Harriet Ann (Diplock) Morris (1850 - 1925)

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Contents 1 Biography 2 Children 3 Census 4 DNA 5 Research Notes 6 Sources

Biography

Genealogically Defined

Harriet Ann was born about 1850^[1] in Uckfield, Sussex, England^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} and baptised on the 31st March 1850 at Holy Cross, Uckfield, Sussex, England, the daughter of John Diplock (labourer) and Lucy Diplock of Ridgewood^[9][10].

Harriet Ann married Alfred Morris in 1868 in Sussex, England^[11]

She passed away aged 75 years, in 1925^[12] in Uckfield, Sussex, England.

Children

1. Annie Diplock Morris b. 1868^[13] at Uckfield, Sussex, England^[4]
2. Thomas Morris b. 1870^[14] at Uckfield, Sussex, England^[4][6]
3. Alice Morris b. 1873^[15] at Uckfield, Sussex, England^[5][7]
4. Harriett Morris {twin} b. 1876^[16] at Uckfield, Sussex, England^[5][6]
5. Mary Morris {twin} b. 1876^[17] at Uckfield, Sussex, England^[5][6]
6. Charles Morris b. 1879^[18] at Uckfield, Sussex, England^[5][6]
7. Alfred Morriss b. 2nd June 1882^[19]at Uckfield, Sussex, England^[6]
8. John Morris b. 1885^[20] at Uckfield, Sussex, England^[6]
9. William Morris b. 1890^[21] at Uckfield, Sussex, England^[6][7]

Census

1851 Census of England & Wales: 30th March 1851
? Common, Uckfield, Sussex, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
John	Diplock	Head	Married	Male	33	Labourer	Isfield, Sussex
Lucy	Diplock	Wife	Married	Female	34	-	Uckfield, Sussex
Alfred	Diplock	Son	-	Male	7	Scholar	Framfield, Sussex
John	Diplock	Son	-	Male	2	-	Uckfield, Sussex
Harriett	Diplock	Daughter	-	Female	1	-	Uckfield, Sussex

^[2]

1861 Census of England & Wales: 7th April 1861
12 Belgrave Street, Brighton, Sussex, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
William	Griffiths	Head	Married	Male	27	Journeyman Upholsterer	Brighton, Sussex
Elizabeth	Griffiths	Wife	Married	Female	27	-	Framfield, Sussex
George	Griffiths	Son	-	Male	4	Scholar	Brighton, Sussex
John W.	Griffiths	Son	-	Male	3	Scholar	Brighton, Sussex
Frederick	Griffiths	Son	-	Male	1	-	Brighton, Sussex
Harriet	Diplock	Niece	Unmarried	Female	11	Domestic Servant	Uckfield, Sussex
Edward	Paris	Visitor	Unmarried	Male	38	Bricklayer's Labourer	Maresfield, Sussex

^[3]

1871 Census of England & Wales: 2nd April 1871
Church Street, Back of Brown's, Uckfield, Sussex, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Alfred	Morris	Head	Married	Male	25	Ag{ricultural} Lab{ourer}	Uckfield, Sussex
Harriet Ann	Morris	Wife	Married	Female	21	-	Uckfield, Sussex
Ann	Morris	Daughter	-	Female	2	-	Uckfield, Sussex
Thomas	Morris	Son	-	Male	1	-	Uckfield, Sussex

^[4]

1881 Census of England & Wales: 3rd April 1881
White Rails, High Street, Uckfield, Sussex, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Alfred	Morris	Head	Married	Male	35	Gardener	Uckfield, Sussex
Harriet	Morris	Wife	Married	Female	31	Gardener's wife	Uckfield, Sussex
Alice	Morris	Daughter	-	Female	7	Scholar	Uckfield, Sussex
Harriet	Morris	Daughter	-	Female	4	Scholar	Uckfield, Sussex
Mary	Morris	Daughter	-	Female	4	Scholar	Uckfield, Sussex
Thomas {sic}	Morris	Son	-	Male	11 months	-	Uckfield, Sussex

^[5]

1891 Census of England & Wales: 5th April 1891
Bridge Cottages, High Street, Uckfield, Sussex, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Alfred	Morris	Head	Married	Male	45	Gardener Domestic Servant	Uckfield, Sussex
Harriet	Morris	Wife	Married	Female	41		Uckfield, Sussex
Thomas	Morris	Son	-	Male	21	Butcher's Assistant	Uckfield, Sussex
Mary	Morris	Daughter	-	Female	14	General Servant Domestic	Uckfield, Sussex
Harriet	Morris	Daughter	-	Female	14	Just Left School	Uckfield, Sussex
Charles	Morris	Son	-	Male	11	Scholar	Uckfield, Sussex
Alfred	Morris	Son	-	Male	8	Scholar	Uckfield, Sussex
John	Morris	Son	-	Male	5	Scholar	Uckfield, Sussex
William	Morris	Son	-	Male	9 months	-	Uckfield, Sussex
Charles	Morris	Father	Widower	Male	69	Agricultural Labourer	Framfield, Sussex

^[6]

1901 Census of England & Wales: 31st March 1901
Bridge Cottages, High Street, Uckfield, Sussex, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Alfred	Morris	Head	Married	Male	55	Gardener (Domestic)	Uckfield, Sussex
Harriett	Morris	Wife	Married	Female	51	-	Uckfield, Sussex
William	Morris	Son	-	Male	10	Scholar	Uckfield, Sussex
Alice	Smethurst	Daughter	Married	Female	27	Soldier's wife	Uckfield, Sussex
Nina	Smethurst	Grand-Daughter	Married	Female	2	-	Uckfield, Sussex

^[7]

1911 Census of England & Wales: 2nd April 1911
Bridge Cottages, High Street, Uckfield, Sussex, England

First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Harriet Ann	Morris	Head	Widowed	Female	61	-	Uckfield, Sussex
John	Lush	Boarder	Married	Male	51	Porter for Coal Merchant	Coann, Dorset

Harriet Ann is recorded as being married for 41 years with 9 children born to the marriage, 8 living, one deceased^[8]

DNA

AncestryDNA test match between a descendant of Wlliam Paris via his daughter Lucy Paris and his 6th cousin once removed, a descendant of James Parris via his son William Paris. Their MRCAs are their great grandparents, John Paris and Isabella Wharton. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 5th-8th Cousins, based on sharing 9.6 cM across one segment; Confidence: Moderate.

Research Notes

• Not on Deceased Online as of 15th August 2018
• Newspapers at FMP searched 15th August 2018
• Holy Cross, Uckfield Burials only 1530-1900 covered on Sussex Family History Group Database
• Holy Cross, Uckfield parish registers not on Family Search and not indexed at family Search

Place of death assumed from last known residence which was Uckfield, Sussex.

Sources

1. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of Harriet Ann DIPLOCK" 1850 March quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 7 Page 564 Mother’s Maiden Name: PARIS GRO Online Birth Indexes
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "1851 England and Wales Census" Class: HO107; Piece: 1640; Folio: 430; Page: 4 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "1861 England and Wales Census" Class: RG 9; Piece: 595; Folio: 58; Page: 8 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "1871 England and Wales Census" Class: RG10; Piece: 1053; Folio: 5; Page: 2 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} "1881 England and Wales Census" Class: RG11; Piece: 1053; Folio: 23; Page: 7 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8} "1891 England and Wales Census" The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 785; Folio: 25; Page: 13 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} "1901 England and Wales Census" Class: RG13; Piece: 900; Folio: 29; Page: 13 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "1911 England and Wales Census" Class: RG14; Piece: 4953; Schedule Number: 258 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
9. ↑ Baptism: "East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920"
   East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 496/1/2/2
   Ancestry Record 62125 #1749169 (accessed 21 February 2024)
   Harriet Ann Diplock baptism on 31 Mar 1850, daughter of John Diplock & Lucy Diplock, in Uckfield, Sussex, England.
10. ↑ "Holy Cross, Uckfield, Sussex, England Baptism Register Sussex Family History Group transcription entry of Harriet Ann DIPLOCK" 1850. Accessed 15th August 2018
11. ↑ "General Register Office Marriage Index of Alfred MORRIS & Harriet DIPLOCK" 1868 December quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 2b Page 222
12. ↑ "General Register Office Death Index of Harriett Ann MORRIS" 1925 quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 2b Page 165. Aged 75 years GRO Online Death Indexes
13. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of Annie Diplock MORRIS" 1868 December quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 2b Page 123 Mother’s Maiden Name: DIPLOCK GRO Online Birth Indexes
14. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of Thomas MORRIS" 1870 June quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 2b Page 109 Mother’s Maiden Name: DIPLOCK GRO Online Birth Indexes
15. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of Alice MORRIS" 1873 September quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 2b Page 109 Mother’s Maiden Name: DIPLOCK GRO Online Birth Indexes
16. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of Harriett MORRIS" 1876 September quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 2b Page 124 Mother’s Maiden Name: DIPLOCK GRO Online Birth Indexes
17. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of Mary MORRIS" 1876 September quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 2b Page 124 Mother’s Maiden Name: DIPLOCK GRO Online Birth Indexes
18. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of Charles MORRIS" 1879 June quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 2b Page 133 Mother’s Maiden Name: DIPLOCK GRO Online Birth Indexes
19. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of Alfred MORRISS" 1882 September quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 2b Page 131 Mother’s Maiden Name: DIPLOCK GRO Online Birth Indexes
20. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of John MORRIS" 1885 December quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 2b Page 145 Mother’s Maiden Name: DIPLOCK GRO Online Birth Indexes
21. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of William MORRIS" 1885 September quarter, Uckfield Registration District Volume 2b Page 125 Mother’s Maiden Name: DIPLOCK GRO Online Birth Indexes