Kate (Boyle) Morris (1860 - 1922)

Born 1860 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Wife of David Morris — married 10 Feb 1888 in Queensland, Australia

Died 10 Aug 1922 at about age 62 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Kate Boyle was born in 1860 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the daughter of Patrick Boyle (1819–1865) and Mary Ann Cannon (1824–1893).

First, she married Albert Boyne and had a child Alexander Joseph Boyne who died in 1887.^[1]

Next, she married David Morris on 10 Feb 1888 ^[2], who died in an accident one year later. They had one child Mabel who was born after his death.

Based on the Voter records Kate was a nurse who travelled around Queensland. She was often on the voting records as a personal nurse living with her patients.

Kate died at her daughter's home in Highgate Hill, Brisbane on 10 August 1922 at the age of 62 years ^[3]. She was buried on the 11th of August 1922 in Toowong Cemetery with her sister Margaret in an unmarked grave. ^[4][5]

Death Notice

MORRIS.—On 11th August, 1922, at the residence of her daughter (Mrs. W. Gates), Gladstone-road, South Brisbane, Nurse K. Morris, aged 62 years. R.I.P. ^[6]

Funeral Notice

MORRIS.—The Funeral of NURSE K. MORRIS will move from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. Gates, Blakeney-terrace, Highgate Hill, THIS (Friday) AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock, to the Toowong Cemetery. Private Interment. ^[7]

Obituary

The late Nurse K. Morris, whose death occurred on 11th instant, was at one time head nurse at the Lady Bowen Hospital. Subsequently she conducted a private institution on her own account, and it was whilst engaged in her professional duties that she contracted pleurisy, and succumbed after a week's illness. The deceased nurse was of a retiring disposition, but her many acts of unostentatious charity gained her a legion of friends. Nurse Morris is survived by one daughter, Mrs. W. Gates, wife of Mr. W. Gates, of South Brisbane. ^[8]

Research Notes

No birth record can be found on the Queensland or NSW Birth registers with search parameters Kate Boyle 1850-1870. No birth records can be found on Ancestry. Her birth is based on age at death.

No marriage record can be found for her first marriage to Albert Boyne. The only primary evidence of their marriage is their son's death registration.

Some Ancestry family tree record her name as Catherine Boyle.

Sources

1. ↑ Son's Queensland Death registration: Alexander Joseph Boyne Death date:09/09/1887 Mother's name:Kate Boyle Father/parent's name:Albert Boyne Registration details:1887/C/3877
2. ↑ Queensland Marriage registration: Kate Boyne Marriage date: 10/02/1888 Spouse's name: David Morris Registration details: 1888/C/2092
3. ↑ Queensland Death registration: Kate Morris Death date: 10/08/1922 Mother's name: Mary Ann Cannon Father/parent's name: Patrick Boyle Registration details: 1922/B/37781
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247581860/kate-morris: accessed April 5, 2024), memorial page for Kate Boyle Morris (unknown–11 Aug 1922), Find A Grave: Memorial #247581860, citing Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
5. ↑ Kate Morris Memorial Search Plot: 7A -180-20. Accessed 5 Apr 24
6. ↑ Family Notices (1922, August 19). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 6. Retrieved April 5, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20566291
7. ↑ Family Notices (1922, August 11). The Daily Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1903; 1916 - 1926), p. 6. Retrieved April 5, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213053447
8. ↑ SOCIAL. (1922, August 19). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 19. Retrieved April 5, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20566162

See also

• FamilySearch Person: GSZZ-7TC
• Various Australian Voter records accessed on Ancestry