Gough family, of Caerhun

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Gough family, of Caerhun

The Caerhun estate had been in the possession of the Davies family of Caerhun since the early 16 cent. The family apparently acquired some lands in Anglesey following the marriage of Robert Davies (died c. 1687) with Margaret, daughter of William Thomas of Maenol Bangor. Robert Davies' s grandson, Hugh Davies, died aged 36 without issue in 1721 so that the estate passed to his sister Grace who married Hugh Jones, vicar of Caerhun and rector of Llanbedr y Cenin. Their son, Hugh Jones of Caerhun and Brynhyrddin assumed the surname Davies on inheriting the estate. He died without issue in 1771 and bequeathed the estate to his sister Catherine who married Ralph Griffith of Bron Gain.

Their heir was Hugh Davies Griffith (d. 1802) of Caerhun, rector of Llanbedr y Cenin. The estate passed to his son, Hugh Davies Griffith (d. 1877) of Caerhun who, through his marriage in 1825 with Hester Thomas, acquired the Downing estate in Flintshire and the Llechwedd Garth estate in Montgomeryshire. Their heir, Hugh Thomas Davies Griffith (d. 1882) died without issue and the estate passed to his sister, Catherine Hester (d. 1893) who married Richard Hemming (d. 1891) of Bentley Manor, Worcestershire, in 1846. The estate then passed to their fourth child, Beatrice Sophia, a Lady of Grace of the Order of St John, Jerusalem, who married Hugh Sutley Gough in 1886. He was a Major-General in the army and served as Governor of Jersey 1904-1909. Their heir, Wilifred Hugh Julian Gough, was born in 1880.