When Morfydd Lewis was born in 1866, in Llandeilo-talybont, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Daniel Lewis, was 50 and her mother, Elizabeth Davies, was 42. She married David Vaughan Thomas on 12 October 1906, in Llandeilo-talybont, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Swansea, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom in 1911. She died on 25 July 1950, in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 84.
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The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
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In 1890, President McKinley and Congress passed the McKinley Tariff, which have had direct effect on Southern Wales. All foreign exports were taxed, including tinplates from the iron and copper mines in Wales.
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
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