John Hay Williams (abt. 1794 - 1859)

Born about 9 Jan 1794 in St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Pitt (Amherst) Williams — married 8 Sep 1842 in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 10 Sep 1859 at about age 65 in Saint Asaph, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom

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Biography

Biography

John Hay Williams was born in St Asaph in 1794, He was the son of John Williams and Margaret Williams he married Anne Jones in Llansannan on the 25th of July 1825 he seemed to live in Wales most of his life eventually dying at St Asaph.

Research Notes

Sources

• Wales Births and Christenings

Name John Hay Williams

Birth Date 9 Jan 1795

Birth Place Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire Wales

• Wales Marriages

Name John Williams

Marriage Date 25 July 1825

Marriage Place Llansannan, Denbighshire Wales

Spouse Ann Jones

FHL Film Number 104809

• 1851 Wales Census

Name John Williams

Age 57

Birth Year 1794

Relation Head

Spouse's Name Ann Williams

Civil Parish Liverpool

Ecclesiastical Parish St Barnabus

County Lancashire

Sub District St Thomas

ED Institution 1w

Schedule Number 58

Piece 2181

Folio 895

Page Number 15

Household Members 12853643

Household Members Name

1. John Williams age 57
2. Ann Williams age 55
3. Jane Cheshire age 10
4. Ann Cheshire age 48

• Wales, Civil Registration Death Index 1837-1915

Name John Williams

Birth Date 1795

Registration Year 1871

Registration Quarter 0ct-Nov-Dec

Registration District St Asaph

Inferred County Denbighshire

Volume 11b

Page 244

• UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index 1300's-Current

Name John Hay Williams

Death Date 10 September 1859

Death Place Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, Wales

Cemetery St Margaret's Churchyard

Burial Place Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, Wales

Find A Grave: Memorial #185051329

John was born before 1821.

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSW-B1XX
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hay-Williams

Further Research

Sir John Hay Williams. 2nd Baronet [9 January 1794 - 10 September 1859] was a descendant of Si William Williams who built Bodelwyddan Castle.

He was born at Bodelwyydan , the son of Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet and took by royal licence on 12 May 1842 the name of Hay before that of Williams.

He was in turn High Sheriff of Anglesey [1832], High Sheriff of Flintshire [1836] and of Debighshire [1839]

He was responsible for the renovation work at Bodelwyddan Castle in the mid 19th century which resulted in the house which stands on the site today.

He married in 1842 Lady Sarah Elizabeth Pitt Amherst, the daughter of William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, One of their children was Margaret Maria later the wife of Sir Edmund Hope Verney. He was succeeded by his brother Sir Hugh Williams 3rd Baronet.

References

1 No 18900 The London Gazette 6 February 1832. p. 254

2 No 18907 The London Gazette 24 February 1832. p. 413

3 No 19253 The London Gazette 5 February 1836 p. 224

4 No 18704 The London Gazette 5 February 1839 p. 214

5 Sir History Bodelwyddan Castle Archived from the original on 8 November 2007 Retrieved 1 December 2007

6 Complete Baroneage p. 325