JOURNALIST,
WILLIAM MORGAN was born off Church Street in Richmond Victoria,17 January, 1860. His father was CHARLES MORGAN a carpenter age37. His mother was JANE MORGAN nee BARRETT age 23. An obituaryin the 'Adelaide Chronicle' of 29 November, 1913 reads: “The death occurred last Saturday morning after a short illness of Mr W Morgan an old employee of 'The Advertiser' who lived at Arthur Street, Unley. Mr Morgan who was 54 years of age, first became associated with'The Advertiser' commercial department in 1880. For many years he was advertisement clerk on evening duty and he was much liked. Always of a genial and happy disposition, he made many friends and his loss will be keenly felt in many circles. He left a widow and a grown up family”.

WILLIAM MORGAN married HARRIET WILKES. There is no record of the marriage in Victoria between 1842-1886. WILLIAM MORGAN's deathcertificate records that he married at age 21, which would mean he married after 17 January, 1881 (marriage dates on death certificates are often incorrect). He died of Enteric Fever (typhoid) at the Adelaide Hospital. He had 6 children, 4 male and 2 female.