Berwyn's Register, 1865 to 1875

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Richard J. Berwyn, in his register of deaths in the Welsh Patagonian colony, lists them under two categories, 'natural' deaths, and those who died unexpectedly, for whom it was thought necessary to hold an inquest. I have repeated this division here. It is worth noting that between the two tables there is no repetition of data.

The spelling of the place names is as they appear in the 1997 Spanish edition of Berwyn's Register. Berwyn did not state the ages of the men who were lost in the sinking of the Denby. However, the members of the crew figure on the muster list for the Colony's militia, dated 8th January 1868, not many weeks before the foundering of the Denby. The ages stated there have been added to their names in the list of people over whom an inquest was held.

The presentation of these tables of deaths and inquests is of my own creation, designed in the hope that it will make it easier for readers to look for the records that interest them.

For an explanation of the origin of this document, see the web page of births from Berwyn's Register.

Deaths in the Welsh Colony, Patagonia, 1865 to 1875

No. Date of death
d/m/yy		 Last name, first name Age Notes Cause of death Where
1 9/6/1865 Thomas, Catherine Jane 2 daughter of Robert Thomas, of Bangor   on board the Mimosa
2 10/6/1865 Jenkins, James 2 son of Aaron Jenkins   on board the Mimosa
3 27/6/1865 Davies, John 11m son of Robert and Catherine Davies, of Llandrillo   on board the Mimosa
4 17/7/1865 Solomon, Elizabeth 13m daughter of Griffith Solomon, of Festiniog   on board the Mimosa
5 27/7/1865 Jones, Elizabeth 15m daughter of William R. Jones, Bedol, of Bala   on board the Mimosa
6 5/8/1865 Hughes, Henry 15m son of John and Elizabeth Hughes, of Llanuwchlyn   Madryn
7 6/8/1865 Davies, Margaret Anne 15m daughter of Evan and Ann Davies, of Aberporth   Madryn
8 20/8/1865 Davies, Catherine 38 wife of Robert Davies, of Llandrillo fever Madryn
9 22/8/1865 Jones, Jane 4 daughter of William R. Jones, Bedol, of Bala convulsive cough Madryn
10 22/9/1865 Jenkins, Rachel 3m daughter of Aaron Jenkins   Drerawson
11 5/10/1865 Williams, Mary c. 55 wife of Thomas Williams, of Llwydai Morganwg tuberculosis Rawson
12 12/10/1865 Jones, James 1 son of James Jones, of Mountain Ash   Rawson
13 25/10/1865 Davies, John E. 31 of Llwyni drowned in the Chubut River  
14 9/11/1865 Hughes, Sarah 37 wife of Rhydderch Hughes, of Maceinion fever Rawson
15 22/11/1865 Jones, Mary Anne 3 daughter of James Jones, of Mountain Ash   Rawson
16 25/11/1865 Hughes, Elizabeth 4 daughter of John Hughes   Rawson
17 ??/12/1865 Williams, Thomas 60 of Llwydai, Morganwg tuberculosis Rawson
18 6/3/1866 Roberts, John 16m son of John Roberts, of Tynddol    
19 13/3/1866 Hughes, John 31 of Llanuwchlyn tuberculosis  
20 3/5/1868 Davies, Robert 43 of Llandrillo    
21 21/5/1868 Jenkins, Arianwen 1m daughter of Aaron Jenkins    
22 15/7/1868 Jenkins, Rachel 35 wife of Aaron Jenkins dropsy  
23 17/4/1869 Jones, Elizabeth 59 wife of John Jones (snr.), of Coednewydd    
24 ??/3/1870 Fernando, Daniello not known a Spaniard kick from a horse  
25 4/12/1870 Roberts, Myfanwy 3 daughter of Edwyn C. Roberts    
26 10/11/1872 Rhys, Tudfyl 3 daughter of James Berry Rhys, of Bolantur    
27 10/10/1873 Hughes, Richard 28 previously of Carnarvon    
28 12/11/1874 Jones, William 13 son of Edward Jones, of Dinas Mawdwy drowned, his body was not recovered  
29 13/4/1875 Thomas, Mary 40 wife of Robert Thomas, of Bangorfa    

Inquests in the Welsh Colony, Patagonia, 1865 to 1875

No. Date of death Last name, first name Age Notes Cause of death/verdict
1 29/7/1865 Williams, David 36 shoemaker of Aberwystwyth lost in the camp
2 ??/2/1866 Davies, James 21 of Brynmawr, Brycheiniog lost on the road between Rawson and Madryn
3 1/1/1867 Ames, Frank 37 Irish fell out of the boat while crossing the river and was drowned
4 ??/2/1868 Nagle, Robert F. about 24 Captain of the Denby, of Birkenhead lost in the sinking of the Denby
5 ??/2/1868 Jones, George 19 crew member of the Denby, of Liverpool lost in the sinking of the Denby
6 ??/2/1868 Davies, David 22 crew member of the Denby, son of Thomas Davies, of Aberdaar lost in the sinking of the Denby
7 ??/2/1868 Evans, Thomas Pennant [Dimol] 31 crew member of the Denby lost in the sinking of the Denby
8 ??/2/1868 Jones, James 28 crew member of the Denby lost in the sinking of the Denby
9 ??/2/1868 Wood, Thomas Cadivor 25 passenger on the Denby, of Gaerlleon lost in the sinking of the Denby
10 18/10/1872 Davies, William 15 son of the late Robert Davies causes unknown
11 20/10/1873 Demetrio   sailor of Salonica, Turkey accidentally drowned
12 20/10/1873 unknown   sailor of Dalmatia, Austria accidentally drowned
13 20/10/1873 Damian   sailor of Dalmatia, Austria accidentally drowned
14 19/3/1874 Baziliada, José   sailor found dead on the beach died of thirst
15 ??/10/1874 Johnson, Peter   sailor accidentally drowned
16 12/1/1875 Jones, James   previously of Bethel Llanderfel drowned while bathing in the river
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