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Title: Morgan/Meredith Forest of Dean
Post by: Hackstaple on Tuesday 23 November 04 15:48 GMT (UK)
My Morgans are all in the Forest of Dean where folk are registered as Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire or even Herefordshire.
They start with John Morgan b. about 1715 East Dean. His daughter Elizabeth b. 23 Mar 1741, East Dean, m. George Meredith on 31 Jan 1760.
Their son William Meredith m. Sarah Morgan b.1781 at Flaxley and m. at Flaxley 20 July 1802.
So the Morgans come in twice in 3 generations.

I would love any confirming data on the above.
Title: Re: Morgan/Meredith Forest of Dean
Post by: kapajoy51 on Wednesday 08 December 04 19:30 GMT (UK)
Hi
I have found this on the Ancestral file,

Husband's Name
 John MORGAN 
 
 Born:  Abt. 1715  Place:  <, Little Dean, Gloucester, England>
 
 Father:   
 Mother:
 
Wife's Name
 Ann 
 
 Born:  Abt. 1719  Place:  <, Little Dean, Gloucester, England>
 
 Father:   
 Mother:   

 
Children
 
1.  Sex  Name 
 F  Elizabeth MORGAN   
 
 Born:  1741   Place:  <Little Dean, Gloucs, Eng> 
 Christened:  23 Mar 1741   Place:  , Little Dean, Gloucester, England 
Title: Re: Morgan/Meredith Forest of Dean
Post by: Hackstaple on Sunday 12 December 04 16:16 GMT (UK)
Thanks Kapajoy - those are the same folks and dates as I started with but if you come up with any new data I will be hugely thankful 8)
Title: Re: Morgan/Meredith Forest of Dean
Post by: Arranroots on Sunday 12 December 04 22:45 GMT (UK)
This is a bit cheeky, as it is a question rather than an answer, but my Trevethin Morgans are said to have come from the Forest of Dean and there is a story that they once owned the speech house.  Any views/ info ? and do yours have any such romantic aspirations?

Arranroots  8)
Title: Re: Morgan/Meredith Forest of Dean
Post by: Hackstaple on Monday 13 December 04 10:49 GMT (UK)
Arranroots - I think my Morgans were too poor to own anything much. I read somewhere that the Speech House was renovated about 1918 for a Mr Morgan to occupy. Some expert on the Forest of Dean would know for sure.
Title: Re: Morgan/Meredith Forest of Dean
Post by: GRACELAND on Monday 13 December 04 10:54 GMT (UK)
Hack Have you been to the forest ??
         I could if you have any idea which church as i could see if any graves survive !! :)
Title: Re: Morgan/Meredith Forest of Dean
Post by: Hackstaple on Monday 13 December 04 11:54 GMT (UK)
Mr. G - thank you for that offer - I can't get around very much these days. I will look into that and certainly post you when I can sort my records out on that. They are all around East Dean and English Bicknor anyway and the names are Southern, Southen and Sowthan. The total period they were there begins about 1820 as before that their roots were in Herefordshire. :)
Title: Re: Morgan/Meredith Forest of Dean
Post by: GRACELAND on Monday 13 December 04 20:10 GMT (UK)
Yep Just let me know and i will see wot i can do  :D
Title: Re: Morgan/Meredith Forest of Dean
Post by: Alvin James Meredith on Sunday 05 December 21 22:29 GMT (UK)
These replies are from 2016 and I am not sure if any one is active here anymore. THese Morgans are my 5th Great Grandmother on my dad's side. Morgan/Meredith. Elizabeth Morgan Is my 5th Great Grandfather. As for as I can tell, the Meredith's have lived in Little Dean, Shropshire for a long time. I am trying to find the prior town or Nation they came from prior of Shropshire. I belong to many Welsh Kings, but, on my Dad's Mom side. She was, being a descendant of Meredith's herself. Kissing Distant Cousins Parents, ewww.

https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Morgan/6000000009668381849
and me-
https://www.geni.com/people/Alvin-James-Meredith-Premus/6000000000783436235
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/G78K-JMS
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJGD-4VG

I listed just two platforms that have my 5th Great Grandmother Elizabeth Morgan/Meredith of Littledean Hall, Littledean, Forest of Dean, West Gloucestershire, England.

Elizabeth Morgan is your fifth great-grandmother.
You
  → Alvin Dean Meredith, Sr.
your father → Neal Merritt Meredith
his father → Edward Assel Meredith
his father → Richard A. Meredith
his father → Richard Meredith
his father → James Meredith
his father → Elizabeth Morgan
his mother
Title: Re: Morgan/Meredith Forest of Dean
Post by: Capetown on Friday 10 December 21 14:27 GMT (UK)
Forum - Forest of Dean Family History

https://forest-of-dean.net

Apart from births/marriages and deaths - is transcribed

Gloucestershire Marriage Allegaltions 1747-1837 and Marriage Bonds 1730-1823 - there are 11 for MORGAN  in Little Deane/Little Dean

John - 1680
Jonathan - 1708
Evan - 1712
George - 1732

etc etc

The earliest one - John MORGAN - 4 October 1680 -

is for John MORGAN - aged 24, Bachelor, occupation: nailer
residence: Little Deane

Mary MARTEN aged 30 - residence: Blaisdon

Marriage by Licence

He signs

Transcriber's notes: at Blaisdon, Little Deane or the Cathedral