Genealogy Chat

I have checked through GR, but I'm the only one of everyone I've contacted so far decended from William Snell MORRISH. How would I seach the electorial register once I have a name, that, I'm guessing, is not online. I've also found marridges details missing or not present, as I could not find my parents marridge, my grand-parents marridge or my great grandparents. I had assumed these details were not all complete so far.... as in some poor person had yet to enter it online. (1837online did have deatils I think, at least I found myself, but it not well organsied research, but great if you know the details already) I'm on the 'trying to find board'... ever hopefull, sounds like I have 1year and 11months left to wait.... LOL

If your after contacting 'living relatives' (descendants) of the above mentioned ... then I would have a look on 'Search Family Tree's' (left hand side menu). See if any of the above people are listed, and if so, contact the tree owner with a possible connection. The tree owner is likely to be a descendant. After that, I'm afraid you will have to trawl 1837online for possible marriage's of the people born 1901 or afterwards and then trace the people this way to folks born 1950 or afterwards ... then check for these people on the Electoral Registers. You could also put a message on 'Trying to Find' board. I did, 2 years ago ... and last week a descendant made contact with me...worth the wait. !! Dancer :-)

Elly Nice one, I didn't know you could find christenings online, you have given me heaps to go through, some I had found before the other are new however. What a star Thanks

Little Caz Bertram is the most interesting and one that I am most keen to find relatives of When he was living in Fullham he was studying at Heatherleys (a private art school), and the marridge looks like it's probablly him but I have no idea which girl he married, I found both the girls on a earlier census and one is older than Bertram (Bertie) and the other is younger, but the other guy who got married is also younger than Bertram... Maybe he married the oldest one? Also Emily Bartlett was his cousin I think. There is a family rummour he went to the States or Canada, but I can't find evidence.

Warwick Spent ages looking through familysearch before I realised you wanted to move forward not back ! Anyway here's what I found 1. MARY MORRICE - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 07 SEP 1747 Chagford, Devon, England 2. MARY MORRISH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 18 NOV 1814 Chagford, Devon, England 3. ELIZ MORRISH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 03 JAN 1758 Chagford, Devon, England 4. ELIZABETH MORRISH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 30 DEC 1818 Chagford, Devon, England 5. JOHN MORRISH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 02 FEB 1743 Chagford, Devon, England 6. JOHN MORRIS - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 05 NOV 1768 Chagford, Devon, England 7. CATHERINE MORRISH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 12 FEB 1817 Chagford, Devon, England 8. ROSE MORRIS - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 03 DEC 1749 Chagford, Devon, England 9. SUSANNA MORRISH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 07 JUL 1741 Chagford, Devon, England 10. SUSAN MORRISH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 04 AUG 1822 Chagford, Devon, England 11. JAMES MORRIS - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 24 NOV 1762 Chagford, Devon, England Then on the same batch number, typed Norrish by mistake and found these: 1. MARY NORRISH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 26 NOV 1738 Chagford, Devon, England 2. ELIZ NORRISH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 13 JUL 1746 Chagford, Devon, England 3. WM NORRIS - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 13 FEB 1742 Chagford, Devon, England 4. WILLIAM NORRIS - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 04 APR 1779 Chagford, Devon, England 5. GRACE NORRIS - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 13 DEC 1749 Chagford, Devon, England 6. GRACE NORRIS - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 11 AUG 1751 Chagford, Devon, England 7. ANNE NORRIS - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 18 APR 1762 Chagford, Devon, England Batch no: C053531 I would say they are related - maybe problem reading the records Elly

caz glad he's on 1901 - he didn't die till 1917! lololol enough micky taking, I'll have a look too Elly

are you sure of the date of death of William? He is on the 1901 with wife and daughters Mary and Maggie. Bessie Morrish abt 1849 Liskeard, Cornwall, England Wife Chagford Devon Maggie F Morrish abt 1889 Chagford, Devon, England Daughter Chagford Devon Mary J Morrish abt 1880 Chagford, Devon, England Daughter Chagford Devon William S Morrish abt 1845 Chagford, Devon, England Head Chagford Devon - occupation artist, landscape painter

have found Bertram in 1901, a boarder living in Fulham with Emily S Bartlett abt 1869 Chagford, Devon, England Wife Fulham London Winifred M Bartlett abt 1900 Fulham, London, England Daughter Fulham London is this his marriage? Surname First name(s) District Vol Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Dec 1902 Dobbins Gertrude Florence Islington 1b 353 Dobbins Matilda Emma Islington 1b 353 LAWRENCE Robert Victor Islington 1b 353 MORRISH Bertram Islington 1b 353

Okay for Jess and anyone else who would like to try, here are the details: William Snell MORRISH (b.1844 d.1899)- married - Bessie COX (b.1849) Childern were (birth dates aprox. as from census) Bessie Cox MORRISH (b.1873) Bertram MORRISH (b.1878) Mary Isabel MORRISH (b.1879) Ivy MORRISH (b.1880) May MORRISH (b.1882) Charles MORRISH (b.1887) Maggie Frances MORRISH (b.1889)- Married - Percy Carlile (this is my great grandmother, so I know what happened on this branch) So there are six that I can't find the descendents of, and I really want to contact their living day descendents. Any suggestions welcome.. Thanks Warwick

Looks like Jess is doubly keen! Merry

I will later - this evening- if no one else offers in the meantime - sure they will

I have found various sibilings of my great grandmother using census records from Ancestory and FreeBMD and FreeCEN, but I'm stuck I can't find any more records for them, where else and what else can I search (idealy online) They are all the children of William Snell MORRISH (1844-1917) a lanscapre watercolourist, from Chagford in Dartmoor. I can give more details of his children if anyone wishes to pick up the gauntlet on this. Thanks Warwick