Dear Gen List Lass
I hope you are still connected with ROOTS and checking out for messages....
I started a search on the internet for more information about my Great Great Grandfather Dr William Cecil Fenwick (died 1902 Llangollen) because my mother told me he was a surgeon at Guys Hospital in London. I was fascinated with the connection that we both worked in the same hospital probably 100 years apart. In 1997 when i worked at St Thomas and Guys NHS Hospital trust there was a medical library we visited but being before the days of internet little was catalogued so we were not able to link him with many things we were trying to find out about him.
Over the years i have looked every now and then on the internet and my mother is always telling stories of ship merchants, Liverpool and something about Jamaica but nothing concrete.
My mothers cousin gave me a family tree to look after so i will dig that out.
When William Fenwick died i am sure that Julia, her mother and sibblings remained in Ruthen/Llangollen area.
So i am the the great great grand daughter of Dr William Cecil Fenwick. It seems from following a trail on ROOTS that Sarah Hilton was his mother, Henry Fenwick( Solicitor and friends with Thomas gardener?) his father and Samuel Hilton his Grandfather & Milly or Amelia McFatte, Jamaican his Grandmother.
William Cecil Fenwick it seems had a number of children( i dont have all the details) and one of his daughters was called Julia May Fenwick it seems born.1900. Read that he grew up and was educated in Liverpool and then i think he went to medical school in Edinburgh and we seem to be able see that he graduated here as a doctor and then went to work in London and lived in Clapham area. Family say he developed TB and that is possibly when he moved to Llangollen and soon after died. My GG Grandmother Julia would have been 1 0r 2 years old... I am not sure how her mother managed financially but i always remember my GG Grandmother being hard working but well to do - always matching handbags, shoes, hats and coats. Percy was a smart and handsome man who fought in the war, again more details i need to research. We have lovely photos of them and one of him on a horse.
Julia was my Great grandmother. I remember her very well and it is one of her daughters Heather Mary who is my maternal grandmother, Heathers daughter - Rosemary Heather being my mother.
Julia married Percy Royle(not sure how they met) and they had 5 children - Cecil Royle(m. Kathleen Marsh) they had 3 girls, George Royle (couple of marriages i think and i know one of his daughters Jenny), Audrey Royle never married,no children, Heather Royle and Sheila Royle married with 1 daughter(Jenny, no one knows where she is) and a 1 daughter from a previous "war time" relationship.This daughter Barbara (living in Liverpool) has now found our family but sadly missed meeting her mother. My mum and her cousins have met her a number of times and i met up with her once.
My Great grandfather Percy Royle born 1895, lived Whittington i didn't know him he died before i was born. Percys' father was John Royle born 1852 lived in Whittington, Cheshire.
Percy was a farmer and they lived together at the start of their marriage at Minsterley The Park Farm in Shropshire.
My grandmother Heather married Alfred Evan Griffiths, Shropshire farmer ( need more information on that family!) and they had 3 children, Rosemary my mum, Peter Griffiths and Fred Griffiths. Then there are all of our generation.... i have 1 sister, 1 brother and another brother who died young.
There is so much amazing research and information on this forum its quite overwhelming to read it all - especially have loved seeing the link with St Annes Church in STanley and the gravestone of Samuel Hilton! Can feel a road trip coming on to visit Liverpool which i keep talking about wanting to visit but had no particular reason other than it looks like an amazing city and now i feel a real connection. I have always loved travel and left home at 17 yrs for Cardiff university was dead set on living in London which i did for a few years, then Edinburgh and onto Singapore for 10 years because my husband had a job opportunity so we went! Now based back in South West.
Really look forward to hearing from you or anyone else with any more information.... Best wishes Victoria
