William Morris

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• Name	William Morris  [1]
  Born	1831
  Christened	17 Apr 1831	Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [4]
  	Wales
  Occupation	29 May 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Mariner
  Residence	29 May 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Burlington Street
  Died	Yes, date unknown
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  Person ID	I107540	The Williams Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Richard Morris           d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Anne Davies           b. Abt 1796, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales           d. 1872, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1824	Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales   [1, 6]
  		Marriage Certificate for Richard Morris and Ann Davies (31259)
  Family ID	F31259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret James           d. Yes, date unknown
  Registration	Between 1 Apr 1856 and 30 Jun 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [7]
  	Marriage Registration
  	Volume 8b, Page 82
  Married	29 May 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5]
  Children	1. Richard Morris           b. Abt 1858, Liverpool, Lancashire, England           d. Yes, date unknown   2. Captain William James Morris           b. 1860, Liverpool, Lancashire, England           d. 4 Jul 1917, Alexandria, Egypt  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F31257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christened - 17 Apr 1831 - Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales Census - Wales - 6 Jun 1841 - Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Registration - Marriage Registration - Between 1 Apr 1856 and 30 Jun 1856 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Occupation - Mariner - 29 May 1856 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Residence - Burlington Street - 29 May 1856 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Married - 29 May 1856 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  From the 1841 Wales Census for Aberdovey, Merionethshire (HO107 Piece 1429 Book 12 Folio 11 Page 14) William, 14, was with his mother Ann, 45, Sailor's Wife, in Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales. With him were his grandmother Ann Davies, 85, and his siblings Ann, 14, and John, 6. Everyone was recorded as having been born in Merionethshire. From A Real Little Seaport, Volume 2 MORRIS, WILLIAM (1831-) M. Aberdyfi. He may have been Mate of the schooner Frances Poole in 1868, aged '35', under Capt. John Morris (above). If so, William and John were almost certainly brothers. They both transferred from the smack Mountain Maid in 1868. William and John Morris may well have been sons of Richard Maurice/Morris of Aberdyfi by his wife Anne (Davies). If so, William Morris was baptised at Tywyn 17/4/1831. William Morris joined the schooner Napoleon (54 tons) as Mate at Aberdyfi 25/8/1873, aged '43' and he was discharged at Aberdyfi in 1874. His previous vessel was the Catherine from which he had been discharged at Porthmadog 28/6/73. William Morris joined the schooner Jane Owens as Mate (?4 5s.) early in 1878, aged '46', and was discharged at Connah's Quay 21/3/78. He then served on the Seven Brothers before joining the schooner Sarah Davies as Mate (?3 15s. a month), aged 47. He was discharged at Aberdyfi 17/12/1878. His career seems to have reached a plateau of mateship at a relatively early stage when compared with his younger brother's (Capt. John Morris) who was Master of the smack Mountain Maid aged 16 and drowned in the wreck of the schooner Frances Poole in 1869, aged 34.

  
  

• Reference

  The Williams Family Tree. "William Morris". The Williams Family Tree. https://williamsfamilytree.co.uk/tree/getperson.php?personID=I107540&tree=wft (accessed October 21, 2021).