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Evan Roberts
b 1786

 

Martha Griffiths
b 1770

Married - 24 December 1797 Llangollen (parish registers)

Children:

Elizabeth Roberts - 1799-1799 John Roberts - 1801 Edward Roberts - 1803
Thomas Roberts - 1808-1867  

 


 

Evan Roberts (Twr Cynwyd) and Martha Griffiths (Crogen Wladis) were married by banns in Llangollen. Witnesses were William and Thomas Jones. Although Martha is shown on the IGI as "About 1776 of Llangollen, Denbigh" no baptism for Martha exists in the parish registers as transcribed by Clwyd FHS.

The family have been identified in the following census years:

1841 Census: HO107/1400 Book 18. Eirianalt, Vivod, Llangollen
Evan Roberts 65 Farmer N
Martha Roberts 70   N
John Roberts 40   Y
John Griffiths 15 Male Servant Y
Evan Griffiths 13 Male Servant Y
Winifred Jones 20 Female Servant N


1851 Census: HO107/2509 Folio 461 page 14. Eirianalt, Vivod, Llangollen
Evan Roberts Head W 65 Farmer of 40 acres, 2 men Gwyddelwern, Denbighshire
John Roberts Son S 51   Llangollen, Denbighshire
Ann Roberts Serv S 41 Housekeeper Llanfor, Merioneth
Harriet Jones Serv S 15 House Servant Llansanffraed, Merioneth


1871 Census: RG10/5683 Folio 68. Eirianalt, Vivod, Llangollen
John Roberts Head S 71 Farmer of 80 acres Llangollen, Denbighshire
Ann Roberts Serv S 74 Housekeeper Llan Bettws, Merioneth
Morris Jones Serv S 34 Farm Labourer Denbigh


More about the children of Evan Roberts and Martha Griffiths:

Elizabeth Roberts was baptised in Llangollen on 26th January 1799. The parish registers show "abode" as Crogan Wladis. Her burial on 27 May 1799 shows abode as Vivod.

John Roberts (whose baptism doesn't appear on the transcribed parish registers for Llangollen), continued to farm Eirianalt after the death of his parents. No further information has been found for John.

Edward Roberts was born on 10th June 1803 and baptised on 19th June. No further information has been found, other than he was a witness to the marriage of his brother Thomas in 1829.

Thomas Roberts was born 11th May 1808. He married Anne Jones of Y Bonc, Llwyn-Maur, Glyn Ceiriog.

 

My thanks to Philip Davies for his assistance with this research.

 


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