William Morris

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• Name	William Morris  [1]
  Born	1831
  Christened	17 Apr 1831	Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [4]
  	Wales
  		1841 Wales Census for Aberdovey, Merionethshire HO107 Piece 1429 Book 12 Folio 11 Page 14
  Occupation	29 May 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Mariner
  Residence	29 May 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Burlington Street
  Died	Yes, date unknown
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  Person ID	I107540	The Williams Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Richard Morris,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Anne Davies,   b. Abt 1796, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales ,   d. 1872, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1824	Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales   [1, 6]
  		Marriage Certificate for Richard Morris and Ann Davies (31259)
  Family ID	F31259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret James,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Registration	Between 1 Apr 1856 and 30 Jun 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [7]
  	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   [5]
  Children	1. Richard Morris,   b. Abt 1858, Liverpool, Lancashire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Captain William James Morris,   b. 1860, Liverpool, Lancashire, England ,   d. 4 Jul 1917, Alexandria, Egypt  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F31257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From the 1841 Wales Census for Aberdovey, Merionethshire (HO107 Piece 1429 Book 12 Folio 11 Page 14) William, 14, was with his mother Ann, 45, Sailor's Wife, in Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales. With him were his grandmother Ann Davies, 85, and his siblings Ann, 14, and John, 6. Everyone was recorded as having been born in Merionethshire. From A Real Little Seaport, Volume 2 MORRIS, WILLIAM (1831-) M. Aberdyfi. He may have been Mate of the schooner Frances Poole in 1868, aged '35', under Capt. John Morris (above). If so, William and John were almost certainly brothers. They both transferred from the smack Mountain Maid in 1868. William and John Morris may well have been sons of Richard Maurice/Morris of Aberdyfi by his wife Anne (Davies). If so, William Morris was baptised at Tywyn 17/4/1831. William Morris joined the schooner Napoleon (54 tons) as Mate at Aberdyfi 25/8/1873, aged '43' and he was discharged at Aberdyfi in 1874. His previous vessel was the Catherine from which he had been discharged at Porthmadog 28/6/73. William Morris joined the schooner Jane Owens as Mate (£4 5s.) early in 1878, aged '46', and was discharged at Connah's Quay 21/3/78. He then served on the Seven Brothers before joining the schooner Sarah Davies as Mate (£3 15s. a month), aged 47. He was discharged at Aberdyfi 17/12/1878. His career seems to have reached a plateau of mateship at a relatively early stage when compared with his younger brother's (Capt. John Morris) who was Master of the smack Mountain Maid aged 16 and drowned in the wreck of the schooner Frances Poole in 1869, aged 34.

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [S10133] A Real Little Seaport Volume 2, Lewis Lloyd, (N.p.: n.p., 1996.), Page 65. (Reliability: 4), 25 Jul 2017. MORRIS/MAURICE, RICHARD ( - ) M. Aberdyfi. Wife Anne (Davies). Children: Elizabeth bap. Tywyn 29/5/1825 (daur. of Richard Maurice); Anne bap. 12/8/1827; William bap. April 17, 1831; and John bap. 20/5/1835. William Morris certainly became a mariner, but was John the future Capt. John Morris of the smack Mountain Maid and the schooner Frances Poole (see above). If so, he was 16 not 17 when he bacame Master of the Mountain Maid. [S8698] Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907, accessed 25 Jul 2017), Christening for William MAURICE (107540); 17 Apr 1831: Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales. (Reliability: 3), 25 Jul 2017. Name:      William Maurice Gender:      Male Christening Date:      17 Apr 1831 Christening Place:      TOWYN,MERIONETH,WALES Birth Date:      Birthplace:      Death Date:      Name Note:      Race:      Father's Name:      Richard Maurice Father's Birthplace:      Father's Age:      Mother's Name:      Anne Davies Mother's Birthplace:      Mother's Age:      Indexing Project (Batch) Number:      C05751-1 System Origin:      Wales-ODM GS Film number:      104547 Reference ID:      "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1TW-CDZ : 5 December 2014), William Maurice, 17 Apr 1831; citing TOWYN,MERIONETH,WALES, reference ; FHL microfilm 104,547. [S9438] 1841 Wales Census for Merionethshire, Wales. Merionethshire., (Ancestry. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8979 : n.d.), Aberdovey, folio 11, page 14; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8979 : accessed 25 Jul 2017); citing PRO HO 107/1429/12 (Reliability: 3), 25 Jul 2017. 1841 Wales Census data extracted from Ancestry Records 25/7/2017 Information for Ann MORRIS Age: 45 Estimated birth year: abt 1796 Gender: Female Where born: Merionethshire, Wales Civil Parish: Towyn Hundred: Estimaner County/Island: Merionethshire Country: Wales Registration district: Machynlleth Sub-registration district: Penarth Piece: 1429 Book: 12 Folio: 11 Page Number: 14 Household Members: Ann MORRIS: Age 45 (1796) Ann DAVIES: Age 85 (1756) Ann MORICE: Age 14 (1827) William MORICE: Age 14 (1827) John MORICE: Age 6 (1835) http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1841wales&indiv=try&h=14284570 1841 Wales Census for Aberdovey, Merionethshire HO107 Piece 1429 Book 12 Folio 11 Page 14 [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. Marriage Certificate for William Morris and Margaret James (31257) Courtesy of Daniel Morris [S10132] Marriage Certificate for Richard Morris and Ann Davies (31259), (Llanegryn, Merionethshire, Wales), Marriage Certificate for Richard Morris and Ann Davies (31259) (1824) marriage, issued 25 Feb 1824, Merionethshire Marriages and Banns (Reliability: 3), 25 Jul 2017. Marriage Certificate for Richard Morris and Ann Davies (31259) Marriage Certificate for Richard Morris and Ann Davies (31259) [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. Marriage Registration for William MORRIS (107540) Marriage Registration for Margaret JAMES (107564)