Continuing my research into my 4 x great grandmothers - did they become pregnant before marriage and, if so, did the pregnancy affect their social standing?

Margaret Jones was born in Pyle, Glamorgan in 1811. She married Richard Morgan on 9 December 1835 in St James’s Church, Pyle. Richard was an ostler who worked with horses all his life.

I’m conducting a survey to discover how many of my ancestors were pregnant before marriage, and the subsequent effect that had on the pattern of their lives.

First, my 4 x great grandmother Mary Morgan, baptised on 7 November 1819 in the church of St David’s, Laleston, Glamorgan. Mary’s father, Thomas, died when she was eight.

Blimey. I followed another line back to 600ad and found I'm a direct descendant of the king of Sweden! #FamilyTree #history (lots of cool viking names on the tree too)

Heads up. Get your data out of 23andMe right now -- or try.

(Anyone who put it in there in the first place was a fool, I have to say...)

Let's see if the U.S. Government buys it...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/24/23andme-dna-privacy-delete/

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#WritingChallenge #MastoPrompt #Challenge #Poem #Poetry
#Prompt: #Progenitor
#BattleOfSedgemoor #MonmouthRebellion #FamilyTree #History #Histodon

Researching my family tree,
I found out a very strange thing.
An old progenitor to me,
Once tried to overthrow the king.

[I found out that a direct ancestor of mine was involved in the Monmouth Rebellion and fought at the Battle of Sedgemoor in an attempt to overthrow James II]

My 7 x great grandfather John Bevan reporting that “things are well” in the Haverford Township, Philadelphia, 5 February 1734. The Bevan branch of my family were founders of the Welsh Tract in Pennsylvania.

Llysworney, Glamorgan, 1780, a scandal in the village - 27 April, Mary baseborn daughter of Richard John and his servant maid Elizabeth John was baptised, one of only four baptisms in Llysworney that year.

I love these ancestral snapshots. 1921, my 3 x great grandmother Sarah Ann Cottrell is a widow (her husband was lost at sea when she was 34). She’s living in East Ham, London with her son Arthur, a fish porter, and a widower. His daughter Florence is a toy maker. Despite huge setbacks, they stuck together. I can picture the family discussing their day over a fish supper. I’m curious to know what happened to Florence. More research required…

Gah! #FamilyHistory is great but frustrating!

Struggling with too many Henry Gurr people in my tree, born around the same time (1750 ish), marrying different people. And to make things worse, Henry Gurr is on both sides of my family - in the same UK county! Argh!

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The name Ferdinando is common amongst my Ironmonger ancestors from Lincolnshire in the 1600s and 1700s. They were probably named after Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (29 Mar 1584 – 14 Mar 1648 - pictured). Ferdinando was a commander in the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War. His son, Thomas Fairfax, commanded the New Model Army. The name suggests which side my Ironmonger ancestors supported.

In 1921 eight of out fifteen of my male ancestors, living in Wales and London, were unemployed. Some of these men had trades, but the work wasn’t there for them. The women were either busy with domestic duties, or were in employment.

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In the 1820s, my 5 x great grandparents Samuel Cottrell and Ann Baker were Protestant Dissenters, Non-Conformists. What did they believe in? This item from the Christian Monthly Repository, 1827, offers a clue.

This fantastically detailed document records the birth of Martha Cottrell, second child born to my 5 x great grandparents Samuel Cottrell and Ann Baker. The document includes the family’s address, the midwives present, the date and registration of the birth, and that the family were Protestant Dissenters.