Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Thomas Vaughan Morgan

From Graces Guide

c.1823 Born in Glasbury, Brecon, son of Thomas Morgan, hostel keeper of Abergavenny[1]

1841 Book keeper, living in Abergavenny with his father

1851 Thos V Morgan 27, ... Merchant, Hotel Keeper, farmer, lived in Abergavenny with Jas Morgan 23, V V Morgan 13, E V Morgan 12[2]

1855 Establishment of Morgan Brothers, bankers and merchants

1856 Started publishing business with his 5 brothers - see Morgan Brothers (Publishers)

1861 Thos V Morgan 37, merchant and crucible manufacturer, lived in Chelsea with Walter V Morgan 29, Edwd V Morgan 22 [3]

1868 Was a shareholder in South Kensington Hotel Co Ltd which was put into liquidation[4]

1885 A merchant when he married Eliza Esther Herbert in Chelsea; his father (deceased) was a wool-stapler[5]

1885 of Chelsea, died in Torquay[6]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1841 census
  2. 1851 census
  3. 1861 census
  4. The London Gazette 3 March 1868
  5. Parish record
  6. National Probate calendar