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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 . :-)

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

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 :-(

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

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

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

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

Bob

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

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

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

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

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

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

Those were the days :-D

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

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

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

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