Mary Morgan hanged in Presteigne

[LMP]

looking for details on Mary Morgan who was hanged in 1805 in Presteigne. Mary was born Glasbury she was 17/18 when she was hanged , can anyone help with who her family were please
     Liz

[RuthieB]

Liz, have you have any other replies on this one? I 'googled' Mary Morris and Presteigne and came up with the Powys digital history project and the story of Mary morris is on there
Bit grisly!

RuthieB

[Ecneps]

Hi Liz,

Have you looked in the Black Sheep Index (police and newspaper reports) ?
It's at www.lightage.demon.co.uk  - there is an entry for Mary Morgan in 1805 in Presteigne- you can order printouts

Barbara

[Puffcat]

There is a book on Mary Morgan and her tragic tale called The Morning of her Day by Jennifer Green. S he is buried in Presteigne Churchyard and her tombstone is there and has flowers regularly laid on it.

Another young girl was similarly sentenced some time after Mary but the locals stormed the gaol and got her out.

[MarMnkly]

Hi Liz, there is an article about her in the Powys Digital History project - see link below

http://history.powys.org.uk/history/prest/morgan1.html

Margaret

[Jane Eden]

Hi

What a terribly sad story. I often think of the times of my ancestors as warm and romantic. This really puts it into perspective.

Jane 

[loo]

It's worth reading to the end of that story.  I read somewhere that it was common for the story of those who'd been hanged to be written as if the person had confessed and repented, as a kind of moral tale for the general population, even if they had not done this.