William Legg,Abt.1784

[Ricjudo]

  Hi Ray,
         My connection is John Legg 1809.
         I have been bogged down trying to find leads and this is great as I was at a dead end.
         Any questions please ask....


                                cheers


                                  Richard

[rayUK]

       Hi Richard,

    I have 3 John Legg's in my slip index who where born around the same time.

                                John Leg(g)   b- c1808 at Whelford.
                                John Legg      b-  1809 Shoemaker at Dollar Street,Cirencester.
                                John Legg      b- 15 DEC 1809 at Duntisbourne Rouse.

     
   Does one of these seem a likley candidate?  Also does the middle name MORGAN
   mean anything to you, it was first mentioned to me in the early 1980's by a lady
   from BRISTOL who wrote to me and said that she was related to Paul Morgan Legg
   and his Emma (nee Wiseman)?


         Regards,

          Ray.

[Ricjudo]

Hi Ray,
      John Legg      b- 15 DEC 1809 at Duntisbourne Rouse is my 2nd great grandfather.
Paul Morgan Legg is my great grand uncle.

   Richard

[rayUK]

Hi Richard,

Pleased to learn of our connection!   Sorry about the delay, I've been looking for the  letter mentioned earlier, well it did date from 1984 !!! It was written by V. Lloyd-Jones who later told me that her father -Henry George, had six brothers and sisters.

There are a few matches for the Birmingham branch on other sites although John has  been shown as b.1811, my index shows;- b. 15 DEC 1809, bapt. 24 DEC 1809. Found
Seven children for John, any more? I now don't think that Emma Wiseman married
Paul M, do you know who did?

       Regards,

       Ray.

  PS,  any Q's?

[Ricjudo]

     Hi Ray,
          I don't know a lot about the family history apart from somebody was a very big glove manufactuer in Birmingham.
  Emma married Joseph Legg in 1877 my grat grand mother.
   Paul Morgan married I have the detaials somewhere.Some records have him as Paul Harry Legg ........


              Richard

ps do you know anything about the family past ?

[rayUK]

Hi Richard,

I didn't know anything about  the B'ham. branch of the family until Vera wrote to me in 1984. My father, as far as I can recall never spoke of it - he may not have known about it.
My grandfather Charles b1863, may have followed his cousins to B'ham. or the Black Country,  or at least had a point of contact here.
       So it was not until 2008 that I followed the line of John b1809 to see where it led. His siblings are;-Rebecca b1812, Thomas Miles b1813, Elizabeth b1815, Mary b1819, William b1822 my Ggf. & Edmund b1825.
        John, it  seems had 7 children. Of these George b1839 ,had 12 children, Thomas b1840 one child, James 2,Charles, NK, Paul, 9 & Joseph, 6.

        I can understand John 1809 moving out of the family home at Daglingworth,-eldest boy,-making your own way, but he seems to moved about a lot, I wonder why that came about?

        Occupations in B'ham:-House & sign painter,Boot & shoemaker, Artist (  Painter), Paper Hanger, Telegraph Employee
Pawnbroker Assistant, Sewing machinist, Cycle fitter.

        Occs. in Cotswolds;- Woodman, Wood cutter, Hurdlemaker, Leather worker, Cooper

        Some contributors to another site have some "Hot Matches" with my tree, numbers ***183 &***900 & ***711etc.
- ring any bells?


     Ray.

PS. Paul was just Paul in the 1851 Census at Suffolk Road, Cheltenham.  Which of his children came back to B'ham?