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Jane "Jennie" Richards, daughter of Thomas Richards and Mary Thomas, was born in Mountain Ash, Glamorgan^G, in 1854^1,2,3 and died aged 31 following the birth of her son Walter, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan^G, in 1885.⁴ She married at Calvaria Baptist Chapel, Mountain Ash, Glamorgan^G, on 1 March 1881, Rev Thomas Morgan, son of Walter Morgan and Jane Michael.^5,6,7
     In 1861 Jane was living at Glyngwyn Street, Glyncynon, Mountain Ash, Llanwonno^G, in the household of her parents Thomas and Mary, and was recorded in the census as Jane Richard, a scholar, aged six and born in Llanwonno.⁸
     In 1871 she was living at 58 Glyn Gwyn Street, Mountain Ash, Llanwonno^G, in the household of her parents Thomas and Mary, and was recorded as Jane Richards, an elementary school pupil teacher, aged 16 and born in Llanwonno.⁹
     In 1881 Jane was living at 9 Vaughan Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan^G, in the household of her husband Thomas, and was recorded in the census as Jennie Morgan, aged 26 and born in Mountain Ash.¹⁰

Thomas Richards, farmer and later a quarryman, of Glamorgan, son of Richard Richards, was born in Llanwonno, Glamorgan^G, about 1820.¹ He died after 1881.² He married at Llanwonno Parish Church^G on 13 December 1845, Mary Thomas, daughter of William Thomas.³
     In 1841 Thomas was living at Glyngwyn, Glyncynon, Llanwonno^G, in the household of his father Richard Richard, and was recorded in the census as Thomas Richard, a farmer, aged 15+ and born in Glamorgan.⁴
     In 1851 he was living at Glyn Gwyn, Llanwonno, Glamorgan^G, and was recorded as Thos Richards, farmer, head of household (jointly with his brother John), married, aged 30 and born in Llanwonno. Living with him were his wife Mary, 28, and their children, Margaret, 4, Anne, 3, and Richard, aged one. Thomas ran a farm jointly with his brother John. Also in the household were a male farm servant and two female general servants.⁵
     In 1861 he was living at Glyngwyn Street, Glyncynon, Mountain Ash, Llanwonno^G, and was recorded as Thomas Richard, quarryman (stone), head of household, married, aged 40 and born in Llanwonno. Living with him were his wife Mary, 38, and their children, Anne, 14, Richard, 11, and Jane, aged six.⁶
     In 1871 he was living at 58 Glyn Gwyn Street, Mountain Ash, Llanwonno^G, and was recorded as Thomas Richards, quarryman, head of household, aged 50 and born in Llanwonno. Living with him were his wife Mary, 48, and their daughter Jane, aged 16.⁷

She married first Richard D'Arcy, from Dierdre Bell. She married second (?) Lovegrove, from Dierdre Bell.