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Mourning Card · primary-source record

Edward Morris

1815 – July 17, 1869

Died 17 July 1869 · Harvill's Hawthorn, West Bromwich, England

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Mourning Card

Date of death

July 17, 1869

Date of birth

1815

Age at death

54 years

Place of death

England, United Kingdom

The mourning card

From the funeral card

In Affectionate Remembrance of

EDWARD MORRIS

OF HARVILL'S HAWTHORN, WEST BROMWICH

Who Departed this Life July 17th, 1869.

AGED 54 YEARS.

A Husband kind, a Father dear,

Both left us here to mourn;

His loss is great but this we know,

He dwells with Christ on high.

He said, I cannot stay with you,

But you may come to me;

If while on earth you live to Christ,

Ye will your smile receive.

The card was found in East Sussex, England. The eight-line verse (from "A Husband kind") is a best-effort reading from a low-resolution image and has not been verified against the original card.

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Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-06-12
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — photograph of the card and a transcription on this page

Citation: "Mourning card of Edward Morris, Harvill's Hawthorn, West Bromwich, England, died 17 July 1869," photographed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/morris-edward-1869/ : accessed [your access date]).

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