Lifted from Merthyr Historian Vol. 8
RAY JONES.
Ladies of Letters
Interesting local, i.e. Merthyr (including Aberdare and Gelligaer), statistic: 1861 census giving information on the local inhabitants places of origin :- Wales 78,036; England 6,543; Ireland 5,256; Scotland 15; Colonies 55; Foreign 193. (Glamorgan 48,839; Brecknock 8,308; Carmarthen 7,243; Monmouthshire 5,635; Pembrokeshire 4,551; elsewhere in Wales 3,460.
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