RANDLES, ELIZABETH (1801? - 1829), harpist and pianist
Date of birth: 1801?
Date of death: 1829
Parent: Edward Randles
Gender: Female
Occupation: harpist and pianist
Area of activity: Music; Performing Arts
Author: Robert David Griffith
Born 24 May 1801, the daughter of Edward Randles, Wrexham. While very young she became prominent by reason of her ability to play the harp and the piano. She went on a concert tour through parts of England; she also played, with her father, before George III and queen Charlotte. She and two sisters moved to Liverpool, and it was there that she died in June 1829.
Author
- Robert David Griffith, (1877 - 1958)
- R. Griffith, Llyfr Cerdd Dannau (Caernarfon 1913)
- T. R. Roberts, Eminent Welshmen: a short biographical dictionary of Welshmen... from the earliest times to the present (1908)
- Bye-Gones, relating to Wales and the Border Counties, 1878
- Wrexham parish registers
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Elizabeth Randles
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q5363403
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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