User:Morgan Tom Lind/sandbox

Mawson Swan and Morgan, Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne was started in 1878 by my Great Grandfather Thomas Morgan. He became a partner of John Mawson and Sir Joseph Wilson Swan. John Mawson was the Sherif of Newcastle and was killed on the Town Moor whilst burying explosive chemicals. Sir Joseph Wilson Swan was the inventor of the incandescent light bulb. Thomas Morgan arrived from Northern Ireland in 1878 and joined as a partner. Esmond Thomas Morgan (my Grandfather) also started the picture gallery on Grainger Street and a printing works on Melbourne Street in the city. Esmond Stewart Morgan (my Father) took over the firm with his brother-in-law Douglas Miller soon after the second world war. Other members of the family were also Directors of the firm.