Nothing is known yet of his growing up in Cardiganshire, but by the 1840s, William had moved to Glamorganshire, where he was working as an iron miner in the industrial town of Dowlais in Merthyr Tydfil. In 1851, William was living with his young family in the area known as "the Cwm." In 1861, William lived at 27 Ivor Newtown, but by 1871 lived at 42 Broad Street, where William would live the rest of his days while he toiled away in the Dowlais mines.
Dowlais Ironworks by George Childs (1840)
William was married to Mary Griffiths, who was born in 1821 in Llangeitho, Cardiganshire; in the early to mid 1840s. Once in Dowlais, William and Mary had the following children:
Edward, b. c1845/46
Thomas, b. c1847/48
David Thomas, b. Nov 1849
Elinor, b. 1850
Roderick, b. 7 Jun 1853
Rees, b. c1855/56
William, b. Jun 1860
William died of TB at his home at 42 Broad Street on 26 April 1877 and was buried in the Pant Cemetery on 30 April 1877 (gravesite DP/6).
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