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MORLEY BRANCH

Last update 27 Apr 2008

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The Morley coat of arms



GENERATION 1


1 Christopher MORLEY m Bridgitt abt 1633

Children of Christopher and Bridgitt
2......
Abraham b abt 1634
3......Thomas b abt 1635
4.....Christopher bap 1640 Wilton
5......Ann bap 1640 Wilton
6......John b abt 1642



GENERATION 2

2 Abraham MORLEY m Allice

Children of Abraham and Allice
7......Abraham bap 13 Oct 1654
8......Richard 24 April, year unknown


3 Thomas MORLEY m Bridgitt abt 1657

Children of Thomas and Bridgitt
9......Thomas bur 26 Nov 1658 Wilton
10....Thomas bap 4 Nov 1661 Wilton
11.....John bur 2 Oct 1662 Wilton
12.....John bap 4 Nov 1664 Wilton


6 John MORLEY m 6a Frances

Child of John and Frances
13......Elizabeth bap 1663 Hockwold



GENERATION 3


12 John MORLEY m 12a Francis FLOOD

Children of John and Frances
14......John bap 1680 in Brandon
15......Hranros [m] bap 7 May 1683 in Wilton d in Gasthorpe
16......Thomas bap 1691 Hockwold, Yeoman, m Mary WADE 3 Mar 1737 Wilton
17......Frances bap 1692 in Hockwold m William FORD 1705 Wilton
17a....John bap 1693 Wilton



GENERATION 4

14 John MORLEY m Mary d 9 Dec 1726

Note: John, who was a yeoman, lived in Brandon Fen

Children of John and Mary
18......John bap 7 Jun 1697 bur 9 Mar 1713 in Wilton
19......William bap 18 Aug 1699 in Wilton d a pauper 29 Jul 1785
20......Thomas bap 7 Jan 1705 Wilton
21......Mary bap 13 Apr 1707 in Wilton



GENERATION 5

19 William MORLEY m Ellon FLOWER d 14 Aug 1745 on 21 Oct 1731 in Wilton

Children of William and Ellon [Hellen, Ellen]
22......William bap 12 Mar 1732 in Wilton
23......Samuel bap 10 May 1735 in Wilton
24......John bap 1 Apr 1739 in Wilton
25......Ellen bap 19 Sept 1737 Hockwold
26......Thomas bap 22 May 1744 bur 6 Sep 1745 in Wilton


20 Thomas MORLEY m (a) Mary (bur 8 Jul 1737) and (b) Elizabeth 27 Nov 1729 Wilton

Children of Thomas and Mary
20a......Thomas bur 14 Apr 1733
20b......William bur 14 Apr 1733

Children of Thomas and Elizabeth
20c......Thomas bur 2 Jun 1761
20d......John bur 14 Jun 1761



GENERATION 6

22 William MORLEY m Jane

Child of William and Jane
22a......Mary b 5 June 1760


24 John MORLEY m 24a Mary (d June 1839) in Wilton

Children of John and Mary Morley
27......John bap 11 Feb 1757 in Wilton
28......Ann bap 3 Mar 1763 in Wilton
29......William bap 1766 in Wilton
30......John bap 5 Jun 1768 in Wilton
30a....Mary bur 14 Apr 1785 Wilton



GENERATION 7

30 John MORLEY m 30a Sarah WARD (d Mar 1844) in Lt Massingham

Children of John and Sarah Morley
31......Mary bap 10 Jun 1793
32......
Thomas bap 4 Jan 1797 d Mar 1839
33......William bap 29 Sep 1799 d 3rd qr 1877 aged 78 [Thetford 4b 238]
34......John b 1800
34a....James bap 25 Jul 1802, d Dec 1839
34b....Henry b 1805 Hockwold



GENERATION 8

32 Thomas MORLEY m 32a Susan WHISTLER

Note: Staying with them in 1841 was Ann WHISTLER aged 60. In 1861 Susan was a widow living at Bell Inn, and listed as a farmer: there were two lodgers: Robert EDWARD b Undley, Nfk 1814 and Maria LAPP 1838 Lakenheath

Children of Thomas and Susan Morley
35......William b 1825 Hockwold d 1900 Hockwold
Note: William was a bricklayer and builder. He built South View, Hockwold for my great grandparents - I stayed with my grandmother in the house as an evacuee in WW2 - and he also worked for some time in Foot's Cray. His brother 39 George was also working in the same area as a master bricklayer
37......George bap 1829 in Wilton d as infant
38......Henrybap 1829 in Wilton
39......George bap 1831 in Wilton d 4th qr 1895 Sevenoaks Kent


33 William MORLEY m Frances b 1800 Hine Darlow, Bedfordshire

Children of William and Frances
33a....Frances M b 1831
33b....Susan b 1841


34 John MORLEY m Mary CORDWAINER 1841

Note: John and Mary were living in Hockwold in 1841. In 1861 Mary was a widow and had two visitors: John MALT ag lab b Hockwold abt 1790 and Henry BALL shoemaker b Methwold abt 1840

Child of John and Mary
33c......Susan b 3rd qr 1840 Hockwold [Thetford 13 269]


34a James MORLEY m Susan (b 1812 Feltwell d 4th qr 1872 [Thetford 4b 264])

Child of James and Susan
34e......Emily b 1847 Hockwold


34b Henry MORLEY m Sarah KEMP (b 17 Feb 1805) 25 Jul 1845 Hockwold
Note: Henry was a bricklayer in 1861

Child of Henry and Sarah
34c......Susan b abt 1845



GENERATION 9

35 William MORLEY m 35a Ann FEETHAM (b 1817 Foulden d 4th qr 1880 [Thetford 4b 275]) March 1844 in Feltwell [see Feetham branch]
Note: (a) For part of their married life, sometime between 1852 and 1861, William and Ann lived in Church Place, Sidcup Foots Cray and Chiselhurst in Kent where there may have been other children born. In 1852 they were in Feltwell where William was a bricklayer.
(b) In 1861 William was a bricklayer and Limeburner and the family was at Black Horse Inn, Hockwold.
(c) In 1871, Mary FEETHAM, Ann's mother was living with them as an "Infirm widow" at Lower Street, Hockwold cum Wilton
(d) In 1881, William was a widower bricklayer and farmer employing one men and two boys.
(e) In 1891 William, listed as a builder, was living at 76 South Street, Hockwold with his son Robert George


Children of William and Ann Morley
39a....Selina Elizabeth b 2nd qr 1845 [Thetford 13 317] m Joseph Manning ENEFER 4th qr 1862 [Thetford 4b 1080]
See Enefer Branch here
40......Robert George b 18 May 1852 Feltwell, bap 13 Jun 1852 Feltwell d 9 Oct 1934, in Hockwold cum Wilton. He became a grocer, draper and bricklayer by 1883
41......William Christopher b 4 Jan 1854 Chiselhurst, Kent [Bromley 20 201] d 19 Aug 1875 in a chalk collapse in Hockwold


39 George MORLEY m Sarah Jane SKINNER (b 1851 St Mary Cray)

Note: In 1861 George was living at Swan Lane, Tunbridge. In 1863, George was a master bricklayer living at St John's Hill, Sevenoaks and in 1881 he was at 1 Norfolk Place, Sevenoaks. Sarah was the daughter of Benjamin SKINNER and Sarah WHITEHEAD

Children of George and Sarah

42......George bap 10 Jul 1853 Sidcup
Note: George was a bricklayer
43......Lily Medonia b in Chipstead bap 6 Feb 1859 Brenchley
44......Edward Walter b in Chipstead bap 1 Jul 1860 Chipstead
45......Henry William b 13 Apr 1863 St John's Hill, Sevenoaks d 7 Jun 1930 Holmsdale Hosp, Sevenoaks
46......John R b 1871 Sevenoaks
47......James A b 1875 Sevenoaks

38 Henry William MORLEY m Susan (b 1826 Hockwold)

Children of Henry and Susan
48......Dinah b 3rd qr 1850 Hockwold [Thetford 13 301] d 2nd qr 1851 [Thetford 13 254]
49......Elizabeth b 1851 Hockwold



GENERATION 10

45 Henry William MORLEY m Annie Laura YOUNG (b 1860 Ticehurst d 13 Mar 1917) abt 1882

Note: Henry was a bricklayer. When he was 67 he murdered his lady friend, Emily PACKMAN, who lived next door, by shooting her, and then committed suicide by cutting his throat. At the time, in 1930, the family were at Riverside Cottages, Longford, Dunton Green, Kent. Annie died as the result of being thrown from a pony and trap.

Children of Henry and Annie

50......George b 1883 Sevenoaks
Note: George was a wine vinery fitter in 1901
50a....Gertrude Ellen May b 1885
51......Eliza Blanche Mary Anne b 1887 Otford, Kent d 8 Aug 1988 aged 98
Note: In 1901 Eliza was a domestic servant. She was a witness at her sister Gertrude's wedding, and subsequently after a visit decided to stay in Liverpool
52......Albert b 1888 Otford, Kent
Note: Albert was in the army in WW1; probably the Royal West Kent regiment, and is believed to have emigrated to Canada.
53......Edith b 1890 Otford, Kent
Note: Edith was going to take her mother's place after her death as housekeeper, but after an augument with a sister left and returned to Merseyside. The family rift became permanent
54......John Richard b 1893 Otford, Kent d 23 Feb 1929 m Miss STARLING
Note John died of 'flu - his mother in law, Blanche STARLING of 1 Weston's Terrace, Sheringham registered the death.
55......Sidney b 1896 Otford, Kent
56......Laura b 1898
57......Charlie dob unknown
58......Jennie Elizabeth dob unknown


40 Robert George MORLEY m 40a Julia JOHNSON [see Johnson branch]

Note:Robert was a grocer and builder in 1891 living in South Street in "South View", South Street, Hockwold. There was a servant, Lottie LEECH, aged 12, born in Feltwell, living in the household in 1901

Children of Robert George and Julia Morley
59......Marrianne b 23 Nov 1872 bap 25 Apr 1874 d 11 Jun 1956 m 42a Alfred OLDMAN 1896 [ see Oldman branch]
Note, Marriane, a diabetic died in Ipswich Hospital (Anglesey Road Wing) of Cardic failure following cardiac infarction
60......Rubie Florence b 17 Dec 1892 bap 10 Jan 1893 m Alfred ENEFER d 2 Aug 1977 [See Enefer Branch]



GENERATION 11

50a Gertrude Ellen May MORLEY m Georges Christian DRESSEL

Note: Georges, (thought to be of Belgian origin) was a wine waiter in Liverpool after his marriage at the Adelphi Hotel, the son of Jean Elias DRESSEL. At the time he married he lived at 26 Queen's Place, Southwark.

Child of Georges and Gertrude
60a......Laura Christina b 1907

53 Edith MORLEY m Frank STURMAN (b 1882 Wallesey) 1912 Liverpool

Note: Frank was a travelling musician, playing bass and cello, living in Seacombe, Merseyside at the time of their marriage. They then lived at 37 Falkner Sreet, Liverpool - one of a street of Georgian houses near the Anglican cathedral. Frank joined up in WW1, but because he had a bad chest did'nt go abroad - it is thought he probably played in an orchestra in London. Between the wars, he took two holidays a year working on board the Brittanic, and spending a week each time in New York. In the 1940s he backed Gracie Fields on some records and was a member of the Liverpool Philharmonic.

Children of Frank and Edith
61......Undine b 1912 Liverpool
62......Henry (Harry) Frank Leopold b 4 Jan 1915 Liverpool

58 Jennie Elizabeth MORLEY m Charles Leonard SNOOK (b 10 Sep 1900 Limepits, Dunton Green, Sevenoaks d 14 Oct 1978 Otford) abt 1922

Children of Charles and Jennie
63......Dorcas Elizabeth dob unknown
64......John Patrick dob unknown
65......a living person



GENERATION 12

61 Undine STURMAN m Geoffrey Ferris MILNE (b 1910 Toxteth)

Child of Geoffrey and Undine
66......Janet b 1943 Wallesey

62 Henry Frank Leopold STURMAN m Audrey HOUGH (b 14 Oct 1915 Wallesey d 11 Feb 1997 Exeter)

Child of Henry and Audrey
67......Judith b 29 Aug 1948 Oxford

66 Janet MILNE m Franklin OLIVER (b 1928 Liverpool)

Child of Franklin and Janet
68......Jeanette b 1968 Ormskirk



GENERATION 13

67 Judith STURMAN with partner

Child of Judith and partner
69......Jonathan Martin Henry b 18 Dec 1988 Exeter

68 Jeanette OLIVER m Stephen Robert RENSHAW (b 1964 Birkenhead)

Children of Stephen and Jeanette
70......Dean Oliver b 1992 Birkenhead
71......Thomas b 1994 Birkenhead
72......Kate Rebecca b 1995 Birkenhead

Thanks to Jim Akhurst, to 67 Judith Sturman and to 68 Jeanette Renshaw for some of the later information on this branch

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