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     William MORRIS was born on 1 November 1775 in Irvine, Ayrshire.¹ He was christened on 6 November 1775 at Irvine, Ayrshire.¹

     She married Arthur Hereward (Pick) PICKMERE in Suva, Fiji, on 17 September 1933.¹
Estelle Theodora (Buster) MORTIMER-GRIFFEN died on 25 October 1957.¹ She was buried at the Christ Church Graveyard in Whangarei.¹

     Dorothea was born in Michigan circa 1890.
She married (--?--) MOFFETT.¹
She married Robert Henry (Roy) TRAILL at St John's in Invercargill, Southland, on 29 October 1924.^1,2
Dorothea died on 10 November 1958 in New Zealand.^3,4 She was buried on 12 November 1958 at the Halfmoon Bay Cemetery.⁵

     Elizabeth was born in Leeds, Kent, circa 1814.¹
She married Robert BAKER in England. She was listed as a member of Robert BAKER's household in the 1841 census in Leeds, Kent.² Elizabeth was listed as Robert BAKER's wife in the 1851 census in Leeds, Kent.¹

     William John Goldsworthy MOYLE was born in 1870 in New Zealand.²
He married Leonora Mary ROUSE in New Zealand in 1914.¹ William was divorced from Leonora Mary ROUSE at Auckland in 1928.³
William John Goldsworthy MOYLE died in 1952 in New Zealand.⁴

     Thomas was born circa 1776.
He married Mary Gordon NICOLL in Monikie, Forfar, on 11 December 1806.¹ He was listed as Head of Household in the 1841 census in Alloa, Clackmannanshire,² working as 'M.S.' (unclear as to the meaning).²

     Jessie was born in Edinburgh circa 1810.
She married Alexander McFARLANE at Lothian Rd in Edinburgh on 23 November 1832.²
She married (--?--) SINCLAIR. She was listed as John FERGUSSON's mother-in-law in the 1871 census at 14 1/2 Newcastle St in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire.³ Jessie was listed as John FERGUSSON's mother-in-law in the 1881 census at Cardiff St John in Cardiff, Glamorganshire.⁴

     He married Annie KEOGH.¹

     Georgina Mary MULFORD was born on 5 September 1875 in Queenstown (Cobh), Co. Cork.^3,4
She married William John Dunstan MITCHELL at St James Church in Sydney, New South Wales, on 8 July 1905.⁵
Georgina Mary MULFORD died on 24 July 1961 in Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, at age 85.^6,7 She was cremated on 26 July 1961 at the Eastern Suburbs Cemetery in Matraville.⁸

     Alan Edward MULGAN was born on 18 May 1881 at Katikati in Bay of Plenty.^2,1,3
He married Marguerita Blomfield PICKMERE in Auckland on 9 April 1907.^4,1,5,6 The following biography is taken from the NZ Dictionary of Biographies and serves as a good summary of his career: -

Alan Edward Mulgan was born at George Vesey Stewart's Irish Protestant settlement in Katikati, in the Bay of Plenty. He was the son of Frances Maria Johnston and her husband, Edward Ker Mulgan, a farmer who was later a journalist, newspaper editor and teacher, and who eventually became a chief inspector of schools. Both sides of the family were involved in the foundation of the settlement: the Johnstons remained important members but in 1879 Alan's paternal grandfather moved to Auckland and in 1890 his father obtained a teaching position there. Alan attended Katikati School, Parnell School, and then Auckland College and Grammar School from 1892 to 1899 on a Rawlings Scholarship.

In January 1900, having missed out on a university scholarship, Mulgan became a reporter for the Auckland Star. Although not a student, he was active at Auckland University College, helping to edit the Collegian, publishing verse in the Kiwi, and writing a capping play. He remained with the Star until 1904, when he became sub-editor with the Press in Christchurch. On 9 April 1907 at Auckland he married Marguerita (Rita) Blomfield Pickmere, an honours graduate in English and Latin from Auckland University College. Their three children: Dorothea, John and David, all were to write books.

Alan Mulgan returned to the Auckland Star in 1916 as chief leader writer, remaining there until 1935. He was also a columnist (under the pen-name 'Cyrano') and literary editor. He presided over a literary page that, while conservative, published work by some of the foremost writers of the next generation, including Robin Hyde and A. R. D. Fairburn. From 1924 to 1935 he was foundation lecturer in journalism at Auckland University College. In 1926 he travelled to England for the first time; the experience resulted in his most popular book, 'Home: a New Zealander's adventure' (1927). Mulgan was a prolific writer of books and was active in the New Zealand Centre of PEN from its foundation in 1934, serving as president from 1940 to 1942.

In 1935 Mulgan accepted the newly created position of supervisor of talks for the New Zealand Broadcasting Board (later the National Broadcasting Service), and he and his wife went to live in Wellington, settling in York Bay in 1937. These years saw the new Labour government's expansion of state broadcasting under James Shelley. Working with radio stations throughout the country, Mulgan wrote talks (mainly on literature and the arts) and found and instructed speakers.

Recognisable by his shock of white hair in later years, Alan Mulgan was a memorable individual. Friends and associates recalled his excitable nature, which exacerbated a speech impediment, and a tendency to forget the ash on his cigarette. His outlook combined volatile feeling with gentleness. In 1946 he retired from the Broadcasting Service, and was appointed an OBE in 1947. He remained active as a writer, reviewer, freelance journalist (he wrote regular Saturday features for the Dominion), and occasional broadcaster until his death in Lower Hutt on 29 August 1962.^7,8
Alan Edward MULGAN died on 29 August 1962 in Wellington at age 81.^9,1,10 He was buried on 31 August 1962 at the Karori Cemetery in Wellington.¹¹