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Looking for information about the family of George Morris from Beaufort, Vic.

Re: Looking for information about the family of George Morris from Beaufort, Vic.

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 12:14PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Jill,
Yes received it tonight, I will follow up with an email tomorrow. If possible could you please edit your post and remove my email address.
Regards, James.

Re: Looking for information about the family of George Morris from Beaufort, Vic.

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 6:09AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Morris
Hi James,

Thanks for the images.

Do you have his death certificate?

Name: George Morris
Father: Geo
Birth: abt 1820
Death: 1886 - Beaufort, Victoria


Are there any children born prior to 1850, on that certificate (from his first marriage)?

Mary

Re: Looking for information about the family of George Morris from Beaufort, Vic.

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 7:03AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Mary,
Funny you should mention his death certificate, I just purchased it this morning. But there is not much more useful info.
1. Same children as I had listed.
2. Married in Twofold Bay, NSW.
3. He was registered as a blacksmith
4. No additional marriage listed
5. Where born - County Nottingham, England
6. 30 years in Victoria
7. Name of Father, George Morris, (Carpenter) - Mother, Unknown.
His wife (Cecilia Webster) came from a whaling family, based in Sydney, but her father died when she was about 5. Her mother remarried a year later, but I don't know what Cecilia would have been doing in Twofold bay when she got married at age 17.
It's all a bit of a mystery. I know there were quite a few George Morris's listed as convicts, but once again it's a common name.
Regards,
James.

Re: Looking for information about the family of George Morris from Beaufort, Vic.

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 10:43AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi James
Thanks so much for the information received today. It was very helpful. I will try and send Abner's tree to you FYI. Give me a few days 😀
Cheers
Jill

Re: Looking for information about the family of George Morris from Beaufort, Vic.

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:52PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 28 Jul 2015 10:53PM GMT
Surnames: Morris
Hi James,

Re... "His wife (Cecilia Webster) came from a whaling family, based in Sydney, but her father died when she was about 5. Her mother remarried a year later, but I don't know what Cecilia would have been doing in Twofold bay when she got married at age 17.
It's all a bit of a mystery. "

Google: twofold bay whaling

Twofold Bay (Eden), was the "whaling capital" of New South Wales!
Maybe, her step-father was in the whaling game?
Maybe, her mother resided there, with her second husband?

You said the death certificate has "30 years in Victoria". Is there any mention of time spent in NSW?

Mary

Re: Looking for information about the family of George Morris from Beaufort, Vic.

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 11:20PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Mary,
Yes, I see that Eden was a whaling hub, so I did some old newspaper searches for info on Cecilia's mother and second husband (Thomas Shering), but have found nothing under Twofold bay. As you say, they must have followed the whaling teams down to Twofold bay. Nothing on George Morris death certificate about time in NSW, but he was obviously there for at least 4 or 5 years because that's where he and Cecilia's first son was born. But I shall keep digging, occasionally the odd piece of information comes along.
James.
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