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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
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Reverend Harold Morse |
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Born |
4 December 1859 in The Parsonage,
St. John's Church, Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [registered in
Birmingham, March 1860]. Date confirmed by Birth Notices |
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Baptised |
5 February 1860 in
St. John's Church, Ladywood, Birmingham. Baptised by his
own father. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1861
census, Harold is the youngest of six children to 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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Not on the 1891-1911
UK census, because Harold Morse had left England for New
York in 1886. According to the 1910 US Census, widowed Harold is a
Priest, living at 29 Franklin Drive in Camden, with his two daughters,
Mabel and Faith.
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.
According to the 1930 US Census, Harold and Emma are
still living at 9 East Maple Crescent. He is still a clergyman. |
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Married |
to Mabel Cursham (Harry
Cursham's sister)
[registration not found]. Died before 1910.
It is only
Morse's obituary that confirms any marriage. He left two
daughters. |
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Died:
early
December 1935, in
Cooper Hospital, Merchantville, New Jersey,
aged about 76 years
[registered in USA]. Following a short illness after a holiday in
Florida.
His death was 'announced' in the Derby
Telegraph on 12 December 1935. Exact date of death unknown.
Buried
in Colestown cemetery, Colestown, Camden County, New Jersey (left). |
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Height/Weight: not known |
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Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club 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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Distinctions |
None |
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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 63rd 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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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Brother-in-law of
Arthur and
Harry Cursham |
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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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Harold Morse - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0
min |
none |
none |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Harold Morse
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home
- Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Notes
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CG
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