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     Frederick Charles John Morgan, 6th Baron Tredegar was born on 26 October 1908.¹ He was the son of Frederic George Morgan, 5th Baron Tredegar and Dorothy Syssyllt Bassett.¹ He married Joanna Law-Smith, daughter of Walter Henry Law-Smith and Joanna Pauline Lydia Nitschke, on 5 December 1954.¹ He died on 17 November 1962 at age 54, without issue.¹
      Frederick Charles John Morgan, 6th Baron Tredegar usually went by his middle name of John. He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the service of the King's Own Scottish Borderers.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Baronet Morgan [G.B., 1792] on 21 August 1954.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Tredegar [U.K., 1859] on 21 August 1954.¹

     R. W. Kirby married Dorothy Syssyllt Bassett, daughter of Ralph Thurstan Bassett and Augusta Maria Tyler, on 9 May 1921.

     Hon. Syssyllt Avis Morgan was born on 24 February 1903.¹ She is the daughter of Frederic George Morgan, 5th Baron Tredegar and Dorothy Syssyllt Bassett.¹ She married Peter Hugh Guerney, son of Captain Hugh Guerney, on 10 July 1926.¹ She and Peter Hugh Guerney were divorced in 1934.¹
      Hon. Syssyllt Avis Morgan usually went by her middle name of Avis. Her married name became Guerney.

     Peter Hugh Guerney was born in 1903. He was the son of Captain Hugh Guerney. He married Hon. Syssyllt Avis Morgan, daughter of Frederic George Morgan, 5th Baron Tredegar and Dorothy Syssyllt Bassett, on 10 July 1926.¹ He and Hon. Syssyllt Avis Morgan were divorced in 1934.¹ He died on 16 May 1950.

     Captain Hugh Guerney lived at Haughton, Cleobury, Shropshire, England.

     Joanna Law-Smith was born circa 1912.³ She was the daughter of Walter Henry Law-Smith and Joanna Pauline Lydia Nitschke.^1,3 She and Lt.-Cdr. Alan Colquhoun Burnett were divorced before 1938.³ She married, firstly, Lt.-Cdr. Alan Colquhoun Burnett before 1938.³ She married, secondly, Commander Archibald Boyd Russell on 18 June 1938 at London, England.¹ She and Commander Archibald Boyd Russell were divorced in 1954.³ She married, thirdly, Frederick Charles John Morgan, 6th Baron Tredegar, son of Frederic George Morgan, 5th Baron Tredegar and Dorothy Syssyllt Bassett, on 5 December 1954.¹ She married, fourthly, F/Lt. Charles John Halswell Kemeys-Tynte, 9th Baron Wharton, son of Charles Theodore Halswell Kemeys-Tynte, 8th Baron Wharton and Dorothy Ellis, in 1967.³ She married, fifthly, Bruce Yorke in 1971.³ She died in 2002.³
      From before 1938, her married name became Burnett.³ From 18 June 1938, her married name became Russell.¹ As a result of her marriage, Joanna Law-Smith was styled as Baroness Tredegar on 5 December 1954. From 5 December 1954, her married name became Morgan. From 1967, her married name became Kemeys-Tynte.³ From 1971, her married name became Yorke.³

     Walter Henry Law-Smith married Joanna Pauline Lydia Nitschke.²
     He lived at Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.¹

     Mary Katherine Law was born circa 1711.² She was the daughter of John Law and Katherine Knollys.¹ She married Major William Knollys, son of Charles Knollys and Elizabeth Lister.¹ She died on 14 October 1790 at Park Street, Grosvenor Square, London, England.² She was buried at Chapel in South Audley Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, England.² Her will was probated on 27 October 1790.²
      Her married name became Knollys.¹ Her last will was dated 23 December 1784.

     Olive Bassett was born in 1882 at Cowbridge, Glamorgan, Wales.² She was the daughter of Ralph Thurstan Bassett and Augusta Maria Tyler.³ She married Colonel Roland Stuart Forestier-Walker, son of Sir George Ferdinand Radzivill Forestier-Walker, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Fanny Henrietta Morgan, on 14 April 1904.¹ She and Colonel Roland Stuart Forestier-Walker were divorced in 1918. She died on 4 July 1926.¹
      Her married name became Forestier-Walker.

     Colonel Roland Stuart Forestier-Walker was born on 30 October 1871.¹ He was the son of Sir George Ferdinand Radzivill Forestier-Walker, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Fanny Henrietta Morgan.² He married, firstly, Olive Bassett, daughter of Ralph Thurstan Bassett and Augusta Maria Tyler, on 14 April 1904.¹ He and Olive Bassett were divorced in 1918. He married, secondly, Norah Jacintha Phipps, daughter of Charles Nicholas Paul Phipps, on 18 January 1921.¹ He died on 20 February 1938 at age 66.¹
     He was decorated with the award of the Boer War between 1900 and 1901.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel in the service of the Royal Monmouth, Royal Engineers.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1936.¹