James Hay Morrice

1881 - 1967  (85 years)

• Name	James Hay Morrice
  Born	28 Oct 1881	Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland, UK   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1920	Ellis Island, New York, NY, USA   [1]
  Immigration	1920	Ellis Island, New York, NY, USA   [4]
  Naturalization	30 Jun 1926	New Bedford, Bristol, MA, USA   [5]
  	at Superior Court
  Census	1930	New Bedford, Bristol, MA, USA   [6]
  Census	1940	Tisbury, Dukes, MA, USA   [7]
  _UID	CBF5AE8EE9B7FC49B487733BB4A5726F0433
  Died	Jan 1967	Vineyard Haven, Dukes, MA, USA
  Buried	Oak Grove Cemetery: Vineyard Haven, Dukes, MA, USA
  Person ID	I71	Irving Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Alexander Coupar Morrice,   b. 29 Sep 1842, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, UK
  Mother	Margaret King,   b. , Perthshire, Scotland, UK
  Married	25 Nov 1864	Dundee, Angus, Scotland, UK
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	03D4CE2D5DBA4542B9D761DAE9B648274935
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Maxwell Forbes,   b. 23 Nov 1889, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, UK ,   d. 1984  (Age 94 years)
  Married	24 Jul 1913	Dundee, Angus, Scotland, UK
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	D77F709EFC04E744A5B0AE26B96DB5962962
  Children	1. Agnes Niven Morrice,   b. 15 Oct 1914, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, UK ,   d. 2 Apr 2010, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA, USA  (Age 95 years) + 2. John Buchan Morrice,   b. Cal 1916, , , Scotland, UK ,   d. 15 Mar 1985, Carmel, Monterey, CA, USA  (Age ~ 69 years)   3. James Forbes Morrice,   b. 15 Feb 1917, , , Scotland, UK ,   d. 1 Nov 1988, Vineyard Haven, Dukes, MA, USA  (Age 71 years)   4. Living
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Oct 1881 - Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland, UK Married - 24 Jul 1913 - Dundee, Angus, Scotland, UK Immigration - 1920 - Ellis Island, New York, NY, USA Immigration - 1920 - Ellis Island, New York, NY, USA Naturalization - at Superior Court - 30 Jun 1926 - New Bedford, Bristol, MA, USA Census - 1930 - New Bedford, Bristol, MA, USA Census - 1940 - Tisbury, Dukes, MA, USA Died - Jan 1967 - Vineyard Haven, Dukes, MA, USA Buried - - Oak Grove Cemetery: Vineyard Haven, Dukes, MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		James Morrice with Wife and Son, John
  		James Hay Morrice Protrait abut 1950-1960

  
  

  Headstones

  James Hay Morrice Grave Marker Oakgrove Cemetery, Vineyard Haven, (on Marthas Vinyard Island), Dukes county, MA USA

  
  

• Notes

  Birth location is basically the city of Dundee, Scotland. Various documents show different names for James' birth location (Dundee, Broughty Ferry and Monifieth). Broughty Ferry was a district within today's city of Dundee, annexed in 1913. Monifieth is a neighboring town east of Dundee. Forfarshire is the old county name changed to Angus 1928. Thus James lived during these place name changes and explains why different names appear. 1891 census - James is living with parents, siblings, and a niece on King St. Beach Cor. in Monifieth. 1901 census gives James' occupation as groom. James was a Gardner in Scotland (Estate Gardner) possibly at an estate named Gealing but we believe it was Balhousie Castle in Perth. James immigrated in 1920 through Ellis Island. He reported he has a sister still in Scotland (Miss. Lizzie Morrice, living in Nethergate, Dundee) and that he was going to live with his brother-in-law (Mr. John Smith, of Owen Farm in Vineyard Haven). The following year his wife and three children joined him, also passing through Ellis Island. After immigrating to the United States of America he was a Gardner then owned a Florist Shop on Marthas Vineyard (in Vineyard Haven town). He and his wife lived in a residence above the florist shop on Main Street, across from Owen Park and beach. In 1942 at age 60 James completed a draft registration card for World War II which we have a copy. He gives is residence as Daggett Ave, Tisbury, Mass. James spoke with a strong Scottish burg and loved his pipe.

  
  

• Sources

  [S163] Ellis Island 1920 James Morrice, US Govt, 5-097L.gif., Line 5 (Reliability: 2). James reported that he was 38 years old sheet 1 of 2 [S164] WW-II Reg. Morrice, James, US Govt, WWII_22551539 (Reliability: 2). Serial No. U 75 Form D.S.S. Form 1 (Revised 4-1-42) [S165] Birth Record - James Hay Morrice, Scotland Govt, (Source Film Number: 232641, Indexing Project Batch Number: C01847-7), 5-224.pdf. (Reliability: 2). Data obtained from Maureen Keillor via email. [S166] 1920 Ellis Island, NY Morrice, James (R), US Govt, 5-079R.gif., Line 5 (Reliability: 2). [S167] Naturalization Certificate-1926 james H Morrice, US Govt, 5-221.jpg. (Reliability: 2). James age was 44 [S25] 1930 Census - New Bedford MA - Morrice, US Govt, 5-176.jpg., Line 24 (Reliability: 2). James H. Morrice - Head, age 48 [S162] 1940 Census - Tisbury MA MORRICE, US Govt, 5-276.jpg., Line 30 (Reliability: 2). James H. Morrice, age 58, occupation Gardner