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Jerome Morris and Rosetta Cross Morris were brother and sister, parents John Morris and Ann (Gray). So Rosetta's widower married Jerome's widow? Jerome married Mary Bayley.

John Morris was a soldier in the 1st Foot with the Duke of Wellington for almost 19 years and was a Pensioner on his discharge in 1816. On the discharge paper is written"This is an extremely well conducted man". His parents are William Morris and Elizabeth Cross and his first born was named William Wellington Morris!

I find this family very interesting but am unable to work out how we are related or connected or if we are at all.

My own line is from William Morris m. Elizabeth Castledine and all are from Stanwick, Northamptonshire.

Thank you all for your kind help.

?? Birth of the 9 year old "Earas" Morris from the 1861 census and 18 year old Enos from the 1871. Not finding a baptism for him - no doubt he was Mary's son but obviously not Jerome's . He would be registered with the surname of his mother's husband even if he was dead.

England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

First name(s) GEORGE ENOS
Last name MORRIS
Birth year 1852
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District THRAPSTON
County Northamptonshire
Country England
Volume 3B
Page 166

Unfortunately Jerome died in 1847

England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

First name(s) JEROME
Last name MORRIS
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year -
Age -
Death quarter 2
Death year 1847
District THRAPSTON
County Northamptonshire
Volume 15
Page 268
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National Burial Index for England & Wales Transcription

First name(s) JEROME
Last name MORRIS
Birth year 1824
Death year 1847
Age 23
Burial year 1847
Burial day 21
Burial month 5
Place STANWICK
Church description ST LAWRENCE
Church denomination ANGLICAN
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Northamptonshire Burials Transcription

First name(s) JEROME
Last name MORRIS
Birth year 1824
Death year 1847
Age 23
Burial year 1847
Burial day 21
Burial month May
Residence Stanwick
Parish STANWICK
County Northamptonshire
Country England
Register reference B0308/0309

These would then be the baptisms of the 2 children Sarah and John - baptised together.

Name: Sarah Anne Morris
Birth Date: Abt 1846
Baptism Date: 16 Aug 1846
Baptism Place: Stanwick, Northamptonshire, England
Age: 0
Parish as it Appears: Stanwick
Register Type: Parish Registers
Father: Jerome Morris
Mother: Mary Morris

Probable birth Q1 1844 Thrapston 15 405 - no wonder the parents married as Minors!!
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Name: John Morris
Birth Date: Abt 1846
Baptism Date: 16 Aug 1846
Baptism Place: Stanwick, Northamptonshire, England
Age: 0
Parish as it Appears: Stanwick
Register Type: Parish Registers
Father: Jerome Morris
Mother: Mary Morris

Looking at this as a possibility for Mary's previous marriage

England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

First name(s) JEROME
Last name MORRIS
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1844
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ JEROME MORRIS married
MARY BAYLEY
District THRAPSTON
District number -
County Northamptonshire
Country England
Volume 15
Page 491

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Name: Jerome Morris
Gender: Male
Age: Minor age
Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1844
Marriage Place: Stanwick, Stanwick, England
Event Type: Marriage
Spouse: Mary Bayley
Father: John Morris
Parish as it Appears: Stanwick
Register Type: Parish Registers

Bachelor and Spinster. Jerome a Labourer, s/o John a Labourer. Mary d/o John a Shoemaker. Both recorded as Minors.

Thank you all, greyghost, margee, malyon and Andrew once again - yes, Margee that is where I found the name Petts and I tried as many variations of that as I could but did not find them.

The Mary Morris mentioned above is not the one Henry married after Rosetta died as Mary Bugby married James Coles after her husband Charles died. I will see if I can find which one he married.

Many thanks once again.

Name: Mary ??Lce
Birth Date: Abt 1860
Baptism Date: 1 Jul 1860
Baptism Place: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Age: 0
Parish as it Appears: Irthlingborough
Register Type: Parish Registers
Father: Henry ??Lce
Mother: Rosetta ??Lce

Also transcribed as Felee. Though a mark on the page has hidden the first and part of second letter.

Father a Bricklayer

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Stanwick, Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Mary Morris Head Unmarried Female 25 1826 Lace Maker Widow Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
Sarah Morris Daughter Unmarried Female 7 1844 Scholar Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
John Morris Son Unmarried Male 4 1847 Scholar Raunds, Northamptonshire, England

Name: Robert Felce
Birth Date: Abt 1853
Baptism Date: 6 Nov 1853
Baptism Place: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Age: 0
Parish as it Appears: Irthlingborough
Register Type: Parish Registers
Father: Henry Felce
Mother: Rose Felce

Also recorded under FelEE

David Felce
Birth Date: Abt 1851
Baptism Date: 25 Dec 1851
Baptism Place: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Age: 0
Parish as it Appears: Irthlingborough
Register Type: Parish Registers
Father: Henry Felce
Mother: Rose Felce

Henry Felce
mentioned in the record of Thomas Felce
Name Henry Felce
Gender Male
Wife Rose
Son Thomas Felce
Other information in the record of Thomas Felce
from England Births and Christenings
Name Thomas Felce
Gender Male
Christening Date 06 Mar 1859
Christening Place Irthlingborough, Northampton, England
Father's Name Henry Felce
Mother's Name Rose

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Henry Felce
mentioned in the record of David Felce
Name Henry Felce
Gender Male
Wife Rose Felce
Son David Felce
Other information in the record of David Felce
from England Births and Christenings
Name David Felce
Gender Male
Christening Date 25 Dec 1851
Christening Place Irthlingborough, Northampton, England
Father's Name Henry Felce
Mother's Name Rose Felce

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1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Lower Road, Stanwick, Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Mary Morris Widow Married Female 36 1825 - Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
Sarah A Morris Daughter Unmarried Female 17 1844 Lace Maker Stanwick, Northamptonshire, England
John Morris - - Male 15 1846 Agricultural Labourer Stanwick, Northamptonshire, England
Earas Morris - - Male 9 1852 Agricultural Labourer Stanwick, Northamptonshire, England

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England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

First name(s) CHARLES
Last name MORRIS
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1857
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ CHARLES MORRIS married
MARY BUGBY
District THRAPSTON
District number -
County Northamptonshire
Country England
Volume 3B
Page 427

The name Petts came from FreeBMD:

Marriages Dec 1848 (>99%)

MORRIS Rosetta Cross Thrapston 15 819
Petts Henry Thrapston 15 819

England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

First name(s) HENRY
Last name FELTS
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1862
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ HENRY FELTS married one of these people
MARY ANN EKINS, MARY MORRIS
District WELLINGBOROUGH
District number -
County Northamptonshire
Country England
Volume 3B
Page 366

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1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Blind Street, Stanwick, Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Henry Felce Head - Male 46 1825 RUSHDEN< Northamptonshire, BRICKMAKER <<<<<<<
Mary Felce Wife - Female 45 1826 - Northamptonshire, England b Raunds
David Felce Son - Male 19 1852 - Northamptonshire, England b Irthlingborough
Enos Morris Son - Male 18 1853 - Northamptonshire, England b Stanwick
Robert Felce Son - Male 19 1852 - Northamptonshire, England b Irthlingborough
Mary Felce Daughter - Female 10 1861 - Northamptonshire, England b Irthlingborough

Thank you greyghost and Andrew - goodness me, no wonder I couldn't find them.

What you have found for me amounts to four different spellings of the name!

Grateful thanks to you both for all your kind help.

Well, Thomas was theirs. There is a Sarah on the line above in the Baptism register daughter of Thomas and Hannah.

Thomas Felce
in the Northamptonshire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912

Name: Thomas Felce
Birth Date: Abt 1859
Baptism Date: 6 Mar 1859
Baptism Place: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Age: 0
Parish as it Appears: Irthlingborough
Register Type: Parish Registers
Father: Henry Felce
Mother: Rose Felce

??? Just because they come up in Irthlinborough
Northamptonshire Burials Transcription

First name(s) SARAH
Last name FELCE
Birth year 1859
Death year 1860
Age 1
Burial year 1860
Burial day 28
Burial month Aug
Residence Irthlingborough
Parish IRTHLINGBOROUGH
County Northamptonshire
Country England
Register reference B0361/0066

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National Burial Index for England & Wales Transcription
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First name(s) THOMAS
Last name FELCE
Birth year 1858
Death year 1859
Age 1
Burial year 1859
Burial day 28
Burial month 6
Place IRTHLINGBOROUGH
Church description ST PETER
Church denomination ANGLICAN