Talk:Aberfan disaster

Teachers

I see that Howell Williams died at the end of last month, . I know that two of the four surviving teachers, Hettie Williams (nee Taylor), and Rennie Williams, have died previously. Does anyone know if the last of the four, Mair Morgan, is still alive? KJP1 (talk) 08:40, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Someone of that name and roughly the correct age died in 2009, though of course can't be certain that's her. Nikkimaria (talk) 12:45, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Nikkimaria - Thanks very much. I’ll do a bit more digging. They’re not uncommon Welsh names, as is Williams, held by three of the teachers, none of whom I believe were related. If Howell Williams was the last of the surviving teachers to die, it may warrant a note. Can discuss with User:SchroCat. KJP1 (talk) 13:02, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Yes, definitely not a unique name - another Mair Morgan died in 2019, although that one was slightly older than this Mair Morgan should have been. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:05, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

I think it would certainly be worth a mention. A search of a news database doesn't show any articles mentioning her death, which I would have thought there would have been. The pictures of them at the inquiry shows all four were fairly young at the time (she was the same age as Howell Williams, so would be around 82 now), so it is entirely possible she's still alive. As a slight side note, Tim riley told me he used to work with someone who was shoved out the window by Williams on that day, thus saving his life. There are a few people walking around today who have a lot to thank him for. - SchroCat (talk) 13:25, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Indeed so. Before joining the Crown Estate, of which I was in those far-off days the librarian, my colleague had served in the Royal Navy and seen the world. He left one in no doubt about the debt he and fellow survivors owed to his teacher. Tim riley talk 13:58, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

I’d agree SchroCat - the fact that the deaths of the other two women, and of Howell Williams, have been covered, might suggest that she is indeed still alive. KJP1 (talk) 15:46, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

• According to this, Ms Morgan was still alive on 28 April 2023. There have not been any other news reports that I have seen since that date, which is excellent news. - SchroCat (talk) 10:01, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi KJP1, Just as an update on this, it appear Mair Morgan is alive and well at the age of 84. There is an interview with her on the BBC website, which is well worth reading. - SchroCat (talk) 06:25, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:History of mental health in the United Kingdom

~2026-77306-0, Can you explain how you think adding the category Category:History of mental health in the United Kingdom passes the requirements of WP:CATV, that "It should be clear from verifiable information in the article why it was placed in each of its categories" and WP:CATDEF: "A defining characteristic is one that reliable sources commonly and consistently refer to<ref>in declarative statements". - SchroCat (talk) 16:14, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Adding new Linked Sources for Parts of the Article

When I was doing a Newcommer task I mistakenly added a link to Iain McLean to the lawn bowler and not the actual person it's talking about which is the professor of politics @SchroCat corrected this by reverting my edit and pointed out the mistake. I want to correct this by adding a proper link but I need to have a new Wikipedia article created for Iain McLean. I was gonna start by using this source: https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/person/iain-mclean but I don't think I'm allowed to do so as a fairly new Wikipedian. Is there a way that potentially @SchroCat or someone else create an article for Iain McLean?

-@ZincoDrone ZincoDrone (talk) 18:31, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

You should be able to create it yourself, but you can also request an article be created. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:25, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

Who's McLean

Iain McLean is only "introduced" in the third sub-section ("NCB and its personnel") of the "Aftermath" section; but his findings are discussed in the first sub-section ("Aberfan Disaster Tribunal"). fancsali (talk) 10:30, 30 June 2026 (UTC)