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Morris

• References:
  • Morris family tree:
    • Family tree by Morris Engelke, senior.
    • Family tree by Morris Ryan.

  • [Hickie family tree]

Robert Morris and Marianne Rahilly.
Must be before 1881 (when he died).
Taken in Dublin studio. See back.
Picture courtesy of Morris Ryan.

John Morris,
farmer,
died pre-1868,
had issue:

Robert Morris,
see descendants in [Hickie family tree],
born 1836 (listed as age 32 at mar),
officer in the Inland Revenue,
[Directory of Cork & Munster, 1867] lists him as the Inland Revenue Officer for Listowel, Co.Kerry, he is listed at William St, Listowel,
there is an Upper William St and a Lower William St in Listowel (see map),
at mar he is listed as officer in Inland Revenue, living Listowel,
he wit Richard Rahilly's mar 13 June 1868 [GROI],

mar 6 Oct 1868, Ballylongford, to Marianne Rahilly [born 1843],
at son's birth 1869 he is listed as "Excise Officer", living Listowel,
it was thought they maybe lived at one time in Waterford, but no evidence of this found,
at children's births 1875-77 he is listed as "Excise Officer", living Parsonstown (Birr), King's County (Co.Offaly),
Marianne's aunt Margaret Rahilly (died 1877) left her her house in Ballylongford in her will,
[Slater's, 1881] lists him as one of the officers of the Excise Office in Parsonstown (Birr),
he is listed at death 1881 as Inland Revenue Officer, late of Birr,
he died 25 Dec 1881, Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin [NAI], age 45 yrs,
(todo) see death of Robert Morris, Dublin South, 4th qr 1881, age 46 (born 1835) [GROI] vol 2 p 523,
his will was pr 23 Feb 1882 at the Principal Registry, Dublin, by William Potter of Listowel, executor, effects £866 [NAI], will apparently burnt in Four Courts 1922,

after Robert's death, Marianne went to University of Melbourne, Australia, leaving her children at a "very good" school in Longford, looking to bring children out with her, didn't work out, she was always going away, had a wanderlust,
she sailed to New York with her children 1892 (her son Charles was already in the US),
see her passenger record at Ellis Island,
her brother Richard (died 1896) made provision in his will to pay from his estate (the tiny sum of) £30 per annum to the Convent of St.John of God, Wexford, to support her, so long as she remained a boarder at the convent,
Richard charged his daughter Anno to look after his sister, and she did, as long as Marianne lived,
"My aunt Anno was paying a small annuity to her Aunt Morris in the 1920s or maybe even later" [Aodogán O'Rahilly],
Anno said "Never undertake to pay an annuity to anybody because if you do they never die",
she fl c.1920s,
had issue:

1. Charles Morris,
   Charles John Morris,
   born 22 July 1869, William St, Listowel [GROI],
   bapt 25 July [Listowel RC par records].

   
   

2. Michael Morris,
   Michael Joseph, after grandfather Michael Joseph Rahilly,
   NOT Richard,
   born 26 Oct 1875, Parsonstown (Birr) [GROI],
   listed as age 17 in passenger record at Ellis Island in 1892.

   
   

3. Eva Morris,
   Eva Mary, NOT Eve or Evelyn,
   born 12th Oct 1877, Parsonstown (Birr) [GROI],
   educ at school in Longford,
   Aodogán met her when she was quite old, and she remembered her uncle Richard Rahilly coming to visit her there (at school in Longford),
   her passenger record at Ellis Island in 1892 has her age 11,
   mar John Dowling and had issue.

   
   

4. Mary Morris,
   born probably in 1882 after her father's death,
   her father died Dec 1881, she is listed as age 9 in Feb 1892,
   she is NOT Catherine Mary Morris, born Waterford, 1881 3rd qr [GROI],
   listed as "May Morris", age 9, in passenger record at Ellis Island in 1892.

Robert Morris and his son Charles (born 1869).
Must be shortly before Robert died in 1881.
See full size.
Picture courtesy of Morris Ryan.

Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin.
From here.
See street view.

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Emigration in 1892

Extract from the list of Second Cabin passengers sailing on the Inman Line steamship "City of Chicago" (built 1883).
They departed Liverpool Wed 17th Feb 1892, via Queenstown, Co.Cork, arrived New York 27th Feb.
See full size and cover.
Picture courtesy of Morris Ryan.

The City of Chicago.
Image from Norway Heritage.
It was "Wrecked off southern Ireland" later in 1892.