| Parents | Names | Home | Parents |
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Robert Davies
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Margaret Williams
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| Married - 1853 Wrexham | |||
| Mary - 1854 | Jane - 1857 | Robert - 1863-1912 |
Robert Davies was baptised on 11th July 1817 in Ruabon (parish registers). He
was the son of Robert (farmer) and Jane, of Plas Drain.
Margaret Williams was baptised on 19th April 1822 in Ruabon (parish registers), daughter of William Williams and Mary, farmers of Pantygarn. Baptisms of siblings have also been found giving "abode" as Pantygarn until the baptism of John Williams on 22nd May 1829 on which abode is clearly shown as "Ty Mawr", which Margaret provides as her place of origin the 1871 census.
The family have been identified in the following census extracts:
| 1851 Census: Plas Drain, Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||||
| Robert Davies | Head | M | 71 | ||
| Jane Davies | Wife | M | 70 | ||
| Robert Davies | Son | 33 | |||
| Thomas Jones | Grandson | S | 7 | Orphan | Treud dyn, Flintshire |
| 1871 Census: RG10/5653 Folio 106 Page 15. Plas Drain, Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||||
| Robert Davies | Head | M | 54 | Farmer | Plas Drain, Ruabon, Denbigh |
| Margaret Davies | Wife | M | 49 | Farmers wife | Tw Mawr, Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| Mary Davies | Daur | S | 17 | Acting Housemaid | Plas Drain, Rhos Ruabon |
| Jane Davies | Daur | S | 14 | Acting Dairymaid | Plas Drain, Rhos Ruabon |
| Robert Davies | Son | 8 | Scholar | Plas Drain, Rhos Ruabon | |
| Humphrey Jones | Serv | S | 47 | Farm Servant | Bersham, Mexham |
| Robert Jones | Serv | S | 20 | Waggoner | Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| Edward Edwards | Serv | S | 14 | Shepherd | Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| Mary Jones | Serv | S | 19 | Assisting Dairymaid | Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| 1881 Census: RG11/5513 Folio 80. Plas Drain, Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||||
| Robert Davies | Head | M | 64 | Farmer 120 Acres | Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| Margret Davies | Wife | M | 58 | Farmers Wife | Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| Mary Davies | Daur | S | 27 | General Servant | Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| Robert Davies | Son | S | 17 | Farmers Son | Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| Sarah Jones | Serv | S | 15 | General Servant | Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| Hannah Jones | Serv | S | 15 | General Servant | Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| Thomas Jones | Serv | M | 30 | Farm Labourer | Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| John Williams | Serv | M | 43 | Muffiner | Rhos Ruabon, Denbigh |
| 1891 Census: Plas Drain, Ruabon | |||||
| Robert Davies | Head | W | 73 | Farmer | Plas Drain, Ruabon, Denbigh |
| Mary Davies | Daur | S | 38 | Housekeeper | Denbigh, Plas Drain, Ruabon |
| Martha Williams | Servt | S | 22 | Servant | Denbigh Tainant, Ruabon |
| Naomi Williams | Servt | S | 17 | Servant | Denbigh, Rhos Ruabon |
| Rowland Evans | Boarder | S | 49 | Bailiff | Denbigh, Ruthin |
| William Jones | Boarder | S | 27 | Farm Labourer | Denbigh, Llangollen |
| John Lawrence | Boarder | S | 16 | Farm Labourer | Cumberland |
| John Morris | Boarder | S | 20 | Farm Labourer | Shropshire |
More about the children of Robert and Margaret:
Mary Davies b 1854 -
Jane Davies b 1857 married Joseph Rogers in 1879. Joseph was a grocer and in 1881 they lived at 17 Mountain Street, Ruabon with Joseph's father Isaac. They had three known children: Robert Isaac Rogers born about 1881; Margaret Rogers born about 1887; and Gwendoline Rogers born 1890. Neither Margaret nor Gwendoline married and they both died in Llandudno in 1979 and 1983 respectively.
Wedding
of Robert Isaac Rogers in 1913, Wrexham to Sarah (Sallie) Jenkins.
Joseph and Jane Rogers (nee Davies) standing to the right of the bride and groom. This photo will soon be posted on another page for further discussion.
Grateful thanks to Idris Thomas for his assistance with Rogers research and photo.
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Margaret and Gwendoline Rogers b 1887 and 1890 at their home in Llandudno circa 1965 |
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Plas Drain, Ruabon in 2002
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