Born in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Daughter of Andrew (Morice) Morres
and Hellen (Caution) Morres
Sister of
Margaret Morris
Wife of
Robert Moyes
— married
14 Dec 1777 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Helen (Moyes) Gordon, Margret (Moyes) Kay, Isobel (Moyes) McKay, Henry Moyes, Jannet (Moyes) Henderson, Elisabeth (Moyes) Dewar and Andrew Moyes
Died [date unknown]
in Fife, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2015
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Biography
Helen (Nelly) Morris was born on 9 April 1749 in Aberdour Fife Scotland [1], the daughter of Andrew Morice and Hellen Caution and the sister of Andrew Morris, Margaret Morris, James Morice and Robert Morrice.
She married Robert Moyes on 14 December 1777 at Aberdour, Fife, Scotland [2] and their children were Helen (Moyes) Gordon, Margaret (Moyes) Kays, Isobel (Moyes) McKay, Henry Moyes, Jannet (Moyes) Henderson, Elisabeth (Moyes) Dewar and Andrew Moyes.
Sources
- ↑ Baptism: Scotlands People: Name: MORRIS HELLEN Father: ANDREW MORRIS/ Gender: F Date: 09/04/1749 Parish #: 401/ Ref: 20 5 Parish: Aberdour
- ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTGT-D4X : 11 February 2020), Robert Moyis, 1777. Citing: Name: Robert Moyis Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Dec 1777 Event Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Helen Morris Spouse's Gender: Female
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