Biographies – Page 2 – "Wrexham History"

Henry Allen Jones

HENRY ALLEN JONES 1846 – 1898 HENRY ALLEN JONES 1877 – 1951 Henry Allen Jones senior had been born about 1846 in Llangollen; he was the son of Edward Jones and Elizabeth. When Henry was [more]

Centenary Memorial Tablet – Reginald HEBER 1783-1826

Many have passed the Centenary Memorial Tablet located on the former railway bridge on Vicarage Hill in Wrexham without a second glance. Mounted in 1926 for the centenary of the writing of the Missionary Hymm [more]

The Viggars Family

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]

Charles Henry MORTIMER – Turkey Paper Mills, Bersham

Charles Henry Mortimore / Mortimer was born in Devon in 1841.  He was the son of George Mortimore and Harriet. His father was a journeyman – handmade papermaker.  The family later moved to Cheddar, and [more]

Czuma Brothers Return to Poland

On Thursday the 28th September 1939, following more than two weeks of German air assault and siege, General Walerian Czuma, Garrison Commander of the Polish forces in Warsaw, accepted defeat. Even though German radio had [more]

Mary Ann GRIFFITHS – Lost at sea

MARY ANNE, WIFE OF N. R. GRIFFITH. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY A FALL AT SEA 22 FEB 1901, GERALD MAURICE GRIFFITH, YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE Nathanial Robert Griffith was born in October 1847 in Graville, France, [more]

HARRIET AND JOHN Partners in Crime

Harriet Powell was born about 1846 in Wrexham. The Powell family lived in Pentrefelin before moving to Belle Vue Road, Harriet was a general servant but went off the rails and over the years she [more]

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ROBERT WILLIAM WILLIAMS (1880-1973)

Autobiography of Robert William Williams (1880-1973) Steve Williams Edited 2015

John Kyffin & Jacqueline MacDonald 1994

Musician & recording manager John Kyffin pictured with folk singer Jacqueline MacDonald, listening to a play back at John’s recording studio in Rhosnesni Lane, Wrexham on 24th September 1994. Source: Copyright Geoff Wilding.

Elizabeth & Benjamin Wilding late 1800s

Elizabeth & Benjamin Wilding, taken at the back door of their two up / two down on Kings Mills Road, Hightown near to the Hightown Barracks. Exact year not known. Source: Kindly supplied by Geoff [more]