Great grand parent of Australian Prime Minister William Hughes at Llanerchymedd

[jc33a]

Hello, does anyone have access to the parish register of Llanerchymedd in Anglesey. It is not in the FindMyPast Anglesey Baptisms collections.

I am researching the Welsh ancestors of William Morris Hughes (1862-1851) who was Prime Minister of Australia 1915-23. 

His  father William Hughes, a joiner,  was born in Holyhead according to census records in about 1824 (although his 1871 census records says he was born in Liverpool). According to his London marriage record (1861) his father was named William, a mason. William also had a sister Mary born about 1821 in Holyhead.

I found an entry in the 1851 census at Liverpool which appears to match this family: 1851 census,:122 Upper Mann St, Toxteth Park, Lancashire: William Hughes 65 widwr b. Anglesey Amlwich, Elizabeth 34 dau b Wales Llannerch-y-medd, Mary 30 b b Wales Llannerch-y-medd, William 28 joiner b Holyhead.

I am hoping that if someone could search the Llannerchymedd parish register from around 1816 to 1821, it may reveal more about William Snr and who is wife was.

Can anyone help?

John Cherry
Brisbane
Australia

[Maggsie]

Hi,
I am not near to this area but I do know it, there are 3 Churches in this village and I am not sure if they are still open. I can't find any web sites to the Churches.
Maybe if you contact ............Anglesey Tourist Office then may help.
http://www.anglesey.gov.uk/leisure/tourism-and-travel/
Maggsie

[rosie99]

They are in Mann Street in 1841
HO107 / 568 bk20 f23 p10
William Hughes   55   occ Cow Keeper
William Hughes   15   occ Joiners App
Elizabeth Hughes 20   
Mary   Hughes 20
Sarah Hughes 15
Hannah Hughes   13
John   Hughes 11   
None of them born in County

[AnotherWhiteRabbit]

I just visited the church at Llannerchymedd last week. There are lots of Hughes buried there.
The church is closed and locked up.