William Thomas Morphy (1878 - 1949)

Born 30 Sep 1878 in Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland

Husband of Florence May (Kendling) Morphy — married 1899 in Woolwich, London, England

Died 20 May 1949 at age 70 in St Nicholas Hospital, Plumstead, Kent, England

Biography

William Morphy was born in Ireland.

William was born ^[1] on the 30th September 1879 to James Morphy and Ellen Huggett

He married Florence Kendling ^[2] in the December quarter 1899 in Woolwich, London

He passed away ^[3] on the 20th May 1949, aged 70, in Woolwich, and was buried ^[4] on the 26th May 1949 ^[5] in Greenwich, London.

His will went to Probate ^[6] on the 16th June 1949 in London

Probate

William Thomas of 2 Barnfield Gardens, Plumstead, Kent died 20 May 1949 at St Nicholas Hospital, Plumstead. Administration London 16 June to William James Morphy, Stoker, Effects £288

Residence

In 1881 ^[7] his family were living at 10 Upper Palmerstone Road, Woolwich. James was a general Labourer, Ellen had no occupation listed, Catherine and Edith were of school age, William and Lily were below school age. In 1891 ^[8] his family were living at 10 Upper Palmerstone Road, Woolwich. James was a Labourer in a Brickfield, Ellen had no occupation listed, William, Rose and May were all of school age, and Daisy was below school age In 1901 ^[9] his family were living at The Red Lion Public House, Plumstead. William was a Bricklayers Labourer, Florence had no occupation listed and daughter Florence was below school age.

Census

1881
James Morphy Head Male 41 Germany British Subject
Ellen Morphy Wife Female 34 Surrey, England
Catherine Morphy Daughter Female 6 East Indies
Edith E Morphy Daughter Female 4 East Indies
William T Morphy Son Male 2 Ireland
Lily Morphy Daughter Female 0 Woolwich, Kent, England

1891
James Morphy Head Male 51 Germany British Subject
Ellen Morphy Wife Female 44 Surrey, England
William Morphy Son Male 12 Ireland Newbridge
Rose Morphy Daughter Female 9 Kent, England
May Morphy Daughter Female 7 Kent, England
Daisy Morphy Daughter Female 3 Kent, England

1901
William T Morphy Head Male 22 Ireland
Florence Morphy Wife Female 18 Silvertown, Essex
Florence E Morphy Daughter Female 0 Plumstead, Kent

Sources

1. ↑ "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F5RP-N9Q : 10 February 2018), Thomas William Morphy, 30 Sep 1878; citing Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 256,016.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:269G-N9W : 13 December 2014), William Thomas Morphy, 1899; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1899, quarter 4, vol. 1D, p. 2153, Woolwich, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCS-DMQW : 4 September 2014), William T Morphy, 1949; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Woolwich, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1838-2014
5. ↑ https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=3811702
6. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-F6VB : 10 December 2017), William T Morphy in household of Catherine Morphy, Plumstead, London,Kent, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 7, Piece/Folio 754/106, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,392.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QQMC-KZM : 2 May 2019), William Morphy in household of James Morphy, Plumstead, Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X986-X2Z : 20 May 2019), William T Morphy, City of London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Plumstead East subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

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