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Dr. Hopkins Pontyberem 1860s
« on: Saturday 20 February 21 20:17 GMT (UK) »
Hi

I wonder if anyone has come across Dr. Hopkins of Pontyberem (or surrounding areas) around 1860. I ask as he may have trained my 2nd great grandfather William Griffiths of Gwendraeth Lodge/Dyffryn Bach, Pontyberem, in medical skills. William is described as a Sawyer in the census records but on some marriage certificates and other records as a Chemist! He being actually known the William Griffith “the chemist”. This confused me for a long time until I got in contact with some descendants of his who said he used to run a “apothecary” from his house at Dyffryn Bach and even provided copies from a medical book he owned in 1857. I always wondered how he managed to get his training and purely by chance came across an article today from 1866, where I believe it is him referred to and he mentions he was trained by a Dr. Hopkins. Therefore very interested to know who Dr. Hopkins might have been.

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Re: Dr. Hopkins Pontyberem 1860s
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 20 February 21 21:17 GMT (UK) »
Have you looked for him on available census entries?
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Re: Dr. Hopkins Pontyberem 1860s
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 20 February 21 22:12 GMT (UK) »
I have found a possible. It could be a John Morgan Hopkins born around 1815 Fownhope, Herefordshire. He was living in Llannon in 1861 and later moved to Carmarthen.

If him he was involved in a sensational murder trial in 1884

https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3390437/3390440/25/Emily%20and%20cope

And died the year after

https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3581842/3581845/16/John%20Morgan%20hopkins

According to the newspaper article he was convicted but ancestry criminal records have him found not gulity

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1590/images/31251_A006199-00345?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=239374
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