Catherine JONES

Abt 1791 - 1873  (82 years)

• Name	Catherine JONES
  Birth	Abt 1791	Barmouth, Merionethshire   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	V15
  Death	1 Jun 1873	St David's Terrace, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [3]
  Burial	6 Jun 1873	Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [4]
  	aged 84
  Person ID	I15	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Griffith DAVIES
  Marriage	30 Jan 1825	St. Saviour, Southwark, Surrey   [5]
  Notes	There may be 2 other children, Ellinor (1832) and Catherine (1837), but the father's occupation does not look right. At least one website suggests that Griffith died in 1831.
  Children	1. William DAVIES,   b. 17 Dec 1825, 24, Castle St., Southwark d. Mar 1906 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas DAVIES,   b. 17 Dec 1825, 24, Castle St., Southwark  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Griffith DAVIES,   b. 1831, Dolgellau, Merionethshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Griffith DAVIES,   b. Abt 1828, Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 2	John ELLIS,   b. 1789   d. 1822, Clogwynmawr, Dolgellau, Merionethshire (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	21 Apr 1815	Dolgellau, Merionethshire   [6]
  Family ID	F161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1791 - Barmouth, Merionethshire Marriage - 21 Apr 1815 - Dolgellau, Merionethshire Marriage - 30 Jan 1825 - St. Saviour, Southwark, Surrey Burial - 6 Jun 1873 - Ffestiniog, Merionethshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Possibly baptised 26/7/1790, from Llanfihangel Y Traethan in Merionethshire. The story of Catherine's early life is a reasonable deduction from the different records. The Census information makes it clear that her son William was born in London, consistent with the family story. The baptism matches the names of twins to a mother, and the father matching the only sensible marriage between a Catherine and a DAVIES in London. For me the key is that this marriage says Catherine was a widow and her signature is very similar to the earlier marriage to an ELLIS. There is a reasonable death of John ELLIS and hence her later marriage. The baptism of William and Thomas gives Catherine's birth name which is then in the marriage to John. Of course there are ways in which this story could be wrong, but on balance it seems very likely.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Document - Geneology of the family of William and Elenor Davies. [S8] 1871 Census :- "Glan Dulyn", Ffestiniog. [S12] Probate register :- Catherine Davies (1873). [S1028] Burial register :- Ffestiniog (1873). [S247] Marriage register :- St Saviour, Southwark (1825). [S248] Marriage register :- Dolgellau (1815).