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Author: IwanLloydJones
Surnames: Richards,Roberts
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Just researching in to my grandfather's family history - his name was Edward Roberts
(my mother's father) and he was born in 1887 and died in 1977 - before The Great War
he spent 9 years in Canada.....
His mother was Mary Roberts (my mother's grandmother) and her father was John Roberts
(died 1901) of pa of Llanddwywe, her mother was Magdalen Richards (died 1910) of
Brynmelyn, Llanuwchllyn/Llangower but who lived most of her married life in
Penbryncoch,Llanycil until her death.
Magdalen Richards' father was John Richards of Brynmelyn, who was born in the parish
of Llanfor.
John Roberts married Magdalen Richards in November 1851 in Llanuwchllyn. By obtaining a
copy of the original marriage certificate we have established that John Roberts'
father was Robert Mathew of Pyrse and was originally from Llanddwywe and died in 1850.
John Roberts lived with his sister and brother David in Pyrse,Llanuwchllyn according to
the 1851 Census
We have a picture of Magdalen Richards dressed in black after losing John as well as a
picture of her son David ("Yncl Dei") - these pictures were required to be taken
by the Glanllyn Estate as part of their tenancy agreement.
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