Born [date unknown] in Tasmania, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Douglas James Morrisby
and Lilian Sophia (Bignell) Morrisby
Sister of
Douglas Raymond Morrisby, Dinah Mary (Morrisby) Haynes, Grace Lilian Morrisby, Gwenda May (Morrisby) Watson and Dorothy Jean Morrisby
Wife of
Alan Roy Ronald Barnes
— married
7 Dec 1946 in St. Martin's Church, Sandford, Tasmania, Australia
[children unknown]
Died after
[location unknown]
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Biography
RITA HANNAH MORRISBY (Morrisby-71)
PARENTS. Douglas James Morrisby & Lilian Sophia (Bignell) Morrisby
BIRTH. Bef. 1923, Tasmania, Australia
MARRIAGE. 7 Dec 1946, St. Martin's Church, Sandford, Tasmania, Australia
MARRIAGE. 7 Dec 1946, Alan Roy Ronald Barnes, son of Roy Charles Barnes & Lucy May (Bezzant) Barnes
WEDDING REPORT. BARNES—MORRISBY WEDDING. AT St. Martin's Church, Sandford, on Saturday, Rita Morrisby, youngest daughter of Mrs D. J. Morrisby and the late Mr Morrisby, of Sandford, was married to Alan Barnes, eldest son of Mr and Mrs R. Barnes, of Hobart. THE Rev H. C. Brammall performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr D. R. Morrisby, wore a satin gown cut on classical lines and falling into a full train. The bridesmaids, Miss Muriel Barnes, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Valerie Morrisby, niece of the bride, wore frocks of white net over satin, made with very full skirts trimmed with rows of narrow ribbon. The bridegroom was attended by Mr R. Cornish as best man and Mr V. Christie as groomsman. The reception was held at the home of the bride's mother. The bride left the reception wearing a brown suit. The honeymoon is being spent touring Tasmania.
Children: Not known
DEATH. Aft. 1972, location unknown
Death of Spouse: Aft. 1973, location unknown
Sources
- Wedding Report: The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Wed 11 Dec 1946, Page 7: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26373294
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Rejected matches › Margaret Elizabeth (Barnes) Ellison (1894-abt.1973)
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