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Record #4457
Name :
: Harold MORRIS (1899 - 1978)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1899 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1978
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 May 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesParents: Thomas Morris and Eliza Pemberton.

A death registration was found for Elizabeth Morris: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862; Year of Registration: 1899; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 37; District: Birmingham (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 94. Eliza died in childbirth with her 12th child.

In 1901, Harold Morris, 2 years of age, was shown residing at 48 Kenyon Street, All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Elsie Morris, 4; Frances Morris, 9; Herbert Morris, 5; Minnie Morris, 11; Thomas Morris, 39, jewelers engraver / goldsmith; and Thomas Morris, 13, jewelers engraver. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2846; Folio: 40; Page: 30.)

In 1908, Harold Morris, 9 (along with sister, Elsie Morris, 11; and brother Herbert Morris, 11) arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 151 Middlemore children from Birmingham, England.

In 1911, Harold Morris, 12, is shown as a lodger with William and Juliette Cluff of Northampton Parish, Grafton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. His date of birth is shown as June 1898 and his immigration year from Canada as 1908.

Harold's older sister, Minnie Morris Watton immigrated to California, USA, and Harold followed.

Harold Morris married Vadia Wait. They removed to Washington State, USA and had six children. He remained there until his death in 1978.

His granddaughter, Becky, related:

"Grandpa was a easy going man. He raised 6 children and 29 grandchildren; 26 greats; and a bunch of Great-greats before he died in 1978. He told us many stories about when he was a cowboy in California, but very little about his life in England.

He was the kind of man that nothing was so much trouble that a cup of coffee and chair could not clear it up. He always did for others without expecting something in return. He always had big gardens to feed all of us (there was a garden just for the grandkids, too).

[Harold Morris] was just the kind of Grandpa you always wanted." 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-25 19:49:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 14:23:59 /

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5834 ADKINS, Edith May1907ENG, WAR, Alcester Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
8129 AGER, Arthur Charles1915ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
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4640 ALLDRIDGE, Francis1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
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6926 ALLSUPP, John1875ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
6927 ALLSUPP, Mary Ann1872ENG, WAR Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
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18623 ASHBY, David Anthony1900ENG, WAR, Coles Hill Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
8883 ASTLEY, Albert ERNEST1894ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11066 ASTLEY, Emma1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
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