Captain William James Morris

1860 - 1917  (57 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	William James Morris
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	1860	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [1]
  	Wales
  		1871 Wales Census for Aberdovey, Merionethshire RG10 Piece 5602 Folio 32 Page 23
  		1871 Wales Census for Aberdovey, Merionethshire RG10 Piece 5602 Folio 32 Page 23
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [1]
  	Scholar
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [1]
  	Market Street
  Occupation	11 Mar 1892	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [2]
  	Master Mariner (Merchant Service)
  Residence	11 Mar 1892	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [2]
  	2 Cliffside
  Occupation	4 Jul 1917	Alexandria, Egypt   [3]
  	2nd Mate, S.S. "Stanley Hall"
  Died	4 Jul 1917	Alexandria, Egypt   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I96952	The Williams Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	William Morris           b. 1831           d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margaret James           d. Yes, date unknown
  Registration	Between 1 Apr 1856 and 30 Jun 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Marriage Registration
  	Volume 8b, Page 82
  		Marriage Registration for Margaret JAMES (107564)
  		Marriage Registration for William MORRIS (107540)
  Married	29 May 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [6]
  Family ID	F31257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Morris           b. 11 Dec 1861, Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales           d. 1923  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1889	Chelsea, London, England
  Registration	Between 1 Apr 1889 and 30 Jun 1889	Chelsea, London, England   [7]
  	Marriage Registration
  	Volume 1a, Page 672
  		Marriage Registration for William MORRIS (96952)
  		Marriage Registration for Catherine MORRIS (96953)
  Children	1. Reverend John William Morris           b. 11 Mar 1892, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales           d. 19 Jan 1945, Dalton, Dumfries, Scotland  (Age 52 years)   2. Cyril Morris           b. 1896, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales           d. Yes, date unknown   3. Annie Mary Morris           b. 1896, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales           d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F28214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1860 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Census - Wales - 2 Apr 1871 - Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Occupation - Scholar - 2 Apr 1871 - Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Residence - Market Street - 2 Apr 1871 - Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Married - 1889 - Chelsea, London, England Registration - Marriage Registration - Between 1 Apr 1889 and 30 Jun 1889 - Chelsea, London, England Occupation - Master Mariner (Merchant Service) - 11 Mar 1892 - Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Residence - 2 Cliffside - 11 Mar 1892 - Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  William James Morris (96952) Courtesy of Daniel Morris

  
  

  Documents

  CWGC Certificate for William James Morris (96952)

  
  

  Headstones

  Memorial for William James Morris (96952) Courtesy of Daniel Morris

  
  

• Notes

  From the 1871 Wales Census for Aberdovey, Merionethshire (RG10 Piece 5602 Folio 32 Page 23) William, 11, Scholar born Liverpool, Lancashire, was with his grandmother Ann, widow, 82, from Towyn, Merionethshire, in Market Street, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales. With him was his brother Richard, 13, Scholar born Liverpool, Lancashire.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9348] 1871 Wales Census for Merionethshire, Wales. Merionethshire., (\i Ancestry\i0 . http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=7618 : n.d.), Aberdovey, folio 32, page 23; digital images, \i Ancestry\i0  (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=7618 : accessed 26 Jul 2017); citing PRO RG 10/5602 (Reliability: 3), 26 Jul 2017. 1871 Wales Census data extracted from Ancestry Records 26/7/2017 Information for Ann MORRIS Age: 82 Estimated birth year: abt 1789 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales Civil Parish: [Cefnrhosisaf] Ecclesiastical parish: Aberdovey Town: Aberdovey County/Island: Merionethshire Country: Wales Registration district: Machynlleth Sub-registration district: Pennal ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Household schedule number: 111 Piece: 5602 Folio: 32 Page Number: 23 Household Members: Ann MORRIS: Age 82 (1789) Richard MORRIS: Age 13 (1858) William MORRIS: Age 11 (1860) RG10 Piece 5602 Folio 32 Page 23 [S10137] Birth Certificate for John William Morris (39484), England. District Registrar., birth certificate for John William Morris, born 11 Mar 1892; Machynlleth registration district, Towyn sub-district (Reliability: 3), 1 Aug 2017. Courtesy of Daniel Morris [S10141] Death Certificate for William James Morris (96952), Alexandria, Egypt, death certificate FA005013 (1917), William James Morris (Reliability: 3), 4 Aug 2017. Courtesy of Daniel Morris [S10131] Facebook Messenger, accessed 23 Jul 2017), Daniel Morris (Reliability: 3), 23 Jul 2017. William James Morris and Catherine Morris were 1st cousins who married had 3 kids John William in 1892 and a set of twins Cyril and Annie Mary born in 1896 John William and Annie Myfanwy Daniel had 2 children Meiriona (Rona) and William Stuart Daniel Morris (Stuart) Rona was born in 1928 in Aviemore and still resides in Moffat. She married Irving Bilton Shuttleworth born in 1932 and died (I think) in 2012/13. They divorced in the early 2000s I believe. William Stuart Daniel Morris was my grandfather born in Jarrow, South Shields on 7th May 1934 and died 22nd August 2015. He married Irvings younger sister Ann Irving White Shuttleworth (1934-2012) they lived the last part of their lives in Lockerbie and are buried in Dalton just outside of Lockerbie. They had 4 kids Rhonwen (b. 1957) John William (b. 1958) Ifor Rhys (b. 1965) Gareth Daniel (b. 1968) John William is my Dad [S8559] England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005, ((http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8753&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0)), accessed 3 Aug 2017), Marriage Registration for William MORRIS and Margaret JAMES (31257); Jun 1856; Liverpool, Lancashire; Volume 8b, Page 82. (Reliability: 3), 3 Aug 2017. [S10140] Marriage Certificate for William Morris and Margaret James (31257), England. District Registrar., marriage certificate for William Morris and Margaret James, married 29 May 1850; Liverpool registration district, Lancashire sub-district (Reliability: 3), 3 Aug 2017. Courtesy of Daniel Morris [S8519] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, ((http://freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)), accessed 23 Jul 2017), Marriage Registration for William MORRIS and Catherine MORRIS (28214); Jun 1889; Chelsea, London; Volume 1a, Page 672. (Reliability: 3), 23 Jul 2017.