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
  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]
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  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 William MORRIS (107540)
  		Marriage Registration for Margaret JAMES (107564)
  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 Occupation - 2nd Mate, S.S. "Stanley Hall" - 4 Jul 1917 - Alexandria, Egypt Died - 4 Jul 1917 - Alexandria, Egypt  = 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.

  
  

• Reference

  The Williams Family Tree. "Captain William James Morris". The Williams Family Tree. https://williamsfamilytree.co.uk/tree/getperson.php?personID=I96952&tree=wft (accessed January 18, 2021).