Personal Details of Mary Morris
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| Buried: | 27/04/1874 |
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Burial Register
| Name at death | Mary Morris | ||||||
| Age at Death | 80 | ||||||
| Burial Date | 27 April 1874 | ||||||
| Abode |
Newbury |
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| Official at Burial | The Rev'd. E T Coles, Assistant Curate. | ||||||
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Burial Register entry for Mary Morris
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Burial Register Entry for Mary Morris
Memorial Details
| From top of headstone: Sacred to the memory of/ William Morris/ who died Feb. 4th. 1855/ aged 64 years. "And now Lord where is my hope, Truly my hope is even in Thee. " Psalm XXXIX 8. Also of Mary, his beloved wife, who died April 22nd. 1874 aged 80 years. "Though He slay me yet will I trust in Him, but will maintain mine own ways before Him". Job XII 15./ Also Mary,/ second wife of Benjamin Weller/ who died Feb. 8th. 1880 aged 55 years. | |
| Name on Memorial | Mary MORRIS |
| Date of death | 22/04/1874 |
| Age | 80 |
| Gender | Female |
| Memorial Type | Headstone and footstone |
| Construction Material | Sandstone |
| Condition of memorial | Fair, engraved letters, some missing |
| Pattison Location Code | WA79 |
| Recorder's Notes | Letters in red missing, inscription recovered from Mrs. Pattison's record. Footstone: WM 1855/ MM 1874/ MW 1890 |
| Others named on memorial | |
| William MORRIS | |
| Mary WELLER |
Newspaper Cuttings
The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.
Death - Mary Morris
| Source: | NWN |
| Article date: | 30/04/1874 |
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Newbury Weekly News Dated 30th April 1874 MORRIS – April 22, at Church Almshouses, Newbury, Mary Morris, aged 80 |
| This obituary entry is awaiting verification. |
Biographical Information
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Mary Morris c1794-1874
Mary Morris
c1794-1874
Mary Matthews was baptised on the 5th October 1794, in Newtown, Hampshire, the daughter of George and Edyth/Edith Matthews (nee Keens) who were married on the 19th April 1791, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury (surname recorded as Mathews at time of marriage).
Mary’s siblings were (all baptised in Newtown):
James, 18th July 1793
Edyth, 3rd April 1796
Charles, 3rd August 1800
Elizabeth, 10th January 1802
Charlotte, 22nd September 1810
Mary married William Morris on the 1st August 1814, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury.
(William was a Blacksmith. He was baptised on the 29th August 1790, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Morris (nee Eells) who were married on the 17th May 1774 at St Nicolas).
William and Mary had the following children baptised at St Nicolas Church, Newbury:
William, 21st October 1814
Benjamin, 12th January 1817
Edith, 25th April 1819
Charles, 23rd September 1821
George, 15th February 1824
Mary, 17th April 1825
Eliza Ann, 15th July 1827
Elizabeth, 6th December 1829
Henry Philip, 11th March 1832
Michael, 17th November 1833
Thomas, 7th August 1836
Cornelius James, born 1839 (no baptism found)
In 1815 William (23), a Founder, Mary (22) and their son William (an infant) were recorded living in Moss’s Yard, in the City, Newbury, Berkshire.
In 1841 William (50), Mary (45), Charles (20), a Gardener’s Apprentice, Mary (15), Elizabeth (12), Michael (8), Thomas (5) and Cornelius James (2), were recorded living in Newtown Road, Newbury.
The 1851 census records William (59), Mary (57), Michael (17), a Tin Plate Maker, Thomas (14), a Brush Maker and James (12) (Cornelius James), living in Old Newtown Road, Newbury.
Mary was widowed in 1855, William died aged 64 on the 4th February, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9th February.
The 1861 census records Mary (66), living in Church Almshouses, Newbury. Her son Thomas (27), a Journeyman Brush Maker was living with her.
In 1871 Mary (76) was recorded living in Church Almshouses, Newbury, her widowed daughter Edith Briggs was recorded living with her.
Mary died aged 80 on the 22nd April 1874, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery, with her husband William, on the 27th April.
William and Mary ‘s daughter Mary married Benjamin Weller in 1879, she died the following year aged 55 and was laid to rest with them on the 13th February 1880.
Mrs P Page 46 Code W(A)79
Author: gambles
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