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0:00:06 > 0:00:09- I've lived - in the Lampeter area all my life...
0:00:09 > 0:00:13- ..and been interested - in both sides of my family tree.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15- Andrew Jones - is a farmer from Cwmann.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- His family tree - is firmly rooted in this area.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- But some years ago, he discovered - a fact about his genealogy...
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- ..which surprised him.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- I recently learnt...
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- ..that my grandmother's side - of the family from Cardiganshire...
0:00:36 > 0:00:38- ..were of Jewish descent.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- I wasn't aware - of the Jewish connection.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46- Many family members didn't - want to embrace their Jewish roots.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- But I'm proud - of my Jewish ancestry...
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- ..and I'd like to find out more...
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- ..and discover how a Jewish woman - came to settle in this area.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- I consulted Hanes Plwyf Llandysul...
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- ..a book by WJ Davies - published in 1896.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- It makes reference to Rev Edward - Jones, the vicar of Llandysul...
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- ..who died in 1744.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- "Edward Jones - came from Builth to Cardiganshire.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- "He married a wealthy Jewish lady...
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- "..who bore him 24 children.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- "Twelve of them were raised - at their home in Dol-llan."
0:01:31 > 0:01:36- The Jewish woman moved to Llandysul - as the wife of the parish vicar.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- Andrew was prompted to find out - more about this remarkable couple.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- Aided by local historians...
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- ..he has traced - his direct lineage to the Jew.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- I'm confident I have all the facts.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- Mam was the daughter - of Elizabeth Evans...
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- ..who was the daughter - of Hannah from Llandysul.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02- The daughter of Hannah Pantygrugos - was the daughter of Elizabeth...
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- ..the daughter of Hannah - from Llawr Cwrt...
0:02:05 > 0:02:10- ..and the daughter of another - Elizabeth and another Hannah...
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- ..who was the daughter of Anne, - the wealthy Jew...
0:02:14 > 0:02:19- ..who was my great-great- - great-great-great-great-grandmother.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- I'm grateful for the book in which - she is described as a wealthy Jew...
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- ..but that's all we know of her.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31- I want to know where she came from, - how she came to Wales in this era.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- I'd like to find out - about her family and her background.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- In order to find out more...
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- ..Andrew starts his research - in Llandysul...
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- ..at Dol-llan, the family home - mentioned in the book.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50- Almost 300 years ago, the Dol-llan - mansion was the parish vicarage...
0:02:50 > 0:02:55- ..and home to Edward Jones, his wife - and their substantial family.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- It's nice to meet you too.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- It's nice to meet you too.- - Meriel Howells is the current owner.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- My great-great-great- - great-great-great-grandparents...
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- ..lived here - the Jew, the parish - vicar and their 24 children.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- This is what the children - described as the piano room.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- It's a large house.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- It's a large house.- - Yes, it is.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- It has eight bedrooms.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- The church is clearly visible - from here.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- Yes, it's conveniently situated.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- This might well have been - Hannah's bedroom...
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- ..and the view - she would have seen as a child.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- You're related to Hannah, are you?
0:03:41 > 0:03:42- You're related to Hannah, are you?- - Yes, I'm her descendant.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- Hannah, Elizabeth, the daughter, - Hannah, Elizabeth three times.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- My mother was Sara.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- If I were a girl, I'd probably - have been called Hannah.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59- Another visitor to Dol-llan is - Nia Powell from Bangor University.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- She specializes in the period - of history when Edward Jones lived.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- I've been tracing the family tree - for some time now...
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- ..but I've hit a brick wall.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- I hope you can shed some light - on it so I can trace it further.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- Edward Jones - was a very interesting man.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- The first fact I discovered...
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- ..was that he came from a family...
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- ..of noblemen.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- He graduated from Oxford...
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- ..so why did he move to Llandysul?
0:04:34 > 0:04:40- Llandysul was one of the highest - paying rectorates in Cardiganshire.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- That would have attracted someone...
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- ..of Edward Jones's - social and academic status.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52- "He married a wealthy Jewish lady - who bore him 24 children...
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- "..twelve of whom were raised - at their home in Dol-llan.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- "The other 12 were given - to wet nurses in the village."
0:05:00 > 0:05:01- An incredible number.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- You will find from parish records...
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- ..that rectors usually had - the highest number of children.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- But it was unusual - to have more than four or five.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18- It says the others were given - to wet nurses in the village.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23- This was quite often the case - in noble families.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28- The mother didn't normally - breastfeed her babies.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- They were given to other mothers - in the vicinity who had given birth.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- The babies stood a better chance...
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- ..of developing healthily - and weaning.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- Usually, the infants - returned to the family home...
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- ..as small children - and lived as part of the family.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- It was often the case - that the mother...
0:05:54 > 0:06:00- ..became pregnant sooner than - if she were a breastfeeding mother.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- Can you decipher anything - from the will?
0:06:03 > 0:06:08- The will was written - on 20th May, 1744...
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- ..shortly before his death.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- "I, Edward Jones, - vicar of Llandysul...
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- "..in the Diocese of St David's...
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- "..being sick and weak in body."
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- That is apparent from his signature.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- "But of good and perfect memory."
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- That is to say, - nothing had affected his mind.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- Edward Jones - didn't suffer from Alzheimer's.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- He goes on - to bequeath some of his money...
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- ..to his children.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- His wife is referred to - by name here - Anne.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- "And to my beloved wife."
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- Of course, - she outlived her husband.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- We know his Jewish wife - was called Anne...
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- ..but we don't know - where she came from.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Was she ostracized by her family?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- We'll have to wait and see.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- We'll have to wait and see.- - It will be interesting to find out.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- Opposite Dol-llan - is the ancient church...
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- ..where Edward and Anne Jones - are buried.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- Andrew is here to meet Yvonne Bowen, - another descendant of the Jew...
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- ..who is also tracing - her family tree.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27- Hello, how are you?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Hello, how are you?- - Very well, thank you.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30- I'm Andrew.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31- I'm Andrew.- - I'm Yvonne.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- You must be one of the Jews.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35- You must be one of the Jews.- - Apparently so.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- I'm pleased to meet you - since we're from the same lineage!
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- How long have you been - tracing your family tree?
0:07:45 > 0:07:50- About three years. I first started - after beginning an IT course.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- It took off from there.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- Do you feel at all Jewish?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- Do you feel at all Jewish?- - How is a Jew supposed to feel?!
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- I doubt it feels any different.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05- According to this book, - Edward Jones passed away in 1744...
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- ..and he's buried with his wife - in the chancel.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Have you found the tomb - in the church here in Llandysul?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- No, although I've made enquiries.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Nobody seems to have - the relevant information.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- The church was restored in 1874...
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- ..so the interior - might have changed slightly.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- We should check the chancel.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- Unfortunately - for Andrew and Yvonne...
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- ..the church has been transformed - since their deaths.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Any trace of their tombs - has disappeared.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- It's such a shame, isn't it?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- It's left to the imagination now.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- But our roots are here, aren't they?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Yes, indeed.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- The church at Llandysul - offers no answers for Andrew.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- To discover more about Anne Jones, - the wealthy Jew...
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- ..he will have to travel - further afield.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- Andrew has come to London - to learn more about Judaism...
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- ..and the Jewish community that - would have existed in Anne's time.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- This is the Bevis Marks Synagogue...
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- ..Britain's oldest synagogue, dating - back to the era of Anne Jones...
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- ..the Jew from Llandysul.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- Welcome, Andrew, to Bevis Marks - Synagogue. Do come in.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Let me give you a Kippah...
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- ..a skullcap which men - are required to wear in synagogue.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- Please put that on. Thank you.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- Let's walk through to have a look at - the interior of the synagogue.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- This way, through the doors.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- He's guided by David Jacobs, - who specializes in Jewish genealogy.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- This is the first time for Andrew...
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- ..to experience - the ambience of a synagogue.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- He is now able to ask the question - that has been weighing on his mind.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- My family tree reveals - that I'm descendent from a Jew...
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- ..who came to Wales around 1700.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- All on my mother's side...
0:10:18 > 0:10:24- ..I'm the ninth generation along - all the female side to that Jew.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25- Am I still a Jew?
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0:10:34 > 0:10:37- Andrew Jones has travelled - from Lampeter to London...
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- ..to discover more about his lineage - and about himself.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- He knows he is descended - from a noble Jew...
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- ..who came to Cardiganshire - 300 years ago as a vicar's wife.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- He's eager to find out more.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58- Andrew's journey has brought him - to an ancient London synagogue.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- Cai Parry-Jones is researching - the history of Jews in Wales.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09- He has also travelled to London - to share information with Andrew.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- Jews were expelled - from England and Wales in 1290.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17- Until 1656...
0:11:18 > 0:11:23- ..Jews were legally forbidden - to live in England and Wales.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- But curiously...
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- ..historians have come across - hidden Jews of the time.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35- Jews were readmitted - by Oliver Cromwell in 1656.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40- Since then, Jewish communities - in Britain have prospered.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Edward Jones - belonged to the establishment.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- He was an academic and a clergyman.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- How do you think he came - to meet the Jewish woman, Anne?
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- Unfortunately I don't have - a definite answer for you...
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- ..but it's probable - they would have met at Oxford.
0:11:58 > 0:12:04- During this time, many Jews were - studying Hebrew at the university...
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- ..and many of them - converted to Christianity.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- Jewish students were not admitted - to the university...
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- ..but Anne may have been related...
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- ..to a scholar - who taught at Oxford.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- It's interesting - for a historian like myself...
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- ..to discover the existence of Anne, - the first known Jew in Wales...
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- ..since the readmission of the Jews - by Oliver Cromwell.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- After hearing the background - and finding out from Cai...
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- ..how a vicar and a Jew - would have met 300 years ago...
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- ..David has rejoined David Jacobs, - an expert in Jewish genealogy.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- He has an important question - for him.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- My family tree reveals - that I'm descendent from a Jew...
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- ..who came to Wales around 1700.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- All on my mother's side...
0:12:57 > 0:13:03- ..I'm the ninth generation along - all the female side to that Jew.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Am I still a Jew?
0:13:05 > 0:13:06- Am I still a Jew?- - Yes, absolutely.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- I should wish you, "Mazel tov," - congratulations.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- It's exactly what the story needs - to have is a substance.
0:13:13 > 0:13:19- As long as you are descended on the - women's side, on the female side...
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- ..then you and your mother - and your grandmother...
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- ..and any sisters you might have - are Jewish, and, indeed, brothers.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- But if your sister wished - to get married in a synagogue...
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- ..we would obviously - track that genealogy of yours...
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- ..and find that you were - Halachically Jewish.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- According to Jewish Law, you are - Jewish, so welcome to the tribe.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44- Thank you.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Despite the Jewish blood - halving in every generation...
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- ..I'm probably - only 1% Jewish blood by now...
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- ..but I'm still a Jew.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- Let me pick you up - on the phrase you used.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- Jewish genealogists wouldn't use - the phrase Jewish blood.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- We would say the Jewish line.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- It is through your great-great - times nine grandmother...
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- ..then you are indeed - Halachically Jewish.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15- I haven't worked out mathematically - what nine generations is...
0:14:15 > 0:14:20- ..but it's thousands of descendants - of this lady living in West Wales.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- My first visit to a synagogue - has been a revelation.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- The history and the Jewish spirit - is palpable inside.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- Being a direct descendant - of the ninth female line...
0:14:34 > 0:14:35- ..makes me a Jew.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- Following his discovery in London, - Andrew returns to Llandysul.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- If David Jacobs is correct...
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- ..thousands of Cardiganshire's - natives are descendants of the Jew.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59- Like Andrew...
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- ..Barbara Davies has traced her - family tree back to Anne and Edward.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- Come in, Andrew. I'm Barbara.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07- Come in, Andrew. I'm Barbara.- - It's nice to meet you.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- It's time to compare notes.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Come inside.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- This is what I have to show you.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- I'm looking forward to seeing this.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- The red line - shows from where you've descended.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- Starting with Hannah.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Starting with Hannah.- - Yes, Hannah from Oernant.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- Elizabeth was her daughter.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Elizabeth was her daughter.- - I follow that line.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- You haven't traced - any further back than that.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- I've traced Magdalen's side.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38- Here I am, Barbara.
0:15:39 > 0:15:39- Barbara Warlow?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Barbara Warlow?- - My maiden name was Warlow.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- I was brought up - by John Davies and Rachel Davies.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- I heard from them - that they had a Jewish ancestor.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- How did you trace her?
0:15:53 > 0:15:54- Pardon?
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Pardon?- - How did you get hold of her?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- It's all come from word of mouth.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- But there was a man from Lampeter - called Dyson Jones.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Auntie Maggie...
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- ..was a headmistress in Llanybydder.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- She asked Dyson Jones, - "You fought in the war, didn't you?
0:16:13 > 0:16:18- "Do you think the Nazis - will be back in power?"
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- He said, "No, never."
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- She kept on asking, "Are you sure?"
0:16:22 > 0:16:27- In the end, Dyson Jones said to her, - "Why are you asking all the time?"
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- And she said, - "Because I have Jewish blood in me.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- "We had a Jewish princess - in our family...
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- "..and if the Nazis regain power, - they'll kill us all."
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- It was during wartime, of course, - and that's what she said.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44- That's interesting.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- For Andrew, - one question remains unanswered.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- Where did Anne the Jew come from?
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- Edward Jones - hailed from Radnorshire...
0:17:03 > 0:17:08- ..so it's possible he might - come across answers in the Marches.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- I've been to her home - in Llandysul...
0:17:18 > 0:17:20- ..and to the synagogue in London.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- The journey continues - to Clun in the Marches.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- I'm not sure why - but I'd love to know...
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- ..where this Jew came from - and what kind of life she led...
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- ..and why I've come here.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- Historian Nia Powell - invited Andrew to Clun.
0:17:38 > 0:17:44- She has carried out further research - into legal documents of the time.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54- I know you enjoyed your visit - to the synagogue in London.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- However, I'm going to shatter - some illusions.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04- At the same time, - I may be able to create new ones...
0:18:04 > 0:18:09- ..which are just as interesting, - if not more interesting.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- We have discovered - from land registries...
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- ..that Edward Jones - came from Llanfihangel Rhydithon.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- This made me wonder - whether or not it was possible...
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- ..that there was someone from - the same area in the 17th century...
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- ..of Jewish origin.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- I looked through the wills - of people from that time...
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- ..for Jewish names.
0:18:40 > 0:18:46- Indeed, in the parish - of Llanfihangel Rhydithon itself...
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- ..there was a family - whose names were all Jewish.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- They were the Rasbach family.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- It's an unusual surname.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- This is the will - of Henry Rasbach...
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- ..who died in 1686 - in Llanfihangel Rhydithon.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11- It lists the names of the children - with Jewish names...
0:19:13 > 0:19:18- ..Hebrew names which weren't used - in the Christian community.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Here's an interesting fact.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- Amid Henry Rasbach's - grandchildren...
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- ..there is a girl called Anne.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- Her name was Anne Selby.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- "My grandchild, Anne Selby...
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- "..with sufficient meat, - drink, clothing, lodging...
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- "..and all other necessaries - whatsoever."
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- In this will, she and her sister...
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- ..along with her uncle...
0:19:52 > 0:19:59- ..inherit Henry Rasbach's - entire estate, including his house.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- So she was an heiress...
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- ..and a woman of substance.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- This is a copy of a will...
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- ..from the Hereford Record Office.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- We can read it together.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- "In the name of God Amen...
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- "..the 12th day of October - in the year of our Lord God...
0:20:23 > 0:20:29- "..a thousand five hundred - fifty and five."
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- A century earlier.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- "I, William Rasbach...
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- "..of the parish of Clun..."
0:20:39 > 0:20:40- Right here.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- That's why we're sitting here today!
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- But what we have here...
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- ..is a Christian will - - "In the name of God Amen".
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- What we have is a family...
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- ..who were more than likely - of Jewish origin...
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- ..but who had compromised, in a way.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- So was this family forced - to convert to Christianity...
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- ..in order to stay here?
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- Yes, according to the law - introduced in the 13th century...
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- ..expelling all Jews.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- It's evident there is - Jewish blood here somewhere...
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- ..but it goes back much further.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30- She wouldn't - have attended the synagogue...
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- ..because her family - were Christians.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- Well, Christian Jews.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- Yes. So it's true to say - there is Jewish blood there.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- But it goes much further back.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- Then it's quite probable - that this Anne Selby...
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- ..was the Jew who came to Llandysul?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- Yes, it's quite probable.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58- Unfortunately, there is - no record of their marriage.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- It appears - the records have disappeared.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06- But this fits in with the idea...
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- ..of a wealthy Jew...
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- ..who happens to come from - the same locality as Edward Jones.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18- It's more than likely - that Anne Selby...
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- ..was Mrs Jones...
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- ..who presided in Llandysul.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- That's fascinating.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Whoever the Jew in Llandysul was...
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- ..her remarkable character - has captured the imagination...
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- ..of Andrew - and her other descendants.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- Her story has also revealed - a hidden chapter in Welsh history.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- Nothing has changed - but I feel reassured.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- I'm pleased to be able to say...
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- ..that I am a direct descendant - of Anne, the Jew from Llandysul.
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