Nathaniel George Morse JP (abt. 1822 - 1882)

Born about 1822 in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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Died 16 Nov 1882 at about age 60 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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Biography

Nathaniel Morse JP is Notable.

This profile is part of the Morse Name Study.

Nathaniel was born in 1822.^[1]

Victoria University writes: The Hon. Nathaniel George Morse was appointed a member of the Legislative Council in 1866, and resigned in 1869. He was an Englishman by birth, and one of the very earliest colonists in the Nelson district. He took a keen interest in volunteering, and, after the death of Major Richmond, was senior officer in command of the district. As a marksman he won the champion belt of New Zealand for shooting. Mr. Morse originally settled at the Moutere, where he carried on farming with Messrs Murray and Rodgers. Later on, he had a sheep run in the Wairau district, and he also owned a farm at Waimea West, where he resided until he left Nelson. On leaving the province Mr. Morse settled at Wanganui, where he died.

• none of the children's names is registered at birth, the mother's name was Ellen:
• 1852/2628 Morse NR
• 1853/3097 Morse NR
• 1857/5959 Morse NR
• 1859/7377 Morse NR
• 1862/10178 Morse NR
• 1865/312 Morse NR
• 1869/22705 Morse NR

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", citing Digital film/folder number: 007562792; FHL microfilm: 916841, FamilySearch Record: NB3K-NFH (accessed 21 October 2023), Nathaniel George Morse baptism on 7 Feb 1822, son of Nathaniel Morse & Elizabeth, in Exeter St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Morse
• http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d1-d3.html
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #154666040 (accessed 21 October 2023), Memorial page for Nathaniel George Morse (1822-16 Nov 1882), citing Matarawa Cemetery, Fordell, Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand; Maintained by Terry Love (contributor 48625620).
• Probate: "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998", citing , Wellington Probate Files [First Sequence], 1843-1939, record number 1932, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 100436971, FamilySearch Record: QK9V-KY3M (accessed 21 October 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9VP-4N1 Image number 00104, Nathaniel George Morse probate in 1883 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
• Deaths, Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 9662, 17 November 1882, Page 2, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC18821117.2.6