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  • Richard Robert Jones or 'Dic Aberdaron' (1780-1843) as he was commonly known was a travelling linguist from Aberdaron, Caernarfonshire. Despite receiving very little formal education, he is said to have been fluent in at least 14 languages. He spent many years travelling the country with his books and his cat! He was buried at St. Asaph in 1844. Dic wrote the following account of his attempt to obtain poor relief, and linguistic notes, c. 1841-2. Transcription: 'St John's Lane, N. 8, Liverpool. I shaw Aumonier Inquisiteur 1841 in the month of March Mr Joseph Mayers sent me from Lord Street with a ticket for to be relieved by the Liverpool District Provident Society established 1829, i.e. the same year as the Cathedral Church of York was set on fire by an Inquisitor incendiary who called himself a Prophet. There I received weekly from March untill the 8th of May the worth of 1 shilling and 6 pence a week of Provision; and during the first week and the week before Easter the worth of 2 shillings and 6 pence a week. The 8th of May I was denied of relief - Hence 1842 January 15 Mr Joseph Mayers sent me the second time to St John's Lane with a 2cond ticket for to be relieved where I received January 17 one week relief, i.e. one 14 pence loaf and two 7 pence loaves with 2 pounds of bacon. Jan. 24. Denied of relief. January 26 I received a third ticket of Mr James Wordley, Lord Street, with which Jan. 27 I went to St John's Lane where I received one 6 penny loaf and two soup tickets. The ticket was signed Jan 31, after that I was detained some ...'
Account by Dic Aberdaron of his attempts to obtain poor relief in Liverpool, 1841-2 and linguistic notes [image 1 of 4]
Children waiting to receive free broth from the Mona Café, Llangefni, c.1900
  • The inscription on this silver trowel reads as follows: 'Presented to Mrs. Dennis on the occasion of her laying Memorial Stone of the Brake Wesleyan Chapel, Moss 18th May 1885'. The English Methodist chapel was opened in 1886 and dedicated to the 'Glory of God'. It was more commonly known as 'The Brake Chapel'. There are few families within the Pentre Broughton district who did not have some connection with the church at one time or another. The chapel became the focus of the community and the schoolroom was used as a soup kitchen during the 1926 General Strike. Wrexham Museum will preserve the foundation stones of Brake Chapel following the demolition of the building in February 2003.
Silver trowel used to lay the memorial stone of the Brake Wesleyan Chapel, near Wrexham, 1885