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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

In 1881, Ethel May Morris entered the world in Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand, born to Thomas Wilson Morris and Jemima Mudgway. Years later, Ethel May Morris married Leslie Thomas Cobcroft, and the couple became parents to Frances Mabel Nena Cobcroft, Victor Forsythe Wilson Cobcroft and Beryl Jean Cobcroft. Ethel May Morris died in 1959 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

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Parents

Thomas Morris
1854 – 1936
Birth Location: on board ship Ann Wilson en route to New Zealand
TM
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
VC
Beryl Cobcroft
1912 – 1979
Birth Location: Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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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