Fonds MS 119;1987.021 - Morris family fonds

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Morris family fonds

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    CA VERN MS 119;1987.021

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    • 1862-1956 (Creation)
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      Morris (family)

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    1 cm of textual records

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    W.R. Morris was a professional engineer who was born in Madras, India in 1862. After wide experience as a railway engineer in England, Ireland, Mexico, and Alaska, he settled in 1906 on the west side of Kalamalka Lake where he planted fruit trees on the hillside. From 1911-1913 he was head of the B.C. Hydrographic Survey, and reeve of Coldstream from 1926 to 1930. He was an active member of the Anglican Church and a talented amateur photographer. He died in Vernon in 1955, survived by his wife Isobel and his daughter Eileen.

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    Fonds consists of the personal data records and documents of Mr.W.R. Morris and his wife Barbara Isabel Morris from 1862-1956. Includes birth certificates (1862,1876), correspondence (1908, 1919), and a last will and testament (1956).

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        BCAUL control number: VERN-48

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