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Among the mountain (!) of family memorabilia which we are lucky enough to have, there is a handwritten account by the husband of my Great Great Aunt where he describes life in Jamaica as experienced by his "eldest sister, Mrs. Morris".

I have purposely not published either the GG Aunt's name nor her husband, so as not to lead any of you down the wrong path so to speak!! We know everything about both of them - they led fascinating lives.

However, said husband of my GGA writes that his sister Mrs. Morris was the wife of the Reverend David Rutton Morris and that he held this post in Montego Bay, Jamaica for many years.

Please can you help with perhaps:
The full maiden name of "Mrs. Morris" - her maiden surname would have been HANNA.
Details of their marriage.
How long he held this post in Montego Bay? It would have spanned the 1800's'ish.
Is there any record of children of the marriage.
Can you see evidence of their return to England.
And all the other things I have left out!!

I will hand this over to all you clever helpful folk out there and pop back to this during the evening and weekend.

Thank you in advance.
:-D

Name:Reverend David Rutton Morris

Probate Date:28 Jul 1899

Registry:London, England

Death Date:26 Jun 1899

Death Place:Hants

Probate to: Jane Eliza Morris, widow £82 15s 8d

Name David Rutton Morris
Event Type Baptism
Christening Date 24 Oct 1811
Christening Place Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
Father's Name Reed Rutton Morris
Mother's Name Rachel Morris
Affiliate Publication Number RG4_0253

1891

Name:Jane Morris

Age:58

Estimated birth year:abt 1833

Relation:Wife

Spouse's Name:Isabel Morris

Gender:Female

Where born:Jamaica

Civil Parish:Brading

Ecclesiastical parish:Gattern St Paul

Town:Shanklin

County/Island:Hampshire

Country:England

Registration district:Isle Of Wight

ED, institution, or vessel:6


Piece:893
Folio:71
Page Number:11

Household Members:


Isabel Morris 79 <<Clerk in holy order (not sure about that name, it's badly written)
Jane E Morris 58
Ellen Combes 26

Name:Jane Eliza Hanna

Gender:Female

Baptism Date:9 Jun 1834

Baptism Place:Saint George, Surry, Jamaica

Father:Stewart Wm. Hanna

Mother:Frances O. Hanna

FHL Film Number:1291711

Reference ID:v2,it2,p273,#30
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1851

Name:Jane Hanna

Age:18

Estimated birth year:abt 1833

Relation:Daughter

Father's name:Stewart W Hanna

Mother's name:Frances E Hanna

Gender:Female

Where born:Jamaica

Civil Parish:St Marylebone

Ecclesiastical parish:Christchurch

County/Island:Middlesex

Registration district:Marylebone

Sub-registration district:Christchurch

ED, institution, or vessel:17

Household schedule number:79

Piece:1490
Folio:739
Page Number:20

Household Members:


Stewart W Hanna 46 Incumbent of St James Parish. b Ireland
Frances E Hanna 31 b India
Jane E Hanna 18
Stewart G Hanna 17
Minnie Hanna 5
Sarah J Edwin 23
Emma Edwin 19

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Name:Stewart William Hanna <<Clerk (widow)

Estimated birth year:abt 1806

Age:45

Spouse:Frances Elizabeth Blagrave

Spouse Age:31

Record Type:Marriage

Event Date:4 Mar 1851

Parish:Christ Church, St Marylebone

Borough:Westminster

Father Name:William Hanna

Spouse Father:Charles George Blagrave

Register Type:Parish Register

1857 Jamaica Almanac - Public Officers Boards Banks Post ...


www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/alm1857_05.htm

1857 JAMAICA ALMANAC. ... Rev. David R. Litteljohn. Trustees. -Rev. David Rutton Morris, Daniel Winder Kelly, John Castello, George Lyons, ...

Oooh, you've all been very busy indeed. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'll digest all this and then will update the post with some interesting snippets about the account in the journal.

:-D :-D

Hi Nicola, I guess you did Google him and come across this?

http://stjamesparishchmontegobay.org/about/

He was Rector from 1862 - 1881.

I've had a look at that census entry Gins and the first name that is all squiggly is 'David' which fits in with our chap!

Can anyone see a record of his length of service in Montego Bay, please? And is there any detail of their sailing 'home' to England??

:-)

Nicola - see above!

Can't find an incoming passenger list. Perhaps the clergy had special arrangements?

Birth date:

David Morris

in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: David Morris
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Jul 1811
Baptism Date: 24 Oct 1811
Baptism Place: The Great Meeting Independent,Newport Pagnell,Buckingham,England
Father: Rutton Morris
Mother: Rachel

A brother, baptised on the same day as David:

Jonathan William Morris
from England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8)
Name Jonathan William Morris
Event Type Baptism
Christening Date 24 Oct 1811
Christening Place Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
Father's Name Reed Rutton Morris
Mother's Name Rachel Morris
Affiliate Publication Number RG4_0253


Actually, he's a twin:

Jonathan Morris

in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Jonathan Morris
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Jul 1811 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Baptism Date: 24 Oct 1811
Baptism Place: The Great Meeting Independent,Newport Pagnell,Buckingham,England
Father: Rutton Morris
Mother: Rachel

Ebenezer Morris

in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Ebenezer Morris
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1813
Baptism Date: 2 May 1815
Baptism Place: The Great Meeting Independent,Newport Pagnell,Buckingham,England
Father: Rutten Morris
Mother: Rachel
FHL Film Number: 0566020 (RG4 253, 254), 0566020 (RG4 255)

http://tinyurl.com/qjbrbcv

Morris Eliza Rachel
Father: Rutton Morris 1809 Baptism Bedfordshire RG4_0226

Morris David Rutton
Father: Rutton Morris 1811 Baptism Bedfordshire RG4_0226

Morris Jonathan William
Father: Rutton Morris 1811 Baptism Bedfordshire RG4_0226

Morris Ebenezer Butler
Father: Rutton Morris 1815 Baptism Bedfordshire RG4_0226

Morris Priscilla
Husband / Father: Rutton Morris 1817 Death Bedfordshire RG4_0226

His father's birth and death?

Rutton Morris
in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Rutton Morris
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 5 Jun 1774
Baptism Place: Dover, Kent, England
Father: Willm. Morris
Mother: Alice
FHL Film Number: 1736693
Reference ID: item 2 p 337



Name: Rutton Morris
County: London
Year: 1842
BMD Records Deaths
http://tinyurl.com/oksw86j



Deaths Mar 1842 (>99%)
MORRIS Rutt_n London 2 143



Rutton Morris
in the London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980
Name: Rutton Morris
Record Type: Burial
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: abt 1775
Death Date: abt 1842
Burial Date: 6 Apr 1842
Burial Place: St George The Martyr, England
Parish or Poor Law Union: St George the Martyr
Borough: Southwark
Register Type: Parish Register

Name: Rutton Morris
Age: 65
Born In: 1776
Profession: Indian Minister
London 1841 Census

http://tinyurl.com/oksw86j


Can't see him in 1841 on Ancestry.

Oh yes, here he is, with family.
Occupation: Independent minister, not Indian minister!:


Rutton Marris

in the 1841 England Census
Name: Rutton Marris
Age: 65
Estimated birth year: abt 1776
Gender: Male
Civil Parish: St George The Martyr
Hundred: Southwark
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Registration district: St George Southwark
Sub-registration district: Borough Road
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1084
Book: 1
Folio: 5
Page Number: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
Rutton Marris 65
Rachael Marris 65
Lydia Marris 35
Mary Marris 30
David Marris 25
Ebenezer Marris 25

Rachel B Morris

in the 1851 England Census
Name: Rachel B Morris
Age: 78
Estimated birth year: abt 1773
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: NF, Conapboy (Newfoundland, Conception [?] Bay)
Civil Parish: St Pancras
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
View related Ecclesiastical Parish
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Pancras
Sub-registration district: Tottenham Court
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 409
Piece: 1494
Folio: 660
Page Number: 10
Household Members:
Name Age
Rachel B Morris 78 - minister's widow
Mary A Morris 44 - daughter, born Newfoundland, St John's
Ebenezer B Morris 38 - son, historical painter, born Dunstable

Rutton Morris translated a book of sermons in 1830:

http://tinyurl.com/orq5vea


And wrote other books, 1807 - 30:

http://www.worldcat.org/identities/np-morris,%20rutton/

In 1840:

The hymns were given out by the Rev. Rutton Morris, the first pastor at Hockliffe. The Rev. Mr. Bright of Luton commenced the service in the afternoon by reading and prayer; and the Rev. Edward Adey of Leighton Buzzard began the service in the evening. On the following Lord’s-day the Rev. Rutton Morris preached at Hockliffe from Acts, chapter 4, verse 31 in the morning and at Eggintone from Galatians, verse 19 in the evening:

http://tinyurl.com/qflkcbw