Arthur Morris
M, b. 14 November 1848
| Father | Levi Morris b. 9 Jun 1803, d. 21 Nov 1886 |
| Mother | Martha Toogood b. 1 Nov 1809, d. 28 Nov 1885 |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of David Gardner Crouch |
| Birth* | Arthur Morris was born on 14 November 1848 at Chillerton, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Martha (Toogood) Morris was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3 |
| Baptism | Arthur Morris was baptized in 1851 at Chillerton, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.4 |
| (Son) Census | He appeared on the census of 1851 as the son of Levi Morris at Roslin Farm, Chillerton, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.2 |
| (Member of household) Census | Arthur Morris appeared on the census of 1861 as a member of the household of Levi Morris at the West Half of Lot 6, Concession 2, Cartwright, Northumberland and Durham, Canada West, British North America  ; Statistics for this farm:Total number of acres: 100 Under cultivation: 40 acres Under crops: 30 acres Under pasture: 10 acres Under orchards or garden: 0 acres Under wood or wild: 60 acres Cash value of farm: $800 Cash value of farming implements or machinery: $100 Fall wheat: 8 acres producing 160 bushels Spring wheat: 5 acres producing 100 bushels Barley: 0 acres Rye: 0 acres Peas: 4 acres producing 80 bushels Oats: 10 acres producing 200 bushels Buck wheat: 0 acres Indian corn: 0 acres Potatoes: 1 acre producing 70 bushels Turnips: 4 acres producing 400 bushels Mangel wurtzel [fodder beet]: 0 acres Carrots: 0 bushels Beans: 0 bushels Hops: 0 lbs. Hay: 1 ton Clover seed, timothy seed or other grass seed: 0 bushels Flax or Hemp: 0 lbs. Wool: 16 lbs. Maple Sugar: 0 lbs. Cider: 0 gallons Fulled Cloth: 0 yards Linen: 0 yards Flannel: 0 yards Bulls or Oxen over 3 years of age: 0 Steers or Heifers under 3 years of age: 3 Milch Cows: 2 Horses over 3 years of age: 2 Value of same: $120 Colts or Fillies under 3 years of age: 0 Sheep: 2 Pigs: 8 Total value of all live Stock: $218 Butter: 60 lbs Cheese: 20 lbs Beef in brls of 200 lbs: 0 Pork in brls of 200 lbs: 2 Pleasure Carriages kept: 0 Value of ditto: $0.3,5 |
| Last Edited | 21 Jan 2026 |
Citations
- [S7240] England, birth certificate for Arthur Morris, born 14 Nov 1848; citing 8/223/262 (Q4 1848), Isle of Wight registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
- [S7253] 1851 census of England, Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, Newport, p. 10, Levi Morris household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 20 Jan 2026); citing Class: HO107; Piece: 1663; Folio: 337; Page: 10; GSU roll: 193570.
- [S7254] 1861 census of Canada West, Durham, Cartwright, population schedule, enumeration district no. 1, p. 4, lines 43-50, Levi Morris household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 21 Jan 2026); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C-1015.
- [S7241] Isle of Wight Bible Christian (Methodist) Circuit, "Baptismal Register [1837-1860]," unpaginated, entry no. 500, Arthur Morris, 1851; imaged, "Isle of Wight, England, Methodist Registers, 1813-1937," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/16410:5215 : accessed 18 Jan 2026), images 170 and 171 of 287; citing MDR/10 held by the Isle of Wight Record Office.
- [S7257] 1861 census of Canada West, Durham, Cartwright Township, enumeration district no. 1, agricultural schedule, pp. 75-76, line 37, Levi Morris; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect : accessed 22 Jan 2026); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm C-1017.