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GLAMORGAN RECORD OFFICE/ARCHIFDY MORGANNWG

GB 0214 DX144 Title: MORGAN FAMILY OF LLANTRITHYD AND ST. MARY CHURCH PAPERS Date(s) 1878-1972 Level of Fonds (level 2) description: Extent: 0.02 cubic metres (24 volumes, 25 papers, 1 photograph, 10 bundles, 2 badges, 1 plan, 20 photocopies

Name of creator(s) Morgan family

Administrative/Biographical history The Morgans were farmers in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. John Morgan ('Ioan Trithyd') was a distinguished local poet; he farmed Cross Farm, Llantrithyd, and Pen-yr-heol Farm, St Mary Church, in Glamorgan. Aubrey Morgan farmed Southerndown Farm, St Brides Major, Glamorgan, Hadnock Court Farm, Monmouthshire, and Parc Farm, St Donats, Glamorgan; he presented a fortnightly broadcast on B.B.C. Radio, entitled From the Farm, between 1956 and 1957. Scope and content Papers of John and Thomas Morgan, of Cross Farm, Llantrithyd, and Pen-yr- heol Farm, St Mary Church, 1858-1939; and papers of Aubrey Morgan of Southerndown Farm, St Bride's Major, Hadnock Court Farm (Monmouthshire) and Parc Farm, St Donat's, 1864-1962. Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information All records offered have been accepted and listed

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Language/Scripts of material English Physical characteristics and technical requirements Good condition

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MORGAN FAMILY OF LLANTRITHYD AND ST. MARY CHURCH DX144 PAPERS

Date(s) of descriptions Compiled by David Morris for the ANW project. The following source was used for compilation: Glamorgan Record Office finding aids, October 2004

MORGAN FAMILY OF LLANTRITHYD AND ST. MARY CHURCH DX144 PAPERS

Papers of John and Thomas Morgan of Cross Farm, Llantrithyd, and of Pen-yr-heol farm, St. Mary Church

Farming Records

Cross Farm, Llantrithyd

DX144/1 Account book, containing accounts of produce sold and 1878-1905 farm expenditure, 1878-1879. Thereafter, sales and use of manure; for Pen-yr-heol farm from 1894 [1 volume]

DX144/2 Record of sale at Llantrithyd c.1890 inscribed by John Morgan, Llantrithyd [1 small volume]

Pen-yr-heol farm, St. Mary Church

DX144/3-7 Letters of Edward Knox, Estate Office, Margam Park, 1893-1899 Port Talbot, to John Morgan concerning lease of Pen-yr- heol [5 papers; typescript]

DX144/8, i-ii Agreement for lease, determinable at the end of each 30 April 1919 year, rent £207 4s. yearly Sidney Hutchinson Byass of Llandough castle, esq. to John and Thomas Morgan of Pen-yr-heol farm, farmers

Pen-yr-heol farm, (approx. 193 acres), St. Mary Church [1 paper, printed; 1 plan attached]

DX144/9 Notebook of Thomas Morgan, management of Pen-yr- 1918 heol farm [1 small volume; pencil]

Southerndown Farm, St. Bride’s Major

DX144/10 Receipt for £1,200 for stock and implements, J.R. Jones 30 January to T. Morgan 1931 [1 paper]

Personal records

DX144/11 Lists of subscribers, competitors and prizewinners at 20 February Glamorganshire annual ploughing match held at 1895 Sheepleys farm, Nash [1 small volume]

MORGAN FAMILY OF LLANTRITHYD AND ST. MARY CHURCH DX144 PAPERS

DX144/12 Marriage certificate (copy) of John Morgan and Sarah 26 July 1858 Matthews [1 paper]

DX144/13 Birth certificate (copy) of Thomas Morgan 24 January [1 paper] 1875

Printed material

DX144/14-15 Newspaper cuttings, concerning John Morgan (Ioan October Trithyd, the poet of the Vale of Glamorgan) 1926 and [2 papers, printed] c.1928

Pictorial

DX144/16 Certificate of award by Webbs and Sons of first prize to November Messrs. J. Morgan and Sons for the best 5 acres of 1909 Webbs’ swedes, recording a weight per acre of 43 tons 1 cwt. [1 paper, coloured, mounted and framed. Frame is wood covered with plaster and is damaged]

DX144/17 Newspaper cutting of portrait and coat of arms of c.1930 claimant to Page Estate [1 paper, printed]

DX144/18 Photograph of rugby team c.1939 [1 photograph]

Papers of Aubrey Morgan of Southerndown farm, St. Bride’s Major, Hadnock Court farm (Monmouthshire), and Parc farm, St. Donat’s

Farming Records

DX144/19-38 Diaries concerning:

Southerndown farm, St. Bride’s major 1934-36 Hadnock Court farm (Monmouthshire) 1938-42 Parc farm, St. Donat’s 1944-72 [alternate even years only]

The diaries record information relating to the management of the farms [20 small volumes, printed]

MORGAN FAMILY OF LLANTRITHYD AND ST. MARY CHURCH DX144 PAPERS

Southerndown farm, St. Bride’s Major

DX144/39 Certificates of sale of animals (issued under the 1934-1937 Livestock Industry Act, 1937) [1 bundle]

Hadnock farm, ( Monmouthshire)

DX144/40 Certificates of sale of animals (issued under the 1937-1939 Livestock Industry Act, 1937) [1 bundle]

Parc farm, St. Donat’s

DX144/41 Cultivation of land orders issued by, and contracts made 1944-1947 with, the Glamorgan War Agricultural Committee [1 bundle]

DX144/42 Notice issued under the Swine Fever Order, 1938, by 22 November the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 1946 [1 paper, printed]

DX144/43i-ii Permit issued under the Tuberculosis (Attested Herds) 12 October Scheme 1949 [1 paper, also duplicate]

Certificates of Sale

DX144/44 Certificates of sale of live animals, issued by Ministry of 1944-1960 Food [1 bundle]

DX144/45 Certificates of sale of wool, issued by Ministry of Supply 1944-1956 and British Wool Marketing Board [1 bundle]

DX144/46 Certificates of sale of milk, issued by Milk Marketing 1947 Board [2 papers]

DX144/47 Certificates of payment for animals slaughtered, issued 1953-1959 by Ministry of Food, 1953-54, and Fatstock Marketing Corporation, 1954-59 [1 bundle]

MORGAN FAMILY OF LLANTRITHYD AND ST. MARY CHURCH DX144 PAPERS

Receipts

DX144/48 Receipts of produce sold 1944-1960 [1 bundle]

DX144/49 Receipts of expenditure 1944-1962 [1 bundle]

Personal Records

DX144/50-51 Letters of Teleri Phillips, General Programme Producer, 7 and 30 to Aubrey Morgan, concerning broadcasts on Welsh November Home Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation 1956 [2 papers]

DX144/52 Official invitations from the BBC to Aubrey Morgan to 5 December give broadcasts 1956- [1 bundle] Decemeber 1957

DX144/53 Scripts of broadcasts entitled ‘From the Farm’ given by 5 December Aubrey Morgan for the BBC every fortnight 1956- [1 bundle] Decemeber 1957

Printed material

DX144/54 Photocopies of selected pages from ‘The Key to the 1779 Tutor’s Guide: or the Arithmetician’s Repository, Containing the Solutions of the Questions etc, in the Tutor’s Guide’ by Chas. Vyse, 3rd edition, (London, 1779) Inscribed by Christopher Morgan, 20 September 1785 [20 photocopies]

DX144/55 Newspaper cuttings of 8 poems, including ‘St. Donatt’s 6 June 1864 – An Ode’ by F.J.H., Llantwit Major [1 paper, printed]

DX144/56 National Institute of Agricultural Engineering: Care, c.1950 Maintenance and Instruction, Leaflet number 8: Corn drills [1 paper, printed]

DX144/57 Notice of sale of herd of 42 T.T. Friesian and Cross 30 Friesian cows at Parc farm September [1 paper, printed] 1949

MORGAN FAMILY OF LLANTRITHYD AND ST. MARY CHURCH DX144 PAPERS

DX144/58 Newspaper cutting, concerning Bath and West Show c.1950 [1 paper, printed]

DX144/59 Newspaper cutting, concerning dispute between 1956 Rhondda Borough Council and Glamorgan County branch of National Farmers’ Union, quoting statement of its president, Aubrey Morgan [1 paper, printed]

DX144/60 Programme of wedding of ‘Joan’ and ‘Wyndham’ at St. 30 June Donat’s Church 1958 [1 paper, printed]

Miscellaneous DX144/61-62 Two badges connected with agricultural shows 1961, 1962 [2 badges]