Document A.

1845 George Thomas Morgan Baptism Record

Transcription of Highlighted Portion:

BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Bilston in the County of Stafford in the year of 1845
Parent's Name. By whom
Child's Quality, the
When
Christian Abodes. Trade, or Ceremony
Baptised. Christian Surname
Name. Profession was
performed
... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Richard
George
December & [not
Thomas Son Morgan Bilston Coal Master
24 Mary transcribed]
of
Maria

Analysis:
This source is George Thomas Morgan’s Baptism record. The source records Morgan’s
Baptism, his name, his parents’ name, his Surname, his family’s address, and his father's
profession. George Morgan was Baptized on December 24th, 1845, exactly one month after his
birth on November 24th, 1845.
This source gives excellent insight into the Morgan family in 1845, and we learn that
Richard Morgan was a Coal master at the time of George Morgan’s. This information is
corroborated by several other sources, such as censuses and newspaper articles. Unfortunately,
his family’s denomination of Christianity cannot be found as the specific church he was baptized
in was not recorded; furthermore, there were several active churches at the time representing
different denominations.
Citation:
“Appendix C: Gallery of Primary-Source Documents.” The Private Sketchbook of George T.
Morgan, America’s Silver Dollar Artist, by Karen Lee, Whitman Publishing LLC, 2012,
p. 160.