Born about in Littledean, Gloucestershire, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Morgan
and Mary (Wilse) Morgan
Sister of
George Morgan
Wife of
William Morgan
— married
26 Sep 1818 in English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Wife of
George Whitsam
— married
15 Sep 1829 in English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Died
at about age 50
in Parkend, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Mar 2019
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Biography
Mary was born in 1798. she was baptised in Littledean on 4th November 1798 by parents John and Mary. [1]
On 26 September 1818 Mary married William Morgan in English Bicknor. She lived in English Bicknor and he lived on extraparochial land. [2] The couple had a son, William the following year.
William died aged 26 in 1825. He was living in Angerbury.
In 1829 Mary married again in English Bicknor to widower George Witson. They were both living at Angerberry. [3] In 1841 George, aged 65 and Mary aged 40 were living in an extra parochial area of St Briavels. George was a Coal Miner as was his 11 year old son, George. [4] She passed away in 1848 at the age of 50. Her death was registered in Monmouth, the district covering the Forest of Dean. [5]
Sources
- ↑ Baptism
- Name: Mary Morgan
- Gender: Female
- Baptism Date: 4 Nov 1798
- Baptism Place: Little Dean,Gloucester,England
- Father: John Morgan
- Mother: Mary
- FHL Film Number: 425456
- Source Information
- Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- Ancestry Link [1]
- ↑ Marriage #1
- Name: Mary Morgan
- Gender: Female
- Event Type: Marriage
- Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1818
- Marriage Place: English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England
- Parish as it Appears: English Bicknor
- Spouse: William Morgan
- Source Citation
- Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: P138 in 1/8
- Source Information
- Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938
- Ancestry uk Record 5156 #5575151
- ↑ Marriage #2
- Record_ID: 56061
- Entry_Number: 136
- Year: 1829
- Month: Sep
- Day: 15
- Grooms_Surname: WHITSON
- Grooms_Forenames: George
- Grooms_Age: [not stated]
- Groom_Condition: Widower
- Grooms_Occupation: [not stated]
- Grooms_Residence: on the Extraparochial at Angerbury within the Hund
- Grooms_Fathers_Surname: [not stated]
- Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
- Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]
- Brides_Surname: MORGAN
- Brides_Forenames: Mary
- Brides_Age: [not stated]
- Brides_Condition: Widow
- Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
- Brides_Residence: on the Extraparochial at Angerbury within the Hund
- Brides_Fathers_Surname: [not stated]
- Brides_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
- Brides_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]
- Licence_or_Banns: Banns
- Date_of_Banns: 1829 Aug 30 Sep 6 13
- Signature_or_Mark: He marks she signs
- Witness_1: James Baldwyn
- Witness_2: Ann Baldwyn
- Other_Witnesses: John Jones Clerk
- Officiating_Minister: Thomas Marwood Rector
- Event: Marriage
- Memoranda:
- Notes: Banns are in P138 IN 1/10 page 22
- Register_Reference: P138 IN 1/8
- Page_Number: 46
- Parish_Chapel: English Bicknor
- Soundex_Groom: W325
- Soundex_Bride: M625
- Copyright © 2004-2021 Forest of Dean Family History Trust
- Weblink [2]
- ↑ 1841 England Census
- Name: George Witson
- Age: 65
- Estimated Birth Year: abt 1776
- Gender: Male
- Where born: Gloucestershire, England
- Civil Parish: Dean Forest
- Hundred: St Briavells
- County/Island: Gloucestershire
- Country: England
- Street Address:
- Occupation:
- Registration District: Ross
- Sub-registration District: Ross
- Neighbors: View others on page
- Piece: 364
- Book: 11
- Folio: 68
- Page Number: 11
- Household Members:
- Name Age
- George Witson 65
- Mary Witson 40
- George Witson 11
- Mary Witson 8
- Henry Witson 6
- Sarah Witson 4
- Source Citation
- Class: HO107; Piece: 364; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Dean Forest; County: Gloucestershire; Enumeration District: 12a; Folio: 68; Page: 11; Line: 7; GSU roll: 288776
- Source Information
- Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census
- Ancestry uk Record 8978 #4511049
- ↑ Death
- WITSON, MARY Age: 50
- GRO Reference: 1848 M Quarter in MONMOUTH Volume 26 Page 923
- Parish record for marriage seen at Ancestry Feb 2021
- 15 SEP 1829. English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England
- 1841 census page seen Feb 2021 Mary Witson age about 40 with daughter Sarah age 4 at Cammomile Green, George Witson coal miner age 65
- 1848 death record seen Feb 2021 at GRO and Parkend parish age 50, burial 27 Jan 1848
- Previous marriages of Mary to Morgan in English Bicknor were George Morgan and Mary Simmons in 1820 and William Morgan to Mary Morgan in 1818. The death of William Morgan matches well, where as death of George does not.
- Birth record for 1798 for Mary Morgan seen in Forest of Dean records Feb 2021 is in Little Dean. Baptism is 4 Nov 1798. Father John mother Mary
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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Alison (Winkler) Breton
Alison (Winkler) Breton
Morgan-29274 and Morgan-24428 appear to represent the same person because: They seem to be a clear duplicate, one is Mary and one Mary Ann but they have the same date of death
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