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William James Smith MORRELL 1889–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1889

Birth Location: Elthem New Plymouth New Zealand

Death Date: 8 Nov 1969

Death Location: Avondale, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: John MORRELL

Mother: Annie SMITH

Spouse(s): Gladys May

Children(s): Dorothy Morrell, Gladys Morrell, Jillicent Morrell, James Morrell

William James Smith MORRELL was born in 1889 in Elthem New Plymouth New Zealand, the child of John Thomas Morrell And Annie Smith. William James Smith MORRELL married Gladys May, and had children including Dorothy May Morrell, Gladys May Morrell, James Trevor Morrell, Jill May Morrell, Jillicent May Morrell. William James Smith MORRELL passed away in 1969 in Avondale, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William James Smith MORRELL was born in 1889 in Elthem New Plymouth New Zealand, the child of John Thomas Morrell And Annie Smith.
  • William James Smith MORRELL married Gladys May, and had children including Dorothy May Morrell, Gladys May Morrell, James Trevor Morrell, Jill May Morrell, Jillicent May Morrell.
  • William James Smith MORRELL passed away in 1969 in Avondale, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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William MORRELL's Ancestors

Self
William MORRELL
1889–1969
Birth Place: Elthem New Plymouth New Zealand
Parents
John Thomas MORRELL
1848–1926
Annie SMITH
1853–1901
Grandparents
Robert MORRELL
1827–
Jane Disney
1822–1904
Draycott, Derbyshire, England
Thomas Smith
1828–1886
Ibstock, Derbyshire, England
Mary (Ann (Annie)) Herring
1832–1902
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert MORRELL
1802–
Phebe Musson
1797–
William Disney
1798–1861
Sarah Gregory
1802–1884
James Smith
1776–1845
Sarah Huskinson
1781–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William MORRELL's Descendants

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William (James Smith) MORRELL (9 Nov 1889–8 Nov 1969) m. Gladys May (22 May 1891–20 February 1964)
  1. 1. Dorothy (May) Morrell 1920–1995
  2. 2. Gladys (May) Morrell 1927–1995
  3. 3. Jillicent (May) Morrell 1923–1998
  4. 4. James (Trevor) Morrell 1921–1972 m. Joyce ("Joy" Irene) Kavanagh 1923–2010
    1. 1. Alan (James) Morrell 1948–1984

William MORRELL's Timeline

2 Records

1889
9 Nov 1889
Birth of William James Smith MORRELL in Elthem New Plymouth New Zealand
Elthem New Plymouth New Zealand
1969
8 Nov 1969
Age 80
Death of William James Smith MORRELL in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1889
    Event Place: Elthem New Plymouth New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1969
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Avondale, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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