A One-Name Study of Cornwall/Devon Bassetts/Bassets

James Morris¹

M, #8093, b. 9 October 1844, d. 10 November 1900

Father

James Morris¹ b. 1814, d. 29 Jul 1848

Mother

Maria Watkins¹ b. 14 Mar 1821, d. 20 Aug 1892

Relationship

1st cousin 3 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett

Last Edited

28 Apr 2022

Birth*

9 October 1844

Bathurst, NSW, Australia¹

Baptism

6 April 1845

Bathurst, NSW, Australia¹

Death of Father

29 July 1848

Lunatic Asylum, Gladesville, NSW, Australia;Principal=James Morris²

Marriage*

26 April 1866

St John's, Hartley, NSW, Australia;
Groom: James Morris (signed)
Status: Bachelor
Place of Birth: Hartley
Occupation: Farmer
Age: 21
Present Residence: Mt Clarence
Usual Residence: Various
Father: James Morris
Occupation: Squatter
Mother: Maria Watkins

Bride: Phoebe Morris (signed)
Status: Spinster
Place of Birth: Castlereagh River
Occupation:
Age: 17
Present Residence: Mt Clarence
Usual Residence: Mt Clarence
Father: William Morris
Occupation: Grazier
Mother: Mary Anne Merrick

Date of Marriage: 26 April 1866
Place of Marriage: St Johns, Hartley
Religion: Church of England
Witnesses: James Peacock (signed), James Morris (signed)
Minister: Robert H Mayne
;Bride=Phoebe Morris³

Death of Mother

20 August 1892

Coonamble, NSW, Australia;Principal=Maria Watkins⁴

Death*

10 November 1900

Sydney Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia;
MORRIS.—In loving memory of JAMES MORRIS, beloved husband of Phoebe Morris, "River View," River Lett, who died in Sydney Hospital on 10th November, 1900, aged 56 years. At Rest.⁵

Family

Phoebe Morris b. 3 Oct 1848, d. 17 Nov 1933

Children

Walter James Morris⁶ b. 27 Feb 1867, d. 11 Jan 1941
Joseph Morris⁷ b. 31 Jan 1869, d. 30 Sep 1954
Augustus Morris⁸ b. 1 Aug 1870, d. 23 Aug 1948
Lucy Gertrude Morris⁹ b. 18 May 1873
Arthur Morris¹⁰ b. 28 Jun 1874, d. 14 Jun 1961
Frances Morris¹¹ b. 21 Oct 1876, d. 23 Jul 1957
Jessie Morris¹² b. 22 Dec 1878
Major Theodore Morris+¹³ b. 10 Sep 1882, d. 14 Aug 1960
Nellie Morris+¹⁴ b. 23 Mar 1884, d. 30 Mar 1951
Elizabeth Elsie May Morris¹⁵ b. 1 Oct 1886, d. 18 Dec 1967
Ivy Myrtle Morris+¹⁶ b. 16 Aug 1889, d. 24 Aug 1973

Citations

[S1700] Ancestry Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, online https://ancestry.com, James Morris 1845.
[S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, 560/1848 V1848560 33B James Morris.
[S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, marriage James Morris & Phoebe Morris 1866.
[S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 4579/1892 Maria Field.
[S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Lithgow Mercury, Friday, November 30, 1900.
[S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism James Walter Morris 1867.
[S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Joseph Morris 1869.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 10908/1870 Augustus Morris.
[S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Lucy Gertrude Morris 1873.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 20626/1874 Arthur Morris.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 21677/1876 Frances Morris.
[S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Jessie Morris 1878.
[S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Major Theodore Morris 1882.
[S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Nellie Morris 1884.
[S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Elizabeth Elsie May Morris 1887.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 22810/1889 Evy M Morris.