Howell Williams <howell(a)denbigh23.freeserve.co.uk>
[an ex-classmate from Denbigh many many years ago!!]
wrote:
One of my maternal g.grandfathers, Joseph Jones (1833-?) married my
g.grandmother Margaret Blackwell (1835-?) at Whitford on 20 April 1857.
Joseph lived at Saithaelwyd and Margaret at The Park. The fathers of
both,
Esau Jones and Jeremiah Blackwell were both miners.
I recall Howell telling me some time ago of the Blackwell connection and
the possibility [heaven forbid!] of him being a distant cousin of mine,
but I would be very surprised indeed if the Jeremiah named above was not
the one born 23 Dec. 1803 at Caerfallwch, Northop parish, i.e. on Halkyn
Mountain. Jeremiah married an Elizabeth Hughes but I only have one
daughter for them in my incomplete records - Sarah baptised at Holywell
Wesley Chapel in 1830, her father resident at Lloc which is in Whitford
parish where Howell's Margaret was married.
Jeremiah was the son of Samuel and Margaret [Pierce] and Samuel's
grandfather Thomas was my direct ancestor as well!
So hi cousin Howell.
Bryn Ellis
Bryn(a)helygain.freeserve.co.uk
See my site at
http://www.helygain.freeserve.co.uk/halkyn.htm