Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameSydney Hughes MORGAN
BirthOct 1858, England [4615]
Death28 Oct 1900, Menston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England [8, p G6], [8469] Age: 42
Burial31 Oct 1900, Burley, West Yorkshire, England [8469]
Individual Notes
• Mr. and Mrs. Morgan departed on the overland train to-day for Boston, whence they will sail August 4th for Liverpool. They will visit Mr Morgan’s relatives in Leeds, England, their stay abroad being indefinite. [8470]
Census
• 1900 Census: Sacramento, Sacramento, California. Age 41, b England; Oct 1858. Single. Roomer. Capitalist. Parents b England. [4615]
Spouses
Birth26 Jan 1856, New London, New London, Connecticut [8, p G1], [13, 11:602], [38, p 3]
Removal1866, California [3910] Age: 9
Memowith her mother and sisters
Death17 Mar 1942, Alameda, Alameda, California [8, p G1; place only], [32, date only] Age: 86
MemoAge 86 y 1 m 21 d at death
Burial19 Mar 1942, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California [31], [32]
Memoashes
Residenceabt 1912, Berkeley, CA [210]
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherHon. Charles Miner GORHAM (1831-1912)
MotherSarah Stoddard HOLT , 575 (1828-1867)
Individual Notes
• Mrs. Morgan has been the very efficient matron of the Protestant Orphan Asylum for the past seven years. She was formerly Miss Jennie Gorham, daughter of Charles M. Gorham of San Francisco, and niece of George C. Gorham of Washington, D. C. [8470]
Census
• 1860 Census: Marysville, Yuba, California. Age 4, b CT. [1672]
• 1870 Census: Marysville, Yuba, California. Age 14, b CT. [1696]
• 1880 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 24, b CT. Parents b CT. [3492]
• 1900 Census: Sacramento, Sacramento, California. Age 44, b CT; Jan 1856. Divorced. Head of household. Matron, boarding house. Mother of one child, not living. Listed as Jeannie [middle initial?] Cady. [4614]
• 1920 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 63, b CT. Widow. Lodger in household; 399 Larkin St. Parents b CT. No occupation. [8471]
• 1930 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 74, b CT. Widow. Age 18 at first marriage. Parents b CT. Living near her sister, Ella Ormsby. [4096]
Marriage28 Jul 1900, Sacramento, Sacramento, California [8, p G6], [5195]
Marriage Notes
• A very quiet wedding took place this morning at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Howard, when Sydney H. Morgan and Mrs. Jennie G. Cady were united in marriage, Rev. W. E. Vaughan officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan departed on the overland train to-day for Boston, whence they will sail August 4th for Liverpool. They will visit Mr Morgan’s relatives in Leeds, England, their stay abroad being indefinite. [8470]
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