Griffiths of Deganwy

[vivienpinewood]

I am looking for my grandmothers cousins who were the Griffiths family, living in Machno House, Deganwy. David Griffiths (1870) and his wife Jane had 3 boys, Robert Glynn 1898, Edward Idwal 1899, and David Penri 1902. Any information would be welcomed.

[Quarryman]

Hi,

Had a look at the 1871 census for Deganwy, and cannot find any Griffiths or a Machno House.

Any other details, or leads.

Regards

Quarryman

[vivienpinewood]

Hi,

David Griffiths was born in 1870 in Penmachno, and Machno House, Deganwy was known to be his residence when his children were small. I have a letter addressed there dated 1915. So it therefore dates after the last census.

Many thanks for your interest, any other help gratefully received.
Vivien.

[WelshGen]

Found a David Griffiths in 1881 living at 6 Arthur Terrace, Penmachno aged 11 with his mother Catherine Griffiths aged 44 and 2 brothers and three sisters.
Can post the rest when I get time if this is the family.

[vivienpinewood]

Hi,

Yes I believe this to be the same family, its the post census years that are making it difficult!
I do have these details, but many thanks for taking the time to help.
Kind regards,
Vivien.

[kimhughes]

I found them on the 1901 living at 2 Victoria Buildings in Deganwy.

David Griffith  31
Jane Griffith   31
Robert G Griffith 3
Edward J    2
Mary Ainsworth (visitor)
Ellen Jones (servant)
RG13/5289

I live near Deganwy if I can be of any help.

[vivienpinewood]

This must be the right family, but perhaps as you are local I could enlist your help to explain why on the 1901 they are in Eglwys Rhos, with no mention of Deganwy apart from in some of the house or street names. Was Deganwy part of somewhere else at that time? I had thought it was a sizeable town which would be named independantly in the census. And Llanrhos..how does that fit in?

[WelshGen]

Deganwy and Llanrhos are quite close together
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=278500&Y=379500&A=Y&Z=3
I'm not sure about Eglwys Rhos unless it is the name for the parish which covers part of both the forementioned. I'm near Bangor so Kim may be able to help you further

[D ap D]

the genuki site helps with this question:

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CAE/EglwysRhos/index.html

The names of Eglwysrhos and Llanrhos are interchangeable. In Welsh, Eglwys is Chuch, whereas Llan usually means parish, but can also mean church. (http://www.geiriadur.net/)

Victoria Buildings are directly opposite where the railway station used to be, and are still standing.

I'm there in a couple of weeks, and will take a photo.

D