Dowlais, along with many areas in Wales, experienced cholera epidemics that took the lives of many Welsh during the hot summers of 1849,1854 and 1866. Given that William's daughter Eleanor was shown in the 1851 census but none after, and son William was shown on the 1861 census but none after, it is possible that Eleanor died in the 1854 epidemic, and William in 1866. Merely a wild conjecture, but could later prove to be true. I will try to determine if there is any record of our Williams ancestors buried in the Pant Cemetery, a huge cemetery to the north of Dowlais. Hopefully this endeavor will provide more concrete birth and death dates, thus aiding my continued search.
10/27/08 I discovered that Eleanor actually died in November 1852 and was buried at the cemetery of St. John the Baptist Church in Dowlais, where her parents were married and her mother was later laid to rest. There was no record of William's or any other relatives' burial at this church.
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