Historical information
On 29 January 1842, John Morris, aged 24 (a bonded convict transported for 15 years aboard the Earl Grey) was married to Jane Elliott (a free person) by the Rev A.C. Thomson in Melbourne.
John and Jane were the parents of Jane (1843 Heidelberg), Mary Ann (1845 Plenty River), John (1847 Plenty River), William (Little Eltham 1851), Elizabeth (Little Eltham 1852), Thomas Alfred (Eltham 1856), George Hill (Eltham 1859), Margaret Ellen (Eltham 1861) and Clara Lucy Matilda (Eltham 1864)
To the Memory of
Jane
The beloved wife of
John Morris
Departed this life 14th October 1870
Aged 48 years
Physical description
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 strips
Inscriptions & markings
Kodak GC 400-9
Subjects
References
- Family Notices (1870, October 19). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 4 MORRIS.—On the 14th inst., at Eltham, of consumption, in the 48th year of her age, Jane, the beloved wife of Mr. John Morris, and affectionate mother of Mrs. J. Pullin, of 40 Kerr-street, Fitzroy. Her end was peace.(Jane Pullen was Jane and John Morris eldest child born 1843. She married Jerimiah Pullin in 1866)
