Clara Morris1

F, #5389, b. 12 November 1834, d. 11 October 1923
FatherJames Morris2 d. May 1854
MotherSarah Mitchell2 b. 19 May 1792, d. 8 Aug 1876
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited7 Sep 2022
Birth*12 November 1834 NSW, Australia3 
Married Name23 May 1851 Lees1 
Marriage*23 May 1851 Balladuran, NSW, Australia;
Timothy Lees of the parish of Balladuran bachelor
Clara Morris of the parish of Balladuran spinster
by banns
Witnesses William Morris Balladuran & Mary Ann Morris Balladuran
;Groom=Timothy Lees4 
Death of FatherMay 1854 Mount Clarence, NSW;Principal=James Morris5 
Baptism13 May 1865 St John's, Hartley, NSW, Australia;
When Baptized: May 13th 1865
When Born: Nov 12th 30 years
Child’s Christian Name: Clara
Parents’ Names: James & Sarah Morris
Abode: Mt Clarence
Quality or Profession: Farmer
By whom the ceremony was performed: Wm Coombes3 
Death of Mother8 August 1876 Lithgow, NSW;
Name: Sarah Morris
Date of Death: 8 Aug 1876
Place of Death: Lithgow Valley, District of Hartley
Occupation: Widow
Sex: Female
Age: 88
Conjugal Status:
Place of Birth: On the sea
Time in Aust Colonies: 87 years in N S Wales

Father: James Wilson
Occupation: Officer on ship-board (sic)
Mother: Unknown

Place of Marriage: Parramatta
Age at Marriage: Unknown
Name of Spouse: James Morris
Children of Marriage: 6 males, 4 females living; 1 male, 2 females deceased
Informant: Edward Morris (his mark), son of deceased, Lithgow Valley

Cause of Death: Old age
Length of Illness: 1 week
Medical Attendant: Dr Swift
Date last seen: 5 Aug 1876

Date of Burial: 10 Aug 1876
Place of Burial: Mount York
Minister & Religion: Rev Robert H Mayne, Church of England
Undertaker: Andrew B Pitt
Witnesses: Thomas Mills, Edward Field;Principal=Sarah Mitchell6 
Death of Spouse31 August 1878 Shingle House Hotel, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia;Timothy Lees, age 63, Hawker, a heavy cold, 9 days
Born Penrith NSW
Father John Lees
Mother Mary (surname not known)
Married Clara Morris, age 35, Marthaguy Creek
Children of marriage 7 males, 3 females living; 1 male, 1 female deceased
Informant Clara Lees, widow, Coonamble
Burial 2/9/1878 Nugal, Castlreagh River
Witnesses George Lees & Timothy Lees jnr;Principal=Timothy Lees7 
Married Name8 November 1879 Fielding8 
Marriage*8 November 1879 Walgett, NSW, Australia;Groom=Henry Fielding8 
Death*11 October 1923 Coonamble, NSW, Australia9 
Probate*19 December 1923 NSW, Australia;
121889 Fielding Clara late of Coonamble Married Woman
This is the last Will and testament of me Clara Fielding of Coonamble in the State of New South Wales wife of Henry Fielding of the same place Labourer I appoint my said husband Sole Executor hereof and to him I give devise and bequeath the whole of my property both real and personal of whatsoever sort or Kind the same may be and wheresoever situate to hold the Same for his own use absolutely and hereby revoking all Wills heretofore made by me I do declare this only to be my true last Will and testament As Witness my hand this eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and tewnty three
C Fielding
Signed published and declared by the said testatrix as and for her last Will and testament in the presence of us who at her request in her sight and presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witness
J W T Baellon Solicitor Coonamble
E E Leer Nabea St Coonamble
19 December 1923 On this date Probate of the last Will and testament of the said deceased was granted to Henry Fielding of Coonamble Laborer the Sole Executornamed in the said Will Testatrix died at Coonamble 11 October 1923 Estate Sworn at £60 nett9 

Family 1

Timothy Lees b. 19 Dec 1815, d. 31 Aug 1878
Children

Family 2

Henry Fielding

Citations

  1. [S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
  2. [S1635] Findmypast NSW Will Books 1800-1952, online http://www.findmypast.com/, James Morris 1856.
  3. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Clara Morris 1865.
  4. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, V1851525 37B/1851 Timothy Lees & Clara Morris.
  5. [S1758] NSW Presbyterian Burial Registers 1826-1856.
  6. [S1294] NSW Death Registration Transcription.
  7. [S1317] Death Certificate transcript.
  8. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 5071/1879 Henry Fielding & Clara Lees.
  9. [S1635] Findmypast NSW Will Books 1800-1952, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Clara Fielding 1923.
  10. [S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
  11. [S1765] St John's Hartley Parish Registers, baptism Rubina Lees 1858.
  12. [S1765] St John's Hartley Parish Registers, baptism George Lees 1860.
  13. [S1765] St John's Hartley Parish Registers, baptism Mary Lees 1862.
  14. [S1765] St John's Hartley Parish Registers, baptism Sarah Lees 1864.
  15. [S1765] St John's Hartley Parish Registers, baptism Josiah Lees 1867.
  16. [S1765] St John's Hartley Parish Registers, baptism Grant Lees 1869.
  17. [S1765] St John's Hartley Parish Registers, baptism James Lees 1874.