Catherine DAVIES

1853 - 1923  (69 years)

• Name	Catherine DAVIES
  Birth	8 Dec 1853	Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  1861 Census	"Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [3]
  	At 1861 Census, she is 7, occ "scholar"
  1871 Census	"Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [4]
  	At 1871 Census, she is 17, occ "engine driver(?)'s daughter"
  1881 Census	Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [5]
  	At 1881 Census, she is 27, occ "Quarryman Wife"
  1891 Census	Glan Barlwyd, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [2]
  	At 1891 Census, she is 37
  1901 Census	"Brynrhug", Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [6]
  	At 1901 Census, she is 47
  1911 Census	Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [7]
  	At 1911 Census, she is 57
  1921 Census	6, Belle View, Festiniog, Merionethshire   [8]
  	At 1921 Census, she is 67y 6m, occ "Home Duties"
  Reference Number	V3
  Individual Note	Best match on death is Jul qtr 1923, Ffestiniog, vol 11b,p406, aged 69
  Death	20 Sep 1923  [1]
  Person ID	I3	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William DAVIES,   b. 17 Dec 1825, 24, Castle St., Southwark, Surrey d. Mar 1906 (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elinor GRIFFITH,   b. 1 Feb 1829, Portmadoc, Caernarvonshire d. Jun 1898 (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 May 1853	Bethania Independent Chapel, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [9]
  Marriage Note	Best match on marriage Apr qtr 1853, Festiniog, vol 11b, p756
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rupert ROBERTS,   b. 1850, Llanuwchllyn, Bala, Merionethshire d. 14 Feb 1924 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage Note	best match on marriage is Jan qtr 1873, Festiniog, vol 11b, p553
  Notes	The 1901 and 1911 Census's are intriguing in the Robert/Rupert is a farmer not a slate quarry worker. However it matches the children and there do not seem to be any other possibilities from the numerous Robert and Catherine......
  Children	1. Robert Griffith ROBERTS,   b. 5 Jul 1875, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire d. 1940, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William ROBERTS,   b. 24 Oct 1878, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth Ellen ROBERTS,   b. 7 Jan 1882, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire d. 1976, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Kate Winefred ROBERTS,   b. May 1885, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire d. May 1901 (Age 16 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Dec 1853 - Ffestiniog, Merionethshire 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, she is 7, occ "scholar" - - "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, she is 17, occ "engine driver(?)'s daughter" - - "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, she is 27, occ "Quarryman Wife" - - Ffestiniog, Merionethshire 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, she is 57 - - Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Note she was born 7 months after her parents married. Catherine had 6 children who had died according to the 1911 Census

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Document - Geneology of the family of William and Elenor Davies. [S53] 1891 Census :- Glan Barlwyd, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. [S9] 1861 Census :- "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. [S8] 1871 Census :- "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. [S56] 1881 Census :- Festiniog, Merionethshire. [S55] 1901 Census :- "Brynrhug", Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. [S54] 1911 Census :- Bleanau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. [S1218] 1921 Census :- 6, Belle View, Festiniog, Merionethshire. [S1036] Marriage Certificate :- William Davies - Ellinor Griffiths (1853).