William Henry Morris was born in about 1859 in Sutton, St Helens, Lancashire. He was the son of Joseph Morris and Ellen (Lucas) Morris.
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"Scottish General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5b91a15df4040b176c895a0a : viewed 31 Dec 2019), John MORRIS in household of Joseph MORRIS, Ditch Hillock, St Helens, Lancashire, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/2754, Folio 54, Page 50, Schedule 235, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7BK-T6Z : 24 October 2019), John Morres in household of Joseph Morres, Sutton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.