Edward Morgan (General)

by 10noyrum , Sunday, November 11, 2007, 10:21 (6224 days ago) @ wamorgan

Hi wendy,

Just to provide you with the data that I have on Edward:

15. SAMUEL MORGAN Christening: 18th October 1789 Newland, Gloucester, England; died 14th March 1846 Moseley Green, Gloucestershire, at the certified age of 57 (which complies with the 1789 date of birth); m1 on 11th April 1814 in Newland, Gloucestershire HANNAH PROUT (christened on the 14th of August 1785, Lydney, Gloucester died between 18th July 1831 and 1837 , Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire). They were both of the Hundred of St Briavels at the time of their marriage. Had issue:

15.1. EDWARD MORGAN born in the “Forest of Dean” on 11th February 1816 and registered in Lydney (PFC 209 IN 1/3 Fiche 1 Bap 1813-1821); SAMUEL his father was a coal miner.

15.1.1. This may be the EDWARD MORGAN mentioned in the 1841 census . EDWARD is living with MARY MORGAN who is 85. This may be his grandmother MARY NEE JAMES who was born on 9th June 1754 giving an age in 1841 of 87 which is correct given the rounding of ages in the 1841 census. Also living in the same household is MARY MORGAN age 60. There is a MARY MARSHALL, (born about 1783), who married JOHN MORGAN on 12th of January 1804 in Newland. She was baptised 22nd December 1771, Newland (P227 IN 4/3) and would therefore have been 58 in 1841. JOHN MORGAN is EDWARD MORGAN’S uncle.

15.1.2. EDWARD married ANN U/K . The date of the marriage is after 1846 but before 2 Jan 1847 since ANN is not mentioned in SAMUEL MORGAN’S Last Will and Testament of 1846 but ANN and EDWARD MORGAN attend HENRY MORGAN’S wedding on 2 Jan 1847. EDWARD and ANN also appear in the 1851 census:

1959 1851 CENSUS HO107/1959 FF.0294-0306 ED.4F NEWNHAM 1

Piece: 1959 Folio: 0299 Schedule: 018

Address: Dockham

MORGAN Edward HD M 36 Coal Miner GLS West Dean (c1815)
MORGAN Ann WI M 47 GLS Littledean (c1804)

However, this could be a completely different Edward and I have failed to find a marriage certificate for Edward and Ann which would likely state Edward's father and settle the matter. Nor have I found Edward and Anne in censuses subsequent to that of 1851.

It is possible Anne died (after 1851) and Edward subsequently married Betsy.

Chris Morgan.