John Montgomery Traherne

John Montgomery Traherne, FRS, FSA, FGS, FLS (5 October 1788 – 5 February 1860) was a Welsh Anglican priest, antiquarian, magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant of County of Glamorgan. His best known work is Historical Notices of Sir Matthew Craddock of Swansea.

Early years The only son of Llewelyn Traherne, High Sheriff of Glamorgan, he was born at Coedarhydyglyn in 1788, near what is now Culverhouse Cross in western Cardiff. His mother was Charlotte (died 1791), the daughter of John Edmonds, Esq. of St Hilary. He had three sisters: Charlotte-Frances, Maria-Eleanor, Louisa. and the Geological Society of London. Additionally, he was an Honorary Member of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, and the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Copenhagen. Like his wife, Traherne was deeply committed to history and literature. Under various pseudonyms, he authored works on local and South Welsh history, with his best-known publication being Historical Notices of Sir Matthew Craddock of Swansea.

Personal life On inheriting his family estate in 1823, he demolished the old house at Coedarhydyglyn and erected a Regency villa. He also arranged for the 1838 restoration of the St. Georges-super-Ely village church. Traherne also became lord of the manor and church of St Hilary; his mother's family had purchased the manor in 1758.

On 23 April 1830, Traherne married Charlotte-Louisa, third daughter of Thomas Mansel Talbot of Margam,

Partial works Historical notices of sir Matthew Cradock, knt, (1840) Stradling correspondence: a series of letters written in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, with notices of the family of Stradling of St. Donat's Castle, Co. Glamorgan, (1840)