Emigration of Edmund Alfred MORFEY 1908

[IMF]

Hi,

My granduncle Edmund Alfred Morfey, was born on 15-10-1877, at Rye Foreign,
East Sussex, England. I have never been able to find a marriage or death for him over here.

On findmypast.com I found a Mr. E. A. Morfey, 30 years, singleman, farmer , on the passenger list of the Salamis sailing from London to Sydney on the 27-10-1908, unfortunately they do not have any further information on the entry.

It may well be that the passenger is my granduncle and I would be very grateful if anyone could help out with further information or suggestions as to where to look next.

Thanks,

Ian

 

[cando]

A quick search of the Electoral Rolls to 1936 shows very few MORFEY's in Australia and those are in Western Australia but no Edmund Alfred.

There is this death however but this person was listed as early as 1916 on the WA electoral roll along with a John MORFEY and both were miners.

MORFEY  Freddie                              
District Perth  Reg#2780     1948

Freddie died aged 69 years ie b. c1879 and is buried
http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/GenResearch.html

John MORFEY is also buried at the same cemetery.

There are a few MORFEY's listed on whitepages none in WA. 
http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/initResSearch.do

Have a browse at the resources at the top of the board.

Cheers
Cando

[judb]

Australian Archives site has  a record of miltary service  WW2 for John Thomas MORFEY b Peasmarsh UK(Near Rye) 1907.  I know this is a generation later but I would have thought he must be a relative.  The record is fully digitised.  Thought you might be interested in having a look at him.

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx

(Search by clicking on the Namesearch link at the botoom of the page, newxt to the man's photo.)

Cheers, Judith

[cando]

From passenger records available on the net, it would appear that John Thomas MORFEY emigrated in 1927.  The other 7 MORFEY's emigrated to Western Australia with the exception of E A, who as Ian has mentioned, emigrated to Sydney.

John T's wife -

http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm
Newspaper Deaths, Funerals, Lest We Forget & Memorials
Surname: MORFEY
Given name(s): Elizabeth White-Bryden
Source date: A 2000

Unfortunately we are no closer to finding the elusive Mr E A for Ian.

Cando

[sparrett]

Hi Imf,
It may be a help if you give us the names of your man's parents which I assume you have if he was your great uncle [your grandfather's brother?]

Sometimes a death can be located with the support of parental names.
Sue

[cando]

Ian I notice that there are only 8 MORFEY names in Aus on
http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/initResSearch.do

Not many letters to write.

Cheers
Cando

[IMF]

Thanks Cando, Judith and Sue for your contributions.

Freddie Morfey ( my grandfather ) and John his brother emigrated to W.A. in 1912 and 1911 respectively to search for gold so the family story had it. Through the many good resources online I found that they did jointly own a mine for a couple of years or so at Maniga Marley, W.A.

John was for many years an engineer in the W.A. gold mines area and died at Nedlands in 1962.  Freddie went on to work as a sheep farmer, he died at Armadale in 1948. They are buried in the same plot.

Both men sent for their wifes and children. My grandmother never went . John's wife Agnes went over with her then three children when Freddie went out to join John in 1912, she returned to England pregnant with their fourth child and never returned to Oz.

Neither man returned to England and as far as I have been able to check neither remarried.

John Thomas Morfey was the son of John Morfey and had two children that I am aware of John and Alan Dennis.  John Thomas is buried in Centennial Park Cemetry, Adelaide together with his wife Elizabeth.  At the time of his death he was living at Glengowrie.

Sue suggested that Freddie's and John's parents might help, they are Thomas and Ellen Susan Morfey.

Thanks Cando for the suggestion of writing to the Aussie Morfey's, I tried it about a year or so ago and got one reply, they were heplful but definitely not related.  I think I might try again.

The family story passed down to us never mentioned Edmund Alfred at all let alone that he went to Australia, yet the passenger in 1908 could well have been him and it's an intriguing possibilty.

There is much that I don't know about my Morfey's in Oz but I'll keep digging away at it.

Once again thanks for your efforts and suggestions.


Ian

 

 



 

[cando]

From
http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm
Newspaper Deaths, Funerals, Lest We Forget & Memorials
Surname: MORFEY
Given name(s): Alan Dennis
Source date: A 2007

Copy of the notice is available from SAGHS for a fee.

John Thomas's marriage from the Victorian indexes - indexed three times!

MORFEY John Thomas
BRYDEN Elizabeth White
1941  Reg#955

MORFEY John Thomas
GREENALGH Elizabeth White-bryden
1941  Reg#955

MORFEY John Thomas
WHITE-BRYDEN Elizabeth
1941  Reg# 955

Photo of J Morfey, Lawler
http://www.rootschat.com/links/05yq/

Cheers
Cando

[cando]

Ian do you think this could be your Edmund A on the 1901 census transcribed as MORFEE.  Born c1878.  Of course you may have already found this but this gentleman has a wife.  I can find no marriage record on freebdm.  Probably mistranscribed.

1901   RG13/855/49/11

Living at Ivychurch, Kent
MORFEY Edmund A  Head Married  23  Coachman  b. Rye Sussex
MORFEY Louis  Wife  Married  20    b. Wittersham, Kent

Cheers
Cando