August 2018 – Page 2 – "Wrexham History"

THE CUNLIFFE SISTERS, MARY, ALICIA & HARRIOT

These three sisters were the daughters of Robert Henry Cunliffe 4th Baronet (1785 – 1859) and Susan Emily Paton. (1807 – 1856) Robert Henry was born in Chester and in 1805 married Louisa (maiden name [more] [more]

Emma and Thomas BOWMAN

EMMA TURNER (BOWMAN) 1846 – 1892 Emma Turner Redsull was born in Yorkshire, she was the daughter of Thomas Redsull from Deal who was an Inland Revenue supervisor, her mother was Elizabeth Turner. Other siblings [more] [more]

THE POWELL FAMILY

This shattered grave stone tells a sad story, a mother who lost her child and a husband who lost his wife to mental illness for 18 years before she died. Benjamin Powell was born in [more] [more]

THOMAS CROSS 1817-1882

Thomas Cross was born and baptised in Wrexham on 18 December 1817 he was the son of John Cross and Elizabeth, his father was a joiner and lived in Abbot Street. It`s possible that this [more] [more]

Frederick Simon Grainger 1882 – 1919

“In loving memory of my dear husband Frederick S. Grainger R.N. of Norman Road, (late of Stourbridge), who died at Larbert Hospital, Scotland, Jan 14th 1919, aged 36 years” Frederick Simon Grainger was born on [more] [more]

HENRY DYKE DENNIS 1863 – 1944

Henry Dyke Dennis was born 10 November 1863 at Hafod Y Bwch, he was the son of Henry Dennis and Susan Hicks Stephens, both his parents were from Cornwall. Many mining captains and engineers had [more] [more]

Some Account of Llangollen 1827

Thomas BUTT 1793 – 1883

Thomas Butt was born in Southwark, Middlesex about 1798. His parents are not known.On the 6 January 1823 he married Hannah Edwards at Godalming, Surrrey. Hannah was the daughter of Daniel Edwards and Martha Hebberd, [more] [more]

WILDE, William 1839 – 1915

William Wilde was born on 11 May 1839 in Kinnerly, Shropshire he was the first child of John Wilde a farmer who married Emma Wilde on 31 March 1838 at St Chads, Shrewsbury.Johns father was [more] [more]

Rev Thomas PHENNAH 1823 – 1907

THOMAS PHENNAH 1823 – 1907ELLEN /ELEANOR JONES 1825 – 1894 Rev Thomas Phennah was born on 30 December 1823 and was christened at Adwy’r Clawdd Calvinistic Methodist Church, he was the son of Thomas who [more] [more]