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Record #4459
Name :
: Herbert MORRIS (1895 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1895 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America
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 and Eliza Morris.

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, Herbert Morris, 5 years of age, was shown residing at 48 Kenyon Street, All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Harold Morris, 2; Frances Morris, 9; Elsie Morris, 4; 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, Herbert Morris, 11 (along with sister, Elsie Morris, 11 and brother, Harold Morris, 9) arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 151 Middlemore children from Birmingham, England.

In 1911, Herbert Morris, 16, and his sister, Elsie Morris, 14, were shown as domestics to Elizabeth Secord and Olive Smith of Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Herbert's date of birth was shown as March 1895 and his immigration year from England as 1908.

Herbert's older sister, Minnie Morris, married a Mr. Watton in England and immigrated to California after first collecting Herbert, Elsie and Harold.

Herbert Morris married a young woman named Lottie and moved to South Valley, New York, USA, where Lottie's family owned a farm.

Herbert Morris died between 1967-1968 in New York, USA. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-25 20:16:35 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 14:25:17 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
6917 MORRIS, Alfred1880ENG,    , Paddington Jul 1895 : Laurentian CAN Waifs & Strays  
22529 MORRIS, Alfred George1908ENG,     Jul 1923 : Caronia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
23664 MORRIS, Amy1875ENG,     Jun 1888 : Sarmatian CAN Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge  
26555 MORRIS, Charles H1896ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5137 MORRIS, Douglas C1918ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1930 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
3655 MORRIS, Edith1901ENG,     Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
11234 MORRIS, Edward1888ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
15752 MORRIS, Edward1899ENG,     Jul 1912 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
24849 MORRIS, Edward1896 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
15488 MORRIS, Eliza1860ENG,     May 1873 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
4458 MORRIS, Elsie1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
22871 MORRIS, Ernest1894ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
11851 MORRIS, Evelyn1899ENG,    , West Bromwich Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
13716 MORRIS, Fanny1887ENG,     Sep 1891 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
6515 MORRIS, Florence1896ENG,     Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
8594 MORRIS, Florence 1892ENG, LDN, London Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
16258 MORRIS, Francis1872ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
22703 MORRIS, Fred1890ENG,     Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
12383 MORRIS, George1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
17982 MORRIS, George1884ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
26169 MORRIS, George1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
27159 MORRIS, Gordon  Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
4457 MORRIS, Harold 1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
20776 MORRIS, Henry ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
4459 MORRIS, Herbert1895ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
21437 MORRIS, Herbert John1892 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
21046 MORRIS, J1881ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
5224 MORRIS, John1925ENG, WAR, Birmingham Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fairbridge Homes  
20061 MORRIS, John1875ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
8142 MORRIS, John William1915ENG,    , BIrmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
19083 MORRIS, Lilian Gladys1899ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
22104 MORRIS, Luke1890ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9453 MORRIS, Percy1891ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
18079 MORRIS, Peter1884ENG,     Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
23884 MORRIS, Richard Leece1897ENG, NBL, Tynemouth Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
22439 MORRIS, Sidney1907ENG,     May 1922 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London  
5674 MORRIS, William1898IRL,     May 1911 : Tunisian CAN Louisa Birt  
7151 MORRIS, William1857ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
14381 MORRIS, William1882ENG,     1895 : - Unknown - CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
21436 MORRIS, William1893 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
24591 MORRIS, William1896 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7886 MORRIS, William Edward ENG,    , Trecastle May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  42 Entries