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1752-1826 JOSEPH MORRIS

Born; 22 June 1752, All Saints parish, Lewes.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1717-1795) = Sarah Weller (1720-1789)
Married; Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833) 18 December 1781 at Laughton (two months after Ann's parents had got married! Only then did her father grant his consent to her marriage).
Children; Ann (1782-1805), Joseph (1784-1845), Sarah (1786-1864), Elizabeth (1788-1874), Hannah (1790-1866), Mary (1792-1869), Martha (1793-1851), William (1795-1815), Rebecca (1797-1848), Benjamin (1799-1877), Ebenezer (1801-1888), Deborah (1803-1841).

Occupation; Butcher in Lewes.
Joseph was one of the first trustees of the Jireh Chapel, Lewes, opened by preacher William Huntington in 1805.

Details of the Jireh Chapel, Lewes.

In 'The Village of the Buckle' (book about Laughton) it says on page 61 "...by his will..1810 Wm.Shoosmith of All Saints, Lewes, gentleman, devised Stone Cross and other lands at Laughton to his grandson Joseph Morris the younger." This presumably refers to Stone Cross Farm, which lies about 1 mile east of Laughton on the south side of the Golden Cross - Laughton road, just off the A22.
East Sussex Record Office AMS 5569/7 is a letter dated 23 June 1825 from Joseph Morris, Lewes, to W.Hudson Esq., Whitely Wood near Sheffield, addressed to "My dear old friend and good soldier of Jesus Christ". Joseph apologises for a lapse in their correspondence upon which Hudson had commented in his letter to Mrs.Fuller. A severe period of illness suggests that his death is near.
Died; 5 November 1826.
Buried; All Saints, Lewes. There is a large tomb in All Saints churchyard containg the remains of Joseph and his wife Ann, and more than 40 other Morris relatives.
East Sussex Record Office AMS 5569/8 is a biographical note by Richard Gilbert (1894-1988) on Joseph Morris.

1762-1833 ANN MORRIS (nee SHOOSMITH)

Born; 8 April 1762.
Baptised; 5 May 1762, Laughton.
Parents; Base-born (and only) daughter of William Shoosmith jnr. (1732 Laughton - 1815 Lewes) and Elizabeth Ranger (1742 South Malling - 1807). They did eventually marry, but not until 18 October 1781, two months before Ann married Joseph Morris. Only then did William grant his consent for Ann to marry.
Details of William Shoosmith's ancestors dating back to 1575 (all at Laughton) available in Ash Emery's book "The Shoosmiths of Laughton".
Married; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) 18 December 1781 at Laughton.

Children; Ann (1782-1805), Joseph (1784-1845), Sarah (1786-1864), Elizabeth (1788-1874), Hannah (1790-1866), Mary (1792-1869), Martha (1793-1851), William (1795-1815), Rebecca (1797-1848), Benjamin (1799-1877), Ebenezer (1801-1888), Deborah (1803-1841).

In 'The Village of the Buckle' (book about Laughton) it says on page 61 "...by his will..1810 Wm.Shoosmith of All Saints, Lewes, gentleman, devised Stone Cross and other lands at Laughton to his grandson Joseph Morris the younger." This presumably refers to Stone Cross Farm, which lies about 1 mile east of Laughton on the south side of the Golden Cross - Laughton road, just off the A22.
The 1851 Census shows a Ranger family living at Laughton Place.
Died; 21 March 1833, Lewes.
Charles Wille (1797-1878) notes in his diary for 22 March 1833 "Mrs.Joseph Morris senr. died yesterday".
Buried; 28 March 1833, All Saints, Lewes. There is a large tomb in All Saints churchyard containg the remains of Joseph and his wife Ann, and more than 40 other Morris relatives.

1782-1805 ANN MORRIS

Born; 10 October 1782.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833)
Died; 19 January 1805.
Buried; 27 Jan 1805, All Saints, Lewes

1784-1845 JOSEPH MORRIS

Born; 10 May 1784, Sussex.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833)
Married; Ann Marchant (1786 South Malling - 18 September 1864) on 11 May 1805 at South Malling, Lewes. Ann was the daughter of Thomas Marchant and Ann Fuller.)

Children:-
* Joseph Morris (26 January 1806 Laughton - 1806 Laughton)
* Ann Morris (5 May 1808, Laughton - 1842) Married John Row in 1829 at Laughton. 5 children.
* William Shoosmith Morris (20 September 1811, Laughton - 1 February 1858), brewer and maltster, married (1) Anne Marshall (1816-1853) on 31 March 1841 at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex. 5 children (Anne, William, Elizabeth, Mercy [1850 Lewes to 1934 Croydon], Rhoda). Then married (2) Ann Hamper? (1803-1885) of Wedmore, Somerset in 1853 in Brighton.
* Thomas Morris (8 August 1813 Laughton - 29 August 1839 Upper Beeding). Buried 2 September 1839 at All Saints, Lewes.
* Elizabeth Shoosmith Morris (16 May 1816, Laughton - c.1896) Married Richard Woolgar in 1837 at Upper Beeding. 8 children.
* Benjamin Morris (18 July 1818 Laughton - 18 April 1882). Married (1) Mary Ann Sturt (c1819-1855) in 1844 at Barcombe. 3 children. Married (2) Eliza ?? (c1818-1857). Married (3) Susanna Child (c1824-1892).
* George Morris (8 July 1822 Laughton - 18??). Carpenter. May have emigrated to USA.
* Edwin Ebenezer Morris (10 August 1826, Laughton - 25 September 1912, Chicago, Illinois USA) Married Annie Oliver in 1857, Clerkenwell, London. 4 children, all born in USA.

Occupation; Maltster and brewer.
At the 1841 Census Joseph was Living at High Street, Southover, Lewes, aged 55, maltster.
Inherited Stone Cross Farm, Laughton, from his grandfather (William Shoosmith) who died in 1815.
Died; 23 November 1845, Lewes.
Buried: 29 November 1845 at All Saints, Lewes.

1786-1864 SARAH MARTIN (nee MORRIS)

Born; 2 May 1786, Lewes.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833)
Married; Matthew Martin (1781 Laughton - 7 October 1857) on 30 October 1804 at Laughton. Coal merchant. Matthew was the son of Matthew Martin and Susannah.
Children:-
Matthew Martin (6 November 1805 Laughton - 23 May 1826)
Sarah Martin (13 April 1807 Laughton - December 1820)
Joseph Martin (4 January 1809 - ??)
Susannah Martin (19 February 1810 Laughton - 13 December 1873) schoolmistress.
?? Martin, daughter (1818 - 14 August 1818)
Ebenezer Morris Martin (30 October 1821-??).

At the 1851 Census Sarah was living at South Street, Lewes, married, aged 64.
Died; 4 January 1864.
Buried; 8 January 1864, All Saints, Lewes.

1788-1874 ELIZABETH VERRALL (nee MORRIS)

Born; 4 April 1788, Lewes.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833).
Married; Charles Verrall (1786-1859) tallow chandler of Lewes, on 6 Sep 1808 at St.Michaels, Lewes.
Children:-
Charles Verrall (9 July 1809 - 1884)
Eliza Verrall (9 December 1810 - 1 January 1880) married John Grace (1800-1865) in 1839.

More information about Eliza's (Grace) family

?? Verrall, son (June 1812 - 15 June 1812), died as an infant.
Mary Ann Verrall (16 August 1813 Lewes - after 1861), married George Ware Davids in Eastbourne in 1847.
Hannah Verrall (7 October 1815 - after 1861), lived in Brighton.
?? Verrall son (September 1817 - 13 October 1817), died as an infant.
William Morris Verrall (17 September 1818 - 23 September 1841)
Sarah Morris Verrall (6 August 1820 Lewes - 15 July 1903 Steyning) lived in East Hoathly and then Brighton.
Joseph Morris Verrall (3 June 1822 Lewes - 18 August 1822 Lewes)
Elizabeth Ruth Verrall (26 October 1823 - 27 February 1886)
Rebecca Morris Verrall (17 November 1825 - ??)
Martha Verrall (24 October 1827 Lewes - 18 April 1838)
Mercy Ann Verrall (22 November 1830 Lewes - 19 February 1903 Steyning). Lived at Lewes and later Brighton.
?? Verall, daughter (May 1835 - 19 May 1835) died as an infant.

At the 1851 Census Elizabeth was living in North Street, Lewes, married, aged 62.
At the 1861 Census Elizabeth was a widow, aged 73, staying with her daughter Hannah at 34a Mighell St, Brighton.
At the 1871 Census Elizabeth was a widow, aged 82, living at 35 Mighell St, Brighton.
Died; 6 January 1874, Brighton?
Buried; 12 January 1874 at All Saints, Lewes.

1790-1866 HANNAH FULLER (nee MORRIS)

Born; 31 January 1790, St.Michaels Parish, Lewes.
Baptised; 13 April 1790, Jireh Chapel, Lewes.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833)

Married; Thomas Fuller (1792 - 12 October 1867) on 29 October 1816 at All Saints Church, Lewes.
Children:-
Hannah Morris Fuller (5 March 1820 Cliffe, Lewes - 19 July 1823)
Sarah Ann Fuller (22 November 1821 Cliffe, Lewes - 6 December 1823 Lewes)
Esther Hannah Fuller (19 October 1823 - ??)
Elizabeth Sarah Ann Fuller (23 November 1825 Lewes - after 1881) married Ebenezer Southwood, rector of Newhaven.
Joseph Morris Fuller (22 August 1830 Cliffe, Lewes - 25 July1901). Usually known as Rev Morris Fuller, at one time Rector of St Andrew's, Great Ryburgh, Norfolk.
Cornelius Wetherall Fuller (3 November 1832 - ??)
Died; 19 March 1866.

1792-1869 MARY HOOPER (nee MORRIS)

Born; 3 January 1792, Lewes.
Baptised; 13 March 1792, Jireh Chapel, Lewes.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833)
Married; Cleeve Jehohanan Hooper (15 May 1791 Ringmer - 20 February 1836 East Hoathly) on 21 September 1813 at All Saints, Lewes. Cleeve was the son of Cleeve Hooper and Mary Woodward. He was also the cousin of Thomas Hooper who married Mary's sister Martha, and was apprenticed to a tanner and leather factor of Long Lane, Bermondsey.

More information about Mary's (Hooper) family

Children:-
Mary Ann Hooper (11 October 1814 - 1847)
Cleeve Woodward Hooper (5 May 1816 - 25 April 1883)
Joseph Morris Hooper (26 May 1818 Bermondsey - Aug 1830 Bermondsey)
James Hooper (14 January 1820 Bermondsey - after 1844) married Elizabeth Berry Morris (1824-18??) in 1844, daughter of Benjamin Morris (1799-1877) and Elizabeth Berry (1803-1852).
Benjamin Hooper (13 August 1821 - 21 January 1899)
Daniel Hooper (1 April 1823 Bermondsey - 24 November 1907 Southwark) doctor, married Sarah ??.
Samuel Hooper (15 March 1825 - 18??)
Sarah Hephzibah Hooper (21 October 1826 Bermondsey - 20 November 1911 Eastbourne). Unmarried.
Martha Hooper (9 June 1828 Bermondsey - 26 November 1901 Eastbourne). Unmarried.
John Ebenezer Hooper (1 March 1830 - 20 April 1830). Died as an infant.
John Ebenezer Hooper (21 April 1831 - 18??)
Joseph Hooper (15 March 1835 - 18??).

At the 1841 Census Mary was living in The Grange, Bermondsey, aged 45, 'of independent means'.
At the 1851 Census Mary was living at 8 Springfield Terrace Grove, Camberwell, widow, aged 59.
Died; 16 January 1869.
Buried; 22 January 1869 at All Saints, Lewes.

1793-1851 MARTHA HOOPER (nee MORRIS)

Born; 12 December 1793, Lewes.
Baptised; 25 February 1794, Jireh Chapel, Lewes.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833)
Married; Thomas Hooper (11 November 1793 Ringmer - 12 October 1844 Bermondsey) at All Saints, Lewes on 11 June 1816. Thomas was the son of Thomas Hooper and Mary Gouger. He was the cousin of Cleeve Hooper who married Martha's sister Mary.

More information about Martha's (Hooper) family

Children:-
Thomas Hooper (12 March 1817 Bermondsey - 27 October 1830)
Martha Morris Hooper (10 July 1819 Bermondsey - 2 November 1884 Sunderland), married James Hay (c1815-1879) in 1843 in Southampton.
Ebenezer Hooper (22 April 1821 - 20 March 1885)
Mary Hooper (9 January 1823 - 8 June 1850)
Ann Hooper (22 August 1825 Bermondsey - 15 February 1827 Bermondsey).

Died; 6 May 1851.

1795-1815 WILLIAM MORRIS

Born; 19 December 1795.
Baptised; 4 March 1796, Jireh Chapel, Lewes.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833)
Died; 1 December 1815.
Buried; 7 December 1815, All Saints, Lewes

1797-1848 REBECCA ROBINSON (nee MORRIS)

Born; 25 November 1797, Lewes.
Baptised; 6 February 1798, Jireh Chapel, Lewes.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833)
Married; John James Robinson (1795 London - 31 December 1878 Guildford) at All Saints, Lewes on 12 February 1829.
Rebecca was a witness at the marriages of her brothers Benjamin Morris (1799-1877), and Ebenezer Morris (1801-1888), and her sister Deborah Morris (1803-1841), all at South Malling Parish Church, Lewes. At the 1841 Census the family was living at Prospect House, East Hoathly. John was a goldsmith, aged 46.
At the 1851 Census the family was living at Prospect House, East Hoathly. John was a farmer of 120 acres, aged 55, widower.

Children:-
John Robinson (c.1829 Peckham - after 1851). Architect, Camberwell.
Rebecca Robinson (1831 Peckham - after 1881) Lived at Prospect House, East Hoathly, then Heasmonds, Lovers Walk, Preston, Brighton.
Sarah Robinson (1834 Peckham - 26 November 1921 Burley, Hants.) Lived at Prospect House, East Hoathly, then to Portsmouth.
Isaac Robinson (1836 Peckham - 18??)
James Robinson (1838 - after 1903) Married Mary Hooper Moon in 1861 in Brighton.

Died; 27 July 1848
Buried; 3 August 1848, All Saints, Lewes.

1799-1877 BENJAMIN MORRIS

Born; 27 October 1799, St.Michaels, Lewes.
Baptised; 14 December 1799, Jireh Chapel, Lewes.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833)
Married; Elizabeth Berry (19 October 1803 South Malling - 18 January 1852) on 4 February 1823 at South Malling Parish Church, Lewes. Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Berry and Elizabeth Adams. Witnesses were Rebecca Morris, Thomas Berry and Thomas Tinsley.

Children:-
Benjamin Morris (14 November 1823 Lewes - after 1881) leather merchant, Lewes.
Elizabeth Berry Morris (24 November 1824 Lewes - after 1844) Married James Hooper (1820-18??) on 4 April 1844, All Saints, Lewes.
Martha Morris (22 May 1826 Lewes - after 1861) Housekeeper to her father in 1861.
Samuel Morris (12 August 1828, Lewes - after 1864). Married Elizabeth ?? c.1832 at Chiddingly, Sussex. 1 son, James Mascwell (b.1864).
John Morris (16 May 1830, Lewes - 18??). Married his cousin Sarah Morris (1834-1912) daughter of Ebenezer and Jane. 3 children.

More information about Sarah Morris (1834-1912)

Thomas Berry Morris (21 March 1831 Lewes - 1908) Butcher of Friars Walk, business presumably inherited from his father.
Rebekah Morris (15 April 1834 Lewes - after 1841)
Ann Morris (c.1838 Lewes - after 1881)
Daniel Morris (1839 Lewes - after 1881) Leather merchant. Married Elizabeth ?? c.1867. 7 children, all born in London.
Mary Morris (1840 Lewes - after 1861)
Joseph Morris (October 1842 Lewes - 9 January 1843) Died as an infant.
Esther Morris (c.1844 Lewes - after 1891) Married Henry Barrett in 1869 at Lewes. 7 children, all born in Lewes.
Winifred Susanna Morris (c.1846 Lewes - 18??) Charles Wille's diary 12 March 1875; "Winifred Morris married to the father of the Duchess of Manchester".
David Morris (1847 Lewes - 3 May 1848 Lewes) Died as an infant.

Occupation; Butcher of Lewes (Friars Walk). Also leased farming land in Ringmer.
In the 1851 Census shown as "Butcher, master, three employees" of High Street, All Saints, Lewes, aged 51.
In the 1861 Census shown as master butcher, Friar's Walk, Lewes, widower, aged 61.
In the 1871 Census shown as butcher employing 2 men and 2 boys, Friar's Walk, Lewes, widower, aged 71.
Appears to have handed on the business to his son Thomas.
Died; 19 April 1877.
Buried, 21 April 1877 at All Saints, Lewes.

1801-1888 EBENEZER MORRIS

Ebenezer Morris.

Born; 7 October 1801, St.Michaels, Lewes.
Baptised; 22 January 1802, Jireh Chapel, Lewes.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833)
Married; Jane Elizabeth Berry (20 November 1802 South Malling - 31 December 1874 Lewes) at South Malling Parish Church on 17 (or 24) Feb 1824. Jane was the daughter of James Berry (died 20 October 1847) and Harriot Steel. Witnesses were James Berry, Sarah Berry, Rebecca Morris and Thomas Tinsley.
Children; Ebenezer (1824-1899), Joseph (1826-18??), James Berry (1828-1901), Mary Jane (1829-1903), Benjamin (1831-18??), Lydia-Ann (1832-1897), Sarah (1834-1912), Stephen (1836-1890), Isaac (1839-1896), Ruth (1841-1928), Hannah (1843-1930), Cornelius (1845-1877), John (1847-1892).

Born in Lewes and founded a flourishing ironfoundry business there from the 1820s, later opening a branch in Eastbourne.
Prominent member of the Conservative Party, and mixed with M.P.s and landed gentry.
Lived at 41 & 42 Cliffe High Street, Lewes, buildings which incorporated house, shop, offices and works. He was involved with the Gas and Water Companies (chairman of both at his death), and the extension of the railway system, chairman of the Lewes Conservative Association, chairman of the Poor Law Guardians, and senior trustee and deacon of the Jireh (Calvinistic) Chapel.

Details of Jireh Chapel, Lewes.

Died; 10 October 1888.
Suffered an attack of acute bronchitis and, although attended by Dr.Smythe, died on the morning of Wednesday 10 October 1888 at his home at Cliffe, Lewes, which he had occupied for 65 years.
The funeral took place at the family vault in All Saints Churchyard, Lewes, at 12 o'clock on Monday 15 October 1888. An obituary and a report of the funeral including a long list of the mourners is in Ellen I. Gilbert's newspaper cuttings album Page 140, c/o H R Gilbert.

More information about Ebenezer's family

1803-1841 DEBORAH BERRY (nee MORRIS)

Born; 10 September 1803, South Malling.
Baptised; 16 December 1803, Jireh Chapel, Lewes.
Parents; Joseph Morris (1752-1826) = Ann Shoosmith (1762-1833)
Married; Henry Ebenezer Berry (18 May 1806 South Malling - 7 July 1859 Lewes) on 2 (or 21) May 1827 at South Malling Parish Church. Henry was a maltster of Ringmer, the son of Thomas Berry and Elizabeth Adams. After Deborah's death he married again and continued to live in Ringmer.

Children:-
Ebenezer Berry (26 April 1828 South Malling - 18??)
Joseph Berry (9 June 1830 South Malling - 18??)
Hephzibah Berry (5 March 1833 Ringmer - after 1881). In 1881 she was living in Chapel Hill, South Malling with Harriett Wille.
Benjamin Berry (November 1834 Lewes - December 1834). Buried 2 January 1835, All Saints, Lewes.
Daniel Berry (183?-1838) possibly died as an infant.

Died; 20 March 1841.
Buried; 26 March 1841 at All Saints, Lewes.

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