Brief Life History of John
John Morrice was born on 9 May 1811, in Jamaica. He married Jane Osborne on 9 November 1838, in Camden, New South Wales, Australia. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 20 February 1875, in Marulan, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 63.
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- John Morrice, "Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980"
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1829
Australia is claimed as British territory.
1831
The Christmas Rebellion (also known as the Baptist War) of 1831 which began on the Kensington Estate in St. James, was led by Samuel Sharpe, a Baptist Deacon. Sam Sharpe is now a National Hero. This was the last great slave rebellion (involving as many as 60,000 of the island's 300,000 slave population). It lasted for four months until the rebellion was crushed. The rebel leaders were hanged in Charles Square, Montego Bay, now known as Sam Sharpe Square.
1847
Gold found in Port Phillip.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Aberdeenshire): variant of Morris .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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