Capt. William Morgan Morgan Thomas 1866 - 1906
Capt. William Morgan Morgan Thomas , Army captain 3rd ?? Borders (1891), Superointendent of police (1901). Thomas, Captain W. Morgan (1867-1906) Chief Constable of the Breconshire Constabulary 1905-6. Born in Llandovery the son of John Morgan Thomas former manager of a bank in Brecon. He was educated at Christ's College, Brecon and Cheltenham after which he worked for a while in a bank in Brecon before obtaining a commission in the 3rd Battalion of the South Wales Borderers. He served with the regiment 9 years, retiring with the rank of Captain. He then joined Nottingham police force as a PC serving under a Chief Constable who was himself from Brecon. After 3 years there he took a post as superintendent of the Swansea police, rising to Deputy-Chief Constable. His appointment as the Chief Constable of the Breconshire Constabulary was very popular and he was much respected by his fellow officers in the county. He died in 1906. [The Brecon & Radnor County Times, March 16th 1906]
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| Born: Forest House, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, , Wales 5th May 1866 | Baptised:
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| | Family: Thomas |
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Census
- 1871 census (son - Forest House Market Street, Llandingat, Carmarthenshire, , )
- 1891 census (son - N P Bank, High Street,, Brecon, Wales)
- 1901 census (son - Glyngarth, Brecon, Wales)
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Timeline
| 5th May 1866 | Born (birth) Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales | | 1871 | Son in 1871 census (census) Llandingat, Carmarthenshire | | 1891 | Son in 1891 census (census) Brecon, Wales | | 1901 | Son in 1901 census (census) Brecon, Wales | | 14th Mar 1906 | Died (death) Brecon, Wales | | c. 1906 | Made a will (will) |
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