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71:(1870). In 1845, she married the practising lawyer John Gwynne, one half of the partnership Messrs. Gwynne and Stokes (the other half being William Rees Stokes). Their partnership and marriage gave Fanny a secure financial base in order to continue living her privileged lifestyle. John may have encouraged Fanny's work behind the scenes. After her father died, Fanny stopped writing and started supporting charitable activities. John joined the committee of a 82:
After John died in 1880, Fanny withdrew from society for the most part. She had numerous houses left available at St. Julian Street and Bridge Street, such as St. Julian House, where she and her late husband had enjoyed a comfortable life. Later In life, Fanny suffered because her servant was
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in 1870 and Fanny supplied the hospital with a kitchen. They were eager to support any activities that improved Tenby. She served at least 5 years as the Honorary Agent of the Tenby branch of the
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neglectful. After the public investigated the neglect, Fanny was entrusted to the care of Dr. Hamilton. She died aged 82 on 14 May 1901. Some of her artworks are held by Tenby Museum.
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and launched an appeal for the distressed fishermen—she distributed collectable coupons that obtained bread and groceries.
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newspaper, and therefore likely encouraged her daughter to take up writing herself.
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master and a trustee of the Tenby charities. He also served the management of the
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Her first three novels were guidebooks of Tenby to support tourism:
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newspaper. Her mother worked as the local correspondent for the
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First Proofs of the Universal Catalogue of Books on Art
127:"Victorian Tenby: Locals, Incomers and Visitors" 8: 168:A guide to British topographical collections 151:Henry Cole; John Hungerford Pollen (1870). 67:(1869). Other books included the anthology 92: 57:Sketches of Tenby and its Neighbourhood 16:Welsh novelist and artist (1819–1901) 7: 233:19th-century British philanthropists 100:lidplussdesign (12 December 2016). 36:Royal National Lifeboat Institution 102:"A Portrait of Fanny Price Gwynne" 14: 238:19th-century Welsh women artists 155:. Chapman and Hall. p. 758. 106:Pembrokeshire Historical Society 1: 208:19th-century Welsh novelists 77:Shipwrecked Mariners Society 259: 243:19th-century Welsh artists 223:19th-century Welsh poets 166:Barley, M. W. (1974). 61:Allen's Guide to Tenby 228:Welsh philanthropists 38:, and put the first 69:The Tenby Souvenir 49:Carmarthen Journal 20:Fanny Price-Gwynne 213:People from Tenby 250: 182: 181: 163: 157: 156: 148: 142: 141: 139: 137: 123: 117: 116: 114: 112: 97: 73:cottage hospital 65:A Guide to Tenby 258: 257: 253: 252: 251: 249: 248: 247: 218:Welsh composers 188: 187: 186: 185: 178: 165: 164: 160: 150: 149: 145: 135: 133: 125: 124: 120: 110: 108: 99: 98: 94: 89: 17: 12: 11: 5: 256: 254: 246: 245: 240: 235: 230: 225: 220: 215: 210: 205: 200: 190: 189: 184: 183: 176: 158: 143: 131:Tenby Observer 118: 91: 90: 88: 85: 44:Tenby Observer 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 255: 244: 241: 239: 236: 234: 231: 229: 226: 224: 221: 219: 216: 214: 211: 209: 206: 204: 201: 199: 196: 195: 193: 179: 177:9780900312243 173: 169: 162: 159: 154: 147: 144: 132: 128: 122: 119: 107: 103: 96: 93: 86: 84: 80: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 53: 51: 50: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 24:Pembrokeshire 21: 167: 161: 152: 146: 134:. Retrieved 130: 121: 109:. Retrieved 105: 95: 81: 68: 64: 60: 56: 54: 47: 19: 18: 203:1901 deaths 198:1819 births 136:3 September 40:tide tables 192:Categories 87:References 32:Royal Navy 59:(1846), 26:town of 111:25 July 42:in the 174:  63:, and 28:Tenby 172:ISBN 138:2019 113:2019 194:: 129:. 104:. 180:. 140:. 115:.

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Pembrokeshire
Tenby
Royal Navy
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
tide tables
Tenby Observer
Carmarthen Journal
cottage hospital
Shipwrecked Mariners Society
"A Portrait of Fanny Price Gwynne"
"Victorian Tenby: Locals, Incomers and Visitors"
ISBN
9780900312243
Categories
1819 births
1901 deaths
19th-century Welsh novelists
People from Tenby
Welsh composers
19th-century Welsh poets
Welsh philanthropists
19th-century British philanthropists
19th-century Welsh women artists
19th-century Welsh artists

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