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- (Child) Birth*: James Morris was born on 16 January 1909 at 1 Small's Wynd, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland,
; 1909 births in the district of St Peter in the burgh of Dundee, ref 78; James Morris Johnston illegitimate; 1909 January sixteenth 2h 0m am 1 Small's Wynd Dundee, male; mother Euphemia Johnston jute spinner, no father stated; informant Euphemia Johnston mother; registered 1909 February 4th at Dundee T Y Miller registrar.1,2 - He was the son of James Wilson Morris harbour labourer and Euphemia Stewart Johnston jute spinner.
- (Deceased) Death*: James Morris died in 2001.
- Name Variation: As of circa 1910, James Morris was also known as James Morris 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.3
- (Witness) Death: James 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.4
- (Witness) Address: As of circa 1939, James 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.5
- [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), image held 282/01 0078 [Feb 2011].
- [S22] E-mail message , Aberlour Trust Archives www.aberlour.org.uk [July 2011].
- [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].
- [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, statutory deaths 282/02 0802 [Feb 2011].
- [S6] MNMD [Sept 2009].
- [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1911 282/01 004/00 002 St Peter [April 2011].
James Morris
M, #5775, b. 16 January 1909, d. 2001
Last Edited: 28 Jun 2018
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
Mother*: Euphemia Stewart Johnston jute spinner b. 5 Jan 1884, d. 22 Nov 1918
Relationship:
Great-uncle of Robert Carson 'the Computer Doctor'
Census & Directory Entries
| Member of Household | 2 April 1911 | They was listed as a member of the household of Euphemia Stewart Johnston jute spinner in the 1911 census at 1 Small's Wynd, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James D Morris, son, 2, b Dundee; Euphemia Johnston, head, 27, single, [scored out - 4 children born, 3 living - which is correct from records of the time - and 'none' written above], jute spinner at jute mill, worker, b Dundee; 2 rooms with windows.6 |