John was born about 1834 in Trenddyis and his christening took place on March 2nd, 1834 in Mold.54
Birth Notes
Born: Mold, Flintshire (1851 Wales census) Born: Treuddyn, Flintshire, (1861 census, and named "Habbutt") Born: Llanddyfnan, Flintshiore (1871 census) Born: Flintshire, Wales (1881 census) Born: Trenddyis, Flintshiore (1891 census)
Treuddyn (Tryddyn) as a Coal Mining area about 6 miles East of Gresford, the site of a major coal mine disaster, which happened on 22 Sep 1934, when 266 miners lost their lives. Perhaps this is why John left Wales after 1851 and moved to Hanley, Staffordshire.
There's no such place as "Trenddyis"
JOHN HOPWOOD Event(s): Birth: Christening: 02 MAR 1834 Mold, Flint, Wales Parents: Father: WILLIAM HOPWOOD Mother: ANN
Name: John Hopwood Estimated birth year: abt 1835 Year of Registration: 1898 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec Age at Death: 63 District: Birkenhead (1861-1998) County: Cheshire, Merseyside Volume: 8a Page: 314