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Munslow’s Shop, 9 Mountain Street, Rhos
This is an account of the ancestors of Edwin Munslow, a baker of 9 Mountain Street, Rhosllanerchrugog. The story begins with the 1841 census, on which we meet a 45-year-old basket maker, John Munslow (Snr.) [more]
70s
Wide load travelling through Overton, 1979
This Wide load was travelling through Overton in 1979, having left Air Products in Acrefair to the port of Southampton. Source: NWN Media; Local Bygones.
90s
The Welsh Borderlands – Wrexham 1995
Published by Wrexham Tourist Information Centre in 1995 to boost tourism in the region. Many of these companies and activities have since ceased trading. Great Little Guest Houses Friendly Farmhouses Self Catering Caravan & Camping [more]
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Captain Arthur Henry Leslie Soames, MC, Légion d’Honneur
Arthur Henry Leslie Soames was born on the 20th May 1887 in Wrexham1. He was the son of Frederick William Soames and Julia Mary Soames. At the time of the 1891 census the family was [more]
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Ordinary Seaman Z/6158 Reginald Eyton Griffiths
Reginald Eyton Griffiths was born on the 15th September 1900 in Liverpool, England1. On the 7th October he was baptised at St Chrysostom, Liverpool2. At the time of the 1901 census he was living in [more]
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Captain Charles Eustace Fishbourne
Charles Eustace Fishbourne was born on the 15th January 1885 in Llandyssill, Montgomery, Wales. He was the son of Reverend Edward Alexander Fishbourne and Harriet Fishbourne. He was educated at St. George’s, Windsor, and Malvern [more]
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Private 8576 Walter James Field
The birth of Walter James Field was registered in Aston, Warwickshire, which now falls under the city of Birmingham, in 18821/2/3. He enlisted into the army on 11th September 19144, and served with the 2nd [more]
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Rifleman 107640 Thomas Beech Barton
Thomas Beech Barton was born in 1900 in Wrexham, Denbighshire. At the time of the 1901 census Thomas Beech Barton was residing in Grove Park, Wrexham. He was residing at the address with his father [more]
