William Griffith DAVIES

1860 - 1923  (63 years)

• Name	William Griffith DAVIES
  Birth	5 Apr 1860  [1]
  Gender	Male
  1861 Census	"Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [2]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 1, occ "shopkeepers son"
  1871 Census	"Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [3]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 11, occ "scholar"
  1881 Census	"Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [4]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 20, a widower, occ "Quarryman", with a 2 month son William
  1891 Census	Church Street, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [5]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 31, occ "Quarryman"
  1901 Census	41-42, Church Street, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [6]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 40, occ "Slate Quarryman"
  1911 Census	"Glan Dulyn", Abersoch, Caernarvonshire   [7]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 51, occ "Egg and Butter Merchant"
  1921 Census	"Glan Dulyn", Abersoch, Caernarvonshire   [8]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 61y 2m, occ "Grocer and Baker"
  Reference Number	V6
  Death	18 Sep 1923	"Glandulyn Stores", Abersoch, Caernarvonshire   [1, 9]
  Person ID	I6	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2026

  
  

  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   [10]
  Marriage Note	Best match on marriage Apr qtr 1853, Festiniog, vol 11b, p756
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine EVANS,   b. Abt 1857, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire
  Notes	Not clear when Catherine and William married....a possibility is Oct qtr 1885, Ffestiniog. So John was born out of wedlock, but there was a gap between his birth and the next 3 children.
  Children	1. John DAVIES,   b. 25 Oct 1883, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire d. 25 Sep 1918, France (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Griffith DAVIES,   b. 10 Oct 1888, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire d. 28 Sep 1918, Cassel POW camp, Niederzwehren, Kassel, Germany (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Robert Griffith DAVIES,   b. 24 Dec 1889, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Samuel DAVIES,   b. 1 Dec 1890, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire d. 25 May 1976, "Pennant", Abersoch, Caernarvonshire (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Ivor DAVIES,   b. 16 Feb 1892, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire d. 1958, Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Arthur DAVIES,   b. 12 May 1901, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Jane JONES,   b. 1856   d. 1881, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	1878	Ffestiniog, Merionethshire
  	Q4
  Children	1. William DAVIES,   b. 24 Jan 1881, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  1861 Census - At 1861 Census, he is 1, occ "shopkeepers son" - - "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, he is 11, occ "scholar" - - "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 20, a widower, occ "Quarryman", with a 2 month son William - - "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 31, occ "Quarryman" - - Church Street, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 40, occ "Slate Quarryman" - - 41-42, Church Street, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, he is 51, occ "Egg and Butter Merchant" - - "Glan Dulyn", Abersoch, Caernarvonshire 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, he is 61y 2m, occ "Grocer and Baker" - - "Glan Dulyn", Abersoch, Caernarvonshire Marriage - 1878 - Ffestiniog, Merionethshire Death - 18 Sep 1923 - "Glandulyn Stores", Abersoch, Caernarvonshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1911 Census says married 34 years, which does not tally. However, it does match Catherine's first marriage, and is a question aimed at the wife. In the 1881 Census where William says he is a widower. Noting that his child William was born 24 Jan 1881, and the census was 3 Apr 1881, the only burial I can find of a female Davies is that of Jane on 2nd Mar, aged 24, whose address is given as Glan Dulyn which is good. There are several marriages between a William Davies/Davis and a Jane between say 1877 and 1880, and it is not obvious how to decide which is ours. Looking at the surnames of all William Davies registered Q1 1881, the only possible ones are OWEN and JONES. There is a marriage between William Davies and Catherine Owen in Q4 1876, which is unlikely. So the most likely is a marriage with Jane JONES, Q4 1878 in Ffestiniog. 1911 Census says 13 children of whom 3 died. This looks like 3 missing ones 1883-1888? Also a nephew Francis Arthur DIXON, b1905 Chester He died following an operation at a Manchester hospital, but at present it is unclear why the operation was in Manchester (perhaps a significant one, and one probably costing a lot of money).

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Document - Geneology of the family of William and Elenor Davies. [S9] 1861 Census :- "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. [S8] 1871 Census :- "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. [S7] 1881 Census :- "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. [S49] 1891 Census :- Church Street, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. [S50] 1901 Census :- 41-42, Church Street, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. [S48] 1911 Census :- "Glan Dulyn", Abersoch, Caenarvonshire. [S1102] 1921 Census :- "Glan Dulyn", Abersoch, Caernarvonshire. [S200] Probate register :- William Griffith Davies (1924). [S1036] Marriage Certificate :- William Davies - Ellinor Griffiths (1853).