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He emigrated to Canada.
His sister, Mrs G. Wilde, lived at Beulah Place, Luddendenfoot.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Canadian Contingent.
He was wounded and gassed, and was treated at Whalley Hospital.
He returned to Canada [May 1918].
He died of wounds about a fortnight after arriving in Canada [3rd June 1918].
The Halifax Courier
He married Katharine.
Between 1568 and 1582, 8 of his children were baptised at Sowerby.
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church
[24th September 1591]
In 1876, he married (1) Mary Ann Beck [1856-1898] from
Hunslet, in Holbeck.
Mary Ann died in Halifax Infirmary [4th January, 1898].
Children:
In 1898, he married (2) Sarah Ann Child at St Thomas's Church, Charlestown.
The witnesses were Ann and Frederick Washington.
Children:
The family lived at 22 Ninn Street, Halifax [1898]
After their father's death, he and his brother, T. H. Morris
carried on the family business – William Morris & Sons Limited.
He died in Sussex.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £114,419
During World War II,
he served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
Royal Berkshire Regiment.
He died 23rd April 1944 (aged 27).
He is remembered on the Rangoon Memorial, Burma [Grave Ref 15]
He married Martha.
During World War I,
and he served as a Private
with the 2nd/5th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 20th March 1916 (aged 23).
He was buried at Mankinholes Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
[194].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance.
Martha married Mr Williams.
They lived at Stansfield Road, Todmorden
He was
Mayor of Todmorden [1944-1945]
He was
a sidesman at St Mary's Church, Halifax /
secretary of the Sunday School /
employed by Brayshaw & Dickinson.
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1914] and
served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died following a German gas attack at Hill 60 [5th May 1915] (aged 26).
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 20],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary's Church, Halifax
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Boys' School, Halifax
He married (1) Sarah [1780-1823].
Children:
Sarah died 1st April 1823 (aged 43).
He married (2) Elizabeth [1786-1859].
Children:
Elizabeth died 24th August 1859 (aged 73).
Joseph died 10th January 1861 (aged 79).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax [Grave Ref: 59]
He was working in a bleach house [1911].
He lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted in Rochdale and
served as a Private
with the 1st/3rd Welch Field Ambulance
Royal Army Medical Corps.
He died in Palestine [3rd April 1918].
He was buried at Jerusalem War Cemetery, Gaza) (including Palestine & Israel [Grave Ref V 74].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
In 3rd April 1875, she was in court for selling spirits without a
licence
No particular cause, we understand, can be assigned for this rash
act; but her manner of late, has been such as to induce some doubts
as to her sanity.
She is about thirty years of age, and lately lived in Hopwood Lane in
Halifax, where she carried on business as a milliner and dress maker
Son of William Morris.
Born in Halifax [3rd February 1848].
After their father's death, he and his brother, Alfred William Johnson Morris, carried on the family business – William Morris & Sons Limited.
He was
educated at Rugby School /
Justice of the Peace for the West Riding /
Deputy Lieutenant for the West Riding /
Chairman of the Halifax Commercial Banking Company Limited /
Chairman of William Morris & Sons Limited /
President of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce [1888-1890] /
President of the Royal Halifax Infirmary [1892-1895].
He was Captain (Queen's Own) Yorkshire Dragoons Imperial Yeomanry,
Major 2nd West Yorkshire (Prince of Wales Own) Yeoman Cavalry [joined 1876]
He was posted to the C Troop with his relatives, Captain
Armitage and Mr J. H. Wheatley.
In 1885, he took charge of the B Troop.
He rose to the rank of Colonel.
He married Unknown.
Child: Alice Barbara [b 1854] who married [31st October
1877] Arthur Caltrow Armitage of Meltham Villa (merchant), at
Sowerby Church.
They lived at The Lodge, Triangle.
He retired in 1905.
On 30th July 1927, he gave the cricket and recreation ground to
Triangle
In [Q1] 1903, he married Isabella Mary [1880-1906] in Halifax.
Children:
Isabel Mary died (possibly of perinatal complications) [26th January 1906] (aged 26).
She & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2527]
with her parents.
A Vincent L. Morris died in Chichester [Q1 1963] (aged 81)
He was a brewer (ale & porter) [1851].
He married Mary [1797-1873].
Children:
The children were born in Clayton.
They lived at 9 North Knight Street, Halifax [1851].
William died 25th March 1867 (aged 69).
Mary died 27th December 1873 (aged 76).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 344]
with Abraham Smithson Halliday & family
In 1839, he established William Morris & Sons Limited.
He was
Partner in the Halifax Commercial Banking Company [1853] /
Chairman of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce [1882] /
Chairman of the Halifax Commercial Banking Company [1882].
He married Unknown.
Children:
He died suddenly at home.
After his death, his sons carried on the business.
There are windows in his memory in Sowerby Church – erected by
voluntary subscription [1883] – to mark the esteem of his workers.
See
West Yorkshire Railway Company
Morris, Mr A. Ref 420-1220 Morris, A. Ref 420-780 
Morris, Adam Ref 420-138 Morris, Alfred Ref 420-1735
Morris, Alfred William Johnson Ref 420-695 Morris, Charles Stanley Ref 420-1315
Morris, Edgar Ref 420-519
Morris, F. J. Ref 420-233 Morris, Frank Ref 420-479 
Morris, H. Ref 420-523 Morris, H. C. Ref 420-358 Morris, Harold Ref 420-1283
Morris, Hedley Ref 420-733
Morris, James Ref 420-2 Morris, Joseph Ref 420-223
Morris, Leonard James Ref 420-580
Morris, Priscilla Ref 420-4930 Morris, Sarah Ref 420-147
[On 2nd September 1835], a young woman named Sarah Morris, now
residing at Wheatley, attempted to drown herself in Friar Dam,
Ovenden, near Halifax, but was fortunately observed, and prevented
from executing her design.
Morris, Thomas Henry Ref 420-800
Morris, Vincent Lawrence Ref 420-3
Isabella Mary was the daughter of Thomas Foley
Precise details of his death / burial place are not yet known
Morris, Rev W. D. Ref 420-670 Morris, William Ref 420-492
Mary was born in Clayton
Morris, William Ref 420-9650 Morris, William Ref 420-799 Morris, William Ref 420-1688
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