Re: James Morris and Nancy Ann McLellan of Parrsboro

Dave I have James Morris 1826-1875 married to Nancy McLaughlin....not Mc Lellan

They died young and within 5 years of each other...

I also have the family as James Patrick b.1868

Hugh b. 1870

John Joseph b.1872...died of consumption at age 8 yrs.

Mary Anne b. 1875

Names and dates of births of these children are in the records of St. Brigid's

William was on the census but not in church records unless we missed it. He was.... the eldest and born in about 1866 He lived in Springhill I was told by a brother of my mother's, Geoffrey Morris .

Thanks for the photos from the cemetery !

Sheila

On Monday, January 12, 2015 3:58 PM, "David Winter davidwinter@... [nscumber]" <nscumber@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

After digging in the St. Brigid's records today in the Halifax Archives, I
finally found a clue that lead to something else under my nose all along.

I was correct in my previous thinking and siblings, William Alexander
Morris, James Morris, Hugh Ross Morris and Mary Ann "Maude" Morris were left
orphans in 1880 and farmed out to the Donnelly's and Carroll's by 1881; two
to each family.

James the father died 7 Apr 1875; Nancy Ann the mother died 1880; son, James
died 1934 and is buried next to his parents, all in St. Brigid's Cemetery,
Parrsboro.

St. Brigid¹s Cemetery Photo #5083 by Jack Wagstaff's (Photo Collection)
St. Brigid¹s Cemetery Photo #5084 by Jack Wagstaff's (Photo Collection)
St. Brigid¹s Cemetery Photo #5085 by Jack Wagstaff's (Photo Collection)

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St. Brigid's Catholic Church, Parrsboro, N.S.
Reel #11755, NSARM, Halifax, N.S.
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1853-1876

April 7, 1875; Died at Parrsboro, James Morris, aged 49 years, interned in
St. Brigid's Cemetery on 10 inst. [10 Apr 1875] Rev. P.W. Brown, PP

Source: Dave Winter, 12 Jan 2015
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Dave