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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Anglesey => Topic started by: aledfychan on Monday 12 March 12 13:05 GMT (UK)
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Hi
Does anyone have any info on the family of Robert PRICHARD who resided at LLwydiarth Esgob LLannerchymedd in the late 1700s...lookin for ancestry and siblings...I don't think theres a connection between RP and Huw Huws of the same place, HH ancestry being well documented.
thanks
Aled
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bit more info on the descendants of RP...he had a son Robert, a solicitor, and HIS son Thomas Prichard b1846 was an antiquarian, which would imply theres a pedigree somewhere?!!!!...or at least a tree :~)
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Hello Aled :)
Bangor University have the Llwydiarth Escob manuscripts, and according to Archives Wales, "Thomas Prichard (1846-1920) ....... was a member of an old family who had lived at Llwydiarth Esgob, Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey for many generations".
http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/
It may be worth contacting them?
Kind Regards
Morgan
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thanks Morgan...but i think that the Prichard family moved in after Huw Huws died in 1775...and the generations would be thomas...robert jnr and robert snr....there are trees on a site which i can't access with thomas prichard b 1846..how far back the generations go i don't know!!...primarily it's Robert Snr 's siblings i am interested in, hoping that he has a brother William and a sister Jane...
thanks
Aled
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I'm still looking at my ancestors from Llanerchymedd ... something of interest to you during my search is an item in a Druidic news bulletin, undated as yet but dating from the late 1700s or very early 1800s. It's in Welsh but a quick precis shows the funeral of Elizabeth Richards, only sister of the Rev. John Richards of Llanerchymedd. One of the officiating clergy was the Rev.Robert Prichard, of Llwydiarth Esgob, Anglesey. The other clergy was the Rev. D. James, (Druidic name, Dewi o Dyfed). of Eglwys Llangwn. I've been trying to date the event by searching the Druidic name but without success.
My G4, Rev. John Richards, was born in 1760 at Llanerchymedd. Hope that this helps.
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hello aled
I am living in llwydiarth esgob and am a direct descendant of robert pritchard.
Can i be of any help?
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Hi again,
I now have the will of the Rev. John Richards, Llanerchymedd. It was drawn up and signed by R. Prichard, Jr, Solicitor, Llwydiarth Esgob. The will is dated 1833.
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Hi rebesgob, i wonder if you can help me,my great grandfather's name was Francis Thomas and when he enlisted into the army during WW1 his service records give his address as Llwydiarth Esgob, he was a farm labourer.He was injured and died of his wounds in February 1917,his name is on the memorial in Llanerchymedd. Is it possible to come and look at where he lived and worked before he was killed? Any help would be greatfuly received.
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Hello Aled,
Here's some additional information concerning Robert Prichard Jnr. of Llwydiarth
Esgob ...Better late than never!
I mentioned in my previous post an event at Liverpool, written in Welsh, that my translator made
a mess of. It actually was from the Marriage of Robert Prichard Jnr. (1803-1874) to Elizabeth
Richards, (1809-1872). the daughter of James Richards of Llanerchymedd. The marriage was at
West Derby, Liverpool and was attended by James Richards and John Richards, Elizabeth's
brother. (he was a customs officer at Liverpool at that time). Marriage date was 20th April 1841.
They had 7 children.
Robert B 1842.
Elizabeth B 1843 (Bap.26-8-1843) Death 7 Dec 1843.
Elizabeth B 1845 (Bap.24-2-1845) Death 20 June 1846.
Thomas B 1846
Anne Jane B 1847
Elizabeth B 1848 (Bap.14-5-48)
Eleanor B1849 (Elinor)
All of the children were born at Llwydiarth Esgob, and were Christened at Llandyfrydog church.
John Richards, the customs officer, (married 2 months later to one of the richest women in
Liverpool), promptly retired from the customs service and bought the house, Brynllwyd, in
Llanerchymedd, just a stone's throw from Llwydiarth Esgob. (Still standing at present but
disused). He was the well-known druid, Iocyn Ddu).
Regards from Sweden.
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Hi again.
I have some information for Robert and Elizabeth's daughter ....
Anne Jane Prichard (b1847 in Llandyfrydog.)
She married William Laird at Llandyfrydog on July 6 1871. He was the son of John Laird of the famous Cammel Laird shipbuilding company of Birkenhead, the foremost shipbuilding company of Great Britain. The 1881 census shows the family at Birkenhead. When John died his 3 sons took over the business. William was one of those sons.
William and Anne Jane had 6 Children, all born in Birkenhead. I have their details.
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When Richard Rowland's first and illigitimate child was baptised at the end of 1827 he gave is address as Llwdiarth Esgob and occupation as solicitor's clerk. Thus he would seem to be working for Robert Pritchard. By 1829 Richard had returned to Amlwch, his birthplace, and applied to be an excise officer indicating that he was "bred an attorney's clerk".
Was there a relationship between Richard and Robert other than employer/employee? Possibly. Richards mother was Catherine Edwards or Pritchard, daughter of Richard Edwards, farmer of Lechog, Amlwch. Can anyone shed light on this?
Also is there a nice photo of the farmhouse somewhere?
Alan alanjam senet.com.au
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Hi Alan.
Llwydiarth Esgob. Except for a satelite photo it's the only one that I've found.
Regards, Peter.
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Thank you Peter.
Regards
Alan
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Hi Alan.
I realise now that you want a photo of the farm in Amlwch. There are 3 farms called Llechog; Uchaf, Isaf and Pen Llechog, all close to each other in the Burwen Road area. I have photos of Uchaf and Pen Lechog but Isaf is too far away from the road to get a good photo so an aerial photo is all that I can provide. PM me with your e-mail address and I'll send them to you.
Regards, Peter.
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Hello Peter (a real viking?).
Thanks for the offer. Actually you were right the first time - it was Llwydiarth Esgob I was seeking. However Richard Edwards, whose children all used the name Pritchard lived at Lechog Uchaf so I would welcome that photo. Do you have others?
I think you do not descend from Robert Pritchard but relate by marriage to one of his grandchildren. Is that correct? Have you investigated Robert Pritchard snr's origins at all?
Regards
Alan alanjam@senet.com.au
Gawler, South Australia & Crawley, UK. At home in .au until April.
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Hi Allan.
Thanks for your mail.
Having had another look through records I see that a Richard Rowland, (Born 1802/3 at Amlwch) married Catherine Parry at Amlwch in December, 1830. If this is your Richard then their son, Richard, Born in 1827, would be shown as illegitimate.
Nothing, other than that he was employed for a time as a clerk at Llwydiarth Esgob, connects him to the Prichard family.
Owen Rowland, one of the bond holders,(timber merchant), was probably Richard Snr's father and John Prichard, (farmer) of Llechog, some other family friend or relative.
The illegitimate child could have been the cause of Richard Snr's break with Llwydiarth Esgob but we'll never know for sure.
Regards from Peter.
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Hi Duke66
Sorry I'm so late responding to your request
Yes I can't see any problems why you can't come over and see where your great grandfather worked and lived before he sadly lost his life during the great war
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Hi Duke66
Sorry I'm so late responding to your request
Yes I can't see any problems why you can't come over and see where your great grandfather worked and lived before he sadly lost his life during the great war