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Personal Details of William Morris

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Buried:	09/02/1855

Listed below are all the details we have been able to find so far on William Morris.

As far as we are aware, all the information is correct. However, sometimes transcriptions can lead to errors being made. If you find any errors or omissions, please let us know and we will endeavour to get them corrected as soon as possible.

If you have any further information on William Morris, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Birth

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Death

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Burial Register

There is no burial register information available for William Morris.
Only three of the five burial register books still exist as far as we know and these are held at the Berkshire Record Office.
Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.

Memorial Details

	From top of headstone: Sacred to the memory of/ William Morris/ who died Feb. 4th. 1855/ aged 64 years. "And now Lord where is my hope, Truly my hope is even in Thee. " Psalm XXXIX 8. Also of Mary, his beloved wife, who died April 22nd. 1874 aged 80 years. "Though He slay me yet will I trust in Him, but will maintain mine own ways before Him". Job XII 15./ Also Mary,/ second wife of Benjamin Weller/ who died Feb. 8th. 1880 aged 55 years.

Name on Memorial	William MORRIS
Date of death	04/02/1855
Age	64
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	Headstone and footstone
Construction Material	Sandstone
Condition of memorial	Fair, engraved letters, some missing
Pattison Location Code	WA79
Recorder's Notes	Letters in red missing, inscription recovered from Mrs. Pattison's record. Footstone: WM 1855/ MM 1874/ MW 1890
Others named on memorial
Mary MORRIS
Mary WELLER

Cemetery accounts

This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.

Name at death	William Morris
Date of burial	09/02/1855
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Consecrated Ground - Common Interment
By whom buried	Rev'd. H.T. White
Account Entry	Book 1 - Page 20

Accounts Entry for William Morris
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Biographical Information

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