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Can anyone help me??

I appear to have a Mary Hopkin, born 1950 at Pontadarwe Wales in my tree. There is only one. Her father has a very Welsh forename (Elfyn) and her mother is Kate (nee Morgan).

Is this the Mary Hopkin? She is the only one born Q2 in 1950 - and the singer was born in May 1950. I have checked interviews and wiki and all that but I can find no record of her mum and dad's names being mentioned. Also it mentions sister(s) and I can't find any!!

Is anyone out there knowledgeable about Mary or a big fan and knows the answers. I would be really grateful!!
Gerard

Some background info (ref: Wikipedia) ......


The folk singer/songwriter Mary Hopkin was also credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti. (She married Tony Visconti in 1971,, and divorced in 1981).

She was born in Pontardawe, Wales, on 3 May 1950 into a Welsh speaking family. Her father worked as a Housing Officer.

Her son is (Delaney) Morgan Visconti and her daughter is Jessica Lee Morgan, both in the music industry.
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Guess you might have to buy a birth certificate to find out.

K

BIRTHS to a Hopkin & Morgan, according to FreeBMD........




Births Sep 1947 (99%)
Hopkin Susan M. Morgan Neath 8b 664

Births Jun 1950 (99%)
Hopkin Mary E. B. Morgan Ystradgynlais 8a 75

Births Sep 1951 (99%)
HOPKIN Huw W. MORGAN Pontypridd 8b 645

EDITED:

There seem to be a few marriages of Hopkin & Morgan in South Wales between 1940 and 1945.....according to FreeBMD.......


Marriages Sep 1940 (>99%)
Hopkin Hopkin Morgan Swansea 11a 3087
**MATCHES with Kathleen A Morgan.

Marriages Mar 1942 (>99%)
Hopkin David H Morgan W.Glamorgan 11a 2592
**MATCHES with Marie E Morgan


Marriages Sep 1945 (>99%)
Hopkin Elfyn Morgan Ystradgynlais 11b 153
** MATCHES with Kate A Morgan

Those were the days :-D

Mary Hopkin has a sister Carole......is the spelling HOPKINS

Mary Hopkin has a sister Carole......is the spelling HOPKINS

"-------My friend, it seemed they'd never end"...... ;-)

We'd sing and dance forever and a day :-)

"we'd live a life we choose,we'd fight and never lose..........."

I remember the song - but thanks all the same. I have all the details given above, what I need is something to confirm the names of her parents and her sister(s). Wikipedia is all very fine - and I know about the Visconti connection, but I need to know if my Mary Hopkin is THE Mary Hopkin.
:-S
Gerard

Ah! the $64,000, question........

Visconti? that's the maker of some really expensive fountain pens

Bob

Sorry but is the spelling down in GRO as HOPKINS as to why you cant find any connection?

but yes those where the days ...la la la la l al al

Thanks everyone - I have solved the mystery - Mary Hopkin's father was David Howell Hopkin and I have found her sisters too, Patricia being one of them, who died a month after her father as she stated in one of her interviews that I found on the internet. Therefore sadly, Mary Hopkin is no longer on my tree!!

Gerard :-(

Would you like me to sing to you Gerald? :-D

Well that was quick Gerard !!!! The wonders of googling heh??
A certificate will confirm once and for all who are the parents of YOUR Mary Hopkin . :-)