Welcome to this weeks Scavenger Hunt and it looks very interesting. I think you'll all have fun with this one, so go to it guys, give it your best.
Good Luck and Good Hunting
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Hi everyone
I have had a hard time trying to decide which side of my family to hunt for! I have changed my mind at least four times now LOL
What I have decided to do, is to take you along with me following a new line of my family. I have no idea where this is going to lead as I only received information very recently. So as the story unfolds, I will also be seeing it for the first time as well !
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I received the marriage cert of my great grandparents the other day.
William Skinner Middleton , 30 , accountant , residing : Red Cow village, St Davids, Exeter, father; James Middleton Licensed victualler (he was the Proprieter of the Elmfield Hotel which is now the Jolly Porter)
married 6 feb 1912
Annie Isabel Morris, 26, residing : same as above, Father; George Morris , Gardener
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Now I have followed William Skinner Middleton and his family back to Moses Middleton christened 4 Feb 1711, Cadeleigh, Devon.
What I am now doing is tracing Annie Isabel Morris. When I first started looking for her , I had no idea where she was born . The problem was that my Grandfather was born 4 years before they married and was registered in Reading, Berkshire by his mother Annie Isobel MIDDLETON. (I have his birth cert stating that his dad was William Skinner Middleton).
I posted a thread , Devon Boards, as I could not find an Annie I Morris with a dad George, a Gardener.
Here is the Link:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,300372.0.htmlEventually I found a birth ;
Mary Annie I Morris mar q 1887, Truro, Cornwall
Not knowing if she was my'Annie", I followed up and found her.
to summarise:
1891;
St Clements, 1 Mitchell Hill Cottage, Cornwall
Elizabeth MORRIS head mar 39 b Gwennap, Cornwall
Arthur son 15 Gardener b Truro
Janie dau 13 b Trur
Archibald son 11 b truro
Maud M dau 9 b Truro
Katie dau 7 b Truro
ANNIE dau 4 b Truro
John H son 2 b Truro
1881
St Clements
5 Cooks Row
GEORGE MORRIS head mar 28 Under Gardener b Crantock, Cornwall
Elizabeth A wife 29 b Gwennap
Ernest A son 5
Eliza J 3
Archibald G 1
They are still at Mitchell Hill in 1901 under the name Morrish, can't find George in 1881 yet!
George in union workhouse in 1861
George with siblings in 1871
then found this possible marriage
George Morris = Elizabeth Ann Martin
Mar 1876 Truro
following this , started a new thread for George in Cornwall;
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,300575.0.htmlwith great help from Krisesjoint this is the info I have so far;
(It seems as Morrish became Morris!)
George MORRISH bapt 27 mar 1852 , Crantock, s/o Joseph Morrish lab. of Pentire and Johanna.
possible marriage;
Joseph Morrish = Johanna Mill , Dec q 1837, Truro
Children of Joseph and Johanna of Crantock, father lab. of Pentire, baptisms:
Mary Anne 7 sept 1839
Elizabeth Roberts 18 july 1840
William 25 Sept 1842
Johanna 19 May 1844
Jane 12 july 1846
Sophia 18 june 1847
Ann Maria 2 June 1850
Eliza 27 Dec 1855
Deaths;
Johanna Morrish of West Pentire buried 2 June 1856, in Crantock, age 42
Joseph Morrish of Crantock Village buried 10 june 1860 , in Crantock , age 53
Johanna Morrish of Crantock buried 9 june 1862 age 18
Elizabeth Morrish of Crantock buried 20 April 1862
Following further back we have this;
Joseph Morrish s/o John Morrish and Elizabeth , bapt 6 dec 1807 Crantock
John Morrish (batchelor)= Elizabeth Gummow 16 aug 1794 Crantock (no children)
Elizabeth Morrish buried 30 march 1796 , Crantock
John Morrish (widow) = Elizabeth Roberts 10 june 1796, Crantock (Joseph's mum, Elizabeth buried 1 feb 1846 age 88)
John Morrish s/o Nicholas and Ann , bapt 1764 (buried 1 Jan 1844, aged 80)
Nicholas Morrish = Anne Corra 29 June 1762
Nicholas Morrish s/o Nicholas Morrish and Mary bapt 17 Oct 1741 Crantock
Nicholas Morrish = Mary Rowse 10 july 1733, Crantock
Nicholas Morrish s/o Robert Morrish and Katherine , bapt 26 june 1706
Robert Morrish = Katherine Trenerrie 3 Sept 1699
There are a lot of names I never knew I had . Hopefully we can fill in the gaps and possibly go further back !. Also, if we could follow Annie's mother ... Elizabeth Ann Martin. I think I have found her with parents John and Jane.
Thank you all for helping me .... enjoy the ride !
