| Husband | John MORRISH | ||
| Born | |||
| Baptised | March 12, 1740 | Poughill, Devon | |
| Married | February 14, 1776 | Poughill, Devon (church baptismal record: John Morrish and Mary Fugars, married February 14, 1776, both of Poughill, witnesses, John Fugars and James Heal (see record)) | |
| Died | 1833 | Poughill, Devon (As his wife's burial record (see below) indicates that he was still living in 1825, his probable Poughill church burial record is: John Morrish, abode Poughill Town, burial September 22, 1833, age 88) | |
| Father | |||
| Mother | |||
| Notes |
John's parents are Abraham Morrish and Elizabeth ___________. Note that Abraham and Elizabeth also had a child: Joseph who was christened on April 10, 1743 Possible parents for Abraham are given in a christening record for Abraham Morrish of April 26, 1721 in Stockleigh English, Devon, with father, Abraham Morrish and mother, Sarah (source: England Births and Christenings, familysearch.org). Note that Poughill and Stockleigh English are less than 2 miles apart. Note that the Ancestry tree (http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/33452912) asserts that the parents of John Morrish are Abraham Morrish (1711-) and Elizabeth _____. And that Abraham's parents are John Morrish (1671-1723) and Catherine _____. | ||
| Wife | Mary FUGARS | ||
| Born | 1754 | Poughill, Devon | |
| Baptised | October 6, 1754 | Poughill, Devon (Poughill, St Michael, baptismal record, 1754: "Mary the Daughter of John Fugars & Joan his Wife was Baptized October the 6th" (see record)) | |
| Died | 1825 | Poughill, Devon (Parish of Poughill, Devon, burial record: Mary Morrish, wife of John Morrish, abode Mount Radford, burial May 17, 1825, age 77 years) (see record) | |
| Father | John FUGARS | ||
| Mother | Joan PARKER | ||
| Notes | |||
| Children | |||
| 1 | John MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Male | ||
| Born | 1776 | ||
| Baptised | November 2, 1776 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org)(Notes at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~footprints1/dev1/poughill/baptisms1750.htm agree on christening date and say; "Privately bapt/rec'd into church 8 Dec 1776") | |
| Died | |||
| Notes | |||
| 2 | Jenny MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Female | ||
| Born | 1778 | ||
| Baptised | May 10, 1778 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org) | |
| Died | |||
| Notes | |||
| 3 | Richard MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Male | ||
| Born | |||
| Baptised | January 23, 1780 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org) | |
| Died | |||
| Notes | Note that Richard was a witness at the July 9, 1848 wedding of his nephew William Greenslade (son of Ann Morrish) to Charlotte Bamsey. | ||
| 4 | Ann MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Female | ||
| Born | 1783 | ||
| Baptised | May 18, 1783 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org) | |
| Died | 1854 | ||
| Notes | |||
| 5 | Elizabeth MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Female | ||
| Born | 1784 | ||
| Baptised | December 25, 1784 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org) | |
| Died | |||
| Notes | |||
| 6 | Mary MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Female | ||
| Born | 1786 | ||
| Baptised | November 5, 1786 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org) | |
| Died | |||
| Notes | |||
| 7 | Joseph MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Male | ||
| Born | 1788 | ||
| Baptised | July 13, 1788 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org)(Notes at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~footprints1/dev1/poughill/baptisms1750.htm agree on christening date and say; "a pauper") | |
| Died | |||
| Notes | Ancestry family tree (tree/33452912) asserts that Joseph married Jane Kent (1796-) had a child John (1816-1890) and died in 1863. Numerous descendents of John are given. | ||
| 8 | Sarah MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Female | ||
| Born | 1790 | ||
| Baptised | February 7, 1790 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org)(http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~footprints1/dev1/poughill/baptisms1750.htm gives the christening date as February 17, 1790 and the notes say; "a pauper") | |
| Died | |||
| Notes | |||
| 9 | Joanna MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Female | ||
| Born | 1791 | ||
| Baptised | October 3, 1791 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org)(http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~footprints1/dev1/poughill/baptisms1750.htm gives the christening date as August 3, 1791 and the notes say; "a pauper") | |
| Died | |||
| Notes | |||
| 10 | Nelly MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Female | ||
| Born | 1793 | ||
| Baptised | March 10, 1793 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org) | |
| Died | January 16, 1794 | (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org)(Notes at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~footprints1/dev1/poughill/baptisms1750.htm agree on christening date and say; "a pauper") | |
| Notes | |||
| 11 | William MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Male | ||
| Born | 1796 | ||
| Baptised | June 5, 1796 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org) | |
| Died | |||
| Notes | |||
| 12 | Abraham MORRISH | ||
| Gender | Male | ||
| Born | 1798 | ||
| Baptised | December 3, 1798 | Poughill, Devon (Source: England Births and Christenings: familysearch.org)"December 3 1798 Abraham son of John and Mary Morrish was Privately baptized" | |
| Died | 1856? | possible death record: Abraham Morrish, Death quarter: 2, Death year: 1856, District: Crediton, Devon, Volume: 5B, Page 248 | |
| Notes | |||
| Notes | |||
| The children are all children born in Poughill of a John Morrish and a Mary. It's possible there were two families with the same parent names but as there are no suspicious overlaps in dates, the children are probably all siblings. | |||
