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Author: alwynaphuw
Surnames: Humphrey, Humphreys, Griffith, Griffiths, Jones
Classification: lookup
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Your great grandparents do appear on the 1861 Census, but with their surname spelled as
GriffithS rather than Griffith:
RG9/4321; Folio: 66; Page: 6;
Afon Wnion, Nannau Isafon (Nannau Is afon is the township which contains the parish of
Llanelltyd)
Griffith Griffiths 47 Head 47 Wheelwright born Llanfachreth
Hannah Griffiths 37 Wife 37 born Llanaber
Elizth Griffiths 7 Dau born Llanelltyd
LOWRY GRIFFITHS 5 Dau b Llanelltyd
Lewis Griffiths 3 Son b Llanelltyd
Evan Griffiths 1 Son b Llanelltyd
As you see he does have a daughter Lowry, which suggests strongly that your "son in
law" is, indeed, my kinsman Griffith Humphreys.
Griffith Humphreys Married Laura (Laura, Lowry and Lowri are all the same name)in a Civil
ceremony at Dolgellau in 1890, according to North Wales BMD
http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk/
He was the son of Griffith Humphreys and Catherine Jones born about 1854. Griffith died on
9 Nov 1926 and was buried in St Illtud's Church Yard Llanelltyd. Lowri had died before
him on 12 May 1919 and is buried with her husband.
I have knowledge of two children from the census returns
William born in 1889 and died 11th Feb 1964 at Ty Nant Llanelltyd. He married Catherine
Jane Jones in 1923; she died 1 April 1972. I don't know if they had children.
Hannah was born in 1890, I have no further details about her.
I have also found Griffith and Laura living with your great grandfather in Ty Nant in the
1901 Census (as Mr and Mrs Humphrey - no S!)
Griffith Humphrey Head 47 Gold Miner b Ganllwyd
Laura Humphrey Wife 45 b Llanelltyd
Hannah Humphrey daughter 10 b Llanelltyd
Griffith Griffith 87 Wheelwright b Llanelltyd.
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