My ancestors - O'Rahilly - Contents
Morris
- References:
- Morris family tree:
- Family tree by Morris Engelke, senior.
- Family tree by Morris Ryan.
- [Hickie family tree]
- Morris family tree:
Robert Morris and Marianne Rahilly, Dublin, would be 1880s.
See back.
Picture courtesy of Morris Ryan.
Robert Morris,
see descendants in [Hickie family tree],
of Parsonstown, King's County,
mar 1 April 1868 to Marianne Rahilly,
he wit Richard Rahilly's mar 1868 [GROI],
think they lived in Waterford (think NOT Dublin or Co.Kerry),
he died c. late 1880s,
(todo) see death of "Robert Morriss", Waterford, 1882, 4th qr, age 40 (born 1842), [GROI] vol 4 p 562,
after his death she went to
University of Melbourne,
Australia,
leaving her children at a "very good" school in Longford,
looking to bring children out with her, didn't work out,
she was always going away, had a wanderlust,
she sailed to New York with her children 1892
(her son Charles was already in the US),
her brother Richard (died 1896)
made provision in his will to pay from his estate
(the tiny sum of)
£30 per annum
to the Convent of St.John of God, Wexford,
to support her,
so long as she remained a boarder at the convent,
Richard charged his daughter Anno to look after his sister,
and she did, as long as Marianne lived,
"My aunt Anno was paying a small annuity to her Aunt Morris in the 1920s
or maybe even later" [Aodogán O'Rahilly],
Anno said "Never undertake to pay an annuity to anybody
because if you do they never die",
she fl c.1920s,
had issue:
- Charles Morris,
Charles J. Morris, meant to be born 1867,
born in Co.Kerry, according to his daughter Eva's entry in [US census, 1920].
(todo) see birth of Charles John Morris, Listowel, 1869, [GROI] vol 15 p 473.
- Michael Morris, born 1875,
Michael J., NOT Richard,
must be Michael Joseph after grandfather Michael Joseph Rahilly,
(todo) see birth of Michael Joseph Morris, Parsonstown, 1875, [GROI] vol 18 p 521,
listed as age 17 in passenger record at Ellis Island in 1892.
- Eva Morris,
Eva M., prob. Eva Marie (see her niece), think NOT Eve or Evelyn,
born 12th Oct 1877,
(todo) see birth of Eva Mary Morris, Parsonstown, 1877, [GROI] vol 18 p 575,
educ at school in Longford,
Aodogán met her when she was quite old, and she remembered her uncle Richard Rahilly coming to visit her there (at school in Longford),
her passenger record at Ellis Island in 1892 has her age 11,
mar John Dowling and had issue.
- Mary Morris, born 1883,
(todo) try birth of Catherine Mary Morris, Waterford, 1881 3rd qr, [GROI] vol 4 p 800,
listed as "May Morris", age 9, in passenger record at Ellis Island in 1892.
Robert Morris and his son Charles, est mid-late 1880s.
See full size.
Picture courtesy of Morris Ryan.
Emigration in 1892
Extract from the list of Second Cabin passengers sailing on the Inman Line steamship "City of Chicago" (built 1883).
They departed Liverpool Wed 17th Feb 1892, via Queenstown, Co.Cork, arrived New York 27th Feb.
See full size and cover.
"Marriman" is an error for "Marianne", though "J." may indicate her middle initial. Her passenger record at Ellis Island says "Marriane J.".
Picture courtesy of Morris Ryan.
