William Humffreys
b. 1803/4
Landowner. Of Llwyn, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Son of John Humffreys (d. 1817); inherited the property from his brother, John (d. 1824). Living at Llanygog, Montgomeryshire, Wales, in 1851. Borrowed money from Robert Waring Darwin.
Sources
Burke’s landed gentry 1847
Census returns of England and Wales 1851 (The National Archives: Public Record Office HO107/2499/753/9)
letter from Thomas Salt to E. A. Darwin, 8 February 1849 (Correspondence vol. 24, Supplement)
Shropshire Archives, SA D3651/B/33
Bibliography
Burke’s landed gentry: A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank but unvisited with heritable honours. Burke’s genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry. By John Burke et al. 1st–18th edition. London: Henry Colburn [and others]. 1833–1969.
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
