The family is believed to be descended from the Welsh chieftain, Cynrig ap Rhiwallon, grandson of Dingad ap Tudur Trefor. The Wrexham Kenricks are descended from Dingad`s brother Lludice ap Tudur Trefor. The first person to adopt the Kenrick surname was Dafyd ap Cynwrig, anglicised as Sir David Kenrick, standard bearer to the Black Prince at the Battle of Crecy and Lord of Broughton. An outline of the descent can be found here
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RICHARD KENRICK OF NANTCLWYD ESQr BORN 24th DEC 1725, DIED 28th Decr 1802 AGED 77 ELIZABETH HIS WIFE BORN 27th AUGst 1773 DIED 22nd JANUARY 1776 AGED 42 RICHARD HARRY KENRICK ESQre BORN 30th SEPTr 1769 DIED 1st FEBy AGED 55 ERMIN, DAUGHTER OF THE SAID RICHD HARRY KENRICK, AND ERMIN HIS WIFE, BORN 2nd JULY 1801, DIED 3rd SEPTr 1801 ERMIN, ANOTHER DAUGHTER OF THE SAID RICHD HARRY KENRICK, AND ERMIN HIS WIFE BORN 14th JANy 1810 DIED 6th JUNE 1814 ERMIN RELICT OF RICHARD HARRY KENRICK ESQre DIED ON THE 5th DAY OF JULY 1832 AGED 60 YEARS SHE WAS THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER AND COHEIRESS OF SIR THOMAS KYFFIN OF MAYNAN IN THE COUNTY OF CARNARVON AND UCHELDRE IN MERIONETHSHIRE |
Additional information courtesy of John Kenrick, Susan Kenrick, Michael Edward Kenrick, Jennie King, Anthony Chapman, Ernie Wentrcek, Pedr ap Llwyd, Tim Wing and Margaret Blount
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