
Yeaman Strachan – Mayor of Wrexham 1882-1883
Yeaman Strachan was the 22nd Mayor of Wrexham in 1882 to 1883 and was from Perthshire in Scotland, he was born in 1830 and came down to Wrexham in 1857 as a gardener to Mr [more]
Yeaman Strachan was the 22nd Mayor of Wrexham in 1882 to 1883 and was from Perthshire in Scotland, he was born in 1830 and came down to Wrexham in 1857 as a gardener to Mr [more]
John Jones was the 27th Mayor of Wrexham in 1887 to 1888, he was born in Wrexham in 1822 at St John’s of Grove Park, he was the son of Robert Jones, who was a [more]
JOHN VIGGARS was, baptised in April 1832 in Manchester, he was the son of Daniel and Rebecca, at the time his father Daniel was a publican. The Viggars family moved to Chester where Daniel became [more]
We’ve had this picture for quite some time but until today when we zoomed in never noticed the faces staring out. Wonder who they were?
THE FROOD CHAPEL JOSIAH BOYDELL was born in 1764 in Gresford, he came from a very prominent family and he became a land agent and surveyor, one of his tasks was the “enclosure awards” which [more]
James Charles Owen was the 13th and the 17th Mayor of Wrexham , he was born in 1816 and was from Wrexham and became a Managing Clerk to the Wrexham Solicitor Mr John James, he [more]
Thomas Painter was the second Mayor of Wrexham in 1859 to 1860, he was born in 1807 and was the youngest son of John & Catherine Painter, His father was a stationer, printer and bookseller [more]
Thomas Edgeworth became the first Mayor of Wrexham in 1857 and was Mayor for two years (1857 – 1859), He was born on the 30th January 1805 , he was the only child of Thomas [more]
Using public records Dave Edwards has pieced together this very brief biography of Alfred Sproston, a popular hairdresser of Hall Street, Rhos. The story includes details that go back to the birth of Alfred’s father [more]
The Boer War monument, a drinking fountain, stands beside the main Holyhead Road, near St. David’s Church. It was erected, by public subscription, in 1909 to commemorate two soldiers who died in the Boer War, [more]
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