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ok take a step back. what was the name of hi son or other relatives you know about.

I cant find him in the census, the surname varies so much its difficult to trace him. I know he was a publican and a timber merchant aswell. I imagine it was pre-1857.

Tom

he's not on the list of past mayors at

http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/council/mayoralty/mayoralty_list.htm

If Robert Allmand was born c1800 then he may have been Mayor after 1857.

Tom - have you found him on any census? However, don't know if Mayor would show as an occupation but his actual occupation might give a clue as to any type of involvement.

That's because the first Mayor of Wrexham was appointed in 1857

Historical Background to the Mayors of Wrexham
Prior to 1857, the administration of Wrexham was undertaken largely by the manorial courts of the leading gentry, and the parish Vestry. The manorial courts had become incapable of coping with increasingly complicated local government duties long before 1857 and the Church’s Vestry compensated by adding secular matters to its original church business.

http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/council/mayoralty/mayoralty_history.htm

Historical Background to the Mayors of WrexhamPrior to 1857, the administration of Wrexham was undertaken largely by the manorial courts of the leading gentry, and the parish Vestry. The manorial courts had become incapable of coping with increasingly complicated local government duties long before 1857 and the Church’s Vestry compensated by adding secular matters to its original church business.

However, problems of administering local government remained with different authorities controlling different matters within Wrexham and public health issues in particular causing problems. Leading townsfolk decided to petition the Privy Council to grant the town a Charter of Incorporation which was granted on the 23 September 1857.

The Charter of Incorporation laid the broad democratic basis upon which modern local government was to develop in Wrexham, and saw the founding of the Borough Council of Wrexham with Wrexham’s first Mayor, Thomas Edgworth.

Today, the Mayors of Wrexham are elected from amongst the members of the Council at its Annual Meeting and serve a term of one year, although in past years some mayors have served in the post for two or more years.

A family story is that my ancestor Robert Allmand (name varies - Almand, Allman etc) was the mayor of Wrexham, Wales. He was born c1800. Ive looked for him on the list of mayors but that only goes from 1857 and hes not listed. Can anyone help?

Tom