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Facts and Events
| Name |
William Morris |
| Gender |
Male |
| Christening[1] |
19 Jun 1785 |
Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, England |
| Marriage |
11 Oct 1808 |
Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, Englandto Catherine Goodman |
| Census[3] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Podington, Bedfordshire, England |
| Census[4] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Podington, Bedfordshire, England |
| Death[5] |
1855 |
Podington, Bedfordshire, England |
William Morris was baptised on 19th June 1785 at Husborne Crawley in Bedfordshire, son of Joseph and Hannah Morris. William's parents had only recently moved to Husborne Crawley; the year they had obtain an indemnity certificate from the parish of Podington, over twenty miles to the north of Husborne Crawley, allowing them to live in other parishes but still be the responsibility of the Podington authorities if they ever needed to claim poor relief.
William was married at Husborne Crawley on 11th October 1808, aged 23, to Catherine Goodman. They went on to have nine children together between 1809 and 1824, although at least two died young. The first four children were baptised at Husborne Crawley. Some time between 1814 and 1818 the family moved to Podington, where William's parents had lived before his birth, where their younger five children were baptised.
The 1841 census finds William, Catherine and their son Joseph living in Podington. William was working as an agricultural labourer. Ten years later at Podington, William and Catherine had their sons Daniel and Joseph living with them as well as two girls who appear to be Joseph's daughters - it would seem Joseph's wife had recently died. William was described as a pauper at this time.
William died in 1855, aged 70. Catherine survived him by about two years.
References
- ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).
ch. 19 Jun 1785, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire: W[illia]m son of Joseph & Hannah Morris
- Bedfordshire Archives Catalogue
P49/13/1/53, 6 Apr 1784.
Husborne Crawley Parish Records: Indemnity certificates
Podington: Joseph Morris, wife Hannah, and children Sarah and Elizabeth
- ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 8; Book 12; Folio 2; Page 13, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Puddington, Bedfordshire
William Morris, male, 50 [1786-91], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
Catherine Morris, female, 60 [1776-81], born in county
Joseph Morris, male, 25 [1811-16], born in county
- ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 1743; Folio 238; Page 26, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Puddington, Bedfordshire
Will[ia]m Morris, head, married, male, 68 [1782/3], Pauper, b. Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
Catherine Morris, wife, female, 69 [1781/2], b. Willen, Buckinghamshire
Joseph Morris, son, widower, male, 36 [1814/15], Shoemaker, b. Puddington, Bedfordshire
Emma Morris, daughter, female, 4 [1846/7], Scholar, b. Puddington, Bedfordshire
Elizabeth Morris, daughter, female, 3 [1847/8], Scholar, b. Puddington, Bedfordshire
Dan[ie]l Morris, son, unmarried, male, 26 [1824/5], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, b. Puddington, Bedfordshire
- ↑ General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. William MORRIS, December Quarter 1855, Wellingborough Registration District, Volume 3b, page 86, aged 71 [1783/4]
Place of death likely to be Podington, which was in the Wellingborough registration district and was where William had lived for many years. Death certificate would need to be obtained to confirm.
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