Robert GRIFFITH
1791 - 1866 (75 years)
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Name Robert GRIFFITH Birth 1791 Mallwyd, Merionethshire 
[1, 2] Baptism 2 Sep 1791 Dolgellau, Merionethshire [2] Gender Male Reference Number V192 Death 7 Sep 1866 Penybryn, Denbighshire [3] - aged 78
Person ID I192 VaughanDavies Last Modified 29 Jan 2025
Father Robert GRIFFITH Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth GRIFFITH Relationship natural Marriage 18 Dec 1776 Dolgellau, Merionethshire [4] Notes - Assuming that Robert and Elizabeth's marriage is in online records, and they were married in Merionethshire between 1770 and 1790, there are 2 possibilities, both with the same name for Elizabeth.Besides the one adopted, Robert Griffith married Elizabeth Griffith in Llandanwg in 1784.
I have picked the Dolgellau marriage partly because their son Robert appears to say he was born several miles to the East of Dolgellau, and therefore even further from Llandanwg, and partly because son Robert is a mason, as his his presumed father Robert, according to the baptism records, which include children born before 1784. I notice they got married by licence, which did have a cost associated with it. They were both from the same parish, but it might be just snobbery, or perhaps one of them was not Anglican, but it seems the most likely might be, assuming they were the parents of Griffith (and I think they were), then she would have been pregnant, and so there was a need for speed.....
Family ID F157 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Gwen EVANS, b. 1796, Pen Morfa, Caernavonshire d. 14 Jul 1875, Penybryn, Denbighshire (Age 79 years) Marriage 4 May 1822 Pen Morfa, Caernavonshire [5] Children 1. Elinor GRIFFITH, b. 1 Feb 1829, Portmadoc, Caernarvonshire d. Jun 1898 (Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Jane GRIFFITH, b. 1826 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. Anne GRIFFITH, b. 14 Jun 1833, Portmadoc, Caernarvonshire [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Gwen GRIFFITH, b. 1835, Portmadoc, Caernarvonshire [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Robert GRIFFITH, b. 1837, Portmadoc, Caernarvonshire [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F156 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Jan 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 1791 - Mallwyd, Merionethshire 
Baptism - 2 Sep 1791 - Dolgellau, Merionethshire 
Marriage - 4 May 1822 - Pen Morfa, Caernavonshire 
Death - 7 Sep 1866 - Penybryn, Denbighshire = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Mallwyd is about 10 miles from Dolgellau, but I cannot find any baptisms at Mallwyd. There are 2 possible baptisms at Dolgellau, but this one picked because the father is also a mason.
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