Thank you so much - it is amazing to see a genuine ancestor in print. I was so surprised that my g g g grandfather built a Ty Unnos. My granddad used to tell me about this Welsh custom when we would come across little cottage foundations and fireplaces on our walks. I had always assumed this was an ancient, or medieval custom, I did not realise it was going on in the 19th century. Sounds like the landowners of the time like Lord Mostyn were not keen on it continuing much longer. I was even more surprised to find that my granddad’s own granddad, David Davies, would have helped to build one and lived in it. I wonder if my granddad knew, or whether it was never talked about?
I was then desperate to see what Henry Davies’ cottage would have looked like, which is how I came across this forum.
I am quite fascinated with Henry Davies, he seems to be a survivor, and I wonder if Ormes Head Cottage where he lived in his old age, was nice,
I notice that his 2 oldest sons don’t seem to have married, but stayed with their parents. I wonder if this was the lot of a copper miner? Perhaps there were a lot of young men working in the mines but not so many young ladies?
So many questions, and it would also be exciting to trace the family back another generation, but I don’t know how to do this without the useful census records
Thank you again for taking the time to help