Evangeline Morgan and Louis Marfell (General)

by kpegler, Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 20:44 (5161 days ago) @ jimashton

I am Evangeline's great great grandaughter, great grandaughter of her daughter Kate (Hilda Kate) and grandaughter of Kate and Victor Pegler's son Ramsay. I grew up on The Pludds and still live in the Forest now.

Evangeline's husband, William Morgan didn't die until 1925 and was buried at Ruardean church. My grandfather told me this story when I was a lot younger and when I started to look in to my family history, I assumed I had remembered it incorrectly and that the story must not relate to Evangeline since her name is also on the grave with William's, I called by the church tonight on my way home from work to double check! It says "Evangelina, wife and mother" and gives her year of death as 1932. However, I now very much doubt that she's actually buried there! Also buried with William are "daughters Annie and Gertrude", I was aware of a daughter called Gertrude but I'm not aware of an Annie (though the moss is starting to grow so maybe I made a mistake - any suggestions?). My father still tends this grave to make sure that it remains. It's quite a big plot with a stone top and is very close to the church. I'm happy to email photos if anyone's interested.

Given that William didn't die until 1925, is it feasible that Evangeline re-married before then? I didn't really think that divorce was commonplace back then, and if they were divorced then I guess there should be a record of it? I've spoken to my dad about this story and he says that my great grandmother, Kate had to take on the role of "mother" after Evangeline left.