d.'
Born Goitre 1870
Died  Llanofer? 1930
Married Margaret
Taught to play the triple harp
by Gruffydd's daughter Susanna
(Mrs. Gruffydd Richards)

Son of John James 1829 - 1872(General Labourer)
and Elizabeth 1842 - 1918
born Talgarth BRE

Brother of John James (Ioan ab Ioan)
1865 - 1886.   (Gardener)
Taught to play the triple harp by Gruffydd
                                                                                         April 2nd  1884
Mr Dafydd Williams                                      
.................. Dr Harper says Ab Ioan if as well as when I saw him on Tuesday may go a little into the Garden if not too cold if Davies could give him light work such as Raking or Hoeing & put it down by the hour he cannot attempt days work nor going out early in the cold but hours will make days and he may gain a little and the air is good for him after he has had his dinner when the weather permits.....................
                                                                       A. Llanover
The following exerpt is taken from a letter written by Lady Llanofer to her under-agent at Llanofer, Dafydd Williams.
St. Bartholomew's, Llanofer
Ab Ioan (John James Junior) died of Tuberculosis on St. David's Day (March 1st) 1886, aged 21 years.  He is buried in St. Bartholomew's churchyard , Plot B6.
Peter (Pedr) James died on October 2nd 1930, aged 61 years, and is buried with his brother in St. Bartholomew's, Plot B6
John and Elizabeth James also had a daughter, Eliza Ann, born in 1867, and died 'yn ei mabandod' (in her infancy) on 3rd June 1867.  She is buried in St. Bartholomew's, Llanofer.  Plot B4.

John James senior died from smallpox on January 18th 1872, with Susanna Griffiths in attendance.  (This was probably the daughter of Thomas Gruffydd, harper.) His wife Elizabeth died in 1918 (?) at the age of 76 years, and is buried with her husband, Plot B5.