Henry Fountain Morrell and Hannah Morrell (ne: Leggett) (my
great great great grandparents) were from Nova Scotia.
The 1891 census shows a large family with 9 children living in Upper
Londonderry, Colchester County: Henry, 43, Hannah, 48, James C, 23, Mary E, 20, Susan E, 18, Lucy, 16,
Henry, 14, George, 12, Martin, 10, Thomas, 8 and Agnes, 3.
In the later 1890s, Henry and Hannah left Nova Scotia and came to Rossland, BC. They would have been in their 50s at that time.
The 1901 census shows Henry, 54, living with his daughter, Mary and her family, in Rossland.
The 1911 census shows and
Henry, 58 and Hannah Morrell, 65 living in Rossland.
Henry and Hannah died in Rossland in 1918/19.
Henry and Hannah died in Rossland in 1918/19.
Some of Henry and Hannah Morrell's children came to BC with them-
- Mary E Morrell married Thomas Crowe in Colchester County, NS in 1889 (see Mary Crowe below).
- Susan Morrell married George W. Crowe in Torbrook, Annapolis County, NS in 1894. George W. Crowe died in Vernon in 1951 at age of 81.
- Thomas Morrell died in Rossland, BC in 1905.
- Agnes Morrell, married John Luke Bean in Rossland in 1908 and William Wallace Dixon in Nelson in 1916.
At least 2 of their children stayed in Nova Scotia.
- James Morrell (b. 1898) married Letitia Jane Rushton in 1894 and lived in River Hébert, NS in coal mining all his life (d. 1984). James and Letitia had a son, James Woodbury Morrell. Brenda Woodworth is a descendant.
- Henry Morrell married Mary Edith Silver in 1910 and lived in New Glasgow, NS.
Good work. What a coincidence actually, I'll be in Vancouver in the next couple of days with the navy. I'm a Morrell from the Henry that stayed back in New Glasgow (Stellarton).
ReplyDeleteHi Clayton how is the Navy....Mr B here from Stellarton High, hello to other relatives as well....Henry Jr (son of Henry Fountain & Hannah (Leggett Morrell) married Edith Silver in 1895 in Hemford NS, they moved to Bridgeville Pictou County then Stellarton.
ReplyDeleteBoth George(d 1894 age 15 In Torbrook Mines) and Lucy d 1897 age 22 in Bridgeville NS) never made it to BC. My Great Grandfather Henry, also worked in coal mining all of his life as did Clayton's Grandfather Ralph, my Grandfather Alfie and the other surviving the brother George. Clayton look me up if you get back to Stellarton or email me bobboardway@gmail.com I have completed quite a bit of research on the family since I retired.
also I will share the Nova Scotia Morrell info as best I can with any other relatives. Sincerely Bob
ReplyDeleteAlso a Morrell from Ralph Morrell and Janet Weir line.Clayton mentioned above is my cousin.
ReplyDeleteHi Don are you currently on Ancestry.ca?
DeleteI think we are 2nd cousins because my mom was first cousin with your father Ralph Jr.
DeleteAre you still out west?
Good morning readers...as the holidays draw near it is often a time where folks gather together and often family heritage is a hot topic. I am hopeful that you may uncover some nuggetts and will be able to email some information about the BC branch of the family. Thanks so much and Season's Greetings to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteSincerely Bob bobboardway@gmail.com
Hi all....I have been doing some extensive work on the Morrell side of things (my motehr was a Morrell) in my family tree and shared it with the Nova Scotian, Ontario, Saskatchewan cousins and I thought someone on here might be interested as well or know of someone in your family that does genealogy and would like to have it. Just email me at bobboardway@gmail.com Hoping someone is reading this and responds from the BC side of the family. Thanks, sincerely Bob
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