George Morrow

1823 - 1906  (~ 82 years)

• Name	George Morrow
  Christened	7 Dec 1823	Magheraculmoney, Fermanagh, Ireland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Aug 1906	Hillgrove, NSW, Australia
  Buried	Hillgrove, NSW, Australia
  Person ID	I203	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Morrow,   b. 11 Apr 1795, Crevenish, Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 17 May 1887, Broughton Vale, NSW, Australia  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Frances Morrow,   b. Abt 1798,   d. 1835, Crevenish, Fermanagh, Ireland  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	1822	Fermanagh, Ireland
  Notes	MRIN 29
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabella Allingham,   b. 13 Jul 1833, Boa Island, Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 21 May 1907, Balmain, NSW, Australia  (Age 73 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1853	Armidale, NSW, Australia   [4]
  	My certificate states an incorrect church. Index code is NS which is St Peters, Armidale
  Children	1. Robert William Morrow,   b. 28 Dec 1853, Armidale, NSW, Australia ,   d. 24 Jun 1931, Marrickville, NSW, Australia  (Age 77 years)   2. Fanny Morrow,   b. 11 Aug 1855, Armidale, NSW, Australia ,   d. 3 Apr 1937, Balmain, NSW, Australia  (Age 81 years)   3. Sarah Jane Morrow,   b. 1857, Armidale, NSW, Australia ,   d. 9 Mar 1936, Marrickville, NSW, Australia  (Age 79 years)   4. George Edward Morrow,   b. 1859, Armidale, NSW, Australia ,   d. 1951, Auburn, NSW, Australia  (Age 92 years)   5. James H Morrow,   b. 1861, Armidale, NSW, Australia ,   d. 23 Jul 1913, Catherine Hill Bay, NSW, Auatralia  (Age 52 years)   6. Elizabeth A (Bessie) Morrow,   b. 1863, Armidale, NSW, Australia ,   d. 22 May 1899, Hillgrove, NSW, Australia  (Age 36 years)   7. Richard Morrow,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Uralla, NSW, Australia ,   d. 25 Jun 1919, Hillgrove, NSW, Australia  (Age 53 years)   8. Alfred J Morrow,   b. 1868, Armidale, NSW, Australia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Johnstone Morrow,   b. 1871, Armidale, NSW, Australia ,   d. 1950, Canterbury, NSW, Australia  (Age 79 years)   10. Edith Isabella Morrow,   b. 18 Jul 1874, Armidale, NSW, Australia ,   d. 28 Jan 1959, Rosebery, NSW, Australia  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2014
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1856 - Police Gazette - Saturday, March 29, 1856: District of Armidale - 10s Reward Absconded from the hired service of Mr George Morrow, near Armidale, on or about the 1st instant Ed. Allen, about 5 feet 7 inches high, stout made, fair complexion, light brown hair, aged about 35 years. A warrent is issued, and Mr Morrow offers 10s. reward for his apprehension. Information received at this Office on the 29th instant. 1860 - Certificate by Justices to Authorise the Granting of a License Name: Greorge Morrow Public House Location: Armidale Licence or Certificate Date: 2 May 1860 Hotel to be named the Daniel O'Connel Inn Suretires made by: Edward Allingham and George Allingham both of Armidale 1870 - Government Gazette - 9 Sep 1870: The following Return of Publican's Licenses, which have been issued for the year commencing 1st July 1870 and ending 30th June 1871, is published for general information: Armidale District: George Morrow, Beardy street, Sportsman's Arms 1872 - Government Gazette - 20 Sep 1872: The following Return of Publican's Licenses, which have been issued for the year commencing 1st July 1872 and ending 30th June 1873, is published for general information: Armidale District: George Morrow, Beardy street, Sportsman's Arms 1873 - Government Gazette - 9 Sep 1873: The following Return of Publican's Licenses, which have been issued for the year commencing 1st July 1873 and ending 30th June 1874, is published for general information: Armidale District: George Morrow, Beardy street, Sportsman's Arms 1874 - Government Gazette - 2 Sep 1874: The following Return of Publican's Licenses, which have been issued for the year commencing 1st July 1874and ending 30th June 1875, is published for general information: Armidale District: George Morrow, Beardy street, Sportsman's Arms 1906 - The Hillgrove Guardian August 25, 1906 - Death of Mr Geo. Morrow, Senr We regret to have to record the death of Mr George Morrow, who died at his residence, Bracken street, on Monday morning, at about 8 o'clock, from senile decay. Deceased had reached the advanced age of 82 years, and had only been ill a week prior to his demise. Dr Costelloe did all that medical skill could avail to prolong the old gentleman's life, while members of the family nursed him with unremitting attention and loving tenderness, and thus made his passage from this mundane sphere, where his sojourn had been longer than that given to the great majority of mankind, as peaceful as possible. The late Mr Morrow was born in the town of Crevenish, county Fermanagh Ireland, in 1824, and arrived in Sydney with his father in 1841 - 65 years ago - being then 17 years of age. He landed in Armidale in 1844, the Cathedral City of the North being then only a small village. For several years - before the era of the Iron Horse, Mr Morrow conducted a carrying business between Maitland and Armidale, and afterwards went into farming operations. Subsequently he embarked in the business of hotelkeeping, having kept the Daniel O'Connell Hotel at Armidale and the Commercial at Uralla during the gold rush at the Rocky. Relinquishing hotelkeeping Mr Morrow lived in Armidale until removing to Hillgrove some 19 years ago, where he resided until the Grim Reaper called him away to that unexplored land. Like most the old pioneers the late Mr Morrow met with varying fortune, being at one time well-to-do. However he wanted for nothing in his declining years, he and his aged widow (75 years) living happily and comfortably together in Brackin st, and the old lady will greatly miss her partner of 55 years. Their lives together during that long period being of the serenest and happiest nature. Deceased was of an unobtrusive and genial nature, possesing the usual optimism and humour of his countrymen. He was a man of strict integrity, and honourable in all his dealings. Besides the aged widow a family of six sons and three daughters survive deceased - Robert, James, Richard (Hillgrove), George, Johnstone (Inverell), and Alfred (New Zealand); Mrs Rathburn, Collins (Hillgrove) and Burrows (Sydney). Also 32 grandchildren. One daughter - Mrs M. Roberts - predeceased her father. The funeral on Tuesday was largely attended. The body was taken to St Georges Church, and thence, after a short prayer by the Rev Mr Nixon, who also conducted the service at the grave, to the C. of E. cemetery, where the interment took place. A number of beautiful wreaths and floral emblems were laid on the coffin. Mr Hirschberg, Armidale, conducted the funeral arrangements. 1906 - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW 1842 - 1954) Tuesday 21st August 1906 - "Hillgrove, Monday - Mr. George Morrow, aged 82 years, died this morning. Deceased had been a resident of the district for over 50 years." 1906 - Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW 1870 - 1907) Wednesday 22nd August 1906 "Mr. George Morrow, aged 82 years, one of the oldest pioneers of the New England district, died at Hillgrove on August 19." 1907 - Death duty paid 2/4/1907 - see State Records of NSW Deceased Estate file - Reel 3029

  
  

• Sources

  [S591] Baptism Magheraculmoney, Fermanagh, Ireland (Ardess Church) 7 Dec 1823 George Morrow, (PRONI. MIC/1/67 & MIC/1/68). [S235] Magheraculmoney Parish Records (Fermanagh, Northern Ireland). [S14] Fermanagh, Births St Mary's Church, Ardess, George Armstrong Irish Genealogy Project Archives, ((http://www.igp-web.com/igparchives/ire/fermanagh/church.htm)), accessed 24 Dec 2012), Morrow, George baptism. [S38] NSW - Registry of Births Death and Marriages, Registration No: 525 Vol: 39C.