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Henry Demas MORRISS (1825 - 1895)
Farm Labourer
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Lydia MORRISS (1849 - 1889)
Robert MORRISS (1851 - )
Amelia MORRISS (1853 - 1872)
Elizabeth MORRISS (1855 - )
Emma Jane MORRISS (1857 - 1942)
William MORRISS (1859 - 1943)
Richard MORRISS (1862 - 1919)
Sarah Annie MORRISS (1864 - 1951)
Thomas Henry MORRISS (1867 - )
John MORRISS (1869 - 1869)
Henry Demas MORRISS (1825 - 1895)

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Sarah HANHAM (1828 - 1869)
Robert MORRISS











Emily Amelia VINCENT












b. 07 Apr 1825 at Ansty, Dorset, England
m. 15 Aug 1848 Sarah HANHAM (1828 - 1869) at Hilton, Dorset, England
d. 05 Nov 1895 at Gumly Gumly, New South Wales, Australia aged 70
Near Relatives of Henry Demas MORRISS (1825 - 1895)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Thomas HANHAM
Mother in Law Lydia MORRISS

Father Robert MORRISS
Mother Emily Amelia VINCENT

Self Henry Demas MORRISS 07 Apr 1825 Ansty, Dorset, England 05 Nov 1895 Gumly Gumly, New South Wales, Australia 70

Wife Sarah HANHAM abt 10 Sep 1828 Hilton, Dorset, England 07 Apr 1869 Yerong Creek, New South Wales, Australia 40

Daughter Lydia MORRISS 18 Aug 1849 Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia 08 Aug 1889 Gumly Gumly, New South Wales, Australia 39
Son Robert MORRISS 1851
Daughter Amelia MORRISS 1853 1872 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 19
Daughter Elizabeth MORRISS 1855
Daughter Emma Jane MORRISS 1857 abt 1942 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 85
Son William MORRISS 05 Nov 1859 1943 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 84
Son Richard MORRISS 02 Jul 1862 Cobbity, New South Wales, Australia 05 Jun 1919 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 56
Daughter Sarah Annie MORRISS 1864 1951 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 87
Son Thomas Henry MORRISS 1867
Son John MORRISS Mar 1869 16 Apr 1869 Yerong Creek, New South Wales, Australia 0

Son in Law Charles MARTIN
Son in Law Frederick MORTON
Son in Law Joseph SMITH
Son in Law Charles MARTIN
Daughter in Law Ada SHEATHER 1867 1938 71
Daughter in Law Alexandra Kate CRAFT 17 May 1870 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 03 May 1908 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 37
Daughter in Law Myra Janet DAVENPORT 1888 Australia 01 Sep 1970 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 82
Son in Law Alexander RUDD
Son in Law Robert HAGAN
Daughter in Law Ada Esther DAVENPORT 1878 Australia 1974 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 96

Granddaughter Annie Eveline MORRISS 1884 Urana, New South Wales, Australia 29 Dec 1957 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 73
Grandson Walter Robert Sydney MORRISS 1890 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 16 Aug 1956 66
Granddaughter Ruby Ida MORRISS 07 Dec 1892 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1957 65
Grandson Richard James MORRISS 1895 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1968 73
Granddaughter Katie Clyde MORRISS 29 Jul 1897 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 02 Aug 1965 68
Grandson Alexander Grant MORRISS 20 Oct 1899 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Roy McArthur MORRISS 07 Dec 1901 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1923 22
Granddaughter Jessie Evelyn MORRISS 17 May 1904 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1962 58
Grandson Charles Douglas MORRISS 1908 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1952 44

Events in Henry Demas MORRISS (1825 - 1895)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
07 Apr 1825 Henry Demas MORRISS was born Ansty, Dorset, England 71
15 Aug 1848 23 Married Sarah HANHAM (aged 19) Hilton, Dorset, England 71
08 Jun 1849 24 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Emmigrant' 71
18 Aug 1849 24 Birth of daughter Lydia MORRISS Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia 71
1851 26 Birth of son Robert MORRISS 71
1853 28 Birth of daughter Amelia MORRISS 71
1855 30 Birth of daughter Elizabeth MORRISS 71
1857 32 Birth of daughter Emma Jane MORRISS 71
05 Nov 1859 34 Birth of son William MORRISS 71
02 Jul 1862 37 Birth of son Richard MORRISS Cobbity, New South Wales, Australia 71
1864 39 Birth of daughter Sarah Annie MORRISS 71
1867 42 Birth of son Thomas Henry MORRISS 71
Mar 1869 43 Birth of son John MORRISS 71
07 Apr 1869 44 Death of wife Sarah HANHAM (aged 40) Yerong Creek, New South Wales, Australia 71
16 Apr 1869 44 Death of son John MORRISS Yerong Creek, New South Wales, Australia 76
1872 47 Death of daughter Amelia MORRISS (aged 19) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
08 Aug 1889 64 Death of daughter Lydia MORRISS (aged 39) Gumly Gumly, New South Wales, Australia 71
05 Nov 1895 70 Henry Demas MORRISS died Gumly Gumly, New South Wales, Australia 71
Personal Notes:
Henry Morriss and Sarah, nee Nanham chose to migrate from Dorset to New South Wales where Henry's aunt and uncle, Isaac and Elizabeth Vincent had already settled at Mittagong Station near Wagga Wagga. Henry's mother, Amelia Morriss nee Vincent, later migrated too to join the young people.
Source References:
71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/
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- Reference = 285 (Birth)
- Reference = 285 (Immigration)
- Reference = 285 (Death)
- Reference = 285 (Name, Notes)

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