Elizabeth Kear (Camm) Morse (1871 - 1968)

Born 16 Dec 1871 in Newland, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Morse — married 18 Aug 1892 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, St Mary Redcliffe

Died 1968 at about age 96 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Elizabeth (Camm) Morse was born in Gloucestershire, England.

Elizabeth was born in Bream (a village in the Forest of Dean), Gloucestershire, England, on December 16, 1871.^[1] Her birth was registered in the first quarter of 1872 in Monmouth. She was the daughter of William Camm and Cora Fanny Kear and was baptised on 6 Oct 1878. The family lived in Bream and William was a Grocer. ^[2]

Elizabeth married Thomas Morse in Bristol, ^[3] on August 18, 1892, at St Mary Redcliffe.^[4] The couple would have eight children between 1894 and 1906.

In 1911 at the age of 39 Elizabeth was widowed and she lived with 8 of her children at Forest View House, Bream, which had 5 rooms. She had been married for 15 years and had 8 children, all surviving until 1911. Her oldest 2 children, aged 16 and 14 were in work, a labourer at the Colliery and as a Dressmaker. ^[5]

In 1939 Elizabeth (then retired) and daughter Hilda lived in Bristol, at 48 Beverley Road. ^[6] Her son Thomas and his wife also lived in Bristol.

Elizabeth passed away in 1968.^[7] Her death was registered in the first quarter in Bristol.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XHG-WW8 : 1 October 2014), Elizabeth Kear Camm, 1872; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Name: Elizabeth Rear Camm. Age: 6. Event Type: Baptism. Birth Date: 16 Dec 1871. Baptism Date: 6 Oct 1878. Baptism Place: Parkend, St Paul, Gloucestershire, England. Parish as it Appears: St Paul. Father: William Alfred Camm. Mother: Cora Fanny Camm. Source Citation. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P245 IN 1/12. . Source Information. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913. Expression error: Unrecognised word "name"
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DN4-1G7 : 6 January 2015), Elizabeth Kear Camm, 1892; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1892, quarter 3, vol. 6A, p. 23, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFKT-156 : 10 February 2018), Thomas Morse and Elizabeth Kear Camm, 18 Aug 1892; citing Bristol, St. Mary'S, Redcliffe, Gloucs, England, reference I-2 P 217 Ln 434, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,595,696.
5. ↑ Class: RG14; Piece: 31721; Schedule Number: 82. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1911 Wales Census. Ancestry uk Record 2353 #2228193
6. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/5031H. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register Ancestry uk Record 61596 #31366904
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCP-W6HY : 4 September 2014), Elizabeth K Morse, 1968; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

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