Peter Westropp (Morgan) Morgan-Westropp (1820 - 1895)

Born 16 Oct 1820 in Bridestown House, Glenville, County Cork, Ireland

Husband of Mary Anne (Middleton) Morgan — married 26 Oct 1848 (to 5 Sep 1849) in Kilcornan, Rathkeale, County Kerry, Ireland

Husband of Sarah Eliza (Bennett) Morgan-Westropp — married 3 Jul 1855 (to 14 Jul 1895) in Fedamore Church, Fedamore, County Limerick, Ireland

Died 14 Jul 1895 at age 74 in Ballynolan House, Kildimo, County Limerick, Ireland

Biography

Peter (Morgan) Morgan-Westropp was born in Ireland.

Peter Westropp Morgan was born on 16 October 1820. He was the eldest son of Edward Morgan and Maria Amelia Spread^[1]. His siblings were Edward Morgan, Susanna Morgan, Eliza Albina Morgan, Richard Morgan, Anna Maria Morgan, Mountiford Morgan and Jonathan Morgan.

He lived at Bridestown House^[2], and later at Ballynolan House in County Limerick, once the seat of the Reverend Thomas Westropp, rector of Ardcanny (his great uncle)^[3].

On 26 October 1848 he married Mary Anne Middleton (the daughter of William Middleton) at Kilcornan, Rathkeale, County Kerry^[4]. Notice of their marriage was printed on page 16 of the British Army Despatch dated 3 November 1848:

On Thursday, at Kilkornan, Peter Westropp Morgan, Ballynolan-house, eldest son of Edward Morgan Esq., of Bridestown, County Cork, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of the late Lieut.-Col William Middleton, 42nd Royal Highlanders.^[5]

They had one daughter: Mary Wybrants Morgan.

Sadly his wife Mary Anne died on 5 September 1849.

His second marriage was to Sarah Eliza Bennett (the daughter of Reverend James Bennett and Jane Westropp) on 3 July 1855 at Fedamore Church, Fedamore, County Limerick^[6]. Notice of their marriage was printed on page 8 of the Morning Chronicle dated 9 July 1855:

MARRIED.

On the 3d instant, at Fedamore church, Peter Westropp Morgan, Esq., of Ballynolan House, county Limerick, eldest son of Edward Morgan, Esq., of Bridestown house, county Cork, to Sarah Eliza, daughter of the Rev. James Bennett, Fedamore Glebe.^[7]

They had at least two children.

His father Edward Morgan died on 26 July 1876. Peter was one of the Executors of his Will.

He later changed his surname to Morgan-Westropp.

On 31 May 1877 his daughter Mary Wybrants Morgan married George Mitchell (the only son of James D Mitchell) at St. Stephen's Church, Upper Mount Street, Dublin. Sadly she died in 1889 at Algiers, North Africa.

Peter Westropp Morgan-Westropp passed away on 14 July 1895^[8]. Notice of his death was printed on page 1 of the Cork Constitution dated 24 July 1895:

DEATHS.

MORGAN-WESTROPP—At Ballynolan House, county Limerick, on the 14th July, Peter Westropp Morgan-Westropp, eldest son of the late Edward Morgan, Esq, J.P., of Bridestown House, county Cork, grandson of the late Richard Spread, Esq, J.P. of Ballycanon and Springfield, county Cork, and grandnephew of the late Rev Thomas Westropp, of Ballynolan. Much regretted by all who knew him.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ https://landedestates.ie/estate/2182
2. ↑ https://landedestates.ie/property/3379
3. ↑ https://landedestates.ie/property/2268
4. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVD-MFP4 : 10 August 2022), Peter Westropp Morgan and Mary Ann Middleton, Marriage 26 Oct 1848, Kilcornan, Rathkeale, Ireland; citing General Register Office, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,300.
5. ↑ British Army Despatch dated 3 November 1848 page 16 (free to view)
6. ↑ "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG6L-JV7 : 6 February 2020), Sarah Eliza Bennett in entry for Peter Westropp Morgan, 1855.
7. ↑ Morning Chronicle dated 9 July 1855 page 8 (free to view)
8. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FT84-4X9 : 7 November 2023), Peter Morgan Westropp, 1895.
9. ↑ Cork Constitution dated 24 July 1895 page 1 (requires subscription to view)

See also:

• "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG6L-JV4 : 6 February 2020), Peter Westropp Morgan, 1855.