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A Pedigree and Family Trees

for

William Cronshaw Hughes

Printed 21st December 2007

Copyright © Mark Richard Hughes 2007

Website: http://markhughes.com

Tel: 020 8281 1907

Mob: 07787 842480

You can join in at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/richardofsarphle/

Cover photo: William Cronshaw Hughes aged 62, taken circa 1918.

CONTENTS

Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 3

Scope and Content ................................................................................................................................. 4

Information on CD, Internet and DVD .................................................................................................. 4

Richard and Catherine............................................................................................................................ 5

Llanarmon DC.................................................................................................................................... 7

Hugh Hughes (1764-1850) married Mary Davies ................................................................................. 8

Edward Hughes (1792-1838) married Eleanor Jones ............................................................................ 8

Edward's Bible ................................................................................................................................. 10

John Hughes (1828-?) married Alice Sarah Cronshaw........................................................................ 10

William Cronshaw Hughes (1856-1927) ............................................................................................ 11

Marriage 1: Emma Curry (1856 appr.-1909) ................................................................................... 12

William's Injuries ............................................................................................................................. 12

Links to America.............................................................................................................................. 12

Children: Harold, Dorothy & Margery ............................................................................................ 13

Children: Harold, Dorothy & Margery ............................................................................................ 14

Harold Hughes (1891-1946) ................................................................................................................ 14

Harold married Emmeline Yates Davies (1892-?)........................................................................... 14

Frank Sephton Hughes (1929-) ............................................................................................................ 15

Frank married Eileen Moore (1931-) ............................................................................................... 15

Sybil Dorothy Hughes (1925-) & Thelma Emrol Hughes (1921-?) .................................................... 15

Marriage 2: Christina Evelyn Counsell (1896-1974)....................................................................... 16

Stan's Recollections of William....................................................................................................... 16

Mysteries and Further Research........................................................................................................... 18

Methodology ........................................................................................................................................ 19

References and Bibliography............................................................................................................... 21

APPENDIX A - Information Inscribed in Welsh Bible....................................................................... 25

APPENDIX B - Richard's Descendents (Hughes, 1998)..................................................................... 26

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Introduction This pedigree begins in 1719 with the birth of Richard Hughes. Richard lived at Sarphle farm

Llanarmon DC, at the top of the beautiful Glyn Ceiriog valley, with his wife Catherine Tudor who is

said to be related to the rulers of England (from Henry IV in 1485 to Elizabeth I who died childless in

1603). The pedigree records the male line to William Cronshaw Hughes, born 1856 and then expands

to record all of William's descendents up to 2007 (some members still to be added as of December

2007).

The author, Mark Richard Hughes, is a great x5 grandson of Richard of Sarphle. I was born in

Wallasey and currently live in Walthamstow, London. On Boxing Day 2006 my father Frank

Sephton Hughes gave me a small collection of fragile family documents and a task: to "fill in the

gaps" in a handwritten pedigree which passed to him from his father Harold. That pedigree is in two

parts.

The more recent part shows descendents of “Richard of Sarple [sic]” (and his father Thomas Hughes,

"alive in 1720") and the male line through several generations to the family of John Hughes in

Liverpool (c. 1910). The children of each generation are shown, ending with the eight children of

John and his wife Alice Cronshaw, including the aforementioned William. This part appears to have

been made circa 1920. On the first part of the pedigree Richard is shown as the son of Thomas

Hughes, linking him to the second, earlier part. This is a transcript roughly contemporary1 with the

first part of “The Pedigree of Thomas Hughes, Gent, Llansantffraid Lleian” which was "Compilled

[sic] 6th

June 1720." It records the male line from “Blethyn ap Gynwyn, Prince of North Wales and

Powys” in 1068, to the said "Thomas Hughes" in 1720.

In addition to that pedigree, Dad gave me press cuttings collected by his father Harold, a list of

initials with dates, a fragile page torn from an old Welsh bible, and a handful of old photographs. I

felt proud and honoured to be custodian of these precious items and this task, but had no idea what a

nourishing and enjoyable journey I was beginning, and no idea how to go about it!

Along the way I have got to know deceased ancestors I had never heard of, almost as if I’d sat and

talked with them. I’ve been deeply touched by visiting the places where they were born, lived and

died. I’ve been changed by my discoveries and what they have revealed about who I am. During this

process I have come to regard a human being as a unique blend of their ancestors—not only of their

DNA, but also I believe, including fragments of ancestral personalities and foibles. As if parts of my

ancestors survive in me, in some mysterious way. For me, family is no longer the current generation,

but a living breathing organism whose tail stretches far into the past.

I didn’t just get to know my dead ancestors though. I was to discover a whole new branch of my

family that had been unknown to us—the children of my great grandfather William Cronshaw

Hughes and his second wife Christina. I met my father’s half brother Stan and his daughter Jean, and

exchanged precious things with them. I also visited the families of my aunt’s Sybil and Thelma, who

I have not seen since childhood.

I am very grateful to all who have helped me with this research, too many to mention in full. Family,

friends and all the helpful people I encountered along the way. To you I say thank you very much for

helping pan this Welsh gold.

1 Both are made on very similar paper, both handwritten in ink and apparently by the same hand. They have aged

differently, suggesting they were not made at exactly the same time or that they have been kept separately. I have dated

them c. 1920 based on the content: "Ann married Thomas Plennah, descendents living in Wrexham 1918."

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Scope and Content This pedigree contains fully referenced results of my research of the line from Richard Hughes of

Sarphle, through Hugh, Edward, John and William Cronshaw Hughes. William married twice and

both families are then presented in full up to 2007.

Some anecdotes about family members and my researches are included, along with mentions of well

known Welshmen such as John Ceiriog Hughes (a famous poet), Rev. John Hughes (a well known

preacher and non-conformist historian), and Richard Hughes (a renowned figure and publisher in

Wrexham).

My research was primarily for family use and curiosity rather than to meet genealogical standards of

‘proof,’ but evenso I have reached a high degree of confidence in the authenticity of the pedigree as

far back as Richard of Sarphle, and my reasons for this are given under Methodology. I have however

encountered some research suggesting that the earlier pedigree from 1068-1720 is not connected to

Richard of Sarphle in the way presented. An interesting question to be looked into is how the early

pedigree—our copy of “The Pedigree of Thomas Hughes, Gent”—came to be incorporated with the

later section if in fact it is not connected to Richard. And who was responsible for this. Some other

mysteries remain to be investigated, which I have brought together in their own section.

Information on CD, Internet and DVD

Audio CD - Frank and Stan

This has been produced and contains recordings of two conversations:

1) Frank Hughes handing over the pedigree documents and photographs to Mark Hughes. The

recording includes the voices of Frank, Mark, Joanna, and in the background Lisa, Eileen and a

family friend Mark Hunte. Recorded 26th

December 2007, Le Gripeau, L'Oie, Vendee, 85140,

France.

2) Stan Hughes and his daughter Jean Holmes meeting Mark Hughes for the first time. This includes

Stan's recollections of childhood, his father William and mother Christina. Recorded 16th

August

2007, over a noisy lunch in the Rhos Fynach pub, Rhos-on-Sea.

Internet

I plan to publish the genealogical data for this pedigree in the form of a web site where visitors can

browse the family tree and access information of descendents of Richard of Sarphle (not limited to

the line presented here). At the current time I have created two websites where people can post

questions, hold discussions, and publish information related to the pedigree:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/richardofsarphle/ is open to the public and for anyone interested in

Richard of Sarphle and his descendents.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/williamcronshawhughes/ is accessible only to descendents of William

Cronshaw Hughes.

Data DVD

I plan to produce a Data DVD to enable any member of the family (and genealogical researchers) to

have access to all the information I have used to research this pedigree, and the other interesting

information that I have collected along the way.

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Richard and Catherine Richard Hughes of Sarphle (1719-1814)

married Catherine Tudor (1725-1812) at

Llangollen 1745/62.

Richard was the son of Thomas Hughes, but it

is not clear who Thomas was, despite the

popular association with Welsh royalty through

the “The Pedigree of Thomas Hughes, Gent”

which I discovered was known to other

researchers of this family. The latter shows a

male line back to “Blethyn ap Gynwyn, Prince

of North Wales and Powys” in 1068, but I have

since learned that Richard’s father may have

been a different Thomas Hughes according to

another researcher, John Hughes (2004, pp12-

17). So who Richard’s father was remains a

mystery and subject for further research. John

Hughes believes that Richard is in fact related

to that pedigree in some way though, and so this

remains an interesting area of investigation.

Catherine was the daughter of John Tudor, and

according to a newspaper article “of the family

of Owen Tudor, and his family were on the

throne of England from 1485 to 1603” (Y

Drych, 1931). I have no other evidence for this

royal connection, nor have I found any dispute, so it is another interesting area to be looked into.

Richard and Catherine lived initially

at Sarphle farm in Llanarmon DC,

but after becoming non-conformists

they were evicted, and later lived at

various other farms in the area

including Pen-y-bryn, later the

birthplace of their great grandson, the

poet John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog3).

Richard's Conversion

The following story about Richard

and Catherine was included in a

newspaper article about this family:

"This account is by his grandson in Vol. 1 of Methodistiaeth Cymru. It seems that his

wife heard a sermon in the Farmhouse Megen, the home of Robert Edwards. This

sermon greatly influenced her. When she was very ill the Roundheads prayed for her

recovery. Her husband threatened, that if she ever went to a meeting of the Methodus

2 The date is not clear on the microfiche I viewed. Elsewhere it is given as 1746 (Hughes, 1998) but I have reason to

question that since it appears to be based on a marriage to between a Richard Hughes and Cathering Jones. 3 For a short biography on John Ceiriog Hughes, see http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-HUGH-CEI-1832.html

Sarphle Farm, Llanarmon DC (2007)

Pedigree of Thomas Hughes, Gent (1068-1720)

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(as they were known) he would give up his farm Sarphle and leave the neighbourhood.

However his wife went again to Megen. Richard Hughes saddled his horse to carry out

his threat. His road took him past the house where the service was being held. The low

kitchen roof was a convenient place on which to climb and listen. What he heard was

enough to impress him to the extentnt that he surrendered his hardened heart to God.

Afterward he welcomed the preacher to hold meetings in his house." (Y Drych, July

1931)

Richard's refusal to stop allowing sermons at Sarphle lead to his eviction from Sarphle, from where

he moved to Pen-y-bryn. Sarphle and Pen-y-bryn are both still working farms close to Llanarmon

DC. Migin farmhouse is still standing, and lies roughly between the two. All three are shown below,

on an extract of the first OS Map of the area.

The area has changed little since this map was made, and I met the present owners of Sarphle, Emyr

and Eleri Owens who have lived there for 25 years. They were kind enough to invite me in to chat at

length about other visiting genealogists and the local history. They also allowed me to photograph

their beautifully restored living room, part of what was originally Richard and Catherine's small one-

up-one-down home with three foot thick stone walls.

Catherine lived to about 87. She died in 1812, two years before Richard who was 95 when he died at

Ty’n twll. It is reportedly written on their gravestone that at the time of Richard's death, he had 168

descendents (Y Drych, 1931). I may have found this headstone in the churchyard at Llanarmon DC,

but even with the help of a Welsh speaking daughter of Sarphle, Sioned Owens, most of the

inscription was illegible and so I was unable to verify this myself.

Llanarmon DC (1875) showing Sarffle, Pen-y-bryn and Migin farms

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Llanarmon DC

While visiting Llanarmon DC4 and asking the way to Sarphle I bumped into a Deborah Lloyd of

Pontricket farm, Tregeiriog, who invited me to her home to see some information on Richard’s

family. Her sister-in-law had once lived at Sarphle. Deborah not only had a copy of an article that I

had been looking for (published in Chicago), but showed me a shawl belonging to Phoebe Hughes

mother of Ceiriog. Her husband Emyr then appeared with original Tregeiriog chapel records to show

me the entry for the burial of Ceiriog’s brother David, and told two lovely stories about him. Keen to

show me the financial records for the burial, Emyr searched a ledger to no avail. The entries for 1909

showed no record of payment for David’s burial or monument (quite a grand affair), so he joked that

it was fortunate I’d dropped by and could settle the bill.

The following Family Tree shows Richard and Catherine’s children and the line to William

Cronshaw Hughes, which is expanded on in subsequent diagrams.

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th August 2007

Tree 1 - Richard Hughes of Sarphle to William Cronshaw Hughes

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Hugh Hughes (1764-1850) married Mary Davies Hugh was Christened at Llanarmon DC on 17

th February 1764 and married Mary Davies of Adwy’r

Clawdd where he went to live, apparently until he died. Adwy’r Clawdd is some distance away by

the standards of those days, in Coedpoeth near Wrexham, and is given as his address on his death

certificate in 1850. Hugh was a carpenter7 and builder.

Hugh and Mary were the parents of my gt x 3 grandfather Edward. Although I know very little about

them, amongst there their eight sons and four daughters, two of Edward's brothers were to become

quite well known (see below). Edward was their eldest son, born in 1792, followed by Richard in

1794 and the Rev. John Hughes in 1796.

Richard Hughes (b. 1794) was a respected businessman and well known figure—a friend of the

Italian revolutionary Garibaldi,5 who sometimes stayed in his home. Owner of Esless paper mill,

Richard founded a stationary and printing business on Hope Street in Wrexham, and published

important Welsh language books. At the start of official registration in 1837 he became the first

registrar of birth, deaths and marriages for Wrexham, and his signature is to be found on the records

of his relatives at that time. Information about Richard can be found on the internet6 and in

newspaper articles (e.g. The Leader, 1936), of which my grandfather Harold Hughes kept cuttings.

A biographical entry for the Rev. John Hughes describes him as “a preacher of considerable

standing”7 first in Adwy’r Clawdd where he set up schools for a time, and later in Liverpool. He

wrote several books including Methodistiaeth Cymru (3 vols., 1851-6) which is well known, and

described as “a remarkable work for the time.” Further information is available on the internet.8

Edward Hughes (1792-1838) married Eleanor Jones Edward Hughes recorded details of his children in his bible, the page from which still survives and is

featured below. These notes took me to the valley where he lived, worked, and died, the site of his

home at a corn mill (New Mill, Bersham), and to Wern Chapel. He also gave me priceless insight

into a profound question, Who am I? (see panel).

I visited St. Giles church Wrexham where Edward

married Eleanor Jones in 1827. Eleanor signed herself

Ellen in the register, as she is shown on our pedigree

document. Long before I knew of Eleanor, my

daughter was christened Kate Eleanor, just as I had

been given the middle name Richard. What kind of

'chance' contrives such coincidences?

It had struck me as odd that Edward had only four

children while those before and after had so many,

until I discovered that he was only 46 when he died

from “nervous fever” (possibly typhoid). I was 46

when Frank handed me this task, so I was reminded of

how much I enjoy life and love my family (however

5 Guiseppe Garibaldi, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Garibaldi

6 For a short biography on Richard Hughes, see http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-HUGH-RIC-1794.html

7 The Dictionary of Welsh Biography Down to 1940, B. H. Blackwell Ltd, Oxford, 1959.

8 For a short biography on Rev. John Hughes see http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-HUGH-JOH-1796.html

“Who am I?”—is a difficult question that

is always with me in one way or another,

and this research has added to it a whole

new dimension. Edward carefully

inscribed his bible with the births,

baptisms and burials of his children. First

the birth of John in 1828, Eliza in 1829

and then four still-born children

including “a very fine boy” and “a fine

girl” and so on. Was it my pride and joy I

felt at the births, was it me crying for the

still-borns? Or was his love still alive in

me, handed on like a living flame

through this dynasty?

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big it gets!), and how lucky I feel to be the particular blend of ancestors that I call ‘me.’

Viewing the transcript of Wern Chapel records held in Wrexham, I found that Edward was shown as

a joiner in 1828, and a miller from 1835 onwards. His death certificate shows that he lived at "New

Mills, Bersham" which is a corn mill on an 1870's map. The area is now flat grass a little upstream

from Nant Mill (also a corn mill, and preserved as a museum). Interestingly, Edward's brother

Richard initially worked as an accountant for a paper mill in the area, subsequently becoming joint

owner of nearby Esless paper mill before opening his stationary and publishing/bookselling business

in Wrexham (The Leader, 1936). Lease or trade records for New Mills might shed light on Edward's

position there.

Wern Chapel is now demolished, though

you can stand on the walls of the small

building next to the monument to the

Rev. William Williams, his wife and

children, and the overgrown burial

ground. Williams presided over all but

one event noted in Edward's bible.

I photographed the walls, monument and

several Hughes headstones, non so far

linked to my ancestors. I have a copy of

the burial plan (The Wern Cemetery

Book) but was unable to find the stone

for Edward or his family. It is probably

fallen and overgrown and so might be

uncovered with sufficient effort.

The Nant Valley (1875) showing Wern Chapel, New Mills and Nant Mill

Wern Chapel (2007) with Monument to Rev Wm. Williams

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One day it would be nice to walk the path that Edward and his family must often have done between

New Mills and Wern Chapel.

Edward's Bible

This fragile record from Edward's bible, was

passed down, presumably through John,

William, Harold, Frank and to me.

The paper has been neatly inscribed with the

dates of births and christenings of John and

his sisters, all at “Wern Chapel.” Touching

comments appear in each entry for several still

born children such as “very fine boy” and “a

fine girl.” (see appendix A)

It seems logical that this document would pass

from John’s father along the eldest male line,

to John, William, Harold, Frank and now me.

Comparing the details on it with entries in the

Wern Chapel register has provided crucial

evidence of our lineage. It shows that John’s

parents were Edward Hughes, a Miller living

at “New Mill,” and Ellinor (Ellen) Jones.

Since Edward Hughes and Ellen Jones appear

on the well researched family tree of Richard

of Sarphle, the bible page establishes the link

between John’s descendents and Richard’s

grandson Edward.

John Hughes (1828-?) married Alice Sarah Cronshaw As his grandfather Hugh had moved from Glyn Ceiriog to

Adwy’r Clawdd and Bersham, West of Wrexham, John was to

move the family to Liverpool. Baptised in Wern Chapel (1828),

by 23 he was already a Commercial Clerk in Liverpool when in

1852 he married an inn-keeper's daughter from Skipton, Alice

Sarah Cronshaw. The Hughes pedigree records his position as

"Chief Statistical Clerk in the Engineers Department, Mersey

Docks & Harbour Board" (presumably when he retired).

John and Alice had eight children, including of course William

Cronshaw Hughes, whose middle gave supported John and Alice

being his parents.

Alice's inn-keeper father Christopher died some years before his

wife Sarah, who suffered a horrible fate age 82. Her death

certificate shows that her clothes caught fire and she died of her

injuries, as reported by the coroner's inquest. The report might be

Taken by J T Bates of Wrexham

Possibly Alice Sarah Cronshaw?

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a useful source of information for details of her family (e.g. siblings) or the circumstances of her

death.

I don't know what happened to Alice, but have information from Jean Holmes suggesting that she

died circa 1875 aged 50 and that John then married Elizabeth (surname unknown) born in Hope,

Flintshire circa 1840. These details could be checked through Alice's death certificate and census

records for John.

It would be interesting to learn more about John and his career by looking for records from the

Mersey Docks and Harbour board, and also to trace details of his death.

William Cronshaw Hughes (1856-1927) William Cronshaw Hughes (cover photo aged 62), was John's eldest son

and was given an unusual middle name that seems to have been too

cumbersome for William to use on formal documents, but crucial in both

validating the pedigree and in helping locate a lost branch of the family.

William's ancestry on both sides shown in Tree 2:

Tree 2 - William Cronshaw Hughes's Ancestors

William married Emma Curry in 1887, and Christina Evelyn Counsel in 1917, creating two branches

of descendents who were to be estranged until I undertook this research.

William age 34-38 In

Chicago (1891-1893)

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Marriage 1: Emma Curry (1856 appr.-1909)

William was born in Liverpool in 1856 and aged 31 married Emma Curry. Around that time his

occupation was Steam Engine Maker. Between the birth of his son Harold in 1891 and daughter

Dorothy in 1892, the family had moved to Chicago (possibly for William to work on the steam ships

being built for the Great Lakes). After Dorothy was born William suffered an injury at work and the

family had returned to Liverpool by 1893. His wife Emma died in 1909 of an intestinal obstruction

when William was 53, Harold 18, Dorothy 16 and a third child Margery 15 (appr.).

William's Injuries

The nature of William's injuries are uncertain. My parents Frank and Eileen told me of him being

blinded by some steel in one eye. My aunt Sybil told me he was almost totally crippled, and needed

to spend months in hospital due to something having fallen on him. William's son Stanley (by his

second wife Christina) was only eight when William died, but remembers him as totally blind, and

told me in August 2007 that William was blinded in 1921.

Links to America

I would like to find details of the family's voyages to and from America, their time there, and other

family members who might have been in the same area. The Hughes pedigree notes one or two of

William's aunts as having emigrated there, so it is possible that this provided him with the initial

impetus. They also are likely to have descendents who it would be lovely to trace and make contact

with.

It is worth noting that a family tree for Richard and Catherine's descendents appeared in a 1931

Chicago newspaper article (Y Drych), published for the Welsh community there, four years after

William's death and about ten years after my estimate of the date when the Hughes pedigree

transcripts were made. It would be interesting to trace the origins of the article and see where they

lead in case it sheds light on the sources for the Hughes version of this pedigree. This article also

refers to descendents of Richard of Sarphle on the East Coast of America, though I have not

researched these.

The descendents of William’s first marriage, to Emma Curry, are shown in Tree 3.

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Tree 3 - William Cronshaw Hughes' marriage to Emma Curry

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Children: Harold, Dorothy & Margery

William and Emma had three children, beginning with my grandfather Harold. Only Harold married

and has descendents, and more is written about him shortly.

My mum Eileen learned a lot about the family from her talks with

Dorothy, who I also met when I was very young. My memories of

her are more of her large house in London. Particularly when she

died, and the animosity between family members that were

rekindled at that time and which I felt. There was love too, which I

associate with Dorothy who gave me something very special, "the

last of the Hughes' sovereigns," in a little purse which I received

from mum when I was about ten years old and have always

treasured. Its value to me was a priceless message—that I was

worthy and loved, that I mattered. I don't understand how this came

to be in Dorothy's possession—surely it should have passed to

Harold—whose things passed to his widow and then to sisters Sybil

and Thelma rather than my father Frank. Sybil doesn't know either.

Dorothy had a fiancé who was killed in the Great War and never

married. Having been born in the USA she had dual citizenship,

made a good career for herself and travelled widely. Sybil has

Dorothy's papers including many photographs, some cuttings, notes

and letters. These include the obituary of Lance Corporal Peppiette who may have been her

sweetheart. I am looking into this, trying to obtain a copy of his diary from the Liverpool Scottish

Regimental Museum to see if it mentions Dorothy.

Dorothy went to live with "Auntie Ruth" (Ruth Brownless who married William's brother Alfred)

when quite young because "William didn't believe in educating girls." Harold stayed with William.

Margery had some mental disability and lived with 'guardians.' Mum said that Margery wrote to

Dorothy that they were cruel to her. She died young, possibly in her 30's, possibly in Rhos-on-Sea.

Harold Hughes (1891-1946) Harold worked on the railways and was politically active in his Trades Union

9 and stood as the

Labour Party candidate for Cadishead ward for Manchester Council elections in June 1927. His

election address refers to his role in the General Strike a year earlier. Harold died suddenly of a heart

attack at only 55, and his obituary in the Railway Service Journal records that "his communist views

were sincere and wholehearted, and discussions on this item will be missed at his branch meetings"

(July 1946).

It is notable that this line of the family passed from sincere and active religion to atheism, which

survive in his son Frank, who was only 15 when Harold died.

Harold married Emmeline Yates Davies (1892-?)

Harold and Emmeline married on Christmas day in 1916. They had

three children—a son and two daughters as in William's first marriage.

Frank Sephton, Sybil Dorothy and Thelma Emrol all married and had

children of their own, giving rise to over twenty descendents to date,

9 Cashier C.L.C. Brunswick Goods Station, active in The Railway Clerks Association

Harold and Dorothy (c. 1895)

Emmeline and Harold

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including great grandson Andrew Burnham MP10

, who is not yet shown on the pedigree. Note that

Tree 3 is as yet incomplete, lacking details of Thelma's grandchildren and further descendents.

Frank Sephton Hughes (1929-) Frank lost his father when only 15, but inherited Harold's atheism, distinguished looks, a love of the

railways, and a distinctly red leaning in quasi-religious matters: in politics towards socialism, and in

football to Liverpool F.C.. Frank is also the person who prompted me into the research leading to this

document as noted in the introduction.

Frank married Eileen Moore (1931-)

Never christened, Frank married in Liverpool registry office in 1957. He remains an atheist, but left

his trainspotter's anorak behind in Liverpool, when he moved with his wife and five year old son (the

author) to the railway town of Crewe in Cheshire. Here he also

stood for election to the council, as Harold had done, but in his

case on behalf of the Social Democrats.

Frank and Eileen had a son, Mark Richard in 1960, followed by

Paul Robert eighteen months later. Tragically Paul was to die

while the doctors concentrated on saving Eileen who had lost a lot

of blood and suffered a cardiac arrest. Determined to have more

children, after several miscarriages Joanna Tracy was born in

1969, and Lisa Michelle adopted in 1974 (originally named

Loretta Jacqueline Ward). Both Mark and Joanna married, but

currently only Mark has children: Kate Eleanor (1990-) and Jack

Christopher (1994-).

On retirement in 1999 Frank and Eileen moved to France to enjoy

cheap wine and good weather, but seven years later they are

planning to move to London to live closer to their children.

Sybil Dorothy Hughes (1925-) & Thelma Emrol Hughes (1921-?) Sybil married Ron Jenkinson and had three boys, Steven Nicholas, Andrew Keith and Peter Colin,

and one girl Vivian Ruth. Thelma married Kenneth Burnham in 1941 and they had three children,

Roy, Janet, and Roger.

Sybil, Ron and Vivian now live in Snowdonia, so I visited them in August 2007 as part of my first

trip to North Wales researching the family. Difficulties between this side of the family and my

parents mean that there has been very little contact with them since I was a child in the early 1970's.

Though largely unnoticed, this loss has had its effect on me. When I visited Llanrug, Sybil

enthusiastically shared lots of photographs and documents useful to my research, as well as her pride

in their large family, and loaned me a photo of Harold for dad. Vivian kindly invited me from my tent

to stay in her cottage with her husband Chris and sons Thomas and Daniel.

It was lovely to meet them all and be greeted so warmly given the time that had passed. It helped me

to realise that the family differences are not my concern, which has been one of many nuggets of

Welsh gold that I collected on this journey.

10

Andrew (Andy) Burnham, Labour MP for Leigh, Greater Manchester and Chief Secretary to the Treasury from June

28, 2007. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Burnham

Frank and Mark c. 1968 (23 Kingsley Rd, Haslington, Crewe)

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Marriage 2: Christina Evelyn Counsell (1896-1974)

After Emma's death in 1909 William was alone and it is thought that Christina Evelyn Counsell was

initially his housekeeper. They married in 1917 when William was 60 and Christina 21, although

William gave his age as 51 on the certificate.

Their son Stan is still alive and

just turned 90 this year. I met

him in August 2007 near his

home in Rhos-on-Sea with his

daughter Jean.

Jean and I got in contact this

year because we had both been

using the internet to look into

William's family history. Prior

to this my family knew only of

the possibility of a second

marriage and children, but no

details. Now the two families

are in regular contact by email,

and of course exchanging

information and photographs

about the family.

Stan's Recollections of William

Stan, Jean and I met for lunch (bought by Stan) in the Rhos Fynach pub (16th

August, 2007) each of

us pulling a recorder out and setting it down on the table! Stan was 9 years old when William died in

1927, and eighty years later had few clear memories of his father, but still filled in some interesting

details. Stan says he remembers a man coming to William's funeral, who we

think was probably Harold, but that this was the only contact Stan's family had

with the family from William's first marriage.

Stan recalled that his father was totally blind, and that this happened in 1921

(when Stan was 4-5yrs). William would ask Stan to guide him to the corner

shop, and on the way leave Stan outside the local pub while he went in to get a

light for his pipe. Stan recalls this seemed to take a long time and thinks he was

really having a pint.

Stan also recalled how he and Christina would leave William and visit the

Mersey Docks and Harbour Board to collect a pension—perhaps compensation

for William's injuries. I wonder if William was working for the MDHB when

injured in Chicago? On the way home Christina would treat them to afternoon

Christina Stan's Birthplace

14 Montpellier Terrace, Liverpool

After 1909

Stan aged 88

(2005)

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tea and cakes at Coopers and sometimes take the ferry to Wallasey for a walk along the prom.

William and Christina had two children before William died in 1927: Stanley Counsell Hughes

(1917-) and Florence Eveline Hughes (1922-2004). Their descendents are shown in Tree 4.

Tree 4 - William Cronshaw Hughes' marriage to Christina Evelyn Counsel

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Mysteries and Further Research In general it would be interesting to learn more about the lives of the people mentioned in this

pedigree, and to use this to augment the events recorded so far, and I welcome anyone who is

interested in joining in this research.

In particular, it would be good to learn more about the women mentioned, for many of whom I know

little more than their name and perhaps a place of origin. Even to identify their parents is quite likely

to result in linking up with other researchers who have more information about their lives and

families.

In addition to these general tasks of filling out detail and expanding the genealogy tree, there are

some specific questions that stand out, either because they are bold omissions or just intriguing in

nature. These are listed here. Perhaps one will inspire you enough to look into it!

� Who was Richard of Sarphle’s father—which Thomas Hughes—and what if any is his link to

the earlier pedigree that goes back to 1068?

� Can Catherine’s link to the English royal Tudors be verified?

� Confirmation and ideally a photograph of the monumental inscription on Richard and

Catherine's grave, which is said to have stated their descendents numbered 168 on Richard's

death (Y Drych, 1931). The original source for this and anecdotes about Richard are probably

Methodistiaeth Cymru, by Rev. John Hughes—although I think John may have used the

researchers of two earlier recorders of Methodist history, though I don't have their names to

hand.

� Details of Edward’s birth.

� What was Edward’s position at New Mills, Bersham? Perhaps lease, business, census or trade

records could help here.

� It would be interesting to learn more about John (William's father) and his career by looking

for records from the Mersey Docks and Harbour board and also to trace details of his death.

� The coroner's report for the inquest into the death of Sarah Cronshaw death (details on her

death certificate) would be an interesting and potentially useful source of information on the

circumstances of her death and links to her family. She was mother of John's wife, Alice

Sarah Cronshaw.

� I would like to know what happened to John's wife Alice Sarah. For now I just have anecdotal

information that she died circa 1874, and that John then married Elizabeth whose surname is

unknown, but apparently born in Flintshire circa 1840.

� I would like to find details of the William's voyages to and from America, his time there, and

trace other family members who might have been in the same area. A clue here: Sybil recalls

being told that on the outward voyage the ship broke down and had to be repaired at sea, and

that this was the first time such a repair had been done. The Hughes pedigree notes one or two

of William's aunts as having emigrated to the USA, so it is possible that this provided him

with the initial impetus. They also are likely to have descendents who it would be lovely to

trace and make contact with. The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board may have information on

William who seems to have received a compensatory pension from them, documented on a

copy of his birth certificate, so presumably he was once an employee, and perhaps in their

service when injured, including when working in Chicago. We also know that his father John

worked for them.

� It is worth noting that a family tree for Richard and Catherine's descendents appeared in a

1931 Chicago newspaper article, published for the Welsh community there (Y Drych, 1931),

four years after William's death and about ten years after my estimate of the date when the

Hughes pedigree transcripts were made. It would be interesting to trace the origins of the

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article and see where they lead in case it sheds light on the sources for the Hughes version of

this pedigree. This article mentions other descendents of Richard and Catherine living in

America, who could be researched and included in the tree.

� I would like to know how the early pedigree—the transcript of “The Pedigree of Thomas

Hughes, Gent”—came to be incorporated with the later section from Richard to William, and

who was responsible for this. Perhaps while William knew of the aforementioned Chicago

article about Richard and he or one of his brothers compiled the tree linking them to Richard.

Perhaps the Pedigree of Thomas Hughes was also published somewhere and came to their

attention and was then linked in. Some analysis of the documents and research into sources

for the earlier pedigree might produce a plausible explanation.

� Research is needed to include grandchildren and further descendents of Thelma Emrol

Hughes, who married Ken Burnham.

Methodology

Purpose and Outcome

The research undertaken was not intended to prove the pedigree beyond doubt, but more to check the

plausibility of the information I inherited and answer some questions, such as “did dad’s grandfather

(William) remarry and have children?” and if so perhaps contact them. The results have already far

exceeded this, resulting in contact between the two sides of William’s family and a very high degree

of confidence in the pedigree of William Cronshaw Hughes to Richard of Sarphle. While Richard’s

own ancestry, as reported in the “Pedigree of Thomas Hughes, Gent” has been put in doubt.

Discrepancies and Reliability

During this process I have discovered many minor errors in dates and ages, both in the documents I

inherited and in information shared with me by other investigators. In all cases, and with the help of

those same investigators who also provided a lot of very accurate information, I have also been able

to establish the correct or very likely correct details in every case. For that reason, where you find

discrepancies between this pedigree and non-original sources, it is likely that this document will be

the more reliable, since many other sources have simply repeated incorrect information. The only

way to check for sure is to return to the original documents or photographic copies (not transcripts),

which is what I have used wherever possible, keeping references and in most cases copies of the

documents themselves.

Method and Logic

On the direct line from Richard to myself for example, I have verified every date of birth or

christening, and every marriage, against original documents (or photographic copies thereof) with

only two exceptions: Richard’s birth, which is reported as 1719, and Edward son of Hugh’s birth

which is reported as 23rd

March 1792. Apart from these two instances, I have retained references and

usually a photographic copy of every original document used to corroborate this line.

In addition to verifying that certain named individuals were born or married in appropriate places on

appropriate dates, with the correspondingly named parents or spouses etc., other corroborating

evidence has allowed me to establish the ancestry between my family and Richard of Sarphle with a

very high degree of confidence. This is quite unusual for a pedigree which extends before the days of

reliable census and registration (mid 1800’s).

My confidence relies on the following chain of evidence and logic:

1. There a plausible trail of evidence back to Richard of Sarphle—As explained above, I have

examined actual or photographic copies of parish registers and official registration records, to

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establish a chain of plausibility from Richard of Sarphle directly to Mark Richard Hughes.

Using records of births, christenings and marriages, I have established plausibility, for every

marriage and birth in the line from Richard Hughes and Catherine Tudor, through Hugh H.

and Mary Davies, Edward H. and Ellen Jones, John H. and Alice Sarah Cronshaw, William

Cronshaw H. and Emma Curry, Harold H. and Emmeline Yates Davies, to Frank Sephton H.

my father. No contradictions exist in the records related to this chain, though further

corroborating details have been established in these documents (e.g. references to places,

professions, names of witnesses and so on.) The additional corroborating details have not all

been recorded but are retained in the photographic copies made of all original records.

2. From Richard to Edward m Ellen Jones is established—There is a well researched pedigree

for Richard Hughes of Sarphle and Catherine Tudor his wife. This includes their son Hugh

and his sons, including Edward Hughes and his well known brothers Rev. John Hughes and

Richard Hughes (Wrexham publisher). Other researchers have confirmed that this Edward

married Ellen Jones (e.g. Hughes, 1998, whose diagram is included in Appendix B).

3. Ellen was also known as Ellinor or Eleanor—The record of Ellen’s marriage shows her full

name as “Eleanor Jones,” as written by the registrar, but she clearly signs herself “Ellen

Jones.”

4. Edward Hughes married Ellinor Jones and fathered John Hughes—I have the original page

torn from a Welsh bible, on which the births and christenings, stillbirths and burials of one

family’s children have been meticulously recorded. Comparing the bible page with a

transcript of the records for Wern Chapel (ANP), shows the parents to be Edward Hughes and

Ellinor Jones. The transcript and bible page include John Hughes, and gave me his date of

birth as 3rd

May 1828.

5. John Hughes married Alice Sarah Cronshaw, and fathered William Cronshaw Hughes—

established from official registration documents, corroborated by his middle name matching

Alice's maiden name, and by a family document.11

6. William Cronshaw Hughes married Emma Curry and fathered Harold Hughes—established

from official registration documents.

7. Harold Hughes married Emmeline Yates Davies and fathered Frank Sephton Hughes—

established by interview with Frank Sephton Hughes, and official registration documents.

8. Frank Sephton Hughes married Eileen Moore and fathered Mark Richard Hughes—the

author of this pedigree.

9. Edward Hughes and Ellinor Jones are my ancestors—The fact that the original bible page is

in my possession is a consequence of it passing down the line of eldest male Hughes from

Edward to John to William to Harold to Frank and to me. It therefore corroborates every step

from Edward to myself.

The above includes the main pieces of evidence for each link in the chain. Other evidence for

these links, as well as for other areas of the pedigree has also been collected, indexed and filed,

and this will be available to family members or genealogists for personal research.12

11

The Ryland's List: a note (c. 1901) to “Bill” from “A. H.” giving the initials and dates of birth of the eight children of

John and Alice Hughes, including William (Bill) and Alfred (A. H.). 12

Please contact the author using details on the cover page of this document.

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References and Bibliography The following sections list the sources and other useful references used to research and compile this

pedigree and family trees.

References

Hughes, John (2004), Building Blocks to the Past - Part 2, Hel Achau, Journal of the Clwyd Family

History Society, Number 59, February 1999.

The Leader, (1936), Removal Of Well Known Stationer's Shop, A Garibaldi Landmark, 6th

March,

Newspaper: Wrexham.

The Wern Cemetery Book, (2007). http://www.minerahistory.com/wern.html, December 20th

.

Y Drych, (1931), The Family of Sarphle, Llanarmon, July 1931. Newspaper: Chicago, USA.

Maps extracted from Ordinance Survey 6-inch First Edition Maps of Flintshire and Denbighshire

(1869-1875), published on DVD-Rom by DigitalArchives, Warrington.

Source Id Classifications

The meaning of the first two letters of Source Id's listed below is as follows:

BC - Birth Certificate

CR - Census Record

DC - Death Certificate

FA - Family Authored

FC - Family Cutting

FH - Family History (write-up)

FT - Family Tree (diagram)

MC - Marriage Certificate

MI - Monumental Inscription

PB - Parish Burial

PC - Parish Christening

PM - Parish Marriage

Indexes & Registers

TBI—The Blackwell Index, Denbighshire Nonconformist Registers to 1837. Compact Disc, © Clwyd

Family History Society 2007.

Repositories

ANP—A.N. Palmer Centre for Local Studies and Archives Wrexham County Borough Museum,

County Buildings, Regent Street, Wrexham, LL11 1RB.

GRO—General Register Office, UK.

JAH—Jean Alison Holmes (nee Hughes), personal archives. Scholar Green, Nr. Alsager, Cheshire.

MRH—Mark Richard Hughes, personal archives. Contact address: 10 Lime Street, Walthamstow,

London, E17 6LG, UK in December 2007.

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Sources Summary and Id

This list summarises each source used, in date order, and gives the id I have given for indexing it.

(List generated using Family Historian database on 21st December 2007.)

1720, "The Pedigree of Thomas Hughes, Gent" by John Davies... FT/Hughes/T/1720

1725, Catherine Tudor of Cilcychwyn baptised Llangollen PC/Tudor/C/1725

1745-6, Richard Hughes married Catherine Tudor in Llangollen... PM/Hughes/R/1745-6/a & b

1757, Jane Hughes baptised Llanarmon DC PC/Hughes/J/1757

1759, Edward Hughes baptised Llanarmon DC... PC/Hughes/E/1759

1762, Mary Hughes baptised Llanarmon DC... PC/Hughes/M/1762

1764, Hugh Hughes baptised Llanarmon DC PC/Hughes/H/1764

1767, Morris Hughes born Llanarmon DC PC/Hughes/M/1767

1774, Elizabeth Hughes born Sarphley, Llanarmon DC PC/Hughes/E/1774

1780, Catherine Hughes born at Pen y Bryn, Llanarmon DC PC/Hughes/C/1780

1789, Hugh Hughes married Mary Davies in Wrexham PM/Hughes/H/1789

1793, Edward Hughes baptised Llanarmon DC PC/Hughes/E/1793

1794, Anne Hughes baptised Llanarmon DC PC/Hughes/E/1794

1798, Jane Hughes baptised Llanarmon DC... PC/Hughes/J/1798

1812, Catherine Hughes buried Llanarmon DC PB/Hughes/C/1812

1814, Richard Hughes (95) of Ty'n twll buried in Llanarmon DC PB/Hughes/R/1814

1827, Edward Hughes Married Ellen Jones in Wrexham PM/Hughes/E/1827

1828, John Hughes christened Wern Independent Chapel PC/Hughes/J/1828

1828, the children of Edward Hughes and Ellen Jones FA/Welsh Bible Page/1828

1829, Eliza Hughes christened Wern Independent Chapel PC/Hughes/E/1829

1835, Sarah Hughes christened Wern Independent Chapel PC/Hughes/S/1835

1837, Mary Hughes born Bersham, Denbishshire BC/Hughes/M/1837

1838, Edward Hughes died of nervous fever aged 46 DC/Hughes/E/1838

1839, Edward Hughes buried at Wern Chapel, Bersham PB/Hughes/E/1839

1843, Christopher Cronshaw died from asthma DC/Cronshaw/C/1843

1850, Hugh Hughes died age 84 of diarrhoea DC/Hughes/H/1850

1852, John Hughes married Alice Sarah Cronshaw in Liverpool MC/Hughes/J/1852

1852, Mary Hughes died age 84 of diarrhoea DC/Hughes/M/1852

1856, William Cronshaw Hughes born Liverpool BC/Hughes/WC/1856

1870, Sarah Cronshaw died from burns to her upper body DC/Cronshaw/S/1870

1875, Alice Sarah Hughes died DC/Hughes/AS/1875

1887, William Cronshaw Hughes married Emma Curry in Co. of Lancaster MC/Hughes/WC/1887

1891, Harold Hughes born Toxteth, Liverpool BC/Hughes/H/1891

1891, William Hughes and family census 119 Alwyn Street, Toxteth Park... CR/Alwyn Street/119/1891

1892, Emmaline Yates Davies born Toxteth Park Liverpool... BC/Hughes/EY/1892

1901, Children of John Hughes and Alice Sarah Cronshaw FA/Rylands/1910

1901, William Cronshaw Hughes and family census 33 Errol Street, Toxteth Park CR/Errol Street/33/1901

1909, Emma Hughes died from an intestinal obstruction DC/Hughes/E/1909

1916, Harold Hughes married Emmeline Yates Davies in Liverpool MC/Hughes/H/1916

1917, William Cronshaw Hughes married Christina Evelyn Counsell in West Derby, Liverpool

MC/Hughes/WC/1917

1920, Pedigree of John Hughes and his family to Thomas Hughes. FT/Hughes/J/1920

1974, Christina Evelyn Hughes died of bronchopneumonia in Anfield hospital DC/Hughes/CE/1974

1998, Family tree for Richard of Sarphle (3 generations) by John Hughes FT/Hughes/R/1998

2007, Descendents tree for Christopher Cronshaw (1786-1843) by Jean Holmes FT/Cronshaw/C/2007-May

2007, Descendents tree for Jean Alison Hughes FT/Hughes/JA/2007-May

2007, Descendents tree for Jillian Gay Hughes FT/Hughes/JG/2007-May

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2007, Descendents tree for Joan Lesley Hughes FT/Hughes/JL/2007-May

2007, Descendents tree for John Hartley Hughes FT/Hughes/JH/2007-May

2007, Descendents tree for Ron Jenkinson and Sybil Hughes... FT/Hughes/V/2007-Aug

2007, Pedigree of Jean Alison Holmes (nee Hughes) FH/Hughes/JA/2007-Aug

Sources Id and Reference

This provides a reference for each source listed above, giving where source was located (see

Repositories below), and the information needed to look it up. (List generated using Family Historian

database on 21st December 2007.)

BC/Hughes/EY/1892 Toxteth Park, Liverpool (GRO unknown)

BC/Hughes/H/1891 Toxteth Park, Liverpool (GRO vol 8b, page 239)

BC/Hughes/M/1837 Wrexham (GRO unknown)

BC/Hughes/WC/1856 Mount Pleasant, Co. of Lancaster (GRO unknown)

CR/Alwyn Street/119/1891 Census 119 Alwyn Street, Toxteth Park, Toxteth, 1891 (Liverpool, Lancs)

CR/Errol Street/33/1901 Census Errol Street, Toxteth Park, Toxteth, 1901 (Liverpool, Lancs, , )

DC/Cronshaw/C/1843 Preston, County of Lancaster (GRO vol 21, page 452)

DC/Cronshaw/S/1870 West Derby, County of Lancaster (GRO vol 8b, page 342)

DC/Hughes/AS/1875 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool (GRO vol 8b, page 123)

DC/Hughes/CE/1974 Liverpool

DC/Hughes/E/1838 Wrexham (GRO vol 27, page 181)

DC/Hughes/E/1909 Toxteth Park East, Liverpool (GRO vol 8b, page 149)

DC/Hughes/H/1850 Wrexham (GRO vol 27, page 192)

DC/Hughes/M/1852 Wrexham (GRO vol 11b, page 217)

FA/Rylands/1910 The Ryland's List (Handwritten "To Bill from A. H." c. 1901)

FA/Welsh Bible Page/1828 Inherited original (MRH)

FH/Hughes/JA/2007-Aug Family Tree Members (Paternal Side) by Jean Holmes (MRH)

FT/Cronshaw/C/2007-May Family tree of Christopher Cronshaw (1786-1843) by Jean Alison Holmes (MRH)

FT/Hughes/J/1920 Pedigree of John Hughes (Handwritten c. 1920)

FT/Hughes/JA/2007-May Descendents tree for Jean Alison Hughes, May 2007 (MRH)

FT/Hughes/JG/2007-May Descendents tree for Jillian Gay Hughes, May 2007 (MRH)

FT/Hughes/JH/2007-May Descendents tree for John Hartley Hughes, May 2007 (MRH)

FT/Hughes/JL/2007-May Descendents tree Joan Lesley Hughes, May 2007 (MRH)

FT/Hughes/R/1998 http://jevanshughes.users.btopenworld.com/maps/sarphle.pdf accessed 6/9/2007 (Hughes, John, 1998)

FT/Hughes/T/1720 The Pedigree of Thomas Hughes, Gent (6th June, 1720, Transcript c. 1920)

FT/Hughes/V/2007-Aug Pedigree chart (MRH)

MC/Hughes/H/1916 West Derby, Liverpool (GRO unknown)

MC/Hughes/J/1852 Liverpool (GRO unknown)

MC/Hughes/WC/1887 Toxteth Park, Liverpool (GRO unknown)

MC/Hughes/WC/1917 West Derby, Liverpool (JAH)

PB/Hughes/C/1812 Llanarmon DC Burials 1769-1813 p66 (ANP reel 140, vol 3)

PB/Hughes/E/1839 Wern Chapel Burials (ANP, transcript)

PB/Hughes/R/1814 Llanarmon DC Burials 1769-1813 (ANP reel 69, vol 7)

PC/Hughes/C/1780 Llanarmon DC 1769-1813 page 11 (ANP reel 140, vol 3)

PC/Hughes/E/1759 Llanarmon DC 1696-1769 page 67 (ANP reel 140, vol 2)

PC/Hughes/E/1774 Llanarmon DC 1769-1815 (ANP reel 140, vol 3)

PC/Hughes/E/1793 Llanarmon DC 1769-1815, p 81 (ANP reel 140, vol 3)

PC/Hughes/E/1794 Llanarmon DC 1769-1815, p 33 (ANP reel 140, vol 3 or 4)

PC/Hughes/E/1829 Wern Independent Chapel (TBI, Key number 03005)

PC/Hughes/H/1764 Llanarmon DC 1696-1769 page 71 (ANP reel 140, vol 2)

PC/Hughes/J/1757 Llanarmon DC 1696-1769 page 65 (ANP reel 140, vol 2)

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PC/Hughes/J/1798 Llanarmon DC 1769-1815, p 37 (ANP reel 140, vol 4?)

PC/Hughes/J/1828 Wern Independent Chapel (TBI, Key number 02941)

PC/Hughes/M/1762 Llanarmon DC 1696-1769 page 69 (ANP reel 140, vol 2)

PC/Hughes/M/1767 Llanarmon DC 1696-1769 page 73 (ANP reel 140, vol 2)

PC/Hughes/S/1835 Wern Independent Chapel (TBI, Key number 03157)

PC/Tudor/C/1725 Llangollen Parish (ANP 1708-1738, reel 70, vol 3)

PM/Hughes/E/1827 Wrexham, St Giles, Marriages 1823-1832, page 131 (ANP reel 40, vol 40)

PM/Hughes/H/1789 Wrexham, St Giles, Marriages by Banns 1781-1792 (ANP reel 134, vol 33)

PM/Hughes/R/1745-6/a & b Llangollen Marriages 1738-1754, page 117 (ANP reel 70, vol 4)

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APPENDIX A - Information Inscribed in Welsh Bible Summary:

John born 1828 May 3rd

Eliza 1829 Sept 15th

Sarah 1835 July 11th

Mary Jane 1837 Aug 24th

[clearly Mary Jane, but is named Mary Ann on the pedigrees]

plus still born children 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1834

Transcript:

John Hughes was Born on Saturday night at twelve o Clock

May the 3rd

_1828_Baptized at Wern Chapel by Revd

William Williams Sunday two o Clock June 1st 1828

Eliza Hughes was Born on Thursday at 10 o Clock in the morning Aug 27th

1829 Babtized at Wern Chapel on Sunday two o Clock Sept 15th

1829

April 21st 1831 A still born Child ( very fine Boy) Buried

at the Wern April 22nd

1831

March 11 1832 A still born Child( a fine Girl) Buried at the Wern next day

May 8th

—1833 A still born child, exceedingly fine[paper missing] born 9 o clock in the morning. Buried

at the Wern [paper missing] Evening

May 29th

1834 A still born child (a fine Girl) born [paper missing]

Half past eight o [paper missing] y. buried at the Wern the next evening [paper missing]

[overleaf]

Sarah Hughes Born 11th

day of July 1835 about half past five in

the afternoon. Baptized at Wern Chapel Sept 6th

at two o Clock by

Revd

Wm Williams

Mary Jane Hughes Born 24th

day of August 1837 about ¼ past 5 in the morning Babtized at Wern Chapel

Sept 17th

by the

Revd

Wm James Devllhe[?very tentative!]

Note: Wern Chapel records are held at the University of Bangor and an online summary confirms the

Reverend William Williams tenure from 1808-1837 and gives a good summary of the information

held (see http://tinyurl.com/386a67).

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APPENDIX B - Richard's Descendents (Hughes, 1998)