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Meryll
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Wm Pritchard & Royal Charter 1859
« on: Saturday 21 June 08 12:04 UTC (UK) »
I'm trying to find out whether the William Pritchard of the 28 men on the Llanallgo memorial was my g-g-grandfather who was born in the village and was a diver for the salvage operations on the Royal Charter wreck.  He would have been about 30 at the time.  He was married to Hannah Mat(t)hew/s and there are two Matthews men named on the memorial as well.  William's son (also William) was a sailor and moved to Bangor.

William the diver was the son of David & Jane Pritchard, and his wife Hannah was the daughter of Richard & Ann Matthew. 

Does anyone know anything about the rescue & salvage attempts?  I have Alxander McKee's book "The Golden Wreck" and Dickens' account from "The Uncommercial Traveller" but I wonder what knowledge or records there might be locally.  I'd like to come and do some research, especially if there are to be any commemorative events in October 2009.


The photograph is William Pritchard Senior's granddaughter with husband and son.
Meryll

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Anglesey: Pritchard & Mathew(s)
Bedfordshire: Veal. Money, Willson
Northants: Wills, Trench, Coles
Bucks: Hitchcox
London: Wills, Harris, Jones
Devon: Woodgates
genechaser
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Re: Wm Pritchard & Royal Charter 1859
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 21 June 08 15:01 UTC (UK) »
A bit of a tidy up.

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Meryll
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Re: Wm Pritchard & Royal Charter 1859
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 22 June 08 07:37 UTC (UK) »
Thanks for that, genechaser -- it looks much better without the fingerprints!

Meryll
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Anglesey: Pritchard & Mathew(s)
Bedfordshire: Veal. Money, Willson
Northants: Wills, Trench, Coles
Bucks: Hitchcox
London: Wills, Harris, Jones
Devon: Woodgates
MISS MARPLES
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Re: Wm Pritchard & Royal Charter 1859
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 22 June 08 19:43 UTC (UK) »
Have you looked on Neil Summers site Almwch data,just google Almwch Data, I found it very interesting  and useful while researching my Angelsey rellys, Miss Marples.
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Re: Wm Pritchard & Royal Charter 1859
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 24 October 09 13:39 UTC (UK) »
I was born in Bangor to Idris and Ivy Pritchard, grandfather Richard, great grandfather William, who originated from Llanallgo, Sir Fon.

My mother has documents, birth certificates etc.

best wishes

hirael boy
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Meryll
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Re: Wm Pritchard & Royal Charter 1859
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 31 October 09 20:19 UTC (UK) »
Hello hirael boy

Thanks for your message!  I've just returned from a week in Anglesey for the Royal Charter commemorations and have been delving through the local files at the local Records Office. 

I think we have a connection -- my Nain's brother was Richard Pritchard and they grew up in Hugh Street, Hirael.  I'll send you the details in a PM.

Meryll

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Anglesey: Pritchard & Mathew(s)
Bedfordshire: Veal. Money, Willson
Northants: Wills, Trench, Coles
Bucks: Hitchcox
London: Wills, Harris, Jones
Devon: Woodgates
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Re: Wm Pritchard & Royal Charter 1859
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 01 November 09 09:51 UTC (UK) »
hello and thanks for your message.

I remember your Nain very well of course, our great aunt Polly,  who lived behind Garth School.

She would call at our house on a Sunday evening on the way to chapel.

Is the lady in the photograph my Taid's mother, my great grandmother?

With best wishes. I look forward to hearing more
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