April 2019 – "Wrexham History"

The Children of Edward Rogers, the Tailor of Chester Street

ELIZABETH EYLAND ROGERS 1837 – 1871 HARRIET EYLAND ROGERS 1848 – 1923 Edward Rogers was born 30 July 1790 in Wrexham, he was the son of William Rogers and Mary. On 30 December 1830 he [more] [more]

William Daniel JONES 1848 – 1931 Hydraulic Engineer

William Daniel Jones was born 12 October 1848 at Chester Street, Wrexham. He was the son of Edward Jones and Jane Davies, his father had his plumbing business there for many years. By the time [more] [more]

Edward WYNN – The oldest victim of the Gresford Colliery Disaster 1934

Edward Wynn was born 1867 in Wrexham, he was the son of Thomas Wynn a railway worker from Wrexham and Sarah who was from Mold. He was brought up in Felin Puleston, his mother died [more] [more]

James John FARRELL – Wrexham Policeman

James John Farrell had been born in Glamorganshire in 1863, he was the son of Martin Farrell and Mary Ann Evans. Martin Farrell had been born in Westmeath, Ireland and in 1861 was a Sgt [more] [more]

John BRADSHAW – Bryn Castle

Bryn Castle was a large property in Penybryn, Wrexham. John Bradshaw was baptised on 13 September 1809 in All Saints Parish, Maidstone, Kent. He was the son of Watson Bradshaw a carpenter, his mother was [more] [more]

Mayors of Wrexham

VICTORIAN MAYORS OF WREXHAM 1857 – 1907 Thomas Edgeworth 1857 1858 Thomas Painter 1859 John Clark 1860 John Dickenson 1861 John Lewis 1862 1863 Joseph Clark 1864 William Overton 1865 [more]