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Thomas Morgan Llewellyn – Royal Engineers

Second Lieutenant Thomas Morgan Llewellyn – Royal Engineers Early Life and Family Roots Thomas Morgan Llewellyn Born in Swansea in 1897, Thomas Morgan Llewellyn entered life amid the tight terraces and industrious rhythm of Landore. He was the son of Griffith Llewellyn and Anne Rees , married in 1893, who began their family at Mysydd Road. 1901 Census By the 1901 Census, the Llewellyns were living at 53 Mysydd Road , where Griffith, a 35‑year‑old book traveller born in Alltwen, worked to support Ann, then 33, and their children Thomas, aged four, and Mary, aged two. Their stability was short‑lived: in September 1901, Griffith died suddenly at the age of 35, leaving Ann widowed with two young children. Youth, Schooling, and Apprenticeship 1911 Census A decade later, the 1911 Census records the family at 55 Mysydd Road, Landore , living with Ann’s sister, Elizabeth Rees, a 55‑year‑old grocer. Thomas, then fourteen, is described as a Pupil (Engineer & Surveyor) , already showing the...

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