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James Palmer Budd                              1803-1883
  James was born on 31 August 1803, the son of Edward Budd and Isabella Palmer, at Liskeard, Cornwall.
  A letter dated 1824 was written by James' father (Edward) to John Henry Vivian the son of his good friend John Vivian requesting them to find James a position in their concern. James was offered his first job that of bookkeeper. He was 22 years old. I believe, from following him through all his letters, that he worked for Vivian & Sons Copperworks from 1824 - 1841. He became an agent and travelled to various ports LONDON, LIVERPOOL buying and selling. In these years he moved from Singleton to Swansea where I have found him living in a house and renting stables.   "He came to Ystalyfera when he was 35 years of age; a tall, dark, slim, smart man with a light graceful gait.   A handsomer man would be difficult to find.   He had a deep bass, sonorous voice and a quick intelligent mind with a thorough grasp of the fundamental principles of metallurgy and the economics of production and distribution.   This well-bred and good looking man fell in love with a rich young lady thirteen years his junior, a Miss Emily Rawson.   After their marriage they lived a happy and very useful life at Ynysydarren House, Ystalyfera.   As J. P. Budd played a dominant part in the industrial and social life of the village, so Mrs. Budd took a leading part in the educational and religious life of the community."       Read more about his life

Emily Rawson                                         1815-1880





Emily was born about 1815, the daughter of Thomas Samuel Rawson and Sarah Colbeck Holdsworth, at Halifax, Yorkshire.
I have not identified any children.

Birth of Parents
James Palmer Budd b: 31 Aug 1803  c: 9 Oct 1803       Mary Magdalene-Wesleyan, Launceston, Cornwall
son of Edward Budd and Isabella Palmer, Liskeard, Cornwall

Emily Rawson b: abt 1815  c: 21 Sep 1815             Halifax, Yorkshire
daughter of Thomas Samuel Rawson and Sarah Colbeck Holdsworth
Marriage
abt 1837
James Palmer Budd
Emily Rawson 		Lancashire       1837 3Q West Derby 20 563

1851 Census HO107-2464 31 March 1851 Llanguicke, Glamorgan, Wales
Ynysydarren
J. Palmer Budd
Emily (Wife)
Elizabeth Abraham (Lodger)
 Plus 2 Servants 		Age 47
Age 35
Age 22 		Iron Master Liskeard
Halifax 		Cornwall
Yorkshire
Swansea 		abt 1803
abt 1815
abt 1828

1861 Census RG9-4090 8 April 1861 Llanguicke, Glamorgan, Wales
Ynysydarren House
James Palmer Budd
Emily (Wife)
Samuel Rawson (Nephew)
Plus 4 Servants 		Age 56
Age 44
Age 5 		Iron/Tin Plate Mfgr & County Magistrate Liskeard
Halifax 		Cornwall
Jersey
London 		abt 1803
abt 1815
21 Sep 1855
    Samuel is the son of Samuel Rawson and Frances Anne Smelt

1871 Census RG10-5435 3 April 1871 Llanguicke, Glamorgan, Wales
Ynysydarren House
James Palmer Budd
Emily (Wife)
Plu 6 Servants 		Age 67
Age 55 		Iron/Tin Plate Mfgr & County Magistrate
Halifax 		Cornwall
Yorkshire 		abt 1803
abt 1815

Death
Emily (Rawson) Budd Died 14 May 1880, Age 64,       1880 2Q Pontardawe 11a 346
Burial: Holy Trinity Church cemetery, Ystalyfera

LONDON   18 Jun 1880                         Probate
BUDD, Emily, The Will of Emily Budd (Wife of James Palmer Budd) late of Ynisydaren, in the County of Glamorgan, who died 14 May 1880, at Ynisydaren, was proved at the Principal Registry, by Samuel Rawson, of the Elms, Earl's Court, Kensington, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, the Brother, one of the Executors.   Personal Estate under £3,000.

1881 Census RG11-5347 4 April 1881 Llanguicke, Glamorgan, Wales
Ynysydarren House
James P. Budd (Widower)
Mary Budd (Sister)
Ellen M. Budd (Niece)
Mabel E. Budd (Niece)
Plus 5 Servants 		Age 78
Age 76
Age 22
Age 19 		Iron Master Liskeard
Liskeard
Paddington
Leatherhead 		Cornwall
Cornwall
Middlesex
Surrey 		abt 1803
abt 1805
abt 1859
abt 1861
    Ellen Mary Budd, and Mabel Edith Budd are the daughters of Edward Budd and Antoinette Sandeman.

Death
James Palmer Budd Died 9 Dec 1883, Age 80,       1883 4Q Kensington 1a 106
Burial: Holy Trinity Church cemetery, Ystalyfera

The Times, Wednesday, Dec 12, 1883                 DEATHS
  On the 9th inst. at 44 Argyll Road, Camden Hill, W., James Palmer Budd Esq., of Ystalyferg, J.P. and D.L. for Glamorganshire, in his 81st year.
LONDON   16 Feb 1884                         Probate
BUDD, James Palmer, Esq., The Will of James Palmer Budd, formerly of the Ystalyfera Iron Works, Swansea, in the County of Glamorgan, but late of 44 Argyll-road, Kensington, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, who died 9 December 1883, at 44 Argyll-road, was proved at the Principal Registry, by Edward Budd of Bond Court House, Walbrook, in the City of London, Merchant, the Brother, the sole Executor.   Personal Estate £2,171 2s. 5d.
Holy Trinity Church, Ystalyfera
About 1845, J. P. Budd was the prime mover in the building of this church.
It was torn down in 1988.



TO THE MEMORY OF
E M I L Y
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
JAMES PALMER BUDD, ESQ.,
OF YNYS-Y-DARREN IN THIS COUNTY,
WHO DIED THE 14th MAY, 1880
AGED 64 YEARS.

ALSO
OF THE ABOVE NAMED
 JAMES  PALMER  BUDD
WHO DIED THE 9th OF DECEMBER, 1883
AGED 80 YEARS
Holy Trinity Church cemetery,Ystalyfera
PHOTO BY Val Trevallion

SPECIAL THANKS  to Val Trevallion, of Ystalyfera, for inspiring this page, and for the photos, and many of the details provided above.
Some text is quoted from the book History of Pontardawe and District by John Henry Davies, 1967.