January 2019 – "Wrexham History"

Elizabeth PHILLIPS – Kitchen Maid at Erddig

by Jill Burton. Eliza was born in 1867 at Little Sontley on the Erddig estate. Her father Edward Trevor b1830 was a General Labourer at Erddig. Her mother Hannah nee Cartwright was born in 1837, [more] [more]

Maria WRIGHT – Erddig Head Housemaid

by Jill Burton. Maria was born in 1870 in Chester. On the 1871 census she was 10mths old and lived at 1 Union Place, off Cuppin Street, Chester with her father Robert b1844, a coachmaker, [more] [more]

Joseph WRIGHT – Erddig Blacksmith

by Jill Burton. On the 1861 census he was living at the blacksmiths shop, Smithy Lane, Pentrebychan, with his family – father Thomas Wright, blacksmith b1811, mother Ann nee Roberts b1820, plus siblings John b1843, [more] [more]

William GITTINS – Estate Foreman at Erddig

by Jill Burton. William was born in 1855 in Ponciau (Philip Yorke II’s poem says he lived in Rhosllanerchrugog, but census tell us it was Ponciau.) His father William (1823-1885) came from Ellesmere, Shropshire, his [more] [more]

Adwy & Bethlehem Congregational Church Records, Coedpoeth

Before 1884 Church attendants were members of Offa Wesleyan Church, Adwy which was private property. A disagreement took place regarding the appointment of a Sunday School superintendent. Attempts to solve the problem proved unsuccessful and [more] [more]

William JOHNSON 1813-1881 – The Fleece Inn

Life as a publican had its ups and downs. WILLIAM JOHNSON 1813 – 1881 ANN JOHNSON 1819 -1908 William Johnson was born in Rowley Staffordshire in 1813. By 1841 he was working as an overseer [more] [more]

Martha Louisa GITTINS – Erddig Housemaid

Martha was born in 1870 in Frodesley, nr Acton Burnell, Shropshire On the 1871 census she was living with her Grandparents Philip (a quarry man) and Mary Davies in Acton Burnell, Shropshire with her older [more] [more]

William WHITAKER 1838-1922

ANNIE WHITAKER 1844 – 1921 WILLIAM WHITAKER 1838 – 1922 ANNIE JOHNSON was born in Scotland about 1844, her father William was from Rowley, Staffordshire, her mother Anne was from Ellesmere, Shropshire. By 1851 the [more] [more]

Catherine GOUGH – Plas Power Laundry Maid

IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF CATHERINE GOUGH, WHO DIED FEBRUARY 4TH, 1884, AGED 83 YEARS. THIS CROSS IS PLACED BY T. L. AND M. E. FITZHUGH. (FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH) Catherine Gough was born in Staffordshire and [more] [more]

Ann, George & Sarah WHITAKER

ANN WHITAKER 1848 – 1878 SARAH ANN WHITAKER 1844 – 1907 GEORGE WHITAKER 1849 – 1913 Ann Ross was born in Scotland about 1848, she was the daughter of Angus Ross from Inverness and Elizabeth [more] [more]