Born in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and Amy (Staples) Lees
Sister of
Ann (Lees) Dunn [half]
Wife of
William Morris
— married
28 Jun 1819 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Eliza Morris, James Morris, Thomas Morris, Eliza Sarah (Morris) Pickup, George Morris, Jane Ann Morris, Elizabeth Jane Morris, William John Morris and Hannah Morris
Died
at about age 67
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
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Biography
Sarah (Wilnden) Morris came free to the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)
Sarah Eliza was born in Newgate Prison, England.[1] Her father is unknown. Although baptised as "Sarah Eliza Staples", she was known as "Sarah Eliza Wilnden" in the colony of New South Wales.
"Eliza Sarah", daughter of "John & Amy Staples, abode Charles Street", was baptised on 6 June 1802, registered at St Andrew, Holborn, London, England.[2] Her mother Amy Staples was transported as a convict on the "Glatton", bringing the baby with her, arriving in Sydney on 11 March 1803.[3]
Marriage: "Sarah Eliza Wilnden" and William Morris were married on 28 June 1819 at at St Philips Church of England, Sydney. The register noted that William was 22, a baker, bachelor, and Sarah Eliza was age 20, a spinster.[4]
Children of William and Sarah:
- Sarah Eliza b.1819, d.1819
- James 1821, d.1869
- Thomas b.abt 1825, d.1902
- George 1829
- Eliza b.1829, d.1876
- Jane Ann b.1832, d.1835
- Elizabeth Jane b.1837, d.1850
- William John b.1843, d. 1921
- Hannah b.1845, d.1929(?)
In the 1825 muster, William was listed as a shopkeeper, King Street Sydney, with wife Sarah and son James age 4, all born in the colony.
In the 1828 census, William age 31, Sarah age 26 and children James age 7, and Thomas age 2 were listed at King Street, Sydney and William was a baker. They were Protestant and all born in the colony.[5] Sarah's mother Amy Lees, aged 56, Free by servitude (?), per ship Glatton 1803, was with them: she was listed as a servant to William Morris, King St., Sydney.
Death: Sarah Eliza Morris died on 4 July 1869 at Wilson's buildings, Castlereagh-street, Sydney. Her death certificate has the information that her age was 68, cause of death was Apoplexy 5 days duration, name of father not clear (Wilden or Wilson?), born in London, in colony 67 years, married in Sydney to William Morris, children of marriage: 3 boys, 2 girls living, 1 girl dead, Burial 7 July. The informant was William John [ ] son [ ].[6] [7][8][9] She was buried in Rookwood Cemetery.[10] [7]
Research notes
Children in death certificates: Sarah's death certificate of 1869 has 3 boys, 2 girls living, 1 girl dead. The boys living would be Thomas and William and James who died 2 weeks after her death. The two girls living would be Eliza and Hannah (Hannah according to an Ancestry tree was married to George Adams at Hartley in 1866 and she died in 1929 - to confirm). The deceased girl would be Elizabeth Jane who died in 1850. That means that there are 3 children that the informant, her son William John, was not aware of, probably because they died early (Sarah, George and Jane)
William's death certificate of 1872 has 2 males and 1 female living, and 1 male deceased (son James who had died by then). If she was living away from Sydney, perhaps the informant (a friend) was not aware that Hannah was still alive?
Incorrect entries for her children in (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 16 Jul 2022), The index has the mother's name "SARAH [HAWKINS]". These birth records have been checked, and there is no mention of "Hawkins" in the records.
Sources
- ↑ The National Archives, Home Office: Criminal Registers, Middlesex, 1791-1849, Series HO26, Piece 8, Newgate, Find My Past database: England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935 https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=TNA%2FCCC%2FHO26%2F00151124
- ↑ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for Eliza Sarah Staples, Camden, St Andrew, Holborn 1792-1805 https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1624/images/31281_a100919-00145?pId=5012320
- ↑ Beth Kebblewhite, Community contributor (2019), "Amy Staples, one of 401 convicts transported on the Glatton, September 1802", Convict Records database https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/staples/amy/105271
- ↑ William Morris, Aged: 22 years; Marriage status: Bachelor, Residence: Sydney [NSW AUS]; Baker, signed: Signed name; Sarah Eliza Wilnden, Aged: 20 years; Spinster, Residence: Sydney [NSW AUS]; Signed name; Married: 28 Jun 1819 Married at Church [NSW AUS]; Registered at St Philips Church of England, Sydney [NSW AUS]; by Banns William Cowper, Witness: William Hodges, Signed name; Witness: Margaret Hodges, Signed name. Source: St Philip's Church of England, Sydney NSW: Church Register - Marriages; ML ref: Reel SAG 90, cited in Biographical Database of Australia (BDA).
- ↑ 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy) for Sarah Morris (NRS 1272) 1828 Census: Alphabetical Return Surnames L-T https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1224/images/41711_330418-00168?pId=13236
- ↑ Death certificate NSW 749/1869
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Family Notices (1869, July 6). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28421537
- ↑ NSW Justice, Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Family History Search)
[ http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/Pages/family-history/family-history.aspx ]
Death: registered 749/1869 - ↑ Inquest into the death of her son, James Morris - the article states that his mother had died a fortnight beforehand.
Death From Pulmonary Disease (1869, July 23). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved April 26, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13181832 - ↑ Rookwood General Cemetery, Zone B, Section A, Plot 886
Sarah E Morris, Age 68, Date of Interment 6/07/1869
Also Interred in this site: William Morris, 8/02/1872, age 74
http://www.rookwoodcemetery.com.au/deceased-search-engine/102491/MORRIS
See Also
- NSW Justice, Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Family History Search)
[ http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/Pages/family-history/family-history.aspx ]
Birth registration for son, James Morris: 394/1821 V1821394 8
Birth registration for daughter, Eliza Morris: 392/1829 V1829392 13 - Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 July 2022), memorial page for Sarah E. Hawkins Morris (unknown–6 Jul 1869), Find A Grave: Memorial #189277467, citing Rookwood General Cemetery, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by alisonc1109 ♣ (contributor 48349597).
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Categories: Newgate Prison | HMS Glatton, Arrived 11 Mar 1803 | Rookwood General Cemetery, Rookwood, New South Wales
edited by Heather Stevens
I looked at all the birth registrations for the children, and there is a mistake in the index. The Eliza listed as born in 1849 is actually the same Eliza who was born in 1829. The online index has the year 1849, but the entry in the Vol 1C (Kerrison James Index) is actually for 1829 NOT 1849, and refers to the same church register entry for Eliza 392 1829 in Vol 13 (ie Eliza, twin of George). None of the children's birth registrations have the name "Hawkins" for the mother, so the index was also incorrect in that respect, too.