Morgan Rees Jenkins (1873 - 1945)

Born 21 Jan 1873 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Walters) Jenkins — married 1894 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth (John) Jenkins — married 2 Aug 1905 in Barry, Glamorgan, Wales

Descendants

Died 21 Jun 1945 at age 72 in At Sea

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Biography

Morgan Jenkins was born in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales.

This profile is part of the Barry, Glamorgan One Place Study.

Morgan Rees Jenkins was born on 21 January 1873 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales and was baptised on 31 August 1873 in Aberdare St Fagan, Glamorganshire, Wales.^[1] He was the son of Thomas David Jenkins and Mary Jones.

He was raised by his grandparents Morgan and Mary Jones and is found living with them in the 1881 census^[2] in 19 Greys Place, Aberdare along with his brother David. I havent worked out yet what happened to his parents, they both seem to disappear and I cannot find either of them in the 1881 census. He is still living with his grandparents in the 1891 census (5 Greys Place, Aberdare)^[3] and training to be a blacksmith.

He married Mary Elizabeth Walters (probably in Abderdare - the registration district is Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan) in 1894. ^[4] My grandmother (Morgan's daughter) told me that Mary died in childbirth. I believe she died in 1898 in Swansea.

He then married Elizabeth John on 2nd August 1905 in Barry ^[5] (see certificate attached). They had two children Lottie Mary Jenkins and Deiza Margaret Jenkins (1908-).

Morgan served in the Royal Navy as an engineer, he was in both the first and second world wars. My grandmother told me that he was always away and she didn't see him that much.

He was assigned to a ship called the Seatonia in 1924 and I have found him arriving on this ship in New York 5 Apr 1926 travelling from Nuevitas, Cuba.^[6]The passenger list said he had "damaged fingers". One of the last ships he sailed on was called the Clare Lilley. I have located him arriving in New York on 21 Nov 1941 having travelled from Loch Ewe, Scotland.^[7]

He passed away in 1945 at sea on 21st June 1945 of natural cause at the age of 71. He was on a boat called "Empire Nerissa". Apparently there was a coroners inquest. (Probate date 29 Sep 1945 Llandudno)^[8]

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Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Glamorganshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1570-1994"
   Archives Wales; Wales; Glamorgan Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62105 #960489 (accessed 5 December 2022)
   Morgan Rees Jinkins baptism on 31 Aug 1873 (born 1873), child of Thomas Jinkins & Mary Jinkins, in Aberdare St Fagan, Glamorganshire, Wales.
2. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
3. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
4. ↑ First Marriage: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
   England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 11a; Page: 1021
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8913 #15662801 (accessed 5 December 2022)
   Morgan Rees Jenkins marriage registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1894 in Merthyr Tydfil.
5. ↑ Second Marriage: "Glamorganshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1570-1994"
   Archives Wales; Wales; Glamorgan Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Page number: 110
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62105 #1138555 (accessed 5 December 2022)
   Morgan Rees Jenkins (32) marriage to Elizabeth John on 2 Aug 1905 in Cadoxton-Juxta-Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales.
6. ↑ 1926; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 3825; Line: 11; Page Number: 80. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
7. ↑ 1941; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 6594; Line: 18; Page Number: 18. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.

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