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Hi, 32 years ago my husband and I spent our honeymoon in Llandudno at The
Hydo Hotel, just along the road from the St Georges Hotel. We had full
board for the week, and I still have the bill, wait for it!!!!!! it was £52
for the week for the 2 of us. Those were the days.
Best wishes, Nadine
Re: Llandudno 1901
> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:44:26 +0100
> From: "charlierainbow" <charlierainbow(a)ntlworld.com>
> To: WLS-GWYNEDD-L(a)rootsweb.com
>
> Hi, 32 years ago my husband and I spent our honeymoon in Llandudno at The
> Hydo Hotel, just along the road from the St Georges Hotel. We had full
> board for the week, and I still have the bill, wait for it!!!!!! it was £52
> for the week for the 2 of us. Those were the days.
>
> Best wishes, Nadine
>
52 GBP - I should be so lucky!! However, after reading all these lovely messages I can't wait to get there.
Dottie
Philadelphia, PA USA
Thanks, Mark! I have the inscriptions on fiche - can't find any of my family there! I've never been to Llandudno, but am going this September - Sept. 4 through Sept. 13 - and can't wait to get
there. For a few days I will stay at the St. George Hotel where my great grandmother, Elizabeth Edwards (soon to be Roberts) was a servant in 1861. That will be special.
Will keep in touch,
Dottie
MarkHughesuk(a)aol.com wrote:
> just in case, i have a copy of the st tudnos (old churchyard) and st georges monumental inscriptions, if you havent got it im happy to look anything up for you. I dont know if you have ever been to
> Llandudno, i have never lived there but go often, i think it is such a wonderful little seaside resort full of so much victorian charm, i am thoroughly in love with the town and so proud of
> everything that my ancestors did to help build the town up. i smile when i think of llandudno.
>
> thank you
>
> Mark Hughes
> www.numiscorp.com
Dear Mark
>I dont know if you have ever been to Llandudno, i have never lived
there but go often, i think it is such a wonderful little seaside resort full
of so much Victorian charm<
I don't live there either but I spent many happy years as a child and once
saw Julie Andrews aged 12 on the theatre on the Pier, sadly now burnt down.
Still there was always Catlin'stheatre. Margaret Catlin was at school with
me in Denbigh and was a marvellous Athlete.
Anyone remember dancing in Payne's Cafe and the horsedrawn trams.
We used to watch the shows in Happy Valley and you could guarantee there was
a call for someone's 'wakes week.' Anyone from Manchester, or Glasgow or
whatever. Lots of answering cheers. You could even take the boat to the
Isle of Man for the day.
Again lots of lovely holidays with my children and now I take my
grandchildren there. My eldest grandchild is nearly 18 and with a little
luck I may be able to take my greatgrandchildren there.
If it hadn't been for your forefathers building it, I would have had a lot of
awful holidays elsewhere.
Sorry to bore you all it just brought back so many memories.
Regards
Judy in Derbyshire.
just in case, i have a copy of the st tudnos (old churchyard) and st georges
monumental inscriptions, if you havent got it im happy to look anything up
for you. I dont know if you have ever been to Llandudno, i have never lived
there but go often, i think it is such a wonderful little seaside resort full
of so much victorian charm, i am thoroughly in love with the town and so
proud of everything that my ancestors did to help build the town up. i smile
when i think of llandudno.
thank you
Mark Hughes
<A HREF="www.numiscorp.com">www.numiscorp.com</A>
Hello Christina
Thanks for your reply. As promised, here is the MI from Glanadda Cemetery,
Bangor:
In Loving Memory of Sir HENRY LEWIS, Knight, of Belmont, Bangor, died Nov.
16th 1923, aged 75.
And of ANNIE his wife died May 30th, aged 73.
It's a simple 'raised-chest' type grave in stone, in the most prominent plot
in the cemetery which was reserved for local notables - mayors and
professors, etc. I have not included the two short and insignificant
verses, but I will send them to you if you really need them. It seems
strange that Belmont is given as the address, as they had by that time moved
to Pendyffryn.
If you want to study the family in detail, perhaps you should visit the
Dept. of Archives, University of Wales, Bangor, to research the 'Belmont
Papers'. These are the papers of Sir Henry Lewis, and include his personal
diaries, and much material reflecting his interests in education, religion,
and local politics. Incidenally, his daughter Nora was a Bangor graduate,
and was very active locally in the suffragette movement - and had the
complete support of her father.
Kind regards
David
[david r. price] -----Original Message-----
From: C. Millest [mailto:cm@millest.fsnet.co.uk]
Sent: 23 June 2002 19:23 PM
To: Mail
Subject: Re: [GWYNEDD] New lister
Hello David,
How splendid to get all that information in one go! Thank you so
very much. (I can't think how I failed to find the family in the 1881
index.) How did you find it all? Being new to this list I am not familiar
with the wonder-workers, of whom you are clearly one.
I should explain about including Arthur; I didn't want to make my
message too long, so I omitted to say that Henry made a bequest to Allan,
the son of 'my late son Arthur..' then a minor, in his will of 1922.
I have a nice photograph among my family archives of three
children whom I don't recognise, and have always thought they might be the
Lewis family, and would like to find any descendants, as Annie Edwards would
have been my great aunt, though I never knew anything about her family at
all. So now you have put me several steps further on in my search!
You are very kind to offer to send me a copy of Henry Lewis' M.I.,
I should be very pleased to have it some time.
Many thanks again
Christina
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Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 10:15 PM
Subject: RE: [GWYNEDD] New lister
Hello Christina,
At the time of the 1881 Census, HENRY LEWIS and family were living at 2
Green Bank, Garth, Bangor:
HENRY LEWIS Hd. 33, b. Bangor, Flour Mill Master & Candle Manufacturer
ANNE LEWIS, Wife, 30, b. Mold, Flint
NELLIE LEWIS, dau, 7, b.Bangor, Scholar
ARTHUR G. LEWIS, son, 1, b. Bangor
CATHERINE JONES, 20, U, b. Menai Bridge, kitchen maid
ANN LEWIS, 15, U, b. Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey, house maid.
The other 5 children were probably born after the 1881 Census.
Sometime before 1895, the family moved to 'Belmont', a large detached
house
on the western outskirts of Bangor (demolished c. 1960), and probably
moved
to 'Pendyffryn'in about 1919.
ARTHUR GLYNNE LEWIS, 'the eldest son' qualified as a Master Mariner, but
in
WWI joined a cavalry regiment and served in France and India. He died of
wounds at Baghdad in 1917. If Arthur's name is in Henry's will, the will
must have been prepared before 1917.
Sir Henry Lewis is buried at Glanadda Cemetery, Bangor. I could easily
record and send you the inscription if you want.
Regards,
David Price, Bangor
-----Original Message-----
From: C. Millest [mailto:cm@millest.fsnet.co.uk]
Sent: 21 June 2002 13:22 PM
To: WLS-GWYNEDD-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [GWYNEDD] New lister
Hello Listers,
Having subscribed to Clwyd and Powys lists for some time, I find
that a branch of my family who are causing me problems in Anglesey
should in
fact be researched in 'Gwynedd', so I'm taking the liberty of bringing
the
problems to you, and hope possibly I might some time be able to help
someone
else in return.
My interests are EDWARDS: originating nr Oswestry mid C18th (4
generations
of Rogers); Bala, Dolgellau early C19th; Mold from midC19th.
Also BELLIS: Northop & Mold, from midC18th
Annie Edwards (c1849 - post1924) m. 1872 to HENRY LEWIS (1847 - 1923) of
Bangor, Corn Merchant, who was knighted in 1911. He is in the Welsh
Dictionary of National Biography; but what I am really interested in are
his
7 children. I cannot find their births in the BMD at the PRO or baptisms
on
the IGI CDROM, and - most curious, the family does not appear in the
Census
1881 Index. (As yet, I've not been able to access the 1901 Cesus). Sir
Henry
lived at Pendyffryn, Bangor in 1922 but I don't know where earlier. I
have
his will, his surviving children were Arthur, Eleanor, Nora, Trevor and
Roger.They were Welsh Calvinistic Methodists. Can anyone help ?
Christina
In a message dated 25/06/2002 16:45:08 GMT Daylight Time,
david.r.price(a)talk21.com writes:
>ARTHUR GLYNNE LEWIS, 'the eldest son' qualified as a Master Mariner, but in
WWI joined a cavalry regiment and served in France and India. He died of
wounds at Baghdad in 1917. >
If you go to my web page
<A HREF="http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~alwyn/Cofeb/AGL.htm">http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~alwyn/Cofeb/AGL.htm</A>
You will find a transcription from the book The Heroes Memorial by Afallon,
which gives short details about and a picture of Lieutenant Arthur Glynne
Lewis
Regards
Alwyn
i will keep looking sir, iour robert jones was born in Llanrwst, moved to
Caernarfon(Llanbeblig) and MAY??? have spent time in Llandudno were hias
inlaws were from. i will keep an eye out.
Mark Hughes
<A HREF="www.numiscorp.com">www.numiscorp.com</A>
Hi Mark, I see you have an interest in the name, Robert Jones. I, too, am interested in a Robert JONES. He was an iron founder before his death sometime before 1890. He had a son, John Robert JONES about 1849 somewhere in Caernarvon. John Robert moved to Crewe, Cheshire sometime prior to 1878. Should you find a connection I would be pleased to hear from you.
Alan Fairhurst.
Interests - FAIRHURST, (Cheshire & Lanc's); BUTTERWORTH, (Rochdale, Lanc's); COOK & HALL, (Crewe); BOOTH, (Crewe & Chester). JONES, (Caernarvon); THOMAS, (Pembrokeshire). HATTON & LIGHTFOOT, (Winsford). TRELFA, (Middlewich).
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From: MarkHughesuk(a)aol.com
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Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 3:38 PM
Subject: [GWYNEDD] Re: Llandudno 1901
Thanks so much for looking this up for me, listen dont go to too much trouble because i would feel very guilty but the other heads of family that i am interested in looking up on the 1901 census are:-
William Jones
Arthur Richard Hughes
Robert Jones
Hugh Hughes
Margaret Hughes - widow
any other Hughes's although Im sure many exist
Just in case you come across any.
Most Sincere Best Wishes
Mark Hughes from Wirral nr Liverpool.
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Hi Colin,
I may just be able to help. I have a gg-grandmother called Ann Roberts,
who I believe was born at a farm called Ty'n y Nant in Gwyddelwern in
1811/12. If my deductions are correct her parents were John Roberts and
Jane, and she had a brother Thomas Roberts (born 1808) and three or four
older sisters.
I found a Thomas Roberts living at Ty'n y Nant (which confusingly was
also known as Ty'n y Gogryn!) with his wife Anne and his family in the
1841 Census, who include a John Roberts, who I know was baptised in
Llangar 29 Sept 1833. The other children were: Anne (c 23 Feb 1836),
Jane (b ca 1838) and Richard (b 1840). By the 1851 Census this family
was living in Corwen, and their father, Thomas, was still described as a
slater. (Richard was the youngest child as his mother Anne was ten years
older than her husband (b Llanuwchllyn 1798)). Is there any chance that
either of your Johns was a slater?
So it is possible that your John Sr is the John born in 1833 and that he
had gone back to Ty'n y Nant. Thomas and Anne Roberts are living on
their own in Llangollen in the 1881 Census, but though I have looked I
have not found either of their sons in either 1881 or in quite a few
parishes that I have checked in 1861, though I did note some possibles
for the latter and will let you know if any of them had a wife called
Elizabeth.
The big problem is that there were at least three farms with names such
as Ty Nant, Ty'n y Nant etc in Gwyddelwern. The one associated with my
family was in the township of Cynwyd Fawr, but there was another one
across the river (I think in the township of Bodheulog) and both these
were transferred to the parish of Llangar in the 1850s and 1860s, when a
new church was built at Cynwyd. (Until then the inhabitants of Cynwyd
had to go 5 miles to their parish church in Gwyddelwern so mostly they
didn't bother, but had their christenings and burials conducted in
Llangar church, which was only a few yards away. But the marriages were
often held in Gwyddelwern). There was also another Ty Nant near
Gwyddelwern proper, and I think I have some gravestone inscriptions from
Gwyddelwern which mention it.
So I don't know how you decide which is the right Ty Nant for you. I had
four censuses to go on for my Ann Roberts, where her birthplace was
given variously as Gwyddelwern, Corwen and Llangar, so I knew it must be
one of the two southern Ty Nants, but what clinched it was some
information from one of her grandsons which he had given to a friend who
had written in down in his papers which are now in the National Library
of Wales, where she was said to have been born in Cynwyd. Do you have
any clues like that? Do you know of any other children born to your John
Roberts and Elizabeth Jones? What were the names of the children of the
John Roberts who emigrated? Have you any old letters or photographs?
I will be very delighted if you turn out to be related, and will share
my thoughts on the further back ancestry of the Roberts family. In the
meantime I'll look at my various notes from the Censuses and see if
there is anything to help.
Best wishes,
Ann
Colin Roberts wrote:
>
> Hi I am new to the list and am seeking information on my GG Granfather and his family. His name is John Roberts and he was born 26 May ? 1856 Tynant, Gwyddelwern Merionethshire Wales.
> His father was John Roberts and his mother was Elizabeth Jones ?
> I have not been able to track him any futher than that so if anyone has any information or is connected to this family i would like to hear from them. It appers that both parents were dead by the time he married and sailed to Australia in Nov 1877.
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Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 11:10 AM
Subject: Rumours of fire at Conwy Archive Service
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Thanks so much for looking this up for me, listen dont go to too much trouble because i would feel very guilty but the other heads of family that i am interested in looking up on the 1901 census are:-
William Jones
Arthur Richard Hughes
Robert Jones
Hugh Hughes
Margaret Hughes - widow
any other Hughes's although Im sure many exist
Just in case you come across any.
Most Sincere Best Wishes
Mark Hughes from Wirral nr Liverpool.
Hi Mark:
Got to the library sooner than expected. Only one resident is shown at 15 Madoc Street: Anne Hughes, Head, Single, 52, Lodging House Keeper, born Llandudno.
I'm going back to the library in a couple of weeks so let me know if there is anything else.
Hope this helps.
Dottie
Philadelphia, PA USA
dottielutz(a)earthlink.net
MY HUGHES FAMILY OF AMLWCH & LIVERPOOL (from abt. 1900)
>From the 1881 census of Amlwch, ANG (all children had not been born)
Dwelling: Salem St (by 1891 had moved to Mona St., Amlwch)
Census Place: Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Source: FHL Film 1342342 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5590 Folio 71
Page
11
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
George M. HUGHES M 40 M Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Rel: Head
Occ: Comml Clerk
Mary Jane HUGHES M 28 F Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Rel: Wife
Occ: Comml Clerk Wife
John HUGHES 7 M Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
William Lewis HUGHES 3 M Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Rel: Son
Anne Mary HUGHES 1 F Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Rel: Daur
Martha ROBERTS U 15 F Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Rel: Serv
Occ: Domestic Serv
next door
Dwelling: Salem St
Census Place: Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Source: FHL Film 1342342 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5590 Folio 71
Page
11
(I don't know who the below are)
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Mary Ellen HUGHES W 25 F Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Grocer
Elizabeth Jane HUGHES U 2 F Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Rel: Daur
John Owen HUGHES 4 m M Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Rel: Son
Margaret Ann HUGHES U 16 F Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
a few doors away
Dwelling: Salem St
Census Place: Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Source: FHL Film 1342342 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5590 Folio 71
Page
12
Around the turn of the century (1902), my ggrandfather and his entire
family left Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales, to go to Liverpool, where he became
a tobacco merchant (as he had been in Amlwch) and then a "removal
contractor;" I think that means he moved furniture, but not sure. Their
home was in Kensington, Liverpool, and they attended the Kensington
Congregationalist Chapel (probably the Welsh-speaking one)in Liverpool.
He had been a choir director in the Congregationalist/Independent chapel
in Amlwch before this move to Liverpool.
GEORGE MORGAN HUGHES (1840Amlwch-1916Liverpool) and his wife MARY JANE
(WILLIAMS) (1852-1905Liverpool) had numerous children born in Amlwch, all
of whom went to Liverpool with their parents and married there. His
parents were JOHN and ANNE (nee Morgan) HUGHES; and her parents were
JOHN and MARY (nee JONES) WILLIAMS; her step-mother was MARY (nee
GRIFFITH) WILLIAMS of Amlwch.
CHILDREN OF GEORGE MORGAN HUGHES of Amlwch and Liverpool:
(1) JOHN HUGHES (1874-1951), m. Frances (Fanny) E. OWEN. One child - May
Hughes, who m. Robert Norman ROBERTS (he was also born in Amlwch and
moved to Liverpool).
(2) WILLIAM LEWIS HUGHES (1877-1930), m. Sarah...... Bill was disfigured
at Gallopoli.
(3) ANNE MARY HUGHES (1879-1959), m. Thomas WILLIAMS. Children: Ivor and
Glyn (male).
(4) HANNAH HUGHES (1881-1952), m. Alfred BUTLER. One child - Claude
(5) ELEANOR HUGHES (1885-1916) my grandmother, who came to the U.S. in
1915. She married Robert H. MORGAN of Liverpool. Both died in the flu
epidemic and my mother and her siblings were raised by foster
parents--WWI was going on and the children couldn't be returned to the
family in Liverpool.
(6) JAMES WILLIAMS HUGHES (1887-1974), m. Edith May CARTER. Two
children: Lilian and Geo. M.
(7) CATHARINE GERTRUDE HUGHES (1888-1971), m. OWEN PARRY WILLIAMS.
Children: David John and Mary Gwendolen, who married Fred BARNARD.
(8) ELIZA MYFANWY HUGHES (1889-1982), m. Capt. ROBERT MARKS. Children:
Robin (died), Jeffrey Ivor, and Marjorie.
(9) HERBERT IVOR HUGHES (1890-1964), spouse unknown
(10) EMILY MAUD HUGHES (1891-1979), m. Thomas Charles NUTTALL. Children:
Ronald Glynn, Norman Downing, Betty Marie (who m. Ernest Richard McKAY
JOHN HUGHES (1758-1845) - Captain of the Brig "Agnes" sailing out of
Amlwch,
Anglesey, Wales. He was married to ELLEN PAYNTER (1766-1849), who died
in
Amlwch of cholera. Their son was also a JOHN HUGHES (1800-1861/71), a
draper
in Amlwch and married to ANNE MORGAN (1798-1875). These were the parents
and grandparents of GEORGE MORGAN HUGHES (1840Amlwch-1916Liverpool). I
do have some information on the lines of these wives--Paynters and
Morgans. Also I have some information on the other children of John
Hughes and Anne Morgan.
In Amlwch, George Morgan Hughes was employed in the Tobacco firm of his
elder brother Edward Morgan Hughes (E. Morgan Hughes Tobacco) in Amlwch.
When Edward Morgan Hughes died around 1900, he wanted George to stay on
as manager of the family business. However, there was some family
dispute and I think that is what caused George and his family to leave
Amlwch and go to Liverpool to set up business. Also the Parys Mountain
Copper Mine was almost phased out of business and I think that hurt the
economic interests in Amlwch because the miners lost work. I have
collected some information from the internet and other sources on the
area of Amlwch. I also have some descendants of these Hughes going back
to Caernaravonshire, and the Paynters were originallly from Cornwall. I
haven't been able to get much on the Morgans because (again) there are so
many of them--same with a Parry tie.
Betty Pace - Norfolk, VA
MY WILLIAMS FAMILY OF AMLWCH
JOHN WILLIAMS was a master mariner whose family lived in Amlwch, ANG, in
the 1861, 1871, & 1881 census reports. John himself died between the
1871 and 1881 census reports, perhaps lost at sea. I don't know his
exact age or place of birth, except somewhere in Wales.
His first wife was MARY JONES and she died shortly after 3 May 1852, the
date of birth of her daughter MARY JANE WILLIAMS (1852-1905Liverpool);
this birth was in 8 Court, Edmund St., Liverpool. By the 1861 census the
family was living in Amlwch, ANG and John had remarried a MARY GRIFFITH
(b.1827-28), and she and John had other children: John G., William,
Thomas R. Williams. It is possible that there was a third wife named
Mary between 1861-1881, but I can't pin this down.
These are the known children of JOHN WILLIAMS:
MARY JANE WILLIAMS - b. 1852 Liverpool; m. G. M. HUGHES 1874
JOHN G.WILLIAMS - b. 1864 Amlwch - became a seaman (?)
WILLIAM WILLIAMS- B. 1865 Amlwch (became a joiner)
THOMAS R. WILLIAMS - b. 1869 Amlwch.
In the 1861 census, they lived at "Watermans Arms", Lower Quay St.,
Amlwch
In the 1871 census, they lived in Chapel St. (no house number), Amlwch
In the 1881 census, they lived at 20 Llaneilian Rd., Amlwch with MARY's
brother EVAN GRIFFITH (age 55, unmarried, sailor, b. Amlwch). John
Williams had died by now, but his son John G. Williams is also not in
that residence, perhaps at sea or married.
I would love to contact people researching this family.
Betty Pace - Norfolk, VA
You could try here:
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
for your searches.
Alan.
Interests - FAIRHURST, (Cheshire & Lanc's); BUTTERWORTH, (Rochdale, Lanc's); COOK & HALL, (Crewe); BOOTH, (Crewe & Chester). JONES, (Caernarvon); THOMAS, (Pembrokeshire). HATTON & LIGHTFOOT, (Winsford). TRELFA, (Middlewich).
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ermanno Perrotti & Marilyn Griffiths
To: WLS-GWYNEDD-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 4:35 PM
Subject: [GWYNEDD] Griffiths/Hughes in Penmaenmawr
Since I am just now seriously beginning my search, I cannot say that I have
a brick wall. . .yet!
My grandparents came to America in 1912 from Penmaenmawr. My grandfather
was John Thomas Griffiths born July 1880. My grandmother was Margaret
Hughes born June 1885. Her mother lived on Gilfach Rd. They had five
children before leaving Wales: Thomas John, b. December, 1905 (my father)
William b. 1906
Mary b. 1909
Phylis b. 1910
Anne b. 1911
My grandfather had three brothers, as far as I know,: Robert, Thomas and
William.
My grandmother had four siblings, again as far as I know,: Llewellyn, Ivor,
Herber and Rachel.
My question is: Where do I start? Searches on Ancestry.com have yielded
little and I cannot go to Wales . . .yet!
Thanks in advance for any help.
Marilyn Griffiths
Miami, Florida
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In a message dated 23/06/2002 17:08:04 GMT Daylight Time, ermar(a)earthlink.net
writes:
> My grandparents came to America in 1912 from Penmaenmawr. My grandfather
> was John Thomas Griffiths born July 1880.
This is the only John Griffiths aged around 1 year old that I can find in
that area in the 1881 census. It may, or may not be your Grandfather.
Dwelling: Bodfiddig 2
Census Place: Llanfair Fechan, Caernarvon, Wales
Source: FHL Film 1342340 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5580 Folio 83
Page 18
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Hugh GRIFFITH M 24 M Llanfairfechan, Wales
Rel: Head
Occ: Stone Mason
Ellen GRIFFITH M 23 F Llandegai, Wales
Rel: Wife
Occ: Wife Of
John GRIFFITH U 5 m M Llanfairfechan, Wales
Rel: Son
Regards
Alwyn
Hello Keith
Thank you for your kind offer, if I hit a brick wall, when I make it to
Caernafon, I will give you a call (e-mail). Please let me know if you need
any help with look-ups here in the States.
Thanks again
Douglas Morris
California
Hello Alwyn
Thank you for your response, and much needed inormation. I know you have been
busy with the "deluge" of messages since your request.
Thanks again
Douglas Morris
California