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Post by John Hughes on Jan 6, 2007 10:17:10 GMT
I have my fathers wedding certificate from 30 Jan 1937. It states on it.... Robert Hugh Hughes and was living at Tan-y-graig Minera and was imployed as a QUARRY LABOURER,a batchelor,[Fathers name was David Hughes a coal miner] and he married Elizabeth Mary Cotton from Ruabon.
Can anyone with local knowledge tell me where this quarry would have been?
JOHN CHICHESTER
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Post by annedw on Jan 6, 2007 17:05:17 GMT
Tan in English means fire. Graig Fawr is big rock. The area called Graig Fawr is above New Brighton. It is not far from the Minera Lead Mines , with Coedpoeth on your left side, then New Brighton is higher up on your right. In a local booklet Tan Y Graig is mentioned when a trench was cut on the mountain between Graig Fawr and Tan Y Graig, also as being in Minera, so perhaps it would have been the limestone quarries between Minera and Bwlchgwyn. Again - an Edward Williams, a blacksmith at the lime works is noted as living at Tan Y Graig Hope this is of a little help. The old-maps web site will probably show the area but at this moment seems to be unavailable,
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Post by Hen Locsin on Jan 8, 2007 22:50:34 GMT
Annette I think that you're right in assuming that Tan in Welsh is fire, but should have a "To" over the A. In other words a roof over the A making it a longer vowel. The Tan referred to is actually beneath or under, hence" under the big rock ", a mutation of the word Dan.
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Post by John Hughes on Jan 10, 2007 19:36:02 GMT
Does anyone know if these limestone quarries are still open I would like to contact them to see if they have any records of employees. John Chichester
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Post by annedw on Jan 10, 2007 20:51:51 GMT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minera_LimeworksOf course we don`t know for sure that these are the quarries that Robert worked at, but they must have been one of the last to close. If you go back to the Home Page -- Minera.Com -- on this site and look at the top for Y Calch, there is a great deal of information on this place. ;D
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Post by John Hughes on Jan 11, 2007 15:34:02 GMT
Thanks anetteedwards site was quite informative
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Post by annedw on Jan 13, 2007 19:56:16 GMT
I have no idea if this is the quarry you are looking for,or how you go about getting the records, I think these are at Aberwystwyth and for visitors only. Perhaps some one else can help. www.llgc.org.uk/lc/lcs0064.htm#BWLCHGWYN
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Post by shedevil on Jan 15, 2007 19:11:55 GMT
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Post by John Hughes on Jan 16, 2007 16:04:01 GMT
thanks annette and she devil for your input i will follow your suggestions its worth a try. john chichester sussex
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Post by John Hughes on Jan 18, 2007 15:15:26 GMT
I thought I would change tack and try and find out what school my father Robert Hugh Hughes attended . At the age of 6yrs he lived at Cefn-y-maes Bwlchgwyn can anyone tell me what school he would have attended local to that area in 1911 by his 13th birthday he had moved to Plas-y-coed Minera and I presume at that age he would have left school and was earning a living, if I can establish what school he went to then perhaps I can research the school registers etc at Wrexham museum when I finally get to visit the Wrexham area
JOHN CHICHESTER
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Post by annedw on Jan 18, 2007 16:10:57 GMT
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Post by John Hughes on Jan 20, 2007 15:26:57 GMT
had a look at the ruthin archives no names recorded in the log books as you said. john.
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Post by John Hughes on Feb 23, 2007 12:34:46 GMT
another brick wall !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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