Paternal   Surnames   Church           Cowley           Ebrey            Ferrington       Griffiths          Grindley         Poole              Ridgeway       Smith              Tudor            Williams                 Maternal Surnames Davies       Ellis                                        Jones        Hughes             Norris               Paternal Parishes         High Ercall    (Ercall Magna) Stanton on Hine Heath     Shawbury       Rowton   Ellerdine    Muckleton Great Bolas                  Astley                 Upton Magna WatersUpton    Hodnet Grinshill Weston       Lee Brockhurst MoretonCorb.t Wem Maternal Parishes       Berriew,Montg Guilsfield,Mont Llanfair,Montg   Oswestry      St Martins      Stapleton        Trefonen           Westbury

Hughes or Hewes is a common English and Welsh surname. It is undoubtedly a patronymic name based on the first (or Christian) name - Hugh,which was extremely popular in medieval times, because of the many Christian saints of that name.It may also connect with familes of Flemish weavers ,who settled in Welshpool . My family of Hughes have farmed or been drapers in the Llanfair/Oswestry area for many generations.My thanks to Great Aunt Louise Hughes,  for information about this side of my family.Further Research undergoing to trace Hughes,Davies &Ellis ancestry.

General Register Office. Birth Certificate. 25th March 1846, Llanfair,Llanfyllin District.                       for Maurice Stephen Hughes,  father is Thomas Hughes,  farmer at Llanloddian isaf, mother is Elizabeth Hughes nee Jones.

U.K.Census 1851 at Llanoddian Farm 125 acres      Thomas Hughes Head Aged 55 born Llanfair.------- Elizabeth Hughes. Wife Aged  45  born  Llanfair.------- John Hughes.    Son. Aged 21 born Llanfair. ------ Elizabeth Hughes. Daug Aged 15  born  Llanfair. ------ Jane Hughes.      Daug. Aged 7  born  Llanfair ------- Morris Hughes.   Son.  Aged 5  born  Llanfair. ------ Sarah Hughes.    Daug. Aged 2  born Llanfair.------- plus two farm workers.

U.K.Census 1851 for Berriew,Montgomeryshire. at Upper Brithdir Farm of 180 acres.------------------- Davies Mary. head,widow,farmer 48 born Llanfair Davies William. son.unmarried  26 born Berriew Davies David. son. unmarried.    12 born Berriew Davies Jane. daug.  unmarried.    25 born Berriew Davies Mary.daug unmarried.   18 born Berriew Davies Catherina daug unmarr.  17 born Berriew. Davies Mary Ann daug unmarr  12.born Berriew. Davies Elizabeth. daug.unmarr    10.born Berriew. Davies Harriet. daug .unmarried  8. born Berriew Hughes Ann visitor.unm.annuitant54.born Llanfair plus 4 agricultural labourers.------------------------------

Llanloddian Isaf.The present owners,have now converted the farm buildings for visitors.

William Davies.b1900 farmed at Upper Brithdir, Berriew d.1848

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Mary Hughes b.1803 Llanfair. Farmed at Upper Brithdir 180 acres.Recorded as a Widow in 1851 Census and farming with 8 children.

Thomas Hughes b.1796 Llanfair.Farmer 125 acres at Llanoddian.Six children listed in the 1851 Census.John age21 Elizabeth 15,Anne 12, Jane 7,Morris 5,and Sarah aged 2.All born at Llanfair,Montgomery.

Elizabeth Jones  b. 1806 at Llanfair.

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The 1851 Census also lists Catherina age 17,who died unmarried. Ann Hughes age 54 b.Llanfair is listed as a visitor,but no doubt is Mary Davies's(nee Hughes) sister.

Thomas Hughes eldest son Mirror manufacturer,Euston Rd.London wed EmmaWarren of the Stanley Family

Elizabeth Davies b1844 at Berriew.(A first Cousin to Morris Stephen H)

William Davies .1831-1854 farmed at home.

Morris Stephen Hughes b1846 Llanfair,Montgomery farmer at Burnt House,Guilsfield. Church Farm St Martins,Oswestry. Hanmer Hall Farm.   Langley Hall Farm ,Acton Burnell. rtd Battlefield House1913

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Jane Hughes wed Rev Robert Evans of Penmaen

John Hughes wed Elizabeth Howells they farmed at Edderton.

David Davies b.Berriew 1831 wed Harriet Davies.no children .Farmed at Fords,West Felton.250a. retired to live with sister Mary at Gobowen.

Harriet Davies X Rev John Landel Jones of Weedon    &Hampstead. Had 7 children including Heber Jones solicitor & Victor,Wallace, John Charles Nesta & Lena

Mary Davies X- Evan Davies, farmer Church House Llandysillio 90 acres .Only son Evan Davies drowned. The1901.Census lists David Davies, widower,age 70 b.Berriew and sister Mary Davies widow age 68 b. Berriew.& niece Florence Hughes age 19 companion bGuilsfield. All living at 91 Darwell, Whittington, Gobowen.

 Martha A Davies b. 1839 Berriew X Lewis Norris.Draper of Aston. Birmingham also a Lay Preacher. They had no children.Retired to Fernlyn,South Hermitage,Shrewsbury.

Sarah Hughes wed Willam Evans of Dyffrin Farm Berriew

Elizabeth Hughes wed Richard Jones of Meifod farmed at Betton,Salop

Jane Davies b.1826 at Berriew x Evan Davies b.1828 at Llanwyddelan.Farrmed at Lower Wallop, Westbury,buried at Stapleton. Had 7 children Mary Davies x a Williams in the milk trade,Birmingham William D.farmer at The Grange,Condover.David D farmer at Stapleton. Catherine Davies. Thomas D draper in London,who trained with Lewis Norris. and wed Charlotte Weaver,had one child Primrose Davies. Martha Davies wed Thomas Williams farmer at Lower Sutton farm. Harry(Henry) D farmer at Upper Sutton Farm.

Morris Stephen Hughes and Elizabeth Hughes (nee Davies) retired to Battlefield House,Shrewsbury. 1913.

Gladys Hughes wed Sydney Jones.An Insurance Agent. Rented The Grove House in Shrews bury from R.Ellis. They rtd to Eastbourne..Had 2 children Betty and Maurice.

Percy Hughes Farmer at Longdon Hall   wed Addie Steele,who claimed descent from William of Orange.They had 2 children Dorothy and Trevor .

Cissy Hughes wed Hervy Beddows.Farmed at Priors Halton.Ludlow They had 4 children.Rene, Gwenn, Doris Muriel

ThomasHughes draper owned David Fearn&Co Kilburn,London Wed 1902Louise Hooker.They had 4 children. ,Nesta,Gwenn, Kenneth.amd Maurice a Debenhams director and father of my first wife Jill.

WilliamHughes farmer at Cressage(failed as a draper in Ludlow.Wed Mable,who was childless.William got the maid pregnant and was sent out to Canada by his family,where he became an alderman

Wallace Hughes. draper in London. Owned Bon Marche and Quinn & Axton. Drove round London with the Hughes family crest (three crows) on his Rolls Royce and stood for Lord Mayor. Wed Lily Price.Had 3 children Hugh,Horace & Shirley.

U.K.Census 1881  at No 1 Grove Villas,Aston,Warwks  Robert Ellis.Compositer on Readers.Age62 born Epping Mary Ellis.Wife.Age 62 born Shrewsbury.These two are witnesses at marriage of Richard Ellis Rogers to Mary Jane Corfield.Note that Richard Ellis Rogers called his new home Grove House.

Florence Hughes adopted by Mary Davies of Gobowen, who left her money. She then looked after her own Parents at Battlefield House Rretired to Eastbourne Unmarried..

Birth Certificate  11th July 1843 at Coleham,St Julian Parish, Shrewsbury  for a boy       Richard Ellis .Father Richard Rogers,tailor and Mother Mary Rogers formerley Ellis .residence Coleham.

Marriage Certificate dated March 26 1872 at St Matthews Ch, Aston, Warwickshire between                                                      Richard Ellis Rogers. bachelor, boatbuilder .  ( .father is Richard Rogers, tailor).    to       Mary Jane Corfield. spinster ,both of Aston Parish.  ( father is John Corfield, tailor).            Witnesses: Robert Ellis and Mary Ellis.

Advert from The Raven Hotel - "Guide to Shrewsbury"circa 1900.           Richard Ellis is also reputed to have built the rowing eights for Shrewsbury School and Cambridge University.