Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MORGAN, CHARLES OCTAVIUS SWINNERTON (1803 - 1888), antiquary and local historian 1832. His name and that of Thomas Wakeman are thought of immediately in connection with the publications of the Monmouthshire and Caerleon Antiquarian Association (founded in 1847), both Morgan and Wakeman, severally or in conjunction, being responsible for most of those 'Publications.' The following titles give some idea of what Morgan himself published - ' Excavations … within the walls of Caerwent
MORGAN, CLIFFORD (Cliff) ISAAC (1930 - 2013), rugby player, sports writer and broadcaster, media executive Cliff Morgan was born on 7 April 1930 at 159 Top Trebanog Road, Trebanog in the Rhondda Valley, the only child of Clifford Morgan (1901-1972), a coal miner, and his wife Edna May (née Thomas, 1907-1962). His father was a talented footballer who had been offered professional terms by Tottenham Hotspur in the months leading up to Cliff's birth, but rejected the offer. Although English was the
MORGAN, DAFYDD SIENCYN (1752 - 1844), musician appointed precentor there. He wrote several anthems and hymn-tunes. His anthem 'Teyrnasa, Iesu Mawr,' which had a vogue until the end of the 19th century, was published in Casgliad o Donau, 1843, arranged by J. Ambrose Lloyd, under the title of ' Mercurial '; it was also arranged by D. Emlyn Evans for Cronicl y Cerddor, no. 22. Hymn-tunes by him appeared in Lleuad yr Oes, 1828, Caniadau Seion, and in Swn
MORGAN, DAVID (1779 - 1858), Independent minister and historian Gartside chapel, Manchester, and in 1839 to Llanfyllin, where he remained until his retirement in 1857. He died at Oswestry 14 July 1858, and was buried in the Pendref chapel burial ground at Llanfyllin. His daughter, Ann, married Thomas Bynner, Llanfyllin, draper, and they had a son, David Morgan Bynner who married Catherine Jones, daughter of Owen Daniel, Caethle, Tywyn in 1877 (see article on John
MORGAN, DAVID (1814 - 1883), religious revivalist duties at Ysbyty and in March 1868 he was formally invited to accept the pastorate of the church there, Maes-glas Calvinistic Methodist Chapel. He rendered a similar service to the Methodist chapel at Swyddffynnon. In 1865 he married Jane, the youngest daughter of the Reverend Evan Evans, Aber-ffrwd, and settled at Glynberws, where he spent the remainder of his life. They had seven children. He died 27
MORGAN, DAVID JENKINS (1884 - 1949), teacher and agricultural officer occupied during the two World Wars. During his period as a teacher in Tregaron he co-operated with Samuel Morris Powell in writing, producing and acting in plays which depicted the history of the district; he usually played the part of the hero. After his appointment to the agricultural post, he settled in Lampeter and from there travelled to all parts of Cardiganshire, acquainting himself with its
MORGAN, DAVID THOMAS (c. 1695 - 1746), Jacobite was the son of Thomas and Dorothy Morgan. His father was the second son of William Morgan of Coed-y-gorres, and his mother was the daughter of David Mathew of Llandaff and grand-daughter of Sir Edmund Stradling of S. Donat's. Through his mother he was, therefore, related to the leading gentry of Glamorgan, and through his father he may have been related to the Morgan family of Tredegar. He is
MORGAN, DEWI (Dewi Teifi; 1877 - 1971), poet and journalist belonged to a cultured family and as a young man he was involved in the many educational and cultural activities associated with Capel y Garn, Bow Street. It was his headmaster at Ysgol Rhydypennau, John Evans, who awoke in him an interest in literature. He became an avid reader, learnt the cynganeddion and started to compete in local and regional eisteddfodau, winning his first chair at the age of
MORGAN, DYFNALLT (1917 - 1994), poet, literary critic and translator the judge. After he was registered as a conscientious objector, he decided to join a branch of the Christian Pacifist Forestry and Land Units, (established in Wales by Gwynfor Evans). He was a forester near Llandovery in Carmarthenshire for a year, before moving to work as an orderly in the surgical ward at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham in 1941. He joined the Friends Ambulance Unit in 1943
MORGAN, EDWARD (1783 - 1869), Evangelical cleric and author Born at Tŷ Tanglwst, Pyle, Glamorganshire, and christened there 7 November 1783, son of David Morgan. He graduated from Jesus College, Oxford, in 1806 (M.A. 1811), and in 1814 became vicar of Syston, Leicestershire, adding to this in 1814 the living of Ratcliffe. He was a great admirer (and correspondent) of Thomas Charles of Bala, and also of David Jones of Llangan. His Memoir of Charles was in
MORGAN, EDWARD (1817 - 1871), Calvinistic Methodist minister to Y Gwyddoniadur. He was moderator of the North Wales Calvinistic Methodist Association in 1865, and of the general assembly in 1870. He died 9 May 1871. Two volumes of his sermons, edited by Dr. Owen Thomas, were published (1876 and 1882). His widow died 27 June 1888. Their eldest son was Richard Humphreys Morgan.
MORGAN, ELIZABETH (1705 - 1773), gardener Sneyd of Keele Hall, Staffordshire. The eldest of Elizabeth's siblings was John who died in 1735 at the age of 31 years. Of her younger brothers the best-known was the poet Sneyd Davies, 1709-1769. Thomas, born in Shrewsbury in 1711 was buried in Kingsland, Herefordshire in 1712 indicating that the family moved there during this time when her father took on the living at Kingsland. From the age of six

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