John Morris

1835 - 1869  (34 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	John Morris  [1]
  Born	1835	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales
  Christened	20 May 1835	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [4]
  	Wales
  		1841 Wales Census for Aberdovey, Merionethshire HO107 Piece 1429 Book 12 Folio 11 Page 14
  Name	John Maurice
  Occupation	9 May 1860  [5]
  	Mariner
  Residence	9 May 1860	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5]
  Occupation	11 Dec 1861	Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales   [6]
  	Sailor
  Residence	11 Dec 1861	Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales   [6]
  	Pentrerhedyn Street
  Died	26 Mar 1869
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  Person ID	I107541	The Williams Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2017

  
  

  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, 7]
  		Marriage Certificate for Richard Morris and Ann Davies (31259)
  Family ID	F31259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Harriet Davies           b. 1831, Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales           d. Yes, date unknown
  Registration	Between 1 Apr 1860 and 30 Jun 1860	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [8]
  	Marriage Registration
  	Volume 8b, Page 177
  		Marriage Registration for John MORRIS (107541)
  		Marriage Registration for Catherine DAVIES (107558)
  Married	9 May 1860	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5, 9]
  	St. David's Church
  Children	1. Catherine Morris           b. 11 Dec 1861, Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales           d. 1923  (Age 61 years)   2. Annie Morris           b. Abt 1865, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales           d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Morris           b. 1867, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales           d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F31258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1835 - Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Christened - 20 May 1835 - Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Census - Wales - 6 Jun 1841 - Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Registration - Marriage Registration - Between 1 Apr 1860 and 30 Jun 1860 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Residence - 9 May 1860 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Married - 9 May 1860 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Occupation - Sailor - 11 Dec 1861 - Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales Residence - Pentrerhedyn Street - 11 Dec 1861 - Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  The Loss of the Frances Poole From The Cambrian News and Merioneth Standard, 27 Mar 1869

  
  

• Notes

  From the 1841 Wales Census for Aberdovey, Merionethshire (HO107 Piece 1429 Book 12 Folio 11 Page 14) John, 6, 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 William, 14. Everyone was recorded as having been born in Merionethshire. From A Real Little Seaport, Volume 2: 343 MORRIS, JOHN (1834-1869) M.M. Aberdyfi. Master (no Cert.) of the schooner Frances Poole (84 tons) from March 1868 when he succeeded Capt. John Williams; he was then aged 33. He was also the registered M.O. by 1868. His Mate was William Morris, aged 35, who was probably his elder brother. The Frances Poole was wrecked off St. Ives 19/3/1869 when John Morris, aged 34, Hugh Pugh, the Mate, aged 45, who was also of Aberdyfi, and 2 'unknown' seamen were lost. John Morris had previously commanded the smack Mountain Maid (26 tons), built at Aberdyfi in 1851 and registered at Aberystwyth No. 13 in 1851. Although he was 17 in 1851 he was the vessel's first Master and he owned 16 shares in the venture. On 20/3/1868 he sold his 16 shares to Capt. Morris Davies of Aberdyfi and he quit the Mountain Maid that day to become Master of the Frances Poole. William Morris also transferred from the Mountain Maid to become Mate of the Frances Poole. Went down as the skipper of Frances Poole in 1869.

  
  

• Reference

  The Williams Family Tree. "John Morris". The Williams Family Tree. https://williamsfamilytree.co.uk/tree/getperson.php?personID=I107541&tree=wft (accessed February 28, 2021).