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Edward John Richards 1881 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Apr 1881

Birth Location: Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

Death Date: 04 Oct 1959

Death Location: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Father: Edward Richards

Mother: Ann (Wills)

Spouse(s): Hannah Gilbert

Children(s): Nancy Richards, Eunice Richards, Haydn Richards, Elvet Richards, Gwendoline Richards, Hubert Richards

The birth of Edward John Richards took place in 1881 in Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, to Edward Richards and Ann Wilkes (Wills). Edward John Richards married Hannah Maria Gilbert, and together they had Nancy Elizabeth Richards, Eunice Richards, Haydn Richards, Elvet Richards, Gwendoline Richards and Hubert Richards. Edward John Richards's death occurred in 1959 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.

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Parents

Edward Richards
1851 – 1933
Birth Location: Troedyrhiw, Glamorgan, Wales
ER
Ann (Wills)
1856 – 1932
Birth Location: Ventrepach, Glamorgan, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Gilbert
1882 – 1952
Birth Location: Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorgan, United Kingdom,
HG

Children(s)

Nancy Richards
1908 – 1996
Birth Location: Brynhyfryd Cottage, Mount Pleasant, Troedyrhiw, Glamorgan, Wales
NR
Eunice Richards
1910 – 1997
Birth Location: Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
ER
Haydn Richards
1912 – 1937
Birth Location: Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
HR
Elvet Richards
1915 – 2011
Birth Location: Troedyrhw Merthyr Tydfil Glamorgan Wales
ER
Gwendoline Richards
1917 – 1996
Birth Location: Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
GR
Hubert Richards
1919 – 1985
Birth Location: Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
HR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 04 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
    Record Source: 1891 Wales Census, 1901 Wales Census, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Class: RG13; Piece: 5024; Folio: 73; Page: 17.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1891 Wales Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1901 Wales Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 5024; Folio: 73; Page: 17.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 04 Oct 1959
    Event Place: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar,1861-1941

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