Sarah Elizabeth Eirwen Hughes aged about 14 c1936. She was daughter of W.R. (Rob) Hughes who had the Draper & Grocer shop near the Red Lion. Born in 1922, she died in 1993, aged 70.

Edrich (Edward Richard) Lewis - father of Ann, Doris & Margaret - is the one in the centre. Other two unknown. Photo is stamped on the back "SADO Bruxelles" and "8528-1"

Text from back of photo:
"Edrich's mother, Mrs Lewis, occupied Bryn Hyfryd after G-Ma died, 1926.
Photo shows new house built onto cottage by my Grandfather.
Now demolished and ground occupied by present bungalows."

Edrich was Edward Richard Lewis - father of Ann, Doris & Margaret.

Choirmaster & father of Edna Hughes who is in the next picture and in the 1949 Carnival Section

About 1938

Left to right:-
Mrs Phyllis Price, Edna Hughes (became Carnvial Queen in 1949), Mrs Iris Marsden, Reginald Morgan Jones

T. Goronwy Jones- "The Dyserth boy who bombed Berlin", featured on photos 180
and 594.
Full details : Sgt. T. Goronwy Jones, 106 Bomber Squadron, killed in action over Germany, Oct: 20th-21st, 1941. Buried in the Garrison Cemetery at Kiel.

T. Goronwy Jones

L-R: Idris Davies, Norman Jones, Thomas A Jones, 1920s. Idris Davies emigrated to Canada, and married Jane Brellisford there. Idris was the younger brother of Robert Lewis Davies, who married Frances Evelyn Parry, of Dyserth. Both brothers grew up in Dyserth, Robert emigrated in 1927, then returned to Dyserth to marry Frances in 1937.

Richard & David Jones – sons of the Newsagent. They took over the Post Office and Bob Edwards took over the newsagents as a butcher’s shop.

John & Annie Jones (Newsagent)

Neil & Gwynneth Lewis. Gwynneth passed away in 2007. Neil died not long after son Gareth was born. She lived at Dyffryn Aur, 2 Maes Hiraddug and was one of five sisters.

Elsie & Norman Hughes – Norman was a greengrocer in the village & Elsie ran the sweet shop.

Charles THOMAS family Taken in Rhyl or St Asaph around 1908.

Top row, from left to right

William Roger Thomas(1881-1925) Harold Edward Thomas(1883-1946) Gladys Marie Thomas(1891-1969) Charles Herbert Thomas(1886-1965*) Thomas David Thomas(1882-1943)


Bottom Row, from left to right

Mabel Thomas(1885-1920) Jane THOMAS Nee HUGHES(The Mother,1855-1938) Cassie Gwendoline Thomas(1899-1977) Charles THOMAS(The Father,1852-1927) Gertrude Magde Thomas(1879-1969)



*Charles Herbert THOMAS (Grandfather of Jacques THOMAS): He was a Royal Navy Officer and Vice Consul of the British Empire in TOULON (France)-married to Madeleine BERSAT 1893-1981.
had 3 children:- Claude (1920-1988, father of Jacques) Serge born in 1922, Eric 1928-2002


He was born in ST ASAPH (February 22nd,1886) and his father is buried in St Bridget's churchyard, Dyserth.

From David Frith: - It is of my great aunt, Miss Florence Wood, and must have been taken about seventy years ago (she was born around 1888).

Betty Tindale, nee Antrobus, with her father and car at Dyserth Waterfalls.

Roberts family, Weavers Lane, 1920s. (Previously lived on the Bryn)
Back Row: David John, Mary Elizabeth (Ciss).
Middle: Wilamenia Sarah Sophia, Lilian Canbrian Victoria.
Front Row: Margaret Lourain, Robert Thomas Verdun.

Fred Hamilton, father of Barry Hamilton is on the right. On the left is David (Dai) John Williams, Anne Parry (Nee Williams) mother's cousin. Uncle of Judith Parry
Probably taken c1929-1934.

A farm behind the quarry, (now demolished) - the quarry chimney can be seen, and the railway line with Pandy Lane railway bridge. Also a chimney at Talargoch in the background.
On left is Susannah Johnson Hindley(nee Humphreys), then Margaret Johnson Humphreys (nee Johnson) and two children, Gwladys & Lilian Hindley.

"a long time ago"

Back L-R: Harry Evans, unknown. Front L-R: Tom Jones, Annie Olwen Jones (Nee Evans) died 1976