Harold William Morse (1884 - 1952)

Born 17 Jun 1884 in Newland, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 22 Oct 1952 at age 68 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Harold Morse was born in Gloucestershire, England.

Harold Morse migrated from England to Canada.

Harold was born on June 17, 1884, in Newland (a village in the Forest of Dean), Gloucestershire, England.^[1] He was the son of Thomas Morse and Mary Kear. He was enumerated in the 1891, ^[2] and 1901 census ^[3] residing with his family. In 1901, he stated he was sixteen and an "Apprentice Ironmonger".

Although no registration found, family records indicate Harold married Emma Harriet Cadle on June 11, 1910 at Holy Trinity Church, Rathmines, Ireland. Harold and Emma emigrated to Canada in 1910. They were enumerated in the 1911 census of Canada ^[4] residing in the suburbs of Vancouver, British Columbia. They both state their year of immigration as 1910, and Harold declares his occupation as "Electrician". Harold and Emma appear as the parents of George Harold Cadle Morse on his marriage registration to Edna Inga Elizabeth Goranson on June 21, 1938, in Vancouver.^[5]

The couple had 3 children, Elizabeth (born and died 1911). George Harold Cadle (1912-1982) and Patricia Maude (1915-2009).

Harold passed away on October 22, 1952, in Vancouver. ^[6] He was sixty eight.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XLY-23P : 1 October 2014), Harold William Morse, 1884; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4KS4-HT2 : 8 May 2019), Harold Wm Morse in household of Thomas Morse, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Monmouthshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9TR-M97 : 21 May 2019), Harold Morse in household of Thomas Morse, Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Lydney subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27XB-CBN : 16 March 2018), Harold Morse, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 19-50, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,662.
5. ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MR-14VT : 18 March 2018), Harold William Morse in entry for George Harold Cadle Morse and Edna Inga Elizabeth Goranson, 1938.
6. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPF-S44 : 8 November 2017), Harold William Morse, 1952.

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