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Re: NANSI RICHARDS famous Welsh harpist
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 08 April 12 19:56 BST (UK) »
Just found a reference to 'Penybont, the farm where Nansi was born'


http://www.rootschat.com/links/0l43/

Which suggests that the 1901 census (Mary)* might be her. 

Will do a bit more exploring.

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* later discovered that it was her sister Jane Anne = Nanne = Nansi
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Re: NANSI RICHARDS famous Welsh harpist
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 08 April 12 20:09 BST (UK) »
The family in 1891

Penybont Farm, Pennant
RG12/4602/24/2
Thomas Richards, 38, Farmer, b. Llanarmon Fach
Anne, wife, 32
Edward T, son, 8
Jane A, dau, 2
Mary, 1
Maria Elizth Jones, servant. 17, domestic sevant, b. llanarmon Fach
Born Pennant except where stated

So she is possibly Jane Anne :)


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Re: NANSI RICHARDS famous Welsh harpist
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 08 April 12 20:13 BST (UK) »
Jane A Richards in 1901:

Rock Side, Pennant
RG13/5206/29/9
Sarah A Evans, wife, married, 49, b. Chirk
Sarah A, d, 23, b. Llanrhaiadr
John D, s, 19, wood joiner, b. -do-
Elizabeth M James, boarder, 22, school teacher, b. Lampeter
Jane A Richards, boarder, 12, b. Pennant
Catherine A Evans, servant, 14, general servant, b. Pennant


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Re: NANSI RICHARDS famous Welsh harpist
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 08 April 12 20:40 BST (UK) »
Hmm - the death index doesn't help:

Nansi Richards-Jones
Dec q, 1979, Meirionydd, vol 25 p 369.
Date of Birth 14 May 1888

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Re: NANSI RICHARDS famous Welsh harpist
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 08 April 12 20:43 BST (UK) »
Nansi Richards married Cecil M Jones

Dec q, 1928, Machynlleth vol 11b p 259


Getting this would tell you who her father was.


and

Birth index  :D :D :D

Jane Anne Richards June q, 1888, Llanfyllin vol 11b page 209

This would fit with a May birth



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Re: NANSI RICHARDS famous Welsh harpist
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 08 April 12 21:01 BST (UK) »
A bit more about the family:

Probate
Thomas Richards of The Farm, Penybontfawr, Pennant, Montgomeryshire died 14 June 1930
Probate granted at Shrewsbury on 12 August 1930  to Anne Richards, widow.

You'll need to go back a few posts (Reply #9)  to read all that I've found, Malcolm  :-X


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Re: NANSI RICHARDS famous Welsh harpist
« Reply #15 on: Sunday 08 April 12 21:18 BST (UK) »
Gnu, I don't know where you have found all this information but it's fantastic.  I have been away from the computer watching Antiques Roadshow and you seem to have been solving my family tree issues.  Thank you very much.  I'll get on the case.  I like to go to the Record Offices when I can, so I can feel a trip to Ruthin coming on.  Perhaps I'll get her birth certificate first, though.

Thanks again,

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Re: NANSI RICHARDS famous Welsh harpist
« Reply #16 on: Sunday 08 April 12 21:22 BST (UK) »
Hi Malcolm  :)

I was watching a bit of ARS too - did you see the attic floor boards  :o :o

Then I  watched a bit of the Masters and now I'm watching a QI repeat  ;D

I'm incommoded at the moment so I'm being a (multitasking) lady with a laptop on the sofa with a tele  :)

What I really wanted to say was that most of the records will be at the Powys Archives. Oswestry Local Studies Library might have some info too.

Enjoy your ancestral  searching - I do whether they're mine or not  ;)


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Re: NANSI RICHARDS famous Welsh harpist
« Reply #17 on: Sunday 08 April 12 21:34 BST (UK) »
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CLWYD/2005-01/1106050099

A programme ("Hel Achau") went out out in 2005 on S4C about "Nansi" - the Telynores (Harpist) Maldwyn (Montgomeryshire).

Above link confirms Jane Ann Richards and Cecil Jones

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re link - shd have mentioned there's a correction to info given At foot of page - click on 2nd entry (again by Hafina!!!)