Margaret (Aspden) Morris (1897 - 1973)

Born 7 Apr 1897 in Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Frank Morris — married 1920 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 5 May 1973 at age 76 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Margaret (Aspden) Morris was born in Lancashire, England.

Margaret was born in Darwen, Lancashire, England, in 1897. ^[1] Her birth was registered in Blackburn. She is the daughter of William Aspden and Olive Garthside. She was enumerated in the 1911 census ^[2] as the thirteen year old niece of Peter and Elizabeth Duckworth residing in Blackburn. She stated her occupation as "Cotton Weaver". She married Frank Morris in 1920.^[3] The marriage was registered in the first quarter in Blackburn. It appears the couple had one child.

According to family records, Margaret passed away on May 5, 1973, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Census

• 1911 England Census: Name: Margret Aspden; Event Place: Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; County: Lancashire; Parish: Darwen; Sub-District: Darwen; Registration District: Blackburn; Gender: Female; Age: 13; Marital Status: Single; Occupation: COTTON WEAVER; Birth Year (Estimated): 1898; Birthplace: Darwen; Relationship to Head of Household: Niece

Peter Duckworth Head M 55 Darwen, Lancashire

Elizabeth Duckworth Wife F 55 Blackburn, Lancashire

Margret Aspden Niece F 13 Darwen

Charles Wiliams Son-in-law M 20 St Georges Near Wellington, Shropshire

Florrie Wiliams Daughter-in-law F 21 Darwen

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F73-HR1 : 1 October 2014), Margaret Aspden, 1897; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X499-457 : 7 May 2019), Margret Aspden in household of Peter Duckworth, Darwen, Lancashire, 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 and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26LZ-4D3 : 13 December 2014), Margaret Aspden and null, 1920; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1920, quarter 1, vol. 8E, p. 984, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp ASPDEN, MARGARET; Mother’s Maiden Name: GARTHSIDE; GRO Reference: 1897 J Quarter in BLACKBURN Volume 08E Page 456