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Name : Morris Brothers Arthur John Morris Frederick James Morris Sons of Thomas Henry Morris and Matilda Morris (née Day) of Whiteley Bank, Isle of Wight. |
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Census information : 1881 : Thomas and Matilda Morris, with their children, including Arthur aged 2 months, are at Providence Cottage, Whiteley Bank. Thomas Morris is a Partner (with John E Morris) in a Farm of 135 acres employing 5 men and 2 boys. 1891 : Thomas and Matilda Morris, with their children, including Arthur aged 10 and Frederick aged 8, are at Red Hill Farm, Godshill. Thomas Morris is a Farmer. 1901 : Thomas and Matilda Morris, with their children, are at Red Hill Farm, Godshill. Thomas Morris is a Farmer. Arthur and Frederick would have been in South Africa at this time. 1911 : Thomas and Matilda Morris, with their children, including Frederick (aged 28) with his wife Annie and son Albert Henry, are at Red Hill Farm, Godshill. Thomas Morris is a Farmer. |
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Service Details : Private Arthur John Morris, St John Ambulance Brigade Private Frederick James Morris, St John Ambulance Brigade |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Newport Borough South African War Roll of Honour - Morris A.J. Newport Borough South African War Roll of Honour - Morris F.J. |
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Further information :
Robert Morris writes : Arthur John Morris, was born January 31, 1881, at Whiteley Bank, Isle of Wight. He went to school at Wroxall and at Sandown, before apprenticing himself to a carpenter to learn the building trade. He enlisted in the Army during the Boer War and served for 18 months in South Africa as a medical orderly. He received his discharge in Cape Town and went to work for a construction gang. When plague struck the area, he was ordered to duty as a male nurse helping innoculate the townsfolk. He then returned to England and re-entered the building trades. He came to Canada in 1904 with a construction crew, building MacDonald College at Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec. He was later made building superintendent of the college. In 1912 he moved west to farm near Red Deer, Alberta. He was soon to accept a position with the experimental farm in nearby Lacombe. In 1928 he moved to Calgary, Alberta, where he accepted a position as superintendent of the parks department. He retired from the parks department on January 31, 1949, and passed away two months later. Arthur Morris was married twice and had a son and a daughter by his first wife, who was Elizabeth Mary Barton of Newport. Elizabeth gave birth to a son, Arthur William Morris, who was my father, and a daughter, Ethel Morris. Today there are 5 surviving grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. An article on Arthur Morris from the Calgary Herald, with additional information and photographs, can be found by clicking this link to Arthur Morris article (PDF file 868 Kb). Frederick James Morris was born on October 2, 1882, at Whiteley Bank. He served in South Africa with the St John Ambulance Brigade during the Boer War. After receiving his discharge, he returned to England and married Annie Kate Allen (born 1882). They had a daffodil farm at Apse Heath, before moving to Froghill, Sandford, to farm. They had two children. He died at Froghill, Sandford on March 30, 1949, nine days after his brother Arthur passed. He was buried in Godshill Churchyard, following a service for himself and Arthur at Sandford. |
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Acknowledgments :
Thanks to Robert Morris, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, who is the grandson of Arthur John Morris. |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 24 September 2013 (added to website) |