Denbigh castle
Denbigh is an important market town pleasantly situated in the center of the Vale of Clywd, 17 klms from Rhyl and 60 klms from Chester. It was granted by Edward I to the Earl of Lindon who built a wall around the town and commenced building a castle in the year 1252.
The ruins of Denbigh Castle(AM) are a reminder of the particularly fierce resistance which successive English rulers met in these parts of Wales. The boundary of the castle is still marked by high walls and 8 towers, most of them ruined though the entrance gatehouse and the adjoining tower are still standing. The ancient market town itself was originally walled but after being burnt down twice in the 15th century, it was rebuilt outside the walls. The town’s landmark is the 16th century ruin known as Leicester’s Folly (AM), meant to be a cathedral but never completed.
North of the town is Plas Clough built more than three centuries ago by Sir Richard Clough who assisted Sir Thomas Greshamto establish the Royal Exchange. An English family named Clough lived in Denbigh in the 16th and 17th centuries and became patrons of bards. Reference to them in bardic verse are as "Clugh" (2).
COINCIDENCE
Whilst researching the "ROBSON" family history I found they were descended from a Hugh Clough who had been the High Sherrif of Denbigh in the 1600's.
There is no known relationship between this family and the Jarvis "Clan", however both families did live in the same area albeit many years apart.
Some 300 years later and 19,000 klms away in another country Kathleen Robson married Leslie Douglas Jarvis.
The Clough family history from the 16th to the 20th century is on the following page.
“AM” standing for Ancient Monument e.g. one under the care of the Department of Environment.
(2) Reference: “ Red Guide to Wales" by R. J. Hammond 1972
Richard Clough of Denbigh, Wales married a Miss Whittingham of Chester belonging to a Puritan family of Chester, and said to have been related to Calvin. Richard was known as ‘Hen’ maybe because he lived during the reigns of Henry V11, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth. He married at the time of Henry VIII and settled at Llewenni Greer; near Denbigh, close to the old mansion of the Salisburys-descended from one of the earliest Princes of Bavaria. 'Hen' may not mean 'aged' but could mean the Patriarch or founder of the family.
Sir Richard Clough. Knight of the Sepulchre. Built 'Plas Clough' and 'Bach y graig' in 1567. Married Catherine Muldert of Antwerp. He married the second time to Catherine Vychan of Berain, Llanefydd and relict of John Salusbury. Sir Richard died 26 July, 1570 at Hamburgh.
Richard Clough. H.S.D. (High Sheriff's.Deputy). 1596. Married Mary Druhyst of Denbigh. His father gave him Plas Clough.
William Clough. Of Plas Clough, H.S.D. 1618. Married Mary Vaughan of Groes, near Denbigh. She died 1685.
John Clough of Plas Clough, Denbigh H.S.D. 1664 Alderman 1667. Married Susannha Smith of Camarvon, Wales.
Hugh Clough. Born 1679 at plas Clough. Denbigh, Wales, married 16 January, 1703 to Ann Williams.
Hugh Clough born 1709. Was my Sheriff for Denbighshire, Wales. Lived at Plas Clough, married 1760 at Whitchurch. Married Catherine Powell 21 r\Iay, 1726 at Brassenose College. Oxford. U.K.
Catherine Powell, heiress of Glan-y-wern died in 1783, married the youngest Hugh Clough Her rather Henry Powell was Registrar of Bangor Diocese.
Henry Powell (don't have his birth or death date), however, married in 1647 to Elizabeth Lloyd born 1603, died 1691 buried at Llandyrnog. They married in 1647 when Elizabeth was 47 years old. She had her first child at the age of 47 and the last at age 68. She had 17 children in 21 years, She came from Llangwyfan county Denbigh, Wales.
Nicholas Clottgh of Newton. Yorkshire. a cadet of Plas Clourgh, Denbigh, Wales. Although there are extensive records on the older Cloughs. Nicholas is not listed with the family. Perhaps because he went to Sarah‘s wedding in the days when he could be ostracised for going against the 'Church'.
Sarah Clough born c17l7, daughter of Nicholas. She was the first person to be buried at The Quaker's Hunter Street Burial Grounds in Liverpool on 16 February. 1797. Presumably she joined the Quakers when she married Ellythorpe Waterhouse.
Martha Waterhouse (daughter of Sarah Clough and Ellythorpe Waterhouse) born 21 December 1770 married William Watson in Yorkshire on 16 July 1800. Died 31 July 1865.
Henry Watson son of Martha born 26 January 1802 in Somerset died 16 July 1884 at North Adelaide, SA. Married Charlotte Float in Yorkshire.
(Henry Watson and his wife and 2 small children migrated to Adelaide in 1838)
Henrietta Watson daughter of Henry was born in North Adelaide on 8 April 1848 and died at Hectorville on 29 January 1923. She married Thomas Binns Robson on 1 March 1871. Thomas was born in Wirral, Cheshireshire on 21 January 1843 and died on 22 April 1925 at Hectorville.
Henry Binns Robson son of Henrietta and Thomas was born at Hectorville on 9 November 1871 and died on 15 June 1955. He married Annie Catherine Fryer in Melbourne on 9 September 1902.
Helen Kathleen Robson born 12 October 1903 daughter of Henry and Annie Robson died 1 April 1981. Married Leslie Douglas Jarvis on 25 August 1922 at Henley Beach. Leslie was born on 15 February 1904 at Victor Harbor, died at Hectorville 9 April 1984.
It was in the town of Denbigh, Efenechtyd, Wales - a market town in the County of Denbighshire (west of Chester) - on the 21 June, 1828, Edward Jarvis married Jane Roberts.
Edward was born in 1810 in Nantyglo Aberstruth, Monmouth (3).
Their children were:
William baptized 5 July 1829 in Denbigh, Ruabon, Wales
John
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27 December 1830 in Denbigh, Ruabon, Wales
Mary
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2 January 1833 in Denbigh, Ruabon, Wales
Joshua
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10 December 1835 In Denbigh, Ruabon, Wales
Migrated to Adelaide on board the “Reliance” 1851
Married Mary Ann Barrett at Willunga COE in 1855
Died after an accident in 1877 at Belaie near Jamestown
Buried at Jamestown cemetery in an unmarked grave.
(3) MONMOUTH, Powys - At the place which is now called Monmouth, the Romans established a military base called Blestium. Several centuries later, the Normans built a castle, which was eventually destroyed during the Civil War, and Monmouth Bridge, is a fascinating survival, the only Norman fortified bridge remaining in Britain.
Its 13th century tower formed one of the four medieval gates to the town. The castle was the birthplace of the future Henry V. A statue on the 18th century Shire Hall serves as a reminder. Monmouth's second most famous son was born in 1877, C.S. Rolls, who is one half of the famous partnership of Rolls-Royce. Places of interest include the Naval Temple on Kymin Hill, a pantheon to a galaxy of admirals and naval heroes.
Further reading :
Denbigh
Denbigh Castle
Sir Richard Clough
Sir Thomas Gresham
Nantyglo
Monmouth
Kymin Hill
