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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Flintshire => Wales => Flintshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: AnniElin on Wednesday 06 July 11 00:11 BST (UK)
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I am trying to trace the ancestors of Henry Conway who was born in 1864 in Flintshire and married Ann Jones (from Ffestiniog) in Toxteth Park, Liverpool in 1886.
Henry was born in Llanasa, the son of Robert Conway and (another) Ann Jones (from Eglwysbach). From Robert and Ann's marriage certificate of 1844, Robert's father was David and Ann's father was William. I have found Henry Conway in the 1871 Census living in "Village", Whitford, civil parish: Gwespyr, Ecclesiastical parish: Llanasa. (I'm a bit confused by this as I thought Whitford was a separate parish. I don't know what the difference is between Civil and Ecclesiastical parishes as I thought they were all ecclesiastical by definition.) Anyway, in 1871, Henry is aged 6 and is living with his parents Robert, aged 51, and Ann Conway, aged 47, and older brothers William and Owen Conway. I found Robert Conway aged 20 in the 1841 Census, living with his 60-year old parents David and Elizabeth Conway, plus a sister Ruth, aged 24, in Clomendy, Gronant, Llanasa. I have found the marriage of David Conway and Elizabeth Griffith on Sept 13, 1802 in Llanasa. David and Elizabeth also appear in the 1851 and 1861 censuses, aged 71 and 73 in 1851, and 85 and 86 in 1861. (They were 88 and 91 when they died!) I found a possible birth for David Conway in Llanasa in 1780, where his parents are given as Robert Conway and Mary Edwards. Robert Conway and Mary Edwards were married in Llanasa on May 3rd 1773.
However I have not been able to find a baptism for this Robert. Nor have I been able to find a baptism for Elizabeth Griffith the wife of David Conway, whose birthplace is given as Whitford.
Is anyone else researching these families?
Thanks,
Ann
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Well Ann,you seem to be in about the same boat as I am with my Conway Family.I go back for definite to an Edward (Conway)Jones born in Flint in 1772,the son of a James Conway and a Mary Jones who later married in Flint in 1775.I'm unable to find for certain this James's baptism.
Regards
William Russell Jones.
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hi annielin found Henry in 1881 with his mother at carnavon castle llanasa flintshire he is age 16 and farm labourer his mother is widowed and it says Catherine conway born 1881 granddaughter i have never heard of a carnavon castle in llanasa before it says Catherine born liverpool
Wendy
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I'm interested in John Conway b.1806 Gronant. His parents are David and Elizabeth Conway of Gronant, there is a brother Henry b.1808 and sister Margaret b.1811.
Could they be the same David Conway and Elizabeth Griffith I wonder?
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Hi AnniElin
It is a while since you posted but I can tell you that these are definately my ancestors.
This Henry was my great grandfather.
dcheap