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Title: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Wednesday 08 March 06 21:06 GMT (UK)
Just been given another part of my family tree by a relative, and want to try and learn more about the branch from Tenby.

David Stanley Morgan born 30th December 1888, Tenby.
Occupation: Master Butcher

His father was Levi Morgan, and date of birth is just given as before 1870.


David married Gladys Mary Thomas, born 4th August 1887 in Tenby. Her father was William Thomas, and her mother was Eliza Wogan.

That's everything I know about my Welsh side, and I would be extremely interested to find anything else out. Anything would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks,

Rebecca
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Wednesday 08 March 06 22:17 GMT (UK)
1891 census

Begelly Cottage, Begelly, Pembs

Levi Morgan  butcher  c1857 Begelly, Pembrokeshire       Head 
Phebe Morgan c1851 Llanfyrnach, Carmarthenshire        Wife 
Ann Morgan c1875 Llanfyrnach, Carmarthenshire            Daughter 
Sarah Morgan c1880 Begelly, Pembrokeshire                   Daughter
Martha Morgan c1882 Begelly, Pembrokeshire                 Daughter 
Thomas A Morgan c1888 Begelly, Pembrokeshire             Son 
David S Morgan c1889 Begelly, Pembrokeshire                 Son 

Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Wednesday 08 March 06 22:26 GMT (UK)
Thanks so much, that's great. Is that Phoebe for the wife?
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Thursday 09 March 06 20:57 GMT (UK)
Image of census says Phebe, alternative spelling of Phoebe i presume

Here is Levi with parents and siblings

1861

Brambly Hill, Begelly

Jonah Morgan - head - 42 - Ag Lab - Begelly
Sarah Morgan - wife - 42 - Begelly
John Morgan - son - 17 - Coal Miner - Begelly
Elizabeth Morgan - dau - 11 - Begelly
Hanah Morgan - dau - 6 - Begelly
Levi Morgan - son - 4 - Begelly
Margaret Ann Morgan - dau - 2 - Begelly
Martha Morgan - dau - 10mths - Begelly

Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Thursday 09 March 06 21:05 GMT (UK)
1851

Colsick, Narberth, Pembs

note that some places of birth different, Narberth is near Begelly but Jonah's birth place is totally different

Jonah Morgan - head - 33 - Ag Lab - Llandowror, Carmarthenshire (currently spelt Llanddowror)
Sarah Morgan - wife - 33 - Narberth
William N Davies - Stepson - 11 - Narberth
John Morgan - Son - 7 - Narberth
Elizabeth Morgan - dau - 1 - Narberth


Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Thursday 09 March 06 21:08 GMT (UK)
Don't know about that! That's great, thank you so much. Is there any way I could get back further that Jonah without going to record offices? From the stepson is it likely that Davies is the maiden name?

Thanks again,

Rebecca
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Thursday 09 March 06 21:09 GMT (UK)
marriage of Jonah Morgan to Sarah Davies

Jun qtr 1843 in Narberth vol:26 pg:951

Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Thursday 09 March 06 21:12 GMT (UK)
Can I order that certificate from somwhere?

Thanks again,

Rebecca
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Thursday 09 March 06 21:23 GMT (UK)
Yes it can be ordered from the gro using the ref i have given you and it would tell you on the marriage cert the fathers name.

www.gro.gov.uk


Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Thursday 09 March 06 21:36 GMT (UK)
Thanks so much, I've ordered immediately! That's brilliant!
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Thursday 09 March 06 21:42 GMT (UK)

There is this on IGI

JONAH MORGAN
born 14 DEC 1819 Bethesda Particular Baptist, Narberth, Pembroke, Wales

parents: John Morgan and Phoebe


but then on 1851 census birth place doesn't match - i'm sure you'll confirm this from the cert anyway

Have looked on 1841 Llandowror and can't find Jonah there

Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Thursday 09 March 06 22:09 GMT (UK)
That's a pain about the birth places. Is that likely to be a transcription error, or something else?

Rebecca
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Thursday 09 March 06 22:47 GMT (UK)
Good luck!
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Friday 10 March 06 17:23 GMT (UK)
Another relative already had the certificate. No father is given for Jonah, and Sarah's father is given as William Davies.

I can't read any other info - can I post it as an attachment, or is it copyright?

Thanks,

Rebecca
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Friday 10 March 06 20:42 GMT (UK)
That looks good, I wonder why he gave different birth places... They're not even near each other! His oldest son was called John, so that would fit quite well.

How could I verify any of this?

Thanks again,

Becca
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Friday 10 March 06 20:47 GMT (UK)
Have posted this from my email to you to link in my next posting - hang in there

I think from Jonah and Sarah's marriage cert says that Jonah is a servant in a husbandry and that he was living in East Lake, Amroth Parish - slightly to the east of Begelly

struggling with Sarah's details

They married in Templeton Chapel (independent) - which is between Narberth and Begelly

witnesses  John Davies and William Lewis

Have checked Amroth 1841 census and Jonah is not there

Yippee!! Think this is what Sarah's details are:

Scouring the map i have found Llanteg (Lanteg on cert) and seems to be stituated right next to the Crunwere farm which has a church right on its land - (could this be Crunwere parish on cert)

I'll keep digging

David



Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Friday 10 March 06 21:00 GMT (UK)
1871

Back, Begelly

Jonah Morgan - head - 52 - Labourer - Carmarthenshire
Sarah Morgan - wife - 52 - Nurse - Parish of Narberth
Elizabeth Morgan - dau - 21 - General Servant - Parish of Narberth
Hannah Morgan - dau - 16 - General Servant - Parish of Narberth (cripple from feaver?)
Levi Morgan - son - 14 - Cole miner - Parish Begelly
Margaret Anne Morgan - dau - 12 - Parish Begelly
Martha Morgan - dau - 10 - Parish Begelly
William Morgan - son - 7 - Parish Begelly
 
and..............

William Davies - father in law (widow) - 79 - Labourer on relief - Parish of Narberth


Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Friday 10 March 06 21:05 GMT (UK)
So Jonah has now given his birth as:

1851: Llandowror, Carmarthenshire (currently spelt Llanddowror)
1861: Begelly
1871: Carmarthenshire
1881: Llandewey, Pembs

Sarah:

1851: Narbeth
1861: Begelly
1871: Narbeth
1881: South Narbeth

From that, is it more likely that Jonah was born in Carmarthenshire?
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Friday 10 March 06 21:16 GMT (UK)
Could this be Sarah? (Have no idea where that parish could include!)


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EDIT: That area could include Begelly...
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Friday 10 March 06 21:21 GMT (UK)
Hmmm
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Friday 10 March 06 21:22 GMT (UK)
Not very certain thouh, could be anyone
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Friday 10 March 06 21:27 GMT (UK)
There is a marriage on IGI on 5/4/1814 for those two parents in Narberth.

Am struggling to match William on 1861 and 1851
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Friday 10 March 06 21:37 GMT (UK)
I am completely stuck on Jonah's birth ???

Don't have access to 51 and 61 census, sorry!
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Friday 10 March 06 21:53 GMT (UK)
This will probably just confuse even more

1881

Caters hook gate, St Issells, Pembs

Jonah Morgans - head - 67 - Farm Labourer - Llandewey, Pembs
Sarah Morgans - wife - 64 - mid wife - Narberth South, Pembs
Hannah Morgans - dau - Narberth South, Pembs   (cripple)
Ebby Morgans - grd dau - 6 - St Issells, Pembs
Mary Morgans - grd dau - 2 - St Issells, Pembs
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Friday 10 March 06 21:55 GMT (UK)
 :-[! This is possibly the hardest branch I have traced! What is wrong with this man???

Is there any reason why he should change his place of birth so regularly? :-\

Thanks

Rebecca
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Friday 10 March 06 22:05 GMT (UK)
Just noticed something, which is completely irrelevant

Levi's residence at marriage (1882) was Caters Hook Gate.

Hadn't worked that out!
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Friday 10 March 06 22:06 GMT (UK)
Could have been he just didn't know, picked places he had been, don't forget his marriage cert has no father's name so possibly he didn't know much about his past.

Have looked through 1841 Begelly and can't find any of them
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Friday 10 March 06 22:06 GMT (UK)
Excelelnt so at least the address fits with 1881
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Friday 10 March 06 22:10 GMT (UK)
Is this pretty much a dead end for Jonah's birth?
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Friday 10 March 06 22:10 GMT (UK)
Have looked through Crunwear (parish from marriage cert) but Sarah not there or father William in 1841
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Friday 10 March 06 22:11 GMT (UK)
If we happen to just come across him in 1841 census in you never know!!!
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Friday 10 March 06 22:19 GMT (UK)
Maybe just maybe

1841

Old Mills, Narberth South

William Davies - 45 - Ag lab
Anne Davies - 55? or 35?
Sarah Davies - 20
John Davies - 19 - Ag Lab
Hannah - 15
William - 1?

All born in county
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Friday 10 March 06 22:21 GMT (UK)
Off to bed after all that, be in touch tomorrow

nite nite
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Friday 10 March 06 22:22 GMT (UK)
Thanks for everything!

That would fit in with the IGI Marriage

Thanks again,

Rebecca
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Saturday 11 March 06 08:27 GMT (UK)
Just to fill in some census gaps

1901

Cottage, Begelly, Pembrokeshire

Levi Morgan - head - 43 - Butcher - Begelly
Phebe Morgan - wife - 52 - Trehowell, Pembs
Sarah Morgan - dau - 21 - Begelly
Martha Morgan - dau - 19 - Begelly
Thomas A Morgan - son - 13 - Begelly
David S Morgan - son - 12 - Begelly
George Sharman - serv - 16 - London

Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Saturday 11 March 06 08:35 GMT (UK)
1881

Broom, Begelly

Levi Morgans - head - 24 - Butcher - Begelly Parish
Phebe Morgans - wife - 30 - Llanfyrnach, Carms
Ann Morgans - dau - 5 - Llanfyrnach, Carms
Sarah Morgans - dau - 1 - Llanfyrnach, Carms

Looks like Phebe wasn't sure where she was from either

Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Saturday 11 March 06 13:58 GMT (UK)
This is crazy!

I managed to find Phoebe's father, Thomas Morris on the 1881 Census. He was the only blacksmith who was the right age (job from marriage cert). Sadly, he was widowed and lodging.

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Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Saturday 11 March 06 14:17 GMT (UK)
Oops. Didn't know about that.

He was Thomas Morris, Blacksmith, born 1807 in Pembroke.
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Saturday 11 March 06 14:20 GMT (UK)
Phebe's birth is on Free BMD, March 1850 Narbeth
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Saturday 11 March 06 14:47 GMT (UK)
Where was Thomas Morris living in 1881?
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: becca.morgan on Saturday 11 March 06 14:50 GMT (UK)
At 3 Mount St, Gelligaer, Glamorgan.
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Saturday 11 March 06 15:42 GMT (UK)
I'm struggling to find them in earlier census returns
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: davidpinkney on Saturday 11 March 06 17:26 GMT (UK)
Looking through 1851 census images for Llanfyrnach there is only one Phebe anywhere hear the right age living there but too old

Phoebe Morris - born circa 1842 in Clydau, Pembs (no father at home)
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: Rosalyn on Sunday 12 March 06 14:46 GMT (UK)
Becca!

Levi Morgan born 8 October 1856 at Bramble Hill, Begelly.

btw, Phoebe Morris was born 15 Dec 1849 at Gilmaenllwyd (Llanboidy, Narberth).  Her Pa was then an Ag Lab, as he still was in 1861, albeit he's a Blacksmith on her marr cert to Levi.

Cheers!

Ros
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: Rosalyn on Sunday 12 March 06 15:10 GMT (UK)
Becca

David Stanley Morgan born Begelly married in Pembroke.  Ros
Title: Re: MORGAN family from Tenby - Help!
Post by: WELSHBABE on Saturday 17 March 07 22:52 GMT (UK)
Hi - just come across your queries.
I'm secretary of the Llanteg History Society (parish of Crunwere/ Crunwear) so if you have any questions - please ask away!