Morris family letters written in Sydney to the Morris family in West Bromwich, England, 1878-1891

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1878-1891

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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)

William and Agnes Morris were both 27 when they and their two eldest children Edith and Wilfred arrived in Sydney on the Trevelyan in 1877. William was a carpenter, probably from West Bromwich, Staffordshire. In Sydney they lived in Paddington and Waverley, near the William's aunt Mary Ann Houghton and her husband. William worked as a carpenter and builder. William died in 1891.

Two letters from Mary Ann Houghton to her sister in England (probably Sarah Morris) about the arrival of her nephew, William Morris, 1878

Seven letters and letter fragments from William Morris and his wife Agnes Morris to William's parents (probably John and Sarah Morris) in England describing their life in Paddington and Waverley, the children's schooling, real estate, family affairs, including news of the Houghton family and James Houghton at Richmond. William describes the bus he built for the Waverley and Woollahra Company which carried 22 passengers, 1879-1881

Two letters from Edith and Wilfred Morris, children of William and Agnes to their grandparents in England, 1883-1887

One letter from Agnes Morris written to her sister-in-law, describing her husband's illness and death, 1891

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