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Matilda Morris 1843–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1843

Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: May 1906

Death Location: West Ham, Essex, England

Father: Robert Morris

Mother: Martha Smeeton

Spouse(s): WILLIAM SLIGHT

Children(s): William Slight, Matilda Slight), Minnie Quinnell, James Slight, Albert Slight, George Slight, Mary Slight

Matilda Morris was born in 1843 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, the child of Robert Morris And Martha Smeeton. Matilda Morris married William Slight, and had children including Albert Noah Slight, George Edwin Slight, James Charles Slight, Mary Ann Slight, Matilda Fanny Williams Nee Slight, Minnie Roberta Quinnell, William Samuel Slight. Matilda Morris passed away in 1906 in West Ham, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Matilda Morris was born in 1843 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, the child of Robert Morris And Martha Smeeton.
  • Matilda Morris married William Slight, and had children including Albert Noah Slight, George Edwin Slight, James Charles Slight, Mary Ann Slight, Matilda Fanny Williams Nee Slight, Minnie Roberta Quinnell, William Samuel Slight.
  • Matilda Morris passed away in 1906 in West Ham, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Morris's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Morris
1843–1906
Birth Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Robert Morris
1808–1881
Wing, Rutland, England
Martha Smeeton
1815–1884
Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
THOMAS MORRIS
1783–1860
Caldecott, Rutland, England
ANN PEACH
1786–1819
Wing, Rutland, England
John Smeeton
1791–1861
Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester
Elizabeth Putt
1792–1863
Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS MORRIS
1757–1835
SARAH FREER
1755–1790
JOHN PEACH
1759–1812
ANN GOODLIFE
1760–1830
John Smeeton
1763–1848
Mary Goodman
1769–1831
Daniel Putt
1761–1848
Martha Putt
1763–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Morris
1710–1768
Anne Collin
1712–1803
Ann STUBLEY
1719–1781
David Smeeton
1728–1803
Ann Varnom
1736–1806
Thomas Goodman
Ann Wright
Robert Putt
1732–1812
Elizabeth Putt
1736–1813
William Rowe
1737–1806
Sarah
1730–1783

Matilda Morris's Descendants

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Matilda Morris (18 Dec 1843–May 1906) m. WILLIAM SLIGHT (16 February 1847–October 1888)
  1. 1. William (Samuel) Slight 1872–1916 m. Edith (Caroline Slight nee) Gibbs 1872–1946
    1. 1. William (John Thomas) Slight 1890–1935
      1. 1. Frederick (Albert) Slight 1916–1997
    2. 2. Henry (Charles) Slight 1894–1977
    3. 3. Albert (Charles) Slight 1892–1962
    4. 4. Edith (Jane) Slight 1896–1896
  2. 2. Matilda (Fanny Williams (nee) Slight) 1881–1965
    1. 1. George (E M) Williams 1903–1994
      1. 1. Jean (I) Williams 1932–2019
    2. 2. Florence (Matilda) Williams 1907–1985
      1. 1. Harry (George) Osman 1937–2008
  3. 3. Minnie (Roberta) Quinnell 1870– m. Edward Hayes 1866–1941
    1. 1. Emily (Amelia Emma) Hayes 1889–1974 m. Reginald (Seaburt) Brown 1886–1947
      1. 1. Edward (Reginald) Brown 1914–1946 m. Norma (Amy) Butler 1923–1987
      2. 2. Ronald Brown 1919–1996
      3. 3. Vera (Roberta Edna) Brown 1912–2003
    2. 2. Nellie (Roberta) Hayes 1888–1967
  4. 4. James (Charles) Slight 1882–1883
  5. 5. Albert (Noah) Slight 1876–1947 m. Ada Crush 1874–1963
    1. 1. Ada Slight 1903–1986
    2. 2. Daisy Slight 1908–1999
    3. 3. Violet (Doris) Slight 1917–1942
    4. 4. Albert (Noah) Slight 1899–1964 m. Grace (Mary) Thurlow 1891–1987
      1. 1. Ronald (Edward) Slight 1932–2014
      2. 2. Albert (Charles) Slight 1925–1985
      3. 3. Grace (Violet) Slight 1922–2007
    5. 5. Ellen (Elsie) Kitchel 1903–
  6. 6. George (Edwin) Slight 1878–1957
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) Slight 1887–1930

Matilda Morris's Timeline

5 Records

1843
18 Dec 1843
Birth of Matilda Morris in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
1865
October 1865
Age 22
Matilda Morris was married in Kensington, London, England
Kensington, London, England
1872
19 May 1872
Age 29
Matilda Morris was married in Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1891
1891
Age 48
Matilda Morris resided here in West Ham, St Luke, West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, St Luke, West Ham, Essex, England
1906
May 1906
Age 63
Death of Matilda Morris in West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1843
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1317; Folio: 134; Page: 37; GSU roll: 6096427

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1865
    Event Place: Kensington, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 May 1872
    Event Place: Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: West Ham, St Luke, West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1317; Folio: 134; Page: 37; GSU roll: 6096427

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1906
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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