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Harold
Morse |
Notts County FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 5: A 4
100% successful
1879
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Reverend Harold Morse |
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Birth |
Sunday, 4 December 1859 in The Parsonage,
St. John's Church, Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [registered in
Birmingham, March 1860].
"MORSE.―4th
inst., at the Parsonage, St. John's Ladywood, Birmingham, the wife
of the Rev. Francis Morse, of a son."
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Saturday, 10 December 1859, The Ipswich Journal. |
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Baptism |
5 February 1860 in
St. John's Church, Ladywood, Birmingham. Baptised by his
own father. |
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According to the 1861
census, Harold is the youngest of six children to Rev. Francis and Clarissa
Catherine (née Gledge). His father is the Vicar and they have six
servants living with them at The Vicarage in Rann Street, Ladywood,
Birmingham. |
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According to the 1871
census, eleven year old Harold is living at Well House School in Hanley
Castle, with his 18 year old brother, also a pupil, Edward St John. The
school is run by their uncle, William W. Gedge. |
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According to the 1881
census, Harold is back at home with his parents, the second eldest of six
children. They live in St. Mary's Vicarage, St. Mary's, Nottingham with
four servants. Harold is a civil engineer. |
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Harold Morse had left England for New
York in 1886. |
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Marriage |
to Mabel Elizabeth Cursham (Harry
Cursham's sister), on Saturday, 27 November 1886 at the
Episcopal Church, Irvington-on-Hudson
in New York
[registration not found].
"MORSE―CURSHAM.―On
Nov. 27th, at the Episcopal Church, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York,
by the Rev. Dr. Benjamin, Harold Morse, of Flixton, Georgia, U.S.,
son of the late Canon Morse, of Nottingham, to Mabel, daughter of
William George Cursham, late of Wilford, Notts."
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Wednesday, 5 January 1887, Derby Mercury. |
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According to the 1900 US Census, Harold is a
member of the clergy, living at 11110 Fairfax Avenue in Calumet, Cook in
Illinois, with his wife, Mabel E., and two
daughters, Mabel and Faith. |
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According to the 1905 New York Census, Harold
and his wife are living in Marlborough in the Ulster area of New York, with his two
daughters. |
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According to the 1910 US Census, widowed
Harold is a Priest, living at 29 Franklin Drive in Camden, with his two
daughters. |
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According to the 1920 US Census, Harold is now
living at 9 East Maple Drive in Camden. He is still a priest. He is
married to 39 year-old Emma |
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According to the 1930 US Census, Harold and Emma are
still living at 9 East Maple Crescent. He is still a clergyman. |
Death:
Monday, 4
November 1935, in
Cooper Hospital, Merchantville, New Jersey,
aged about 75 years
336 days
[registered in USA]. Following a short illness after a holiday in
Florida.
Buried
in Colestown cemetery, Colestown, Camden County, New Jersey (left)., on 7
November |
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Obituary |
"PLAYED FOR NOTTS.
COUNTY 50 YEARS AGO. DEATH IN AMERICA OF THE
REV. H. MORSE.
"News
has been received of the death at Merchantville, New Jersey, U.S.A., of
the Rev. Harold Morse, the youngest son of the late Canon Morse, and a
brother of the Rev. E. St. John Morse, Vicar of Shelford, Notts.
"The
deceased gentleman was educated at Wellington College, and for a time was
engaged at the Midland Railway works at Derby as an engineer. He was a
good all-round athlete, and played for Notts. County F.C., being described
as a very fine half-back, and on one occasion was chosen to play as an
international. He was also a very good cricketer, and before he migrated
to the United States, nearly 50 years ago, was associated for some time
with the Robin Hoods.
"Mr. Morse left this country with the object of
becoming a fruit farmer, but later turned towards the Church, taking holy
orders, and for nearly 30 years he held the living of Grace Church,
Merchantville.
"In such high esteem was he held that two years ago his
parishioners insisted upon his taking a holiday and visiting Europe, and a
member of his congregation provided the means for this trip. He had
previously visited Nottingham about 10 years ago.
"The Rev. Harold
Morse married Miss Mabel Cursham, of Wilford Grange, a sister of Mr. H. A.
Cursham, but she predeceased about seven years ago. Two daughters survive.
"The Rt. Rev. Albion W. Knight, D.D., Bishop Coadjutor of the diocese of
New Jersey, assisted by other clergy, officiated at the funeral, and
members of the clergy and officials of the church were the pallbearers.
"Described as a cheerful and friendly personality, and an outstanding
figure not only in his church but in the community, Mr. Morse took a keen
interest in local life. He was the chaplain to the Masonic Lodge, chaplain
to the Niagara Fire Company, overseer of the poor, and chairman of the
first relief organisation.
"In point of service he was one of the
oldest episcopal clergy in South Jersey. He studied for the ministry at
Bexley Hall, a theological seminary conducted in connection with Kenyon
College at Gambier, Ohio, and was ordained in 1902. He then held
appointments in Cleveland, East Toledo, Chicago, Morgan Park and New York.
"He retired in December, 1934, spent the winter in Florida, and then
returned to Merchantville, where he died in the Cooper Hospital after only
a short illness."
- Wednesday, 11 December 1935,
Nottingham Evening Post/Thursday, 12 December 1935, Derby Daily Telegraph. |
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Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Attended
Wellington College and onto Midland Railway works as an engineer. Played rugby
for Derby Wanderers RFC, before turning to football and assisting Notts County
FC and Notts Rangers FC. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
eight who became the
62nd players
(64) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-back |
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Only match |
No. 9, 5 April 1879, England 5 Scotland 4,
a friendly match at
Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged 19 years
122 days. |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Brother-in-law of
Arthur and
Harry Cursham.
Died
five days after
Lindsay Bury. |
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Beyond England |
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He was a Civil Engineer in April
1881. Emigrated to USA before 1885 to become a fruit farmer, but
instead, he became ordained, following in his family's footsteps. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.180./FindMyPast.com/Derby
Telegraph |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
minutes |
Goals |
captain |
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1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
none |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Match Record
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Venue &
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
Home venue
Friendly match |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Match History
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Club:
Notts County F.C.
- one full appearance (90 min) |
F.A. Committee (Charles Alcock) - one full
appearance (90 min)x
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Notes
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CG
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