Erddig

by Jill Burton. Thomas was born in 1834 in Wrexham, the son of William (farm Labourer) and Jane Roberts. He began work as Sawyer at Erddig in about 1858. He would have worked in the [more] [more]

by Jill Burton. George was born in 1859 in Erbistock, the son of an agricultural labourer. On the 1881 census he was a lodger in Bersham and working as a railway plate layer. He also [more] [more]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

by Jill Burton. Edie was born in Long Stratton, in Norfolk, the daughter of George and Maria Fairman. George was a wheelwright. Their children were           Edith Maria                             b 1880           Jane Elizabeth (Jinnie) [more] [more]