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Daniel Gynn Morris1

M, #5774, b. 28 March 1915, d. between October 1975 and December 1975
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 6 Dec 2023

Parents:

Father*: James Wilson Morris harbour labourer b. 17 Jun 1860, d. 30 Nov 1918
Mother*: Euphemia Stewart Johnston jute spinner b. 5 Jan 1884, d. 22 Nov 1918
Relationship:
Great-uncle of Robert Carson 'the Computer Doctor'
  • Name Variation: As of 28 March 1915, Daniel Gynn Morris was also known as Johnston.
  • (Witness) Death: His mother Euphemia Stewart Johnston jute spinner died on 22 November 1918 at 18 Park Wynd, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Euphemia Stewart Morris, Jute Spinner (married to James Morris, Harbour Labourer) 1918, November Twenty-second, 6h 20m PM at 18 Park Wynd, Dundee, aged 34 years; parents: William Johnston, Labourer (deceased), Euphemia Johnston, ms Stewart (deceased); cause: influenza 7 days as cert by William Kinnear MD; informant James Morris X his mark Widower present. Wit J G Millar, reg; registered 23 Nov 1918, J G Millar registrar.6
  • (Witness) Death: Daniel Gynn Morris witnessed the death of James Wilson Morris harbour labourer on 30 November 1918 at Royal Infirmary, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1918 deaths in the district of St Mary in the burgh of Dundee, ref 802; James Wilson Morris harbour labourer widower of 1st Sarah Jarvis 2nd Euphemia Stewart Johnston; 1918 November thirtieth 0h 15m pm at Royal Infirmary Dundee (UR 18 [Dock?] Wynd); male aged 58 years; parents Robert Morris weaver (dec) Isabella Morris ms Wilson (dec); cause broncho-pneumonia (post-influenza) as cert by G R Dudhope MB; informant Isabella Brannan sister-in-law present 93 Overgate; registered 1918 December 2nd at Dundee Tho Meek registrar.7
  • (Witness) Address: As of circa 1939, Daniel Gynn Morris was visiting Mary Keith Paterson Johnston hotelier at at 40 Guthrie Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; During the earlier years (pre 1939) Mary and family moved house about every two years – and always in May. But during the war they stayed in Guthrie Street and it was while they were there that Margaret remembers her uncles visiting her mother.8

Citations

  1. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS birth search results ref 282/01 0221 [Apr 2011].
  2. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, 282/01 0221 - image not available [Jan 2011].
  3. [S22] E-mail message , Aberlour Trust Archives www.aberlour.org.uk [July 2011].
  4. [S6] MNMD thought after 1945 when last in contact with his family [Jul 2010].
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Ancestry.co.uk England & Wales Death Index 1916-2005; Source Information: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
    Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistics. You must not copy on, transfer or reproduce records without the prior permission of ONS. Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England. [Jul 2011]
  6. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), St Peter, Dundee, ref 335 [Apr 2004].
  7. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, statutory deaths 282/02 0802 [Feb 2011].
  8. [S6] MNMD [Sept 2009].
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