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Ethel May Morris 1881 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1881

Birth Location: Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 17 April 1959

Death Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Morris

Mother: Jemima Mudgway

Spouse(s): Leslie Cobcroft

Children(s): Frances Cobcroft, Victor Cobcroft, Beryl Cobcroft

Ethel May Morris was born in 1881 in Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Wilson Morris and Jemima Mudgway. In 1905, Ethel May Morris resided in New Zealand. Ethel May Morris married Leslie Thomas Cobcroft, and had children including Frances Mabel Nena Cobcroft, Victor Forsythe Wilson Cobcroft, Beryl Jean Cobcroft. Ethel May Morris passed away in 1959 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Ethel May Morris was born in 1881 in Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Wilson Morris and Jemima Mudgway.
  • In 1905, Ethel May Morris resided in New Zealand.
  • Ethel May Morris married Leslie Thomas Cobcroft, and had children including Frances Mabel Nena Cobcroft, Victor Forsythe Wilson Cobcroft, Beryl Jean Cobcroft.
  • Ethel May Morris passed away in 1959 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Morris
1854 – 1936
Birth Location: on board ship Ann Wilson en route to New Zealand
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Jemima Mudgway
1864 – 1948
Birth Location: Half-way, Tawa Flat, Wellington, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Leslie Cobcroft
1867 – 1938
Birth Location: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
LC

Children(s)

Frances Cobcroft
1904 – 1992
Birth Location: Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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Victor Cobcroft
1905 – 1943
Birth Location: Petone Wellington New Zealand
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Beryl Cobcroft
1912 – 1979
Birth Location: Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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Ethel Morris's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Morris
1881 – 1959
Birth Place: Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Wilson Morris
1854 – 1936
on board ship Ann Wilson en route to New Zealand
Jemima Mudgway
1864 – 1948
Half-way, Tawa Flat, Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
George Morris
1812 – 1895
St Georges, Southwark, Surrey, England
Mary (Anne) Bowman
1813 – 1884
Strand, St Clement, Middlesex, England
Charles MUDGWAY
Frances SUNNEX
Great-Grandparents
Jonathon Morris
1760 – 1802
Ann Champneys
1760 – 1835
Hugh Rupal
Margaret Rupel
1788 – 1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Morris
1727 – 1766
Elizabeth Milkins
1738 – 1816
Thomas Champneys
1719 –
Alice Champneys
Alexander Bowman
1770 – 1809

Ethel Morris's Descendants

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Ethel (May) Morris (6 August 1881 – 17 April 1959) m. Leslie (Thomas) Cobcroft (12 February 1867 – 9 Mar 1938)
  1. 1. Frances (Mabel Nena) Cobcroft (14 February 1904 – 5 November 1992)
  2. 2. Victor (Forsythe Wilson) Cobcroft (4 Jul 1905 – 19 July 1943) m. Myrtle (Allan (Jane)) Sharpe (1 Dec 1914 – 10 Jul 1948) m. Doris Davenport (06 September 1915 – 17 February 1996)
    1. 1. Dorothea (Jean) Cobcroft (4 Jan 1933 – 9 July 2020) m. Clive (Thomas) Foxall (16 Nov 1929 – 1975) m. James (William) King (15 Dec 1936 – 4 June 2018)
      1. 1. David (John) Foxall (27 Apr 1959 – 13 Jun 1983)
      2. 2. Tani King
    2. 2. Georgina Williams (1944 – 2006) m. James (William) King (15 Dec 1936 – 4 June 2018)
      1. 1. Tani King
    3. 3. Robert (Arthur) Davenport (5 Jan 1934 – 31 May 2007)
    4. 4. Naomi (Alice) Cobcroft (10 August 1936 – 26 May 2020)
    5. 5. Victor (Leslie) COBCROFT (1937 – 1963)
    6. 6. Allan (David) Cobcroft (09 January 1939 – 18 October 2001)
    7. 7. Donald (George) Cobcroft (06 September 1940 – 31 October 2009)
    8. 8. Denis (Samuel) Cobcroft (07 August 1943 – 24 November 1943)
  3. 3. Beryl (Jean) Cobcroft (17 November 1912 – 21 September 1979) m. Facey

Ethel Morris's Timeline

5 Records

1881
6 August 1881
Birth of Ethel May Morris in Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand
Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand
1903
April 1903
Age 22
Ethel May Morris was married in Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
1905
1905-1906
Age 24
Ethel May Morris resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1950
1950-1951
Age 69
Ethel May Morris resided here in Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
1959
17 April 1959
Age 78
Death of Ethel May Morris in Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1881
    Event Place: Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1903
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905-1906
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950-1951
    Event Place: Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, 1866-1954, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise´s New Zealand Post Office Directory

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1959
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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