Humphrey Hughes (1827 - 1904)

Born 7 Mar 1827 in Corwen, Merioneth

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

User ID: 3210B5E1-BACE-4FC6-971A-926456955F5D

Record ID Number: MH:IF374

Date: 7 MAR 1827

Place: Corwen, Merioneth

Death

Death:

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Record ID Number: MH:IF375

Date: 10 DEC 1904

Record ID Number

Record ID Number: MH:I348

User ID

User ID: ABBB6D82-08D8-4CC8-B1A0-FBE6B9FBB141

UPD

UPD 23 NOV 2012 06:01:27 GMT+8

Note

Note: Humphrey farmed at Rhos Isa, LlandeglA (75 acres). He was a deacon at Llandegla CM Church for 44 years, 1860-1904.

(See 1861 Census Rhos Isa)

Those who lived at Rhosddigre (Llan-nyn-lal) and Rhos Isa (Llandegla) are all buried (1786 to 1904) under the same stone to right of door of Llandegla Church.

Humphrey is described as "a quiet man with a somewhat impish sense of humour", always ready to 'fetch and carry' preacher with pony and trap.

Thos Jones (Rhosddigre) and heirs paid rent to Edwd Lloyd esq 1845-1870.

Humphrey Hughes (Cae Du) was executor Thos.Jones' will.

1881Census

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability

Humphrey HUGHES Head M Male 54 Corwen, Merioneth, Wales Farmer of 100 Acres

Ellinor HUGHES Wife M Female 55 Llanarmon, Denbigh, Wales Farmer's Wife

Thomas Jones HUGHES Son U Male 24 Llanarmon, Denbigh, Wales Farmer's Son

Margaret A. HUGHES Daur Female 7 Llanarmon, Denbigh, Wales Scholar

Daniel ROBERTS Servant Male 18 Llanarmon, Denbigh, Wales Farm Servant (Indoor)

Winifred ROBERTS Servant Female 15 Llanarmon, Denbigh, Wales General Servant

Thomas GRIFFITHS Servant Male 15 Llandegla, Denbigh, Wales Farm Servant (Indoor)

Source Information:

Dwelling Rhos Isa

Census Place Llanarmon, Denbigh, Wales

Family History Library Film 1342327

Public Records Office Reference RG11

Piece / Folio 5521 / 17

Page Number 5

From Eli Geller:

I came across this today, I’m sure you are already aware of it but I’ll send it just in case you are not.

· Message from Hafina Coppack to Heather Hickerson on the Clwyd history website

"Regarding the large Hughes family of Cae Du, Bryneglwys, I have written about them in my book 'Pobol sy'n Cyfri'. It was a clever family.

According to the Bryneglwys Sion Chapel Records Humphrey Hughes and his family moved from Plas Adda, Corwen in May 1831 to Cae Du, Bryneglwys although the Rev William Williams in his 'History of the Calvinists in East Merioneth' says that it was 1827. Humphrey and his wife Jane had 7 sons and one daughter.

They were:

1. David (Reverend) who married Lydia Roberts (1823-1901). They had 11 children. Thomas 1844-1902 (he was a Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths); David 1845 (went to USA and was known as 'Ialydd' and had a 1000 acre ranch); Maggie Eliza; John Elias (Rev) 1849-1910 who lost one of his sons in World War 1); Humphrey 1847 (went to USA); Robert Evan (went to the USA); James 1855-1902 married Kate Ellen Griffiths; Job Medwyn (a Dr in Ruthin) married Margaret Rhydderch, their son Dr Trevor married Enid grand-daughter of the poet Ceiriog; William Gladstone (married Elizabeth Bryn Williams of Canonbury, London); Lydia and Jane Anne. In an article in the magazine 'Cymru' in 1895 a certain John Owen wrote a diary and mentioned that in St Louis he had met two of Rev David Hughes' sons, one of them being married. He reported that they both had comfortable means and that the eldest was moving to Kansas having acquired some land on the Rev R Wake's settlement.

2. Humphrey who lived at Rhos Isa, Llandegla and married Eleanor Jones of Rhosddigre They had 10 children. One of their great grandchildren is Elfyn Pritchard, the writer

3. William who lived at Berth, Pentrecelyn and married Elizabeth Salisbury of Bryntangor, Bryneglwys and had at least 7 children

4. Robert who married Winifred Evans and had a son Edgar and lived in Corwen

5. Griffith

6. Thomas who lived at Pantglas Uchaf, Llanynys parish and married Sidney Smith and had at least 5 children. Many many of their descendants are in the Ruthin area.

7. Margaret

8. John the druggist who lived at Llan Isa, Bryneglwys. His third wife Elinor was a native of Holyhead and was a descendant of the Jacobites who had to flee Scotland during the rebellions. Because of their loyalty to James Stuart the Old Pretender William Chambers of Causney Head and his brother John fled for their lives in the middle of the night in a small boat and eventually arrived in Porthdinllaen on the Llyn Peninsula and then over to Anglesey. They changed their names. John Hughes had numerous children and one of them (son of Elinor) was named Percy Gladstone. He became a minister and emigrated to New Zealand. This information was given me by his daughter Megan Barton who lives in NZ and is in her 90s."

sianffrangconadded this on 12 Aug 2009

Sources

• WikiTree profile Hughes-2764 created through the import of Reliable Family.GED on Nov 28, 2012 by Allan Barton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Allan and others.