Correspondence of the Morris Family

Correspondence of the Morris family of Borth-y-Gest, Caernarfonshire, 1880-1942, including letters to Ellen (Nell) Edwards, 1881-1910; letters from Daniel Morris to Nell and his son, 1891-1917; letters of William Evans Morris to Daniel and family, 1880-1894; and letters to Daniel from his brothers, John and Robert, 1896-1942.

Daniel Morris (fl. 1891-1942), bank manager, of Liverpool, Lancashire, and Borth-y-Gest, Caernarfonshire, was the son of William Evans Morris (1822-1894), of Porthmadog, Caernarfonshire. He was married to Ellen (Nell) Edwards (fl. 1881-1917). Their children were Gwen (b. 1894) and John William Morris (1896-1979), later Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest.

Arranged into the following: Ellen Morris; Daniel Morris; William Evans Morris, Porthmadog; correspondence between Daniel Morris and his brothers; and miscellaneous.

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Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Caernarfon Record Office, Llythyrau y Teulu Morris/Correspondence of the Morris Family, catalogue.

Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Caernarfon Record Office and the National Library of Wales.

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Correspondence and papers of Lord Morris and his family are in the National Library of Wales, Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest (uncatalogued). Further papers of Lord Morris are in the House of Lords Record Office: The Parliamentary Archives.