Thomas Richards of Porthkerry
- Born: 1791, Penmark, Glamorgan, Wales
- Christened: 19 Jun 1791, Penmark St. Mary, Glamorgan, Wales 1
- Married: 17 Aug 1812, Penmark, Glamorgan, Wales 1
- Buried: 5 Aug 1858, Penmark St. Mary, Glamorgan, Wales 2
 General Notes:
Compiler's 3 x great-grandfather
Research Notes:
At the time of the 1841 Wales Census Thomas Richards, aged 49, born in Glamorgan Wales, mason, and wife Catherine, aged 49, born in Glamorgan, were living in Penmark East, Glamorgan. With them were sons Thomas (26), mason, and William (23), mason.
At the time of the 1851 Wales Census Thomas Richards, aged 59, born in Penmark Glamorgan, schoolmaster, and wife C., aged 60, born in Penmark, schoolmistress, were living at Porthkerry School, Porthkerry, Glamorgan. With them were granddaughter Jane Evans (8) of Porthkerry, visitor William Benjamin* (21) of Penmark, smith, lodger Eliza John (21) of Merthyr dovan, scholar.
* future husband of daughter Catherine
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"In the Matter of the Petition of Thomas Richards , now and for seventeen years last past, residing in Porthkerry, in the parish of Porthkerry, in the county of Glamorgan, Schoolmaster, conducting the Schools of the said parish of Porthkerry."
The London Gazette, April 9, 1858.
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Thomas Richards of Porthkerry died aged 67 years (burial record).
Marriage Information:
Thomas married Catherine Norman, daughter of John Norman of Penmark and Catherine Rees, on 17 Aug 1812 in Penmark, Glamorgan, Wales 1. (Catherine Norman was born in 1791 in Penmark, Glamorgan, Wales, died on 16 Aug 1878 in Porthkerry, Glamorgan, Wales and was buried on 20 Aug 1878 in Penmark, Glamorgan, Wales 1.
Marriage Notes:
Banns of marriage between Thomas Richard and Catherine Norman were published on 26 July and the 2nd and 9th of August 1812, by J. S. Casbird, Vicar, the said Thomas Richard of this parish, batchelor, and Catherine Norman of this parish, spinster.
Witnesses: Elizth Evans, David Thomas
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