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Robert Davies
b July 1817
d 1892

 

Margaret Williams
b April 1822

Married - 1853 Wrexham

Children:

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.

 

Margaret and Gwendoline Rogers b 1887 and 1890 at their home in Llandudno circa 1965

 

 

Plas Drain, Ruabon in 2002

 

 


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