Thanks for everyones replies, as Jill correctly says I didnt give my Great Grandparents names (they were Daniel Powell and Catherine James) but I do not that they are buried in Treorchy cemetery ... not in the church. The parish church was where they married in 1881 the Vicar was William Lewis - I got a bit confused as to which church it was that they actually married in, but I now understand that the church had been demolished and rebuilt in the same spot, and in fact the church I saw from Street view was in fact a different chapel ... Thanks again Evelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill Muir" <jill@shottle.plus.com> To: "'Evelyn Clarke'" <evelynclarke361@btinternet.com>; <glamorgan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 2:32 PM Subject: RE: [GLA] Parish Church, Ystradyfodwg > Hello Evelyn, > The Parish church of Ystradyfodwg is built upon the foundations of a much > older church. The registers start as many Welsh parish records about > 1719 - > though the BTs [Bishops' Transcripts] start at 1717. There are no earlier > registers as sadly the parish was not a rich one or /and it didn't matter > to > the parishioners or the incumbent, and as parchment was expensive, > apparently no copies were made from the paper registers onto new parchment > registers and so earlier registers have not survived. > > Amongst the MIs though [MIs = Monumental Inscriptions] is an early one > dated > 1629. As David [Bolton ] has explained there were no other churches then > within the very large parish of Ystradyfodwg, later renamed the Rhondda > Valley. > > You have not told the List what your Great Great grandparents's names > were, > so I cannot search for their burials at St Johns. I will of course, if > you > can let me have their respective names. > > There is a postcard photo of the older church on my website. > http://www.welshchapelsandchurches.org/rhondda/ystrad/index.htm > > My best wishes, Jill > Photographs of Welsh Chapels and Churches > http://www.welshchapelsandchurches.org/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Evelyn Clarke > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 8:07 PM > To: glamorgan@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GLA] Parish Church, Ystradyfodwg > > Hello > > My Great Great Grandparents married 17th January 1881 in the Parish Church > of Ystradyfodwg - they were both residing in Treorchy at the time of the > marriage - can anyone tell me what church this would have been and if it > is > still a place of worship ??? > > Many thanks > > Evelyn > -- > >