Buffton Williams

[ruby]

I've been researching my family history. John Buffton DOB abt 1835 and his wife Sarah Williams DOB abt 1838. Married at the Vaynor Parish Church May 17, 1858. Children, Phillip, Salina, David, Sarah, ? My family members worked in the Ferndale Mine + my great great grandfather died in a mining accident there. Just interested in learning about the area. There is census information that references Buffton Cottages I can't find any information about them. My family would all have been working class poor so I don't think they were anything fancy!

[Carolyn]

THE SURNAME BUFFTON SEEMS TO BE VERY STRONG IN THE BRECONSHIRE AREA.
THERE ARE OFFICAL RECORDS OF MINING DEATHS FROM 1850 ONWARDS.
IF YOU HAVE THE DATE OF DEATH IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO LOCATE SOMETHING IN
A NEWSPAPER ....... THESE ARE NOT YET ON-LINE.
THERE ARE PAPERS PRINTED IN MERTHYR TYDFIL FROM 1832 BUT MUCH MUCH LATER IN THE
RHONDDA / FERNDALE AREA BUT BEFORE 1880 THE MERTHYR PAPERS COVERED A WIDE AREA........ MERTHYR TELEGRAPH FROM 1855 AND EXPRESS FROM 1864