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Sharon, Are Harriett Brewer And Gambia Wells in your Tree born 1864 Norfolk

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Also having difficulty finding any evidence of their marriage. Any suggstions? I suppose it's possible that they married in South Africa or elsewhere but it's curious as to how a domestic servant in the early part of the 20th century was able to meet someone like Alexander Morrison and lead such a transatlantic life.

Thank you for all of this. It gives me some very concrete information on both of them and will now help me to understand a lot more.

Returning home after Harriet's funeral?

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Mr A Morrison
Name: Mr A Morrison
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth Date: abt 1882
Departure Date: 1 Jul 1932
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Cape Town, South Africa
Ship Name: Carnarvon Castle
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Shipping Line: Union Castle Mail Steamship Company Limited
Official Number: 148766
Master: E S Vincent

Farmer, 8 Kimberley St., Wymondham

This one's scored out on the image. Must have changed his mind and travelled in February instead, as above:


UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Mr A Morrison
Name: Mr A Morrison
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Birth Date: abt 1882
Departure Date: 4 Jan 1924
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Cape Town, South Africa
Ship Name: Windsor Castle
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Shipping Line: Union-Castle Mail S S Co Ltd
Official Number: 146535
Master: J N Culverwell

Farmer, c/0 PO, Wymondham

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Mr A Morrison
Name: Mr A Morrison
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Birth Date: abt 1882
Departure Date: 28 Feb 1924
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Cape Town, South Africa
Ship Name: Grantully Castle
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Shipping Line: Union-Castle Mail S S Co Ltd
Official Number: 129058
Master: J A Kerbey

with Mrs H L Morrison.
Address: c/o Mrs Wymer, Kimberley St., Wymondham.
Occupation: Farmer

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Alexander Morrison
Name: Alexander Morrison
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Birth Date: abt 1883
Departure Date: 15 Oct 1923
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Cape Town, South Africa
Ship Name: Borda
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Shipping Line: P & O Branch Service
Official Number: 135340
Master: Captain R Holland

Occupation: Farming
Address: c/o Kimberley St., Wymondham, Norfolk

on his own

Name: Alexander Morrison
Birth Date: abt 1882
Age: 50
Port of Departure: Port Natal, South Africa
Arrival Date: 21 Mar 1932
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ship Name: Kenilworth Castle
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Shipping Line: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 118433

address in UK Town Green Wymondham

UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 about Alexander Morrison
Name: Alexander Morrison
Birth Date: abt 1882
Age: 50
Port of Departure: Port Natal, South Africa
Arrival Date: 21 Mar 1932
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ship Name: Kenilworth Castle
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Shipping Line: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 118433

Occupation: Farmer
Address: Town Green, Wymondham, Norfolk

Baptism


Name: Harriett Laura Wells
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 14 Mar 1881
Christening Place: Atteborough Circuit, Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: George Wells
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Hannah
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03956-2
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 2299613
Reference ID:

Gosh, they seem to have been well travelled! How do I go about finding out about them in South Africa. It appears they lived in the Transvaal.

Name: Hettie Morrison
Birth Date: abt 1885
Age: 38
Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
Arrival Date: 24 Jun 1923
Port of Arrival: London, England
Ports of Voyage: Hobart
[Melbourne]
[Adelaide]
[Durban]
[Cape Town]
Ship Name: Bendigo
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Shipping Line: Peninsula and Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Official Number: 145603

with Alexander a farmer, home address Town Green Wymondham lived in South Africa

Name: Hettie Laura Morrison
Birth Date: abt 1884
Age: 46
Port of Departure: Algiers, Algeria
Arrival Date: 16 May 1930
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Algiers
Ship Name: Balmoral Castle
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Shipping Line: Nederland Royal Mail line

with Alexander Morrison a farmer age 49 yob c1881 . address in UK c/o Mrs G Wells .Town Green Wymondham Norfolk previously lived in Transvaal

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UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Mrs H Morrison
Name: Mrs H Morrison
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Birth Date: abt 1877
Departure Date: 16 Jan 1920
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Cape Town, South Africa
Ship Name: Balmoral Castle
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Shipping Line: The Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co, Ltd
Official Number: 129074
Master: Thos J Bremner

Thank you - this a great start!

..UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
about Mrs Hettie Laura Morrison
Proposed address....... Wymondham Norfolk
Birth Date: abt 1881
Age: 44
Port of Departure: Durban, South Africa
Arrival Date: 30 Oct 1925
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Cape Town
Ship Name: Edinburgh Castle
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Shipping Line: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 129088

Edit: The address just states.......Wymondham Norfolk

Travelling alone.

Her birth, Harriet Laura.

Name: WELLS,
Harriet Laura
Registration district: [?] Forehoe
County: Norfolk
Year of registration: 1877
Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1911
Q3Volume no:[?]4BPage no:[?]182

Have you found Harriet on the 1911 census?

i see Leslie is with his Grandmother in 1911

Household transcription
1911 census

Person: WELLS, Leslie
Address: Cock Street Wymondham

WELLS, Hannah Head Widow F 70 1841 Widow Of G E R Paltelayer Norwich Thorpe Norfolk VIEW
WELLS, Leslie Grandson M 12 1899 School Wymondham Norfolk VIEW
RG number: RG14
Piece: 11342
Reference: RG14PN11342 RG78PN616 RD226 SD2 ED7 SN69
Registration District: Forehoe
Sub District: Wymondham
Enumeration District: 7
Parish: Wymondham
Address: Cock Street Wymondham
County: Norfolk