Individual Details
Joseph Thomas George MORRIS
(1854 - 21 May 1906)
Events
| Birth | 1854 | Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland |  | ||
| Occupation | 1881 | Mariner | |||
| Residence | 1881 | Coromandel, Coromandel Peninsular, Waikato, New Zealand | |||
| Marriage | 1 Feb 1881 | St Francis De Salles Catholic Church, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Martha FOSTER | | ||
| Death | 21 May 1906 | At Sea, off the Coast of New Zealand | |
Families
| Spouse | Martha FOSTER (1863 - 1918) |
| Child | William Kerien MORRIS (1881 - 1906) |
| Child | Catherine Mary MORRIS (1883 - ) |
| Child | Joseph John MORRIS (1884 - ) |
| Child | Margaret Agnes MORRIS (1885 - ) |
| Child | James Edward MORRIS (1887 - 1906) |
| Child | Rosie Martha MORRIS (1889 - ) |
| Child | Emily Alice MORRIS (1892 - ) |
| Child | George David MORRIS (1895 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Martin MORRIS (1898 - ) |
| Child | Francis Henry MORRIS (1902 - 1904) |
Notes
Birth
Father: William MORRIS, Pilot.Mother: Margaret MORRIS, nee LEE
Marriage
At St Francis de Sales Catholic Church,Officiating Minister: Father Augustine O'GARA
Death
Cause of Death: DrowningJoseph T G MORRIS was the captain of the scow," Haeremai", which
sailed from Auckland for Wellington on 17 May 1906 with a cargo of
timber. On the 19 May, it was sighted of the East Cape, but then
disappeared, and was never seen again. Around the 5 July 1906, the
captain of the vessel "Toroa" reported seeing the tilting topmast of a
vessel between Cape Terewiti and Sinclair Head, about five miles south
of Cape Terewiti . Only a dark mass was seen below the water. The
vessel was not identified, but was presumed to be the "Haeremai".
Two of Captain MORRIS's sons were amongst the crew.