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William Morris

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  • Name William Morris  [1, 2] 
    Born 1789  Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Christened 13 Sep 1789  Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 10 Jan 1830  Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Accountant 
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Little Bolton, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    England 
    Occupation 6 Jun 1841  Little Bolton, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Agent 
    Residence 6 Jun 1841  Little Bolton, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Chorley Street 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Little Bolton, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    England 
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  Little Bolton, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Agent of Property 
    Residence 30 Mar 1851  Little Bolton, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    6 Pembroke Place 
    Died 1859  Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Registration Between 1 Oct 1859 and 31 Dec 1859  Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Death Registration 
    • Volume 8c, Page 159
    Buried 2 Dec 1859  St. Peter, Halliwell, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Occupation 11 Jan 1860  [1, 13] 
    Gentleman (Deceased) 
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    Person ID I86833  The Williams Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 May 2018 

    Father Samuel Morris
              b. 1757, Heaton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Rothwell
              b. 1747, Deane, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 4 May 1783  St. Peter, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Marriage for Samuel MORRIS and Mary MAWDSLEY (25377)    		 Marriage for Samuel MORRIS and Mary MAWDSLEY (25377)
    Family ID F25377  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice Gregson
              b. Abt 1801, Leigh, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1875, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 14 May 1826  Winwick, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Marriage for William MORRIS and Alice GREGSON (25263)    		 Marriage for William MORRIS and Alice GREGSON (25263)
    Children 
     1. Alfred Morris
              b. 1826, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Morris
              b. 1830, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 29 Aug 1895, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     3. William Alfred Morris
              b. 1831, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1871  (Age 40 years)
     4. Margaret Rothwell Morris
              b. Abt 1834, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 11 Oct 1890, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
     5. Frances Morris
              b. 1835, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 11 May 1896, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2016 
    Family ID F25263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1789 - Bolton, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 13 Sep 1789 - Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 May 1826 - Winwick, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Accountant - 10 Jan 1830 - Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1859 - Bolton, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRegistration - Death Registration - Between 1 Oct 1859 and 31 Dec 1859 - Bolton, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Dec 1859 - St. Peter, Halliwell, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • BMD Certificates
    Baptism for Frances MORRIS (86881)    		Baptism for Frances MORRIS (86881)
    Baptism for William Alfred MORRIS (86878)    		Baptism for William Alfred MORRIS (86878)
    Marriage Certificate for John DAVIDSON and Margaret Rothwell MORRIS (18022)    		Marriage Certificate for John DAVIDSON and Margaret Rothwell MORRIS (18022)
    Marriage Certificate for William MORRIS and Alice CHADWICK (25263)    		Marriage Certificate for William MORRIS and Alice CHADWICK (25263)

  • Notes 
    • From the 1841 England Census for Little Bolton, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire (HO107 Piece 536 Book 11 Folio 29 Page 14) William, 45, Agent, was with his wife Alice, 35, in Chorley Street, Little Bolton, Lancashire, England. With him were his children Mary, 10, Alfred, 5, Margaret, 5, and Frances, 5, and sister Mary, 50. Also present was Sarah Blackburn, 20, Female Servant. Everyone was recorded as having been born in Lancashire.

      From the 1851 England Census for Little Bolton, Lancashire (HO107 Piece 2209 Folio 538 Page 17) William, 61, Agent of Property, was with hes sister Mary Ann, 63, Proprietor of Houses from Great Bolton, Lancashire, at No. 6, Pembroke Place, Little Bolton, Lancashire, England. With him were his wife Alice, 49, from Bedford, Lancashire, daughter Mary, 21, born Great Bolton, Lancashire, son William A., 19, Engineer (Apprentice) born Little Bolton, Lancashire, daughter Margaret R., 17, born Little Bolton, Lancashire, daughter Frances, 15, born Little Bolton, Lancashire, and niece Sarah Blackburn, 34, from Lowton, Lancashire

  • Reference  The Williams Family Tree. "William Morris". The Williams Family Tree. https://williamsfamilytree.co.uk/tree/getperson.php?personID=I86833&tree=wft (accessed October 20, 2020).

  • Sources 
    1. [S9167] "Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930," database. accessed 10 Nov 2014), Marriage of John DAVIDSON and Margaret Rothwell MORRIS..

    2. [S9164] Wrighting, BarbaraAncestry. Ancestry Family Trees.. http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/14724511/, accessed 10 Nov 2014).

    3. [S8939] Ancestry.. http://ancestry.co.uk, accessed 18 Oct 2016), Morris DNA Family Tree.

    4. [S9174] "Manchester, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1541-1812," database, Ancestry . (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2959), accessed 19 Oct 2016), Baptism for William MORRIS (86833); 13 Sep 1789: St. Peter, Bolton le Moors, Lancashire, England..

    5. [S8511] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch . (http://www.familysearch.org), accessed 19 Oct 2016), entry for William Morris, person ID 86833; 13 Sep 1789: Lancashire, England..

    6. [S9418] "Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911," database, Ancestry . (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2575), accessed 20 Oct 2016), Baptism for Mary MORRIS (86880); 10 Jan 1830: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England..

    7. [S8568] "Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915," database, Ancestry . (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2960&enc=1), accessed 20 Oct 2016), Baptism for Mary MORRIS (86880); 10 Jan 1830: St. Peter, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England..

    8. [S9173] "1841 England Census." Database.. Ancestry. n.d., (accessed 16 Nov 2014), Little Bolton, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England; HO107 Piece 536 Book 11 Folio 29 Page 14.

    9. [S9177] "1851 England Census." Database.. n.d., (accessed 16 Nov 2014), Little Bolton, Lancashire, England; HO107 Piece 2209 Folio 538 Page 17.

    10. [S8517] FreeBMD. "England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915," database, FreeBMD . (http://freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl), accessed 20 Oct 2016), Death Registration for William MORRIS (86833); Dec 1859; Bolton, Lancashire; Volume 8c, Page 159..

    11. [S9616] "Lancashire OPC," database, Lancashire OPC . (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/index.html), accessed 20 Oct 2016), Burial for William MORRIS (86833); 2 Dec 1859: St. Peter, Halliwell, Lancashire, England..

    12. [S9901] Parish ot Sr. Peter's Halliwell.. http://stpetersparish.info, accessed 20 Oct 2016), Burial for William MORRIS (86833).

    13. [S9616] "Lancashire OPC," database, Lancashire OPC . (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/index.html), accessed 20 Oct 2016), Marriage for William Alfred MORRIS and Rosalie TAYLOR (25412); 15 Feb 1860: St. Thomas, Leigh, Lancashire, England..

    14. [S9167] "Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930," database. accessed 19 Oct 2016), Marriage for Samuel MORRIS and Mary MAWDSLEY (25377); 4 May 1783: St. Peter, Bolton le Moors, Lancashire, England..

    15. [S9772] "Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936," database, Ancestry . (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2576), accessed 18 Oct 2016), Marriage for William MORRIS and Alice GREGSON (25263); 14 May 1826: Winwick, Lancashire, England..


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