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


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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
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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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3042 ABBOTT, John1881SCT,     Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
3140 ACKROYD, Frances May1899M__,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3143 ACKROYD, Mabel Emma1904IRL,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3144 ACKROYD, William Henry1906IND,    , Quetta Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
9641 AGAR, John1905ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
13349 ALGIE, James1871SCT,     Apr 1888 : Carthaginian CAN Quarriers  
4645 ALLDRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
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4643 ALLDRIDGE, Violet1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
9650 ALLEN, Dorothy1903ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4703 ALLEN, Thomas Henry1899ENG, WOR, Kings Norton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12871 ALLEN, Walter Harry1883ENG, WOR, Kidderminster Jun 1895 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
17071 ANDREWS, William 1898ENG,     May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
5753 ARUNDEL, Alfred1900ENG,    , Kings Norton May 1914 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
5754 ASHBURNE, Alfred1892ENG, YKS, Dewsbury May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24069 ASHBY, James1904ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23681 ASHFIELD, George1900ENG,     Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23682 ASHLEY, Frank1895ENG,     Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23683 ASHTON, Abraham1896ENG,     May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4015 ATTWOOD, Beatrice May1897ENG, WOR, Worcester Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4016 ATTWOOD, Louisa1899ENG, WOR, Worcester Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3620 AVERILL, Ernest John1894ENG, BRK, Reading Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
8592 BAILEY, Ernest1902ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3423 BALL, Albert Victor1902ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3422 BALL, Amelia1900ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24070 BALL, Daisy1909ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4038 BALL, Edward1901ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24071 BALL, George1907ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
9157 BARLEY, Edward 1894ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
7199 BARLEY, Frederick1897ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
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