Frederick
Morse
Born in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of John Morse
and Damaris (Bailey) Morse
Brother of
Damaris (Morse) Morgan, Mary Ann (Morse) James, Thomas Morse, John Morse, George Morse, Edmund Morse, Harriet (Morse) Jones, Eliza (Morse) Ansley, Phoebe (Morse) Gifford and Mary (Morse) Carwood
Husband of
Matilda (Phipps) Morse
— married
11 Nov 1855 in Parkend, Gloucestershire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Frederick Morse, Harriet Maria Morse, Emily (Morse) Carter, Phoebe Morse, Minnie Matilda Morse, Laura Morse, John William Morse, Agnes Morse and George King Bailey Morse
Died
at about age 50
in Yorkley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Frederick was the son of John and Damaris Morse (nee Bailey). John was a Coal Miner and they lived in Yorkley. [1]
In 1841 Frederick, aged 12 was living with his family - parents and 7 siblings in Yorkley. His father was a Coal Miner. [2]
In 1851 Frederick was 22 and living with his family in Yorkley. His illegitimate son by Elizabeth (Archer) Adams, 2 year old, Frederick Archer was also there 'at Nurse' [3]. Frederick and Elizabeth never married.
In 1855 he married Matilda Phipps. The marriage record reads: Fred Morse, 27, bach, collier, Yorkley, father; John Morse, collier. Matilda Phipps, 20, spins, Whitecroft, father; Thos Phipps, blacksmith. Banns. Wit: James Phipps, Mary Jane Morris. [4]
By 1861 Frederick and Matilda lived with their 2 daughters, his mother. Damaris and a John Thomas Morse, her grandson aged 8. Son Frederick Archer lived there as well and was a Coal Miner at the age of just 12. [5]
In 1871 John and Matilda lived with daughters, Emily and Phoebe his Mother and John Thomas in Yorkley. [6]
Frederick died aged 49 in 1878. He is buried in All Saints Churchyard, Viney Hill, Forest of Dean. The gravestone reads "Loving Memory of Frederick Morse who died June 16th 1878 aged 49 years. Also of Matilda who died Feb 25th 1910 aged 74 years. Also of John, Harriett, Phoebe and Agnes their beloved children."[7]
Frederick is on the registration list of Freeminers . [1] [8]
In 1882 his daughter Emily married in Croydon and noted her fathers' occupation as Coal Pit proprietor. [9]
Frederick's granddaughter Freda Phipps wrote a fascinating account of her life at Stone Cottage, including her family. She mention's Frederick, "Morse. He was born in 1839 and brought up by John and Damaris. In 1855 Fred married Matilda and they had two sons, John and George who was my father, and three daughters, Emily, Phoebe and Agnes. My father was born in this house on June 14th, 1877." [10]
Sources
- ↑ Name: Frederick Morse. Event Type: Baptism. Baptism Date: 27 Jul 1828. Baptism Place: Forest of Dean, St Paul, Gloucestershire, England. Father: John Morse. Mother: Damoris Morse. Source Citation. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: GDR/V1/343. . Source Information. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913. Ancestry uk Record 5066 #12709642
- ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 364; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Dean Forest; County: Gloucestershire; Enumeration District: 20; Folio: 5; Page: 4; Line: 17; GSU roll: 288776. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census. Ancestry uk Record 8978 #4512843
- ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 2444; Folio: 203; Page: 24; GSU roll: 104181. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census Ancestry uk Record 8860 #16762600
- ↑ Name: Frederic Morse. Gender: Male. Marriage Age: 27. Event Type: Marriage. Birth Year: abt 1828. Marriage Date: 3 Nov 1855. Marriage Place: West Dean, Gloucestershire, England. Father: John Morse. Spouse: Matilda Phipps. Source Citation. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: GDR/V1/451. . Source Information. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938. Ancestry uk Record 5156 #12387078
- ↑ Class: RG 9; Piece: 3981; Folio: 81; Page: 11; GSU roll: 543217. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census. Ancestry uk Record 8767 #13382806
- ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5299; Folio: 31; Page: 16; GSU roll: 848430. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census. Ancestry uk Record 7619 #26613367
- ↑ BIRTH 1828. West Dean, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England. DEATH 16 Jun 1878 (aged 49–50). West Dean, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England. BURIAL . All Saints Churchyard. Viney Hill, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England . MEMORIAL ID 106960249 · https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106960249
- ↑ Forest of Dean Freeminers Register, Transcript Details. Record_Number: 925. Forename: Frederick. Surname: MORSE. Calculated_Year_of_Birth: 1828. Age: 22 Day: 2. Month: Jan. Year: 1850. Residence: Yorkley. Remarks: Memorandum:: Soundex: M620
- ↑ Name: William Searle. Gender: Male. Marriage Age: 23. Record Type: Marriage. Birth Year: abt 1859. Marriage Date: 28 Oct 1882. Marriage Place: Croydon, St John, Surrey, England. Parish as it Appears: Croydon. Father: James Searle. Spouse: Emily Morse. Source Citation. Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Reference Number: 2888/1/43. Source Information. Ancestry.com. Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937. .
- ↑ Early Days at Stone Cottage by Freda Phipps. Available to download from the Forest of Dean Family History Trust Website, www.forest-of-dean.net, Resources, Stories and articles. https://forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php/resources/documents-and-articles
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