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     Alexander was born in Irvine, Ayrshire, on 6 December 1777.² He was baptised on 16 December 1777 in Irvine.² Alexander and Marion HOWE had marriage banns published in Irvine, Ayrshire, on 18 September 1814.³
He married Marion HOWE in Irvine, Ayrshire, on 21 September 1814.^4,3,5,6 He was listed as Head of Household in the 1841 census at West Back Rd in Irvine, Ayrshire,⁷ 'living on independent means.⁸' He was listed as head of household in the 1851 census at West Back Rd in Irvine, Ayrshire,⁹ working as a ship-master (retired).¹⁰
Alexander MORRIS died on 14 February 1854 in Irvine, Ayrshire, at age 76.^11,1 Alexander's will was probated on 14 April 1854. Alexander Fergusson MORRIS served as executor.¹

     Alexander was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, circa 1817. He was listed as Alexander MORRIS's son in the 1851 census at West Back Rd in Irvine, Ayrshire,¹ working as a shipmaster.² He received his Master's Certificate (#1489) on 27 December 1851 at London. This had been exchanged for a First Class Certicifcate issued previously in Glasgow, 23 Mar 1849.³ Named executors of Alexander MORRIS's estate on 14 April 1854 included Alexander Fergusson MORRIS.⁴ He was appointed Harbour Master of Southland Province, New Zealand on 28 May 1862.⁵ He was listed as head of household in the 1871 census at West Back Rd in Irvine, Ayrshire,⁶ working as a mariner.⁶ He was listed as head of household in the 1881 census at May Cottage, West Back Rd in Irvine, Ayrshire,⁷ working as a ship-master (who never married).⁸
Alexander died on 28 February 1885 in Irvine, Ayrshire.⁹ Alexander's will was probated on 10 September 1885. This is complicated by the spread of his estate - although sealed in Irvine, 10 Sep 1885, there are further affidavits by his brother Arthur in Dunedin dated 1885-6.⁹

     Arthur was born in Christchurch, Canterbury, in December 1931.
Arthur died on 14 December 1931 in Christchurch, Canterbury. Believed to have been only 3 days old. He was buried in December 1931 at the St Peter's Anglican churchyard, (SE corner) in Christchurch.¹

     He married Esther Elizabeth DYER.¹
Arthur MORRIS died before October 1919.¹

     Arthur was born in Dunedin, Otago, on 18 June 1891.¹
Arthur died on 30 November 1918 in New Zealand at age 27.²

     Arthur was born in Wellington? on 6 July 1898.¹
He married Olive Joan MARCHBANKS in New Zealand in 1924.^2,3 He was buried in 1975 at the Akatarawa Cemetery in Upper Hutt.⁴
Arthur Dymock MORRIS died in 1975 in Wellington.⁵

     Arthur was born in Anderson's Bay, Dunedin, Otago, on 17 October 1863.^1,2 He was a skilled Rugby player (wing forward) and Captain of Otago province. He signed the Register as a witness at George Moodie MORRIS and Margaret Helen Mary (Daisy) DYMOCK's wedding at Wm Dymock house, Manor Place in Dunedin, Otago, on 21 September 1892.^1,3,4,5
He married Agnes Darrock CROSS in Fairlie, Canterbury, on 21 July 1902.^1,6,7
Arthur died on 24 March 1923 in Christchurch, Canterbury, at age 59.^1,8 He was buried in March 1923 at the St Peter's Anglican churchyard, (SE corner) in Christchurch.⁹

     Arthur was born in Irvine, Ayrshire, on 26 December 1825.^1,2,3 He was baptised in Irvine, Ayrshire, on 31 December 1825.⁴ In his own Journal, he states "I entered Irvine Academy in 1832, where I enjoyed the advantage of a good education, an advantage at the time but little appreciated but of which I now experience the fruits. I was pretty successful at the annual examinations in June in obtaining prizes and in 1839 had the good fortune to obtain the head prize in arithmetic (a silver medal) which made ample amends for all the toils of many a long wintry night."⁵
On July 6, 1840 he left the family home in Irvine and entered the employment of Messrs Thos. Hamlin & Co of Greenock, where he learnt the trade of managing this company's shipping interests - accounts, manifests, captain's reports and so on.⁶
Arthur was shipwrecked on Nantucket Island in March 1846, while travelling as supercargo from Liverpool to Boston on the 'Earl of Eglinton', which became a total wreck. (for his account of the wreck, see this extract from his Journal)
During this time he was befriended by the Crosby family of Nantucket, and according to family legend he promised to name a son 'Crosby' in honour of their kindness, while a Crosby family member of his age promised to use the name 'Morris' for his future son. Research has shown that both families kept this promise.⁷
On the death of his father in 1854, Arthur and his siblings inherited nearly £1000. It is likely that the inheritance provided much of the capital for Arthur and his brother James to purchase (for £1550) a small ship, the US-built S. W. Nash, which Arthur renamed the Dunedin. (See the history of the Dunedin for more detail).⁸
Arthur, his brother James, and a small band of Scottish pioneers left London for New Zealand on the Dunedin, under the command of Capt McNeur; they completed the passage in only 84 days, a record at the time.⁹

He married Janet (Jessie) MOODIE at First Church in Dunedin, Otago, on 9 December 1857.^{1,10,11,12,13,14}
In 1883 he acquired a house on Newington Ave, Maori Hill, whose builder (John McGregor) had run out of funds before completion of this large residence. Arthur added the second storey and named the house 'Marinoto', meaning 'calm' or 'peace'. The house was sold in 1901 to John Ross, then in 1903 to Percy Sargood (later Sir Percy). After WWII it was used by the Otago Hospital Board and later became the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. Although the interior is still grand, the exterior has suffered many changes, including removal of many turrets, lopping of chimneys and the replacement of the slate roof.¹⁵
Arthur died on 12 May 1910 in Dunedin, Otago, at age 84.^1,16,17,18 He was buried on 14 May 1910 at the Northern Cemetery in Dunedin.^16,19

     Athol was born in New Zealand on 17 February 1913.¹
He married Esther Gilmour SHEARER in New Zealand in 1938.²
Athol died on 25 July 2001 in Ashburton, Canterbury, at age 88.^3,4,5 He was buried on 27 July 2001 at the Ashburton Lawn Cemetery in Ashburton.^3,6

     Cecil was born in New Zealand on 7 December 1888.¹
He married Constance GREENFIELD in New Zealand in 1912.^2,3
Cecil died on 22 November 1918 in New Zealand at age 29.⁴