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William Edward Thomas Morgan

Reverend William Edward Thomas Morgan (1837–1940) was vicar at the pre-conquest church of St. Eigon, Llanigon, Wales. He succeeded Reverend William Jones Thomas as vicar at St. Eigon.

St. Eigon is in the Greater Brecon Deanery, in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, in the Church in Wales (an independent member of the Anglican Communion). Before 1923, the diocese was in the Archdeaconry of Brecon within the Diocese of St Davids.[1][2][3][4]

Alma mater

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Ordained ministry

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Scholarship

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Morgan was an active Welsh scholar throughout his long life. He wrote articles for the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, the Archaeologia Cambrensis [6], the Brecknock Society and others. He focused on archeology, local history, Welsh place names and the folklore of Breconshire and Radnorshire.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] His research on folklore has been cited by other authors.[17] [18] He contributed a list of Welsh words to the English Dialect Society.[19] He wrote a book entitled "Hay and Neighbourhood", [20] which revealed that churches once had door flaps for cats and dogs e.g. the south porch of St. Mary's Brecon.[21] [18] [22] [23]

Morgan was an amateur archaeologist. He discovered a Neolithic long barrow at Pen-y-Wyrlod near Llanigon. With George Marshal FSA (a fellow member of the Woolhope club) he carried out a partial excavation. The site is described as a prehistoric scheduled monument [24]. Human burial bones for a baby, multiple children and male/female adults of various ages were found. The also found artefacts including a Roman coin (Crispus A.D. 317-326), wire-wound Romano-Egyptian blue beads and Beaker pottery with flint flakes.[25] [11] [26] [27] [28] The long barrow is a Cadw scheduled monument (c.f. report BR012 [29]). Cadw describe it is of "national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices". The Coflein online database, known as the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) stored in the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth have archived records for the long barrow: (NPRN: 92012[27]) including: 6191330, 6356026, 6482821, 6482823, 6482820, 6482822, 6482819, 6482817, 6182693, 6028530, 6059830, 6482816, 6057527, 6517110, 6381218, 6392227, 6457168, 6182692, 6482818, 6151010. In conjunction with the Woolhope club, Morgan conducted many local archeological activities including an excavation on Llanthomas Castle Mound.[18]

His community involvement included membership of the Hay Rural Council on the Brecon education committee, he was secretary of the Hay book club for 30 years, and he was secretary to the Brecon Archdeaconal Charity.[30] [28] [5]

Personal life

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Morgan was also an amateur athlete. He was a keen cricketer playing for Hay Cricket club when he was over 60. His highest score was 97 against Penybont. He was a founder member of Newbridge (on Wye) Cricket Club.[18] He also played tennis, and was secretary of the archery club, the Wyeside bowmen [30].

Morgan was rejected as a suitor for one of the daughters of the Reverend William Jones Thomas i.e. Grace Catherine Anne Thomas (1846–1909). He never married.

In 1879, he was the best man at the wedding of Reverend Francis Kilvert to Elizabeth Rowland. Previously, Kilvert had also been rejected as a suitor for one of the daughters of the Reverend William Jones Thomas i.e. Frances Eleanor Jane Thomas (1853–1928).[31] [32] Morgan and Thomas (and his family) are featured in Kilvert's diaries.[33]

Morgan is buried in the St. Eigon, Llanigon graveyard, just to right of the entrance porch.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "St Eigon's, Llanigon". St. Mary's Church. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  2. ^ "Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Projects - Longer - Historic Churches - Brecknockshire Churches Survey - Llanigon". cpat.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  3. ^ "Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Projects - Historic Landscapes - Middle Wye -". www.cpat.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  4. ^ "Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Community Heritage". cpat.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  5. ^ a b Rev Dr Rowe, J.N. (Mar 1995). "The Kilvert Society Newsletter - Canon W.E.T Morgan" (PDF). www.thekilvertsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  6. ^ Morgan, W.E.T. (2018). "Archeologica Cambrensis (1900-1999) | 6th Series Vol. 18 | 1918 | Welsh Journals - The National Library of Wales | Radnorshire words". journals.library.wales. p. 89. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ Morgan, W.E.T. (1898). "TRANSACTIONS 1898 | The Woolhope Club | Notes on Llanigon Parish". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. pp. 32–44. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  8. ^ Morgan, W.E.T. (1911). "TRANSACTIONS 1911 | The Woolhope Club | Rhosgoch and Paincastle". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. pp. 212–217. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  9. ^ Morgan, W.E.T. (1913). "TRANSACTIONS 1913 | The Woolhope Club | Glasbury to Hay". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. pp. 83–92. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  10. ^ Morgan, W.E.T. (1918). "TRANSACTIONS 1918 | The Woolhope Club | Llanigon place names". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. pp. 91–98. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  11. ^ a b Morgan, W.E.T. (1921). "TRANSACTIONS 1921 The Woolhope Club I Further notes on the parish of Llanigon". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. pp. 13–17. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  12. ^ Morgan, W.E.T. (1921). "TRANSACTIONS 1921 | The Woolhope Club I Castles and camps of South Herefordshire". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  13. ^ Morgan, W.E.T. (1923). "TRANSACTIONS 1923 | The Woolhope Club | Llowes". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. pp. 221–223. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  14. ^ Morgan, W.E.T. (1927). "TRANSACTIONS 1927 | The Woolhope Club | Paincastle". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. pp. 29–32. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  15. ^ Morgan, W.E.T. (1928). "TRANSACTIONS 1928 | The Woolhope Club Notes on the derivation of "Bettws" and "Yspytty" and the origin of parishes". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. pp. 170–175. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  16. ^ Morgan, W.E.T. (1932). "TRANSACTIONS 1932 | The Woolhope Club | St. Davids and Swansea and Brecon Dioceses". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. pp. 163–168. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  17. ^ Palmer, Roy (2001). Folklore of Radnorshire.
  18. ^ a b c d e Price, John (Mar 2019). "The Kilvert Society Journal No. 48 - W.E.T. Morgan: Vicar and Scholar" (PDF). www.thekilvertsociety.org.uk. p. 20. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  19. ^ Price, John (Mar 2019). "The Kilvert Society Journal No. 48 - W.E.T. Morgan: Vicar and Scholar" (PDF). www.thekilvertsociety.org.uk. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  20. ^ Morgan, W.E.T. (1932). Hay and Neighbourhood. H.R. Grant and son.
  21. ^ "Transactions | The Woolhope Club | Fourth Field Trip | Dog doors in churches and dog tongs". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. 1929. p. 218. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  22. ^ "Dog doors in churches and dog tongs". archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  23. ^ "History". St Mary's Brecon. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  24. ^ Biggs, C.S. (1997). An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Brecknock (Brycheiniog), The Prehistoric and Roman Monuments, Part i: Later Prehistoric Monuments and Unenclosed Settlements to 1000 A.D. RCAHMW. pp. 60–62. ISBN 9780113000036.
  25. ^ Morgan, W.E.T.; Marshall, George (1921). "TRANSACTIONS 1921 | The Woolhope Club | Report on a excavation of a long barrow at Llanigon, Co. Brecon". www.woolhopeclub.org.uk. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  26. ^ "Pen-y-Wyrlod Long Barrow, Llanigon, Powys". ancientmonuments.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  27. ^ a b "Coflein - Pen-y-Wyrlodd Long Barrow". coflein.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  28. ^ a b Price, John (Mar 2019). "The Kilvert Society Jornal No. 48 | W.E.T. Morgan: Vicar and Scholar" (PDF). www.thekilvertsociety.org.uk. p. 17. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  29. ^ "Scheduled Monument - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  30. ^ a b Williams, Teresa (Jun 1986). "The Kilvert Society | Presentation at Newbridge-on-Wye". www.thekilvertsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  31. ^ Toman, John (Apr 2001). Kilvert: The Homeless Heart. Logaston Press. ISBN 978-1873827376.
  32. ^ "Kilvert and a sad love affair". Hereford Times. 2001-06-06. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  33. ^ Kilvert, Francis (2012). Plomer, William (ed.). Kilvert's Diary. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0099528753.
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