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Title: Pub in Rhos R.D.
Post by: gillj on Monday 10 November 08 15:09 GMT (UK)

I am after help in tracing where my g.grandfather William Brooke was when he died. I have his death certificate which shows his occupation as Innkeeper and his place of death 8 Penry St, Rhos R.D. - Is this the pub address and what was it called?

Thanks in advance
Gill

Title: Re: Pub in Rhos R.D.
Post by: Llwyd on Tuesday 11 November 08 16:25 GMT (UK)

Hi there,

Unfortunately more pubs have disappeared from Rhos than now exist in the village.

According to the B.B.C. (north east) Wales web site, in the section on Rhos, there is no mention pub, either present or past, in Penry Street. However, that is based on personal memory of the author and may not go back to the time you are looking at; which is, by the way?.

I would have thought that if 8 Penry Street was a pub then it would have been named on the certificate as such.

Good luck with the research
 :)

Title: Re: Pub in Rhos R.D.
Post by: gillj on Wednesday 12 November 08 12:39 GMT (UK)

Thanks LLwyd,

Forgot to put he died in 1929 and at that time had a wife Mary who was a good deal younger than him, she was still alive in the 1950's but I don't know whether she stayed in Wales.

Gill

Title: Re: Pub in Rhos R.D.
Post by: wilcoxon on Friday 14 November 08 18:14 GMT (UK)

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Title: Re: Pub in Rhos R.D.
Post by: Llwyd on Saturday 15 November 08 14:29 GMT (UK)

Hi there again,

I've had a look at a database I have access to and there is nothing in present day Penry Street to indicate that any of the remaining houses were pubs, ie. there is no Old ....... name of pub.

You may be pleased to know that 8 Penry Street still exists.
 :)

Title: Re: Pub in Rhos R.D.
Post by: wilcoxon on Saturday 15 November 08 14:40 GMT (UK)

 You are quite right, I have found something on the web for No 6 ,
Have you tried the electoral registers, or maybe an obituary will have more details.
 There are Wrexham papers and other local to the Rhos area in Wrexham museum.

http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/pdfs/electoral/polling_review/rhosllanerchrugog.pdf

On page 2 of this  document, it has Ponciau North electorate and the streets it covers, Penry street is one of them. . Might help just a little bit  :)

Title: Re: Pub in Rhos R.D.
Post by: gillj on Saturday 15 November 08 16:00 GMT (UK)

Thank you both for your help. I think a visit to Wrexham would prove useful.

Gill

Title: Re: Pub in Rhos R.D.
Post by: wilcoxon on Sunday 16 November 08 09:42 GMT (UK)

Papers are on microfiche and you will have to phone first to book a reader.

http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/archives/index.htm