Hi Sarah,
I will have to check with my aunt for more info. My grandmother had 17 brothers and sisters of which 14 survived. Some of her brother's and sister's names are, Elizabeth, Margaret, Dilys, Suzanna, Phillip, William, David, Sion, Mary, Robert and my grandmother's name was Letitia. My grandmother was born in 1912 - not sure how old her parents were but she was number 17 and already an aunt by the time she was born. They all seemed to have large families!
My mother thinks however, that my greatgrandfather Woodward was not from North Wales but from England. I am trying to get more information from my cousin who has done more research. There is a family rumour that he was a brother to James Woodward who is Tom Jones' grandfather. She has a feeling her grandfather's name was William but is not sure as he did not have any other family members in the area.
My mother who was a Jones (father Samuel Jones - mother Letitia Woodward) lived in Eryrys during her early childhood then moved to Treuddyn. I will ask her if she knows the Griffiths family. She was born in 1934 so the timeframe is similar to your grandfather's family. Because of our large family there was a lot of intermarrying between second and third cousins etc. The name Griffiths rings a bell - will let you know.
Kind regards,
Jeanette
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