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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Shropshire => England => Shropshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: denha15 on Wednesday 09 July 25 21:21 BST (UK)
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I'm researching an ancestor of mine, George Morgan, who was baptised 23 April 1665 in Ludlow, Shropshire. He died on 1 November 1699 in Clunbury, where he had moved later in life. I'm trying to learn more about where in Ludlow the Morgans lived, and ideally, what George or his father may have done for work.
George was the son of:
George Morgan Sr., born 1633 in Bishop’s Castle, died 1692 in Ludlow
Elinor (maiden name unknown), born 1635, died 6 January 1681 in Ludlow
George Jr. married Sarah Weaver, b. around 1670 somewhere in Shropshire, who outlived him by many decades and died in 1762 in Clunbury.
I’ve already located the baptisms, burials, and basic family tree information via parish registers, but I’d love to go deeper and try to find:
- Any references to residence, occupation, or social status (e.g. freemen/burgess rolls, hearth tax records, wills)
- Whether there are any Ludlow borough records, manorial rolls, or other documents from this time period that mention the family
I’d be incredibly grateful if anyone with access to local resources or knowledge of Ludlow’s 17th-century records could point me in the right direction or even check for references to the Morgans in surviving documents.
Thanks so much!
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Shropshire wills database here:
https://wishful-thinking.org.uk/lichdb/index.html
There doesn't seem to be any 'George Morgans'.
You could check for other members of the family - did he have any brothers and sisters?
He may be mentioned in other people's wills.
Also nothing coming up in the PCC:
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-1384-1858/
Have you looked at the Shropshire record office catalogue?
https://www.shropshirearchives.org.uk/
You could search The Manorial Documents Register to see what records survive and where they are held.
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/manor-search
Unfortunately, any records for Ludlow only seem to go up to 1554.
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F245437
And nothing for Clunbury
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/c?_sf=text_man&_naet=M&_q=clunbury
A lot for Bishop's Castle
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/c?_sf=text_man&_naet=M&_q=bishops+castle
Ludlow Borough records at Shropshire Archives
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F98103
Looks like a visit to Shrewsbury would be your best bet.
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A tree on MyHeritage has William's wife as Elinor (Elenora) John, born about 1635.
Father Morgani Ap John, of Wenallt, Llanddeti, Breconshire.
Mother Frances Vaughan.
No source given