EV-0212 — Llandough poor-rate books, 1872–1876: John Williams, farm under Lord Bute (PROVISIONAL)

EV ID	EV-0212
Title	Llandough parish poor-rate books (rates of 9 Apr 1872, 20 Aug 187?, Oct 1876)
Date of document	1872–1876 (pages read)
Type	official record (rate book)
Evidence label	PRIMARY DOCUMENT READ (photographs) — PROVISIONAL READING
Repository / reference	Glamorgan Archives; title page reads “Rate Book … Parish of Llandough”; volume reference not visible in the photos (PENDING).
Status	READ (photos, 1st visit). PROVISIONAL: rows read across the binding fold; alignment of the extent column unconfirmed.
Provenance	Photographed by the family at Glamorgan Archives, Leckwith, 2026.
Related evidence	EV-0211 (1824 extent of the holding)

Quotation: Rate of 20 Aug 187?: “John Williams | Lord Bute | Farm” (extent column, read in sequence: 76); “Lord Bute | Lord Bute | Woods” (32a 3r); “Daniel Thomas & Son | … | Lime Kiln & Quarry”. Oct 1876: J. Williams, Farm, 76a, gross £41 0s; Woods 32a 3r 39p, owner Lord Bute. Rate of 9 Apr 1872: John Williams also rated for glebe land (owner Rev. H.H. Rickards).

Proves: In the 1870s John Williams was rated in Llandough as occupier of a farm owned by Lord Bute. Lord Bute was rated for woods in his own occupation. Daniel Thomas & Son were rated for a lime kiln and quarry.

Does not prove: That the farm is Ty Mawr by name (the book gives no farm names). The 76-acre figure depends on aligning rows across the fold. No tenancy terms are shown.

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