Sir Griffith Humphrey Pugh Evans of Lovesgrove 1840 - 1902
Sir Griffith Pugh Evans of Lovesgrove A Cardiganshire Squire in India Sirv Griffith Humphrey Pugh Evans KC As the procession wended slowly down the gravelled walk the snow was falling softly, renewing the white garb of hedgerows and the fields, where patches of green and brown were showing after the thaw at midday. Little groups of people were waiting in the snow here and there on the road, and the cortege grew in numbers as it proceeded. When the main road was reached, a considerable number of persons on foot followed the long line of carriages. This touching description appeared in the Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard of Friday 14 February 1902 describing the scene the previous Monday afternoon for the funeral of Sir Griffith Humphrey Pugh Evans of Lovesgrove, who had died at his home on 6 February at the age of 62 after a long illness. Griffith was born in Aberystwyth on 13 January 1840, third son of John Evans, a wealthy Merionethshire born A...