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Howard Morgan Johns – Merchant Navy, M.V. Pizarro

Greaser Howard Morgan Johns – Merchant Navy, M.V. Pizarro Early Life and Family Background Howard Morgan Johns was born in 1897 in Swansea , the son of John Morgan Johns and Sophia Phillips . 1901 Census At the time of the 1901 Census , the Johns family were living at 2 Paxton Street, Swansea , where the household also operated as a grocer’s shop . John Maryan Johns , aged 40 and born in Pembrokeshire, was recorded as a Grocer , while his wife Sophia , aged 35 and born in Carmarthenshire, managed the home and assisted in the family business. Their children were Gwendoline , aged 11 ; Lucy , 8 ; Howard Morgan , 5 ; and Gwilym Owen , 3 , forming a young and growing family in the heart of the town. The Family in 1911 1911 Census By the 1911 Census , the family had moved next door to 3 Paxton Street , where John Morgan , now 49 , continued his work as a Grocer , supported by Sophia , aged 44 . The household had expanded considerably, with children Lucy , aged 17 ; Howard Morgan , 14 ;...

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