Person:William Morell (1)

Jessie Smith marr (6aug1894 Singapore) William George Henry MORELL (M. Jones). William was b. 2sep1863 at Belvedere, Kent and d. 16jun1939 (M. Jones). William (a 1st officer) was son of Capt Morrell, RN (M. Jones). William George Henry Morrell was b. 3rd qtr 1863 at Medway, Kent (bmd). William George Henry Morrell, chief officer Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's steamer Recorder, and 2nd son of Commander George T. Morrell, RN, Belvedere Kent, marr Jessie, 5th dau of W. Buchanan Smith, 6aug1894 at Singapore (Morning Post, findmypast). Jessie Buchanan Smith (1874 Singapore) marr William George Henry Morrell (1863 Kent) (ancestry.com tree).

William was son of George Truman Morrell (1830 Bretagne-1912 Kent) and Ellen Mary Stretton (abt 1835 Islington, Middx-1903 Kent) (ancestry.com tree). George Truman Morrell (1830 Lieut Navy, of Erith Kent, son of Arthur Morrell, Capt Navy) marr (29aug1861 Highgate, Middx) Ellen Mary (1836, of Highgate, Middx, dau of Henry Stretton, gentleman) (ancestry.com record). In 1884 William George Henry Morrell, 2nd mate (Master and mates certificate, ancestry.com).

William G.H. Morrell (1863) d. 2nd qtr 1939 at Barnstaple, Devon; Jessie B. Morrell (1874) d. 1st qtr 1961 at Barnstaple (bmd). William George Henry Morrell (1863-16jun1939) and wife, Jessie Buchanan (1874-feb1961) were buried at Ilfracome, Devon (findagrave). Will of William George Henry Morrell (d. 16jun1939) of South View Ilfracombe Devon; will of Jessie Buchanan Morrell (d. 15feb1961) of 1 South View Upper Torrs Ilfracombe widow; admin to George Truman Morrell (Nat. Probate Calendar). Capt William George Henry Morrell of South View, Ilfracombe, master mariner, d. 16jun1939; he left money to wife and sons George Truman and Arthur Truman Morrell (Western Morning News, findmypast).

In 1901 George Morell (1830 Dinant, Belgium, retd commander Navy), wife Ellen (1836 Kent), son William (1864 Chatham, Kent, master mariner), dau-law Jessie (1874 Singapore), grnson George (1897 Kensington, London), were at Erith, Kent (census); Dinan was in Bretagne (cf wikipedia article on George).

In 1912 Capt Morrell arrived at Singapore (Straits Times); William was in 1913 a Capt with Straits Steamship fleet (Straits Times, obit of father of Jessie).