Griffith DAVIES

1865 - 1947  (81 years)

• Name	Griffith DAVIES
  Birth	10 Oct 1865	Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Wholesale Provisions Merchant  [3]
  Reference Number	V38
  1939 Register	At 1939 Register, he is married, occ "Retired"  [4]
  Individual Note 1	best match on death is Oct qtr 1947, Birmingham, vol 9c, p385, aged 81
  Burial	Oct 1947	Yardley Cemetery, Birmingham   [5]
  Death	9 Oct 1947	Birmingham   [1]
  Person ID	I38	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William DAVIES,   b. 17 Dec 1825, 24, Castle St., Southwark 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   [6]
  Marriage Note	Best match on marriage Apr qtr 1853, Festiniog, vol 11b, p756
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Annie REDDISH,   b. 7 May 1873, Macclesfield, Cheshire
  Marriage	8 Apr 1896	Macclesfield, Cheshire   [1, 3]
  Notes	Maybe married at the Methodist New Connection Chapel. No records for either on IGI at Jan 2000. The family story is that Laura's family thought he was not worthy of her daughter (he was probably still a miner, or at least a very insignificant white collar worker), and told Laura to break off the engagement and look for better prospects. However she was so unhappy that the family gave in, and supported (or were much happier about?) the wedding.
  Children	1. Hubert VAUGHAN DAVIES,   b. 11 Dec 1897, "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire d. 9 Apr 1963, "Ardmore", Hesketh Road, Old Colwyn (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Arthur Stanley DAVIES,   b. 24 Mar 1903, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire d. Nov 1985, Acocks Green, Birmingham (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Cyril Lloyd DAVIES,   b. 17 Mar 1906   d. Sep 1906, Mountain Ash, S.Wales (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Oct 1865 - Ffestiniog, Merionethshire Marriage - 8 Apr 1896 - Macclesfield, Cheshire Burial - Oct 1947 - Yardley Cemetery, Birmingham Death - 9 Oct 1947 - Birmingham  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Griffith Davies He is photographed sitting on a chair presented to the best children's choir at an Eisteddfod. However the details of which Eisteddfod, and when have proved difficult to determine

  
  

  Documents

  Notes about Hubert Vaughan Davies birth place

  
  

• Notes

  Also worked in Slate Quarries. There is a story that he was the recipient of the Bardic Chair at a national Eisteddfod for the childrens choir he conducted as there was no-one thought to be worthy of the chair for their poetry. However this does not appear to fit the available facts - see separate document. He seems to have been known in the family as Griffith Dulyn Davies, but the only document where I can find this is where he is a witness to Hubert's marriage to Elsie.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Document - Geneology of the family of William and Elenor Davies. [S8] 1871 Census :- "Glan Dulyn", Ffestiniog. [S3] Information from the family. [S202] 1939 Register :- 139, Alexander Road, Birmingham. [S1181] Burial transcript :- Griffith Davies (1947). [S1036] Marriage Certificate :- William Davies - Ellinor Griffiths (1853).