William Ernest Phillips Sr. (abt. 1819 - 1889)

Born about 1819 in Llanelly Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Husband of Theresa (Lloyd) Phillips — married 25 Nov 1844 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1889 at about age 70 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Phillips born in 1819 -1889 fostered James Duncan Jones. James is Great grand father to Venables-249 Phillips-18975 William who was widowed married Teresa Lloyd who had been married to John Jones. John died and Teresa married William Phillips.

William, according to Aunt Eileen Phillips, was an itinerant Preacher and Organist and had studied music at Jesus College, Oxford. He played the organ at the local Parish Church.

Welsh connection A man in white robes wearing a mitre, reading a book in his right hand; alongside him, a cross; robes, mitre, book and cross are encrusted with jewels. On his right shoulder, a dove with a halo. In the background, golden crowns over a stylised letter "d" Late 19th-century stained glass in the chapel, showing St David, the patron saint of Wales Education in Wales had been stimulated by the foundation of schools during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI: King Henry VIII Grammar School in Abergavenny 1542 and Christ College, Brecon 1541 were established, and Friars School, Bangor dates from 1557.[140] However, despite the numbers of Welsh students coming to Oxford University as a result, there was no special provision for Welshmen before 1571. Despite the links with Wales that Hugh Price and many of the founding Fellows had, neither the 1571 charter nor any of the later charters limited entry to the college to Welshmen.[141] Nevertheless, the college students were predominantly Welsh from the outset,[142] and the college became "the pinnacle of the academic ambition of the young men of Wales".[143] Many of the fellows in the past were Welsh, since when new fellowships were created by benefactions (often by people of Welsh descent) there was frequently a stipulation that the recipients would be related to the donor or come from a specified part of Wales. These specific limitations were removed as part of reforms of Oxford University during the 19th century. Between 1571 and 1915, only one Principal (Francis Howell, 1657–1660) was not from Wales or of Welsh descent.[141]

Jesus still has a particular association with Wales and is often referred to as "the Welsh college". The college is home to the university's Professor of Celtic, and a specialist Celtic library in addition to the college's normal library. Meyrick scholarships, from the bequest of Edmund Meyrick in 1713, are awarded for academic merit where the student is a native of Wales (or the child of a native of Wales), able to speak Welsh or was educated for the last three years of secondary school in Wales.[144]

The college's undergraduate gossip sheet is entitled The Sheepshagger in allusion to an offensive joke about Welsh people's supposed penchant for sheep. Furthermore, the Welshness of the College is self-perpetuating, as Welsh students will often apply to Jesus because it is seen as the Welsh college. Old members recall the college having a majority of Welsh members until well into the 20th century;[145] today, however, around 15% of undergraduates come from Wales.[146] For comparison, residents of Wales comprise just under 5% of the United Kingdom population (2.9 million[147] out of a total of 58.8 million[148] at the time of the 2001 Census).

In modern times, the Welsh roots of the college come to the fore most prominently on Saint David's Day. The feast is marked by a choral Evensong in the chapel, decorated for the occasion with daffodils. The service, including music, is conducted entirely in Welsh (despite only a small minority of the choir usually being native speakers of the language). It is generally well attended by members of the Welsh community in Oxford.[146] The college's annual St. David's Day Dinner traditionally culminates with the serving of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn's Pudding. The name recalls the Welsh politician and prominent Jacobite who attended the college early in the 18th century.[149]

The Welsh connection is also evident in the college's outreach activities, such as organising a summer school for Welsh students in partnership with the Welsh Government's Seren Network.[150] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_College,_Oxford#Alumni

Sources

1861 census- Members- William Phillips,42, Theresa Phillips,59, James D Phillips,18, John Row,20, William Williams,25.

Name William Phillips Sex Male Age 42 Residence Note Brighton Street Birth Year (Estimated) 1819 Birthplace Llanelly, Carmarthenshire Marital Status Married Occupation Metal Roller Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship Code Head Event Type Census Event Date 1861 Event Place Poulton cum Seacombe, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original) Poulton Cum Seacombe, Cheshire, England Registration District Birkenhead Household Identifier 3040505 Line Number 5 Page Number 16 Piece/Folio 2649 / 51 Registration Number RG09 Other People on This Re Theresa Phillips F 57 Llanasa, Flintshire

James D Phillips M 18 Liverpool, Lancashire

John Row M 20 Llanelly, Carmarthenshire

William Williams M 25 Eglwysbach, Derbyshire

England and Wales Census, 1861 Learn more about this collection through the FamilySearch Wiki. Cite This Record "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7G6-4D2 : 3 March 2021), William Phillips, Poulton cum Seacombe, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

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1841 census- Copper Mills, Wallasey, Poulton cum Seacombe. 1851 census- 7 Oak Lane, Occupation, Metal Boiler. 1861 census- Copper Works, Brighton St. Poulton cum Seacombe. Occupation, Metal Boiler. 1871 census- Brunswick St, Garston. Occupation, Rollerman