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Any family of Robert Morris born 1878 Birkenhead

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Margaret

Margaret Report 11 Oct 2008 16:29

Wanting any information on my late grandfather Robert Morris. According to his papers from WW1 where he was a skipper on the minesweepers, he was born in Birkenhead in 1878. Have not been able to find his birth certificate. We have no information at all about his parents or siblings. On marriage cert. his father is given as William. We believe he did have brothers and sisters and that his mother died and the boys were put into the blue coat school when his father remarried have no idea about the sisters or if this information is correct. He met and married my Grandmother in 1904 in Hull where he was working on the fishing trawlers.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 11 Oct 2008 16:31

Is there any occupation given for father William on the marriage cert?


1881 hope it is not this one
Name: Robert Morris
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Gender: Male
Where born: Birkenhead

Civil Parish: Tranmere
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street address: "Birkenhead Union Workhouse"
Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Birkenhead
Sub registration district: Tranmere
ED, institution, or vessel: Birkenhead Union Workhouse


Also Henry Morris age 3

ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 11 Oct 2008 16:48

This could be the birth

Births Mar 1878 (>99%)
Morris Robert Birkenhead 8a 481

Christine