The Welsh Saints Project

Given Name: William Thomas
Surname: Hopkins

Gender: Male

Birth date: 1 March 1845

Birth place:
English Spelling: Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales
Welsh Spelling: Aberdar, Glamorganshire, Wales

Death date: 3 February 1914

Death place: Logan, Cache, Utah, United States

Burial date: February 1914

Burial place: Logan, Cache, Utah, United States

Father: Reese Hopkins
Mother: Thomas, Sarah

Siblings

Roberts, Ann (1844-1926)

Married 13 December 1866 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Left Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 05 February 1853 aboard the ship Jersey.
Arrived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States on 22 March 1853.

Cwmbach Mine Explosion, 10 May 1852

On 10 May 1852 William Thomas Hopkins lost his father Reese Hopkins (age 50) and his brother John (age 15) in the Cwmbach mine explosion. With him on the "Jersey" was his mother Sarah Thomas Hopkins.