MORGAN (+Catholic History in the FoD) (General)

by Morgana, Tuesday, August 05, 2014, 09:31 (3764 days ago) @ MPGriffiths

Thank you so much for responding. I'm afraid that there are no proper documented sources - the information was all handed down. William's great granddaughter, Anne Eugenia Morgan, married Sir Henry Chamberlain and the information came from her children, some of which is in the introduction to a biography of Neville Bowes Chamberlain and also in a book by Houston Stewart Chamberlain. The rest was added by descendants of Anne's siblings.

I do not know where or when William died, but John is supposed to have taken his body to Machen for burial as the family claimed relationship with the Morgan family of Tredegar, John died in about 1788 in Lisbon, Portugal, and his son, another William, is also supposed to have taken the body to Machen. I visited Machen a few weeks ago as well as Tredegar House, but could find nothing, however, the floor of the church is carpeted and there are graves beneath this. I also found Oak House but there is no record of the occupants so far back.

I have no knowledge of John's brothers' names either, but one family story said that they were all educated at Stonyhurst College. Interestingly, John seems to have decided not to pursue Catholicism as his son was baptised Church of England.

I will certainly have a look at the site you suggested. I have searched the usual suspects, Ancestry, the web generally, etc and come up blank. Once again, many thanks.