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The farmhouse, Cadw survey photograph, 29 July 1988

Mary (Nancy) Williams

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Restored photo · original

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Mary (Nancy) Williams, formerly Buckler, of Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough. Born 10 August 1913. In the papers as Mrs M. D. Buckler, Mrs Mary Doreen Buckler and Mrs Mary Williams. Her comments here are her own words as the papers printed them.

Cover: The farmhouse, Cadw survey photograph, 29 July 1988

Profile picture: Family photograph (date not recorded)

Restored photo: print grain, dust and colour cast removed, light and sharpness corrected; fine face detail filled in by an AI face-restoration tool at its most faithful setting, checked side by side against the original. See the original

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Family photograph (date not recorded)Original of the profile picture, before restorationThe farmhouse, Cadw survey photograph, 29 July 1988

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Frederick Buckler

Mary (Nancy) Williams announces the passing of Frederick Buckler, aged 58.

His death is registered in the March quarter of 1967 (GRO death index, East Glamorgan 8b 364). The Court of Appeal gives “some time in the period 1965-67”; an estate paper gives December 1965. All three are shown; none is chosen.

Source

GRO death index, March quarter 1967, East Glamorgan 8b 364 (FreeBMD transcription); BP Properties Ltd v Buckler [1987] EWCA Civ 2; Legal Wiki, “Two Mary Bucklers?” timeline.

Court of Appeal judgment · Legal Wiki timeline

A reconstruction: this announcement is written for this archive from the record in “Source”; the profile shown did not post it.

Comments (5)

“In the year 1908 my grandfather died and my father took over the farm.”on Williams / Buckler family · Mr. John Williams, Great House · 1908 (day and month not recorded)“This is a Welsh case of Crichel Down.”on Western Mail · “It’s a Crichel Down …” woman farmer · 20 November 1958“The Glamorgan County Council, Penarth Urban and Cardiff Rural Councils and Western Ground Rents have walked in and taken …”on Western Mail · “It’s a Crichel Down …” woman farmer · 20 November 1958“Planning permission to develop the land and build about 13 houses was given to B P Petroleum Pension Trust by the former Glamorgan County Council. But I will refuse to move because not only is this my home it is part of the nation’s heritage.”on The Daily Telegraph · ‘Open day’ to save ancient Welsh house · 16 April 1974“The ownership of the house has been in dispute for 25 years but my family has lived here for more than 400 years and my solicitors tell me I have a valid claim to it.”on The Daily Telegraph · ‘Open day’ to save ancient Welsh house · 16 April 1974

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Mary (Nancy) Williams shared Williams / Buckler family’s postMr. John Williams, Great House · 1908 (day and month not recorded)