William MORGAN & Hannah PARSONS (General)

by m p griffiths , Sunday, June 02, 2013, 08:48 (4187 days ago) @ Janice Jones

Here is census info for the benefit of Forum Members without access to census returns.

1861 Census, Hereford, Ross
Ducew Street

William MORGAN - 62, Farmer & Grocer, born Hereford, Ross **
Anna MORGAN - 66 - born Glos. Mitcheldean
John HART - 54, Lodger, Slaughterman, Hereford, Ross

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**

FoD Records - Baptism at Ross on Wye - 3 March 1799 - William MORGAN, parents William & Eleanor

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1851 Census, Broad Street, Ross

William MORGAN - 50 - born Ross, Herefordshire
Hannah MORGAN - 51 - born Mitcheldean
Fanny MORGAN, daughter - 13 - born Ross
John HART - 43 - Butcher, born Ross
Richard BAILEY - 72 - Ostler, born Ross
Joseph BICKERTON - 43 - born Linton, Herefordshire
John PARSONS - 32 - married ** Relieving Officer - born Gloucester (c1819) = with the two MORGAN sisters Louisa age 15 and Fanny aged 3 on the 1841 census at Church Street, Monmouth)

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On Gloucestershire Baptism Index = there is ...

baptism at St Catherine's Workhouse, Glos St. Catherine

John PARSONS, ils - Hannah (Servant) - 10 January 1819 (see John PARSONS' marriage below - father given as : William MORGAN)

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1841 Census, Church Street, Monmouth

John PARSONS - 20 - not born in County
Louisa MORGAN - 15 - ditto
Fanny MORGAN - 3 - ditto

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Gloucestershire Marriage Index does have

a William MORGAN (of Littleworth) marrying a Hannah PARSONS at Hempsted - 8 August 1821 by banns

Mary PARSONS married Nathaniel VOYCE - 25 February 1819 at Hempsted (not sure of the VOYCE/ALLEN connection??

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There is information of Gloucestershire Rootsweb 15 April 2000- and I quote

'Hempsted Marriages - there is something odd about this parish. It was Brian Frith who told me (Alan Merryweather) that Hempstead was unusual - probably some kind of centre for clandestine type marriages as he often found people coming from far away to marry there. This was why he did a complete transcript (1812-1837 from memory) incl witnesses. This was/is in the GLS RO. There are pecularities such as few family witnesses; and a couple marrying standing in as witnesses for the next pair to marry etc etc'

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Baptism at Thornbury St Mary - 3 July 1822

Eliza, parents : William (labourer) & Hannah

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FoD records - have PARSONS baptisms at Mitcheldean

Hannah - 18 May 1794 - parents William & Hannah
Hannah - 12 November 1797 - parents William & Hannah

(there doesn't appear to be any more children of this couple)

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Looking at the 1871 Census when Hannah MORGAN aged 76, born Mitcheldean, is living with her daughter, Eleanor CARD - a Charles PARSON unmarried aged 21, Accountant, born Town of Monmouth

1861 Census, Herefordshire, Upton Bishop

PARSONS

John - 42, Relieving Officer & Reg. of B & D. born Gloucester
Sarah - 49 - born Monmouth
Fanny - 19 - Drapers Assistant
George - 17 - Pupil Teacher
John Wm - 13
Charles - 12
Jane ALLEN - adopted - 4 born Glos. Mitcheldean ****

Baptisms on Fod Records - at Monmouth, parents John (Gunsmith) & Hannah

Fanny - 5 June 1842
George - 27 October 1843
John William - 30 May 1847
Thomas & Charles - 7 April 1849

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and here we have.....

Marriage at Monmouth - 27 July 1841

John PARSONS, - Bachelor, Gunsmith of this Parish

father: William MORGAN, Gardener

married

Sarah HARRIS

Spinster, Milliner of this Parish

father: William HARRIS, shoemaker

by licence.

Witnesses: Susannah HARRIS, (illegible) BURGHOPE

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Baptism at Mitcheldean - 30 November 1856

Jane ALLEN, parents : Joseph (labourer) & Marrianne (GlosBDM - mother's maiden name: JONES)

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1871 Census, Herefordshire, Ross

Wolverhampton Terrace

William MORGAN - 73 - retired farmer, born Herefordshire, Ross
Jane ALLEN - 14, General Domestic Servant, born Glos. Mitcheldean

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Gloucestershirebdm

Joseph ALLEN married Mary Ann JONES, Glos. St Michael - 1843

ALLEN - mother's maiden name : JONES - Westbury on Severn, Newnham

William John - 1855 *
Jane - 1856
Fanny - 1860 (buried 7 April 1861 - aged 6 months, Mitcheldean)

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There are burials at Mitcheldean of Mary Ann ALLEN - aged 39 - 28 November 1860

and a

Joseph ALLEN - 12 June 1863 aged 41

and 1861 Census, High Street, Mitcheldean

Joseph ALLEN - 38 - Widower, Miner, born Newent
Mary L VOICE - 23, Housekeeper, born Glos.
Mary A ALLEN - daughter - 8 - born Mon. Tredgar
William J ALLEN - son - 7 - born Glos. Mitcheldean

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On the 1911 census, there is a William John ALLEN aged 56, born Mitcheldean, Glos working in Southall, Middx, with wife Charlotte - aged 59, born St. Johns Wood, Middx - married 33 years - 3 children born alive, 3 living.

On the 1871 Census, there is a William ALLEN born Mitcheldean, on Devon Vessels