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 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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William Vaughan Morgan

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Major William Morgan of the Morgan Crucible Co

c.1825 Born son of Thomas Morgan, hostel keeper of Abergavenny[1]

1851 William Morgan, 26 (b. Glasbury), silk mercer, and his sister Marianne Morgan, 16, were visiting Edward P Halse 50, and his sister Maria Halse 44, in Kensington [2]

Founded the firm that became Morgan Brothers

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

1857 A merchant when he married Elizabeth Alice Adams in Brompton[3]

1881 William K. Morgan 56, Major militia, lived in Brompton with Elizabeth A. Morgan 69. Next door was the house of Septimus Vaughan Morgan[4]

1892 A retired army officer, died in Grasse, France[5]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1841 census
  2. 1851 census
  3. Parish record
  4. 1881 census
  5. national probate calendar