J.J. Gray, Ironmongers

Collection of documents relating to J.J. Gray, Ironmongers, Llangefni. Primarily consisting of financial documents relating to their business, as well as correspondence with regards to their private and business related ventures. These records highlight the way in which middle-class business owners in the late 19th century engaged with their customers and contractors, as well as their personal and vocational pursuits.

John Jones Gray was born in Llandegfan in 1857, son of Edward and Eleanor (Ellen) Gray. Edward was known to be a Ship's Carpenter. His family resided in Llandegfan and Bangor, with John Jones remaining on Anglesey where he was a scholar in Llangeinwen. By the 1890s, John Jones had moved to Llangefni with his mother and were working as Ironmongers, his father having passed away by at least 1871. Their shop was located at 1 Bulkeley Square, Llangefni. Their shop, which was colloquially known as 'Siop Gray' well into the mid-20th century, were primarily based in ironmongery, but also diversified into selling housing and agricultural goods. Ellen passed away in 1898, with John Jones marrying Jane Roberts that same year. They had no issue, with John Jones passing away in 1919.

Wedi eu cadw yn y Trefn gwreiddiol /Original order retained

Ar agor/Open

Dim cyfyngiadau/ No Restrictions

6627

Os gwelwch yn dda archebwch y dogfenau gan ddefnyddio y rhif cyfeirnod amgen (lle ddarperidd) / Please order documents using the alternative reference number (where provided)

Item arrived at Archive within a metal container which had been sealed for over a century.

Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Ynys Môn ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Ynys Môn yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen./Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Archifau Ynys Môn /Anglesey Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

Cyflwr da/Good condition

Compiled by Samuel Robert Sorahan for Archifau Ynys Môn using the following source: Archifiau Ynys Môn/Anglesey Archives, WM/2776.

Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Swyddfa Gofnodi Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn wedi eu cadw /All records which meet the collection policy of the Anglesey Archives have been retained.

Anhysbys/Unknown

Ni ddisgwylir croniadau/Accruals are not expected