Welsh Chilean
Encyclopedia
Welsh Chileans are Chileans of Welsh descent whose family roots came from Wales
. The Welsh
did not settle in Chile
. Generally, they were identified with the other British groups in Chile
. About 30,000 residents of the Patagonia
region have Welsh surnames. They are descendants of Welsh settlers in Y Wladfa who may have crossed the once disputed Argentina - Chile border and established farms or ranches in the late 19th century.
Watkins - Jones - Davies families (Correction - Davis)
Map of 'Nueva Imperial
', Chile, Drawn 1893 - Showing Land Plots Occupied by English (Welsh) Colony. Plots are located within the arc of the river. Map Coordinates of plot 2: -38.710847,-72.949197
Plot 1 80 hectares Tomas Mathies with his sons Tomas & William
Plot 2 20 ha Hugo Davies (Davis)
Plot 3 74 ha Enrique Hainge and his sons Arturs & Heriberto
Plot 4 40 ha Watkins (Ellen Jones) widow of W W (Watlkin Watkins)
Plot 5 60 ha Enrique Rowlands with his son John
Plot 6 80 ha Evan Ollivier with his son William & David
Plot 7 60 ha W William with his son Edwin
Plot 8 20 ha Hijuela fiscal (Recently fiscal?)
Plot 9 40 ha Tomas Davies
Plot 10 40 ha Paul Evan
Plot 11 80 ha John Davies
with his sons Luis & Benjamin
Plot 12 20 ha Jones Cristmans
Plot 13 38 ha Tomas Morris
Plot 14 38 ha Edwards Richards
Plot 15 40 ha Chandler
Plot 16 40 ha Roberts Beech
Plot 17 40 ha Federico Yung
Plot 18 40 ha Harris James
Plot 19 20 ha Rigby
Plot 20 20 ha Hewitt
Plot 21 30 ha fiscal t.
Plot 22 32 ha fiscal
Plot 219a 80 ha Peter Pilkington with his sons Kaerhi and William
Plot 204 50 ha Neculques Reserva indijena abandona da –
Map signed by
Clr Sommermeier.
Copy of map held by The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, SY23 3BU.
Ref: PE 3327 Box 1001. (Ceris Gruffudd)
Original given by the Rowland
family and believed to be in the Melbourne Museum, Australia.
Hugo Davis of plot 2 married Widow Ellen Watkins nee Jones of Plot 4, and subsequently had 4 sons and 2 daughters. Family moved to Sewell, Rancagua to work in Copper Mines and Hugo Davis became an English Lecturer in Santiago. His book ‘Metodo Davis’, for learning English from Spanish, is in Bangor University Archives. His Welsh music and poetry are in The National Library of Wales Aberystwyth.
James H Davis - Oct 2009 (Grandson of Hugo Davis, Plot 2)
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
did not settle in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. Generally, they were identified with the other British groups in Chile
British Chilean
The British Chileans are people of British ancestry, in full or in part, who reside in Chile. The British have been very important in the formation of the Chilean nation. They include Chileans of English, Scottish and Welsh ancestry. The numbers of Scottish and Welsh are higher in the Patagonia and...
. About 30,000 residents of the Patagonia
Patagonia
Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
region have Welsh surnames. They are descendants of Welsh settlers in Y Wladfa who may have crossed the once disputed Argentina - Chile border and established farms or ranches in the late 19th century.
Notable Welsh Chileans
Edwards familyEdwards family
The Edwards family of Chile is of English and Welsh origin with Scottish ancestry, and they became financially and politically influential during the 19th century...
- George Edwards Brown (1780–1848), British doctor and businessman, founder of the family in Chile
- Agustín Edwards OssandónAgustín Edwards OssandónJosé Agustín de Dios Edwards Ossandón was a Chilean politician and businessman, and one of the main forces behind the early railroad construction in South America....
(1815–1878), businessman - Agustín Edwards RossAgustín Edwards RossAgustín Edwards Ross was a Chilean businessman and politician....
(1852–1897), businessman and politician, purchased the ValparaísoValparaísoValparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...
, Chile edition of El Mercurio newspaper in 1880 - Agustín Edwards Mac ClureAgustín Edwards Mac ClureAgustín Edwards McClure was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and businessman, and founder of the Santiago edition of El Mercurio newspaper....
(1878–1941), businessman, diplomat and politician, President of the League of NationsLeague of NationsThe League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
and founder of the SantiagoSantiago, ChileSantiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
edition of El Mercurio newspaper - Raul Edwards Mac Clure (?-1927), businessman and politician
- Joaquín Edwards BelloJoaquín Edwards BelloJoaquín Edwards Bello was a Chilean writer and journalist. He was of British descent.-Life:Edwards Bello was born in Valparaíso, one of the most important ports in Chile. His family, the Edwards, is still one of the most influential in the country.Joaquín studied at The Mackay School and later at...
(1887–1968), writer and journalist - María Edwards Mac ClureMaría EdwardsMaría Edwards McClure was a Chilean woman who was honored in November 2005 at Israel's Yad Vashem memorial as one of the "Righteous Among The Nations," for her participation during the Holocaust...
(1893–1972), Righteous Among the NationsRighteous Among the NationsRighteous among the Nations of the world's nations"), also translated as Righteous Gentiles is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.... - Agustín Edwards Budge (1899-?), businessman
- Agustín Edwards Eastman (1928), businessman
- Jorge Edwards ValdésJorge EdwardsJorge Edwards Valdés is a Chilean novelist, journalist and diplomat. He is currently the Chilean ambassador to France.-Life and career:...
(1931) novelist, winner of the 1999 Cervantes Prize - Cristian Edwards del Río, businessman and kidnapping victim
- Catalina Edwards, journalist, news presenter
Watkins - Jones - Davies families (Correction - Davis)
- Watkin Watkins (Cardiff, Wales) He was a politician in Wales and personal friend of David Lloyd-George. He moved to the Welsh colony in the Vesta ship and settled in Dolavon, Chubut. Later, he moved to Chile and obtained some lands in Nueva Imperial where he died. He left a wife (Ellen Jones) and three small children (Robert, Griffith and other).
- Robert Watkins Jones (1881, Trelew, Argentine - 19??, Parral, Chile) He is the eldest son of Watkin Watkins and Ellen Jones. He worked in Sewell, Rancangua. He left three children from his marriage with Rosa Urrutia (Megan, Robert and Ellen)
- Megan Watkins Urrutia (1912, Victoria, British Colony, Chile - 1988, Santiago, Chile), School Teacher.
- Florencia Barrientos Watkins (1947, Castro, Chile), University professor.
- Eugenio Chinchon Barrientos (1973, Calama, Chile), Electrical Engineer (Universidad de Chile) and MBA (Smurfit School of Business). He currently lives in Dublin, Ireland.
Map of 'Nueva Imperial
Nueva Imperial
Nueva Imperial is a city and commune in the south of Chile. It is located in Cautín Province in the Araucanía Region. Nueva Imperial lies about to the west of Temuco, the regional capital.-Geography:...
', Chile, Drawn 1893 - Showing Land Plots Occupied by English (Welsh) Colony. Plots are located within the arc of the river. Map Coordinates of plot 2: -38.710847,-72.949197
Plot 1 80 hectares Tomas Mathies with his sons Tomas & William
Plot 2 20 ha Hugo Davies (Davis)
Plot 3 74 ha Enrique Hainge and his sons Arturs & Heriberto
Plot 4 40 ha Watkins (Ellen Jones) widow of W W (Watlkin Watkins)
Plot 5 60 ha Enrique Rowlands with his son John
Plot 6 80 ha Evan Ollivier with his son William & David
Plot 7 60 ha W William with his son Edwin
Plot 8 20 ha Hijuela fiscal (Recently fiscal?)
Plot 9 40 ha Tomas Davies
Plot 10 40 ha Paul Evan
Plot 11 80 ha John Davies
John Davies
-Politicians:*John Davies , British businessman and Conservative MP and cabinet minister*John S. Davies , Pennsylvania politician...
with his sons Luis & Benjamin
Plot 12 20 ha Jones Cristmans
Plot 13 38 ha Tomas Morris
Plot 14 38 ha Edwards Richards
Plot 15 40 ha Chandler
Chandler
A chandler was the head of the chandlery in medieval households, responsible for wax, candles, and soap.Chandler may also refer to:- People :* Chandler , the surname of various people...
Plot 16 40 ha Roberts Beech
Plot 17 40 ha Federico Yung
Plot 18 40 ha Harris James
Plot 19 20 ha Rigby
Rigby
-People:*Amy Rigby, American singer-songwriter*Bob Rigby, American soccer goalkeeper*Cam Rigby, Australian basketball player*Cathy Rigby, American gymnast and actress*Elizabeth Rigby, later Lady Elizabeth Eastlake, British art historian...
Plot 20 20 ha Hewitt
Hewitt
- People :In science:* Carl Hewitt, US scientist* Edwin Hewitt, mathematician* John Hewitt , British and South African herpetologist and museum curator* Paul G...
Plot 21 30 ha fiscal t.
Plot 22 32 ha fiscal
Plot 219a 80 ha Peter Pilkington with his sons Kaerhi and William
Plot 204 50 ha Neculques Reserva indijena abandona da –
Map signed by
Clr Sommermeier.
Copy of map held by The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, SY23 3BU.
Ref: PE 3327 Box 1001. (Ceris Gruffudd)
Original given by the Rowland
Rowland
Rowland may refer to:Populated places*Rowland, Derbyshire, England*Rowland, North Carolina, USAPeople*Rowland , people so namedOther*Ó Rothlain, Irish surname sometimes anglicised as Rowland...
family and believed to be in the Melbourne Museum, Australia.
Hugo Davis of plot 2 married Widow Ellen Watkins nee Jones of Plot 4, and subsequently had 4 sons and 2 daughters. Family moved to Sewell, Rancagua to work in Copper Mines and Hugo Davis became an English Lecturer in Santiago. His book ‘Metodo Davis’, for learning English from Spanish, is in Bangor University Archives. His Welsh music and poetry are in The National Library of Wales Aberystwyth.
James H Davis - Oct 2009 (Grandson of Hugo Davis, Plot 2)
See also
- Y Wladfa, the Welsh colony in ChubutChubut ProvinceChubut a province in the southern part of Argentina situated between the 42nd parallel south and the 46th parallel south , the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean...
, southern Argentina.