Hi Richard
Always nice to find someone following the same lines. Its not happened very often to me even over a number of years.
I have printed out your thread and am working my way through it. Certain items are new to me e.g. the birth of Eliza Williams . Not found that before and in truth I know little about that side of the family, I know some other listers have made suggestions which I will follow up re the Williams family. Not sure where to start with mine so will just jump in and let you have some basics from my tree ( forgive me if I am going over old ground)
My Great Grandmother Sarah was born on the 24th June 1860 , the second birth , her brother John arriving earlier the same day. Their address was 27, New Street. Her siblings, beside John, were William b. 1850, John & Alfred ( twins) b. 1855, Robert b. 1858, Harriett b. 1863 and as you know Griffith Henry b. 1866. Her parents were Griffith Jones and Eliza Williams who married in 1850 at the Wrexham Parish Church.
I believe that Griffith was baptised on the 6th October 1830 at Hope , the son of Williams Jones and Hannah. I had a problem with finding their marriage as the only one I could find with similar names and occupations took place at St. Mary's Church, Chester on 30th Jan 1825. Their first child John was baptised on 23rd Oct 1825 at Hope Parish Church. If this is the right marriage and there is a question mark over why Chester , then Hannah's name would be Davies . I accept that there may be other information out there that I haven't yet tapped into.
In any event in 1861 William and Hannah were living in Cefn y bedd with children Harriet Tudor ( nee Jones ), Hannah 15, Jane 13 & Robert 17.
By 1871 William had died ( can't find the right death) but Hannah was recorded as a Widow living with Harriet and Grandson Ezra Tudor.
I have found what I believe to be her death record in 1879 ( 20th October) at New Inn, Gwersyllt, when Hannah Jones, widow of William Jones ( Blacksmith ) 77 years died of old age. The only sticking point for me being that the informant was Elizabeth Evans ( daughter) - to date I haven't identified her.
Coming more up to date my Great Grandmother Sarah, married John Ratcliffe on 1st March 1879 at Christ Church,Beswick, Manchester. She had nine children - George Alfred (1879-1960), Ellen (1881-1955, John (1884-1890), Griffithe ( my Grandfather) (1887-1963), Thomas b. 1888, Eliza (1894-1954) , John (1898-1960) , Sarah Elizabeth (1898-1973) , and Robert ( 1902- 1975).
Please let me know if any of that helps or if you think I have information about specific areas which may assist you. I suspect I may have a couple of questions of my own once I have digested this log
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Best regards
Peter