Hiya we have very little information beyond 3 generations in our family. Can anyone help with our great grandmother Daisy Morris which is her married name. We know she came out from England to Dunedin and died in 1963 we think but that's all we have.

leelee88 - 2019-04-21 20:06:00

Surname MORRIS
Forename DAISY
Age 72 Years
Gender Female
Date of Death 5 May 1963
Last Address 78 ABERDEEN ROAD, ST CLAIR, DUNEDIN
Next of Kin Herbert Arthur Morris(Husband), 78 Aberdeen Road, St Clair, Dunedin
Funeral Director Gillions Funeral Services Ltd, 407 Hillside Road, Forbury, DUNEDIN
Cemetery ANDERSONS BAY CEMETERY
Location Block 240. Plot 76
Date of Burial 7 May 1963
Type Burial
Occupation Married
Place of Birth
Date of Birth Not recorded
Notes Original reference:- A19630510
Native of:- ENGLAND
Years in NZ:- 37
The following burials are also in this Plot
MORRIS HERBERT ARTHUR 76 Years, Burial, Died 2 Jun 1973

Edited by crab2 at 9:07 pm, Sun 21 Apr

crab2 - 2019-04-21 21:06:00

there is a headstone photo

crab2 - 2019-04-21 21:07:00

this is the marriage on NZ births, marriages and deaths, if you purchase the printout you will get their parents names, printouts are cheaper and have more information than the Certificate

1928/2621 Daisy Thorn Herbert Arthur Morris

https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/

crab2 - 2019-04-21 21:13:00

Daisy's Passenger list

Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960

First name(s) Daisy
Last name Thorn
Gender Female
Age 31
Birth year 1894
Occupation DOMESTIC
Departure year 1925
Departure day 11
Departure month 12
Departure port Southampton
Destination port Auckland
Destination AUCKLAND
Country New Zealand
Destination country New Zealand
Ship name Arawa
Ship official number 124461
Ship master's first name T W
Ship master's last name JONES
Shipping line SHAW SAVILL & ALBION CO.LTD.
City SOUTHAMPTON
Ship destination port NEW ZEALAND
Ship destination country NEW ZEALAND
Ship square feet 8950
Ship registered tonnage 5984
Number of passengers 511
Record set Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger Lists
Collections from Great Britain, England, Australasia

Edited by crab2 at 9:15 pm, Sun 21 Apr

crab2 - 2019-04-21 21:14:00

possibly daisy's husband https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19290307.2.
4?query=herbert%20arthur%20morris&phrase=2&snippet=t
rue

mkr_ahearn - 2019-04-22 09:48:00

looks like there could be a war file on Herbert ....go to Claim dismissed....

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19450221.2.1
34?query=Herbert%20Arthur%20Morris&sort_by=byDA&item
s_per_page=10&phrase=2&start_date=01-01-1925&end
_date=31-12-1950&snippet=false&title=LCM,LCP,LWM,ME,
MIC,MTBM,NOT,OAM,ODT,OSWCC,OW,ST,TT,SOCR,WSTAR,AHCOG,BH,CL,C
ROMARG,DUNST,ESD

Edited by crab2 at 11:23 am, Mon 22 Apr

crab2 - 2019-04-22 11:22:00

I would be getting in touch with Gillian and Son's Funeral Directors and asking them for any info on Herbert...Andersons Bay Cemetery Burials - Dunedin

Name
MORRIS Herbert Arthur
Date
2 Jun 1973
Reference number
39657
Occupation
a retired war pensioner
Residence
12 Rutherford Street Dunedin
Cause

Came from
Wakari Hospital Dunedin
Age / Where born
76 years / England
Province
49 years
Burial date
05 Jun
Class/Plt 1/Plt 2/Blk
- / 76 / - / 240
Informant
Gillions & Sons Ltd
Remarks
old plot

crab2 - 2019-04-22 11:43:00

this is Herbert on the WW2 Ballot List

588483...Morris, Herbert Arthur, labourer, 595 George St .

crab2 - 2019-04-22 12:57:00

Wow crab2 thank you so very much

leelee88 - 2019-04-22 21:24:00