Morris Lawrence (1906 - 1978)

Born 5 Jan 1906 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Trixie Kathleen (Hallas) Lawrence — married 26 Sep 1937 in Essex, England, United Kingdom

Died 17 Nov 1978 at age 72 in Hornchurch, Havering, London, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Morris Lawrence was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.

Morris Lawrence was born on 5 Jan 1906 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England to Henry Morris Lawrence and Lydia (Robinson) Lawrence. His birth was registered in Middlesbrough in the first quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Robinson.^[1]

In 1911 Morris Lawrence (age 5, School) lived in Middlesbrough with his father Henry Morriss (43, Barman), mother Lydia (42, Dressmaker), and five siblings: Mabel (20), Harry (19, Grocer's Vanman), Elsie Marian (16), Joseph Robinson (14, Baker's Errand Boy), and Eva (10, School).^[2]

Morriss Lawrence married Dorothy Trixie Kathleen Hallas on 26 Sep 1937 in Essex.^[3] The marriage was registered in Romford, Essex in the last quarter of the year.^[4]

Morris and Dorothy had three children:

1. Dorothy M Lawrence (1939-)
2. Michael N Lawrence (1944-)
3. John M Lawrence (1945-)

In 1939 Morris Lawrence (born in 1906) lived at 9 Lyndhurst Drive in Romford/Hornchurch, Essex with his wife Dorothy T K Lawrence (1918).^[5]

Morris Lawrence, born 5 Jan 1906, passed away on 17 Nov 1978. His death was registered in Havering, Essex in the last quarter of the year.^[6]

"LAWRENCE, Morriss of 9 Lyndhurst Dv Hornchurch Essex died 17 November 1978 Probate London 30 January [1979] £1571."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FF1-4RL : 1 October 2014), Morris Lawrence, 1906; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7PP-N2W : 18 July 2019), Morris Lawrence in household of Henry Morriss Lawrence, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BHR-VGZM : 14 January 2020), Morriss Lawrence, 26 Sep 1937; citing Marriage, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Essex Record Office, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8X-GC9S : 8 October 2014), Morriss Lawrence and null, 1937; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1937, quarter 4, vol. 4A, p. 1153, Romford, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "1939 Register" on findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/1939-register) Search results for the surname Lawrence in Borough/District Hornchurch U.D.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZQ-ZCP6 : 22 October 2021), Morris Lawrence, 1978. [also on FreeBMD.org.uk: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=262000877:9036&d=bmd_1637027742]
7. ↑ "UK Wills & Probate, 1858-1996" (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/) Lawrence, 1979 [page 8 of 12].