Hawarden

[shirlsanne]

Hi Hovis. I don't live near Hawarden but have visited a few times. I know Wood Lane as my grandmother was born there. Have you looked into the Sheen family as the name Daniel gets passed down throught the generations. I would be interested if you have any info about the Sheens. Shirley

[hovis22]

John SHEEN (1874-1947), had a brother William  and there father was Daniel SHEEN (1842-1928).

This Daniel SHEEN married Mary Ann DAVIES (1851-1910) and had 5 children:
John SHEEN (1874-1947)
Ann(e) SHEEN (1875-?)
Edward Davies SHEEN (1877-1918)
Daniel SHEEN (1880-?)
Gertrude Mary SHEEN (1887-1912)
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Daniel SHEEN (1880-?) married Ealenor HOLLINS (1886-?) in 1902 and had 6 children:
Mary SHEEN (1902-?)
Daniel SHEEN (1904-?)
John SHEEN (1907-1907)
Edward SHEEN (1907-?)
Joseph Hollins SHEEN (1913-?)
Vida Cliffe SHEEN (1916-?)


Going back from Daniel SHEEN (1842-1928) I have the following:

His parents were:
John SHEEN (1803-1876) and Susannah DAVIES (1811-1852) who had 6 children.

His parents were:
Daniel SHEEN (1764-1840) and Elizabeth EDWARDS (1775-1843), who had 9 children.

His parents were:
John SHEEN (1733/34-1777) and Ann PARRY (?-1793), who had 4 children.

His parents were John SHEEN (?-1777) and Kathrine LEACH (?-1776), who had 4 children. T

This John SHEEN and a Daniel SHEEN (?-1722) look like they could be the sons of Daniel SHEEN (?-1722) and Jane ? (?-?) who were the first Sheens to move into the Bretton/Broughton/Hawarden area.

The family farm was right in the middle of the airfield where Airbus broughton is today

[Taffy Lee]

Dear all,

A book that may be of interest is "Just a Tick" by H I Donnell.

The book is the author's memoirs from his birth in Caerwys, through to his early years and raising a family in the Mancot & Hawarden area (and then on to his days with the RAF in WW2).

It's a rich source of place names (streets, farms, shops, houses etc.) plus residents at the time (1920s onwards).

It should be in local libraries, and is also on Amazon etc.

[chats]

Hi brephy, I know Wood Lane still exists I pass it every time I go to the archives in Hawarden .

I don't know about Paradise Farm

What makes you think there is a connection between the two ?

Paul.

[chats]

paradise farm was a working farm in wood lane it has now been knocked down and new houses have been built on the site 40ish years ago my dads friend used to live there I vagley remember going there as a child.

[chats]

Hi brephy, I know Wood Lane still exists I pass it every time I go to the archives in Hawarden .

I don't know about Paradise Farm

What makes you think there is a connection between the two ?

Paul.

[shirlsanne]

Hi Interested that you used to visit the farm. When would that have been? Who was your dad's friend? My grandmother was born on the farm

[chats]

Hi it was many years ago when I was a child when I used to go with my dad.I am now aged 60 I must have been sevenish or maybe older.My dad friend was Eddie Weigh I cant recall his wifes name the farm I think was Paradise Farm as I remember there was always a cuppa on the go. My husband is an electrician and he remembers doing work for him in the dairy maybe 35 or so years ago he was also a happy cheery bloke just like my dad.My dad had a milk round around Penerlag woodlane,Ewloe Northophall and later on the new houses that were built in Aston.

[brephy]

It is interesting that you remember an Eddie Weigh at Paradise Farm.  It looks as though descendants of Jane Yates lived there for a very long time and even the name Edward is passed down.  The 1960s don't seem long ago to me.