Thomas Morrison Harvey (1880 - 1960)

Born 9 Sep 1880 in Martinborough, Wellington, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Jessie Alma Ellen (Hall) Harvey — married 3 Jun 1908 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1960 at age 79 in Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Thomas Morrison was born on 9 September 1880^[1] at Martinborough, Wairarapa, New Zealand. His birth was registered at Greytown.^[2] He was the son of Thomas Harvey and Margaret Ann McPhee.

He married Jessie Alma Ellen Hall on 3 June 1908^[3]. They had seven children.

1. Helen Elizabeth (Nellie) (1909 - 1998)
2. Pearl Constance Annie (1911 - 2005)
3. Thomas Allan (1916 - 1997)
4. Beatrice Olive (1919 - 2011)
5. Margaret Jean (1922 - 2013)^[4]
6. Elsie Alma (1924 - 2019)
7. John Morrison (Jack) (1925 - 2008)

He competed with his horses at the Wairarapa A & P show in 1914, winning prizes for Hacks and Harness^[5]. In 1916 he moved his family from Francis Road, Clareville, to Mauriceville^[6]. His wife had a fall in their house in Kent Street, Carterton in March 1932 and fractured a thigh^[7].

He died on 14 January 1960^[8]. His death was registered at Featherston^[9]. He was cremated at Karori Crematorium, and his ashes were placed in Niche 40 DIV 10 on 18 January^[10][11].

Sources

1. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 25 Jul 2021

   1881/18434 Harvey, Thomas Morrison Mother=Margaret Ann Father=Thomas DOB=09/09/1880

2. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840–1950. Microfiche. New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950. Accessed 29 Jul 2021.
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3. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 25 Jul 2021

   1908/4207 Bride=Jessie Alma Ellen Hall Groom=Thomas Morrison Harvey DOM=03/06/1908

4. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth registrations:

   1909/24885 Harvey Elizabeth Helen Parents: Jessie Alma Helen and Thomas Morrison

   1911/16286 Harvey Pearl Constance Annie Jessie Alma Ellen Thomas Morrison

   1916/25792 Harvey Thomas Allan Jessie Alma Helen Thomas Morrison

   1919/22680 Harvey Olive Beatrice Jessie Alma Ellen Thomas Morrison

   1922/29738 Harvey Margaret Jean Jessie Alma Ellen Thomas Morrison

5. ↑ Papers Past: PRIZE LIST. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 29 October 1914, Page 5 Accessed 29 Jul 2021
6. ↑ Papers Past: Untitled Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2795, 13 June 1916, Page 3 Accessed 29 Jul 2021
7. ↑ Papers Past: PERSONAL ITEMS Wairarapa Daily Times, 18 March 1932, Page 4 Accessed 29 Jul 2021
8. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 29 Jul 2021

   1960/36139 Harvey, Thomas Morrison Age=79Y DOD=14/01/1960

9. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: New Zealand Death Indexes. Accessed 29 Jul 2021.
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10. ↑ Wellington City Council Cemetery Search Accessed 29 Jul 2021

    Deceased date: 14/01/1960 Service provided: Ashes Burial Ash burial date: 18/01/1960

    Cemetery: Karori Section: NICHE Plot number: 40 DIV 10 Record number: 112859

11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images. Accessed 29 July 2021, memorial page for Thomas Morrison Harvey (1881–1960), Find A Grave: Memorial #158497889, citing Karori Cemetery and Crematorium, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand ; Maintained by S. Melton (contributor 48360335) Body lost or destroyed.

Acknowledgements

• Information from research undertaken by Jean Dickson
• Biography written by Margaret Bailey Allison