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Spouses/Children:
Edmond James Morffew
- Edmond James Morffew
- Emma Jane Morffew (d.y.)
- Miriam Morffew
- Albert Ernest Morffew
- Frederick Bryant Morffew
- William Henry Morffew
- Henrietta Elizabeth Morffew
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Miriam Gates
- Born: 3 Aug 1839, 51 Edward St., Brighton St. Peter, Sussex, England 1
- Married: 25 Jul 1861, St. Paul's Church, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 2
- Died: 10 May 1895, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia 3
- Buried: 12 May 1895, Ballarat Old Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 4
 Research Notes:
Miriam daughter of Henry Gates and Elizabeth Gates formerly Vine 1
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At the time of the 1851 England Census Miriam Gates, age 11, born in Brighton, scholar, was with her father Henry Gates (43) of Buxted, egg merchant, and his [2nd] wife Jane (34) of Brighton, at 25 North Lane, Brighton St. Peter.
In Jun 1859 Miriam Gates was named as a beneficiary in the Will of her maternal grandmother Sarah Vine of Wilmington Sussex, widow.
Miriam Gates, age 18, spinster, arrived in Melbourne Australia with her family per the vessel Peter Maxwell on 22 Jul 1859. 5
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Abstract of Letters of Administration, granted 28 Jun 1895. 6
"I, Edmond James Morffew, of 130 Skipton Street Ballaarat in Victoria, carter, make oath and say:
1. That Miriam Morffew, deceased, died on the tenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and ninety five at Ballaarat East ...
2. That the said deceased left property in Victoria not exceeding in value the sum of £113 8s., consisting of real estate of the value of £75 and personal property of the value of £38 8s.
3. That the said deceased left her surviving Miriam Ede of Skipton Street Ballaarat, Albert Ernest Morffew, William Henry Morffew, and Henrietta Elizabeth Morffew of of 1 Little Peel Street North Ballaarat East, and me this aforesaid, the children of the said deceased, who are her only surviving next of kin and the only persons entitled by law to share in her property.
4. That I am the eldest son of the deceased, and as such I claim to be entitled to administration of her estate.
5. That I have made careful inquiry and search, but am unable to find any Will of the said deceased.....
In the Supreme Court
In the Probate Jurisdiction
In the estate of Miriam Morffew late of 1 Little Peel Street North Ballaarat East Victoria Widow deceased intestate
We the undersigned Miriam Ede of Ocean Hotel Skipton Street Ballaarat..., Albert Ernest Morffew, William Henry Morffew and Henrietta Elizabeth Morffew of 1 Little Peel Street...., being the children and next of kin of the said deceased (excepting Edmond James Morffew of 130 Skipton Street aforesaid, the eldest son of the said deceased) hereby consent to Letters of Administration of the estate of the said Miriam Morffew deceased being granted to the said Edmond James Morffew. Dated this 31st day of May 1895.
(Signed)
Marriage Information:
Miram married Edmond James Morffew, son of James Morffew and Mary Ann Bryant, on 25 Jul 1861 in St. Paul's Church, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. (Edmond James Morffew was born on 23 Apr 1837 at 2 Rochester Row North, Westminster, London, England, christened on 18 Feb 1838 in St. Mary's Chapel, Vincent Square, Westminster St. John the Evangelist, Middlesex, England and was buried on 8 Aug 1890 in Ballarat Old Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.)
Marriage Notes:
Edmond James Morffew, bachelor, born in London, butcher, age 37 [sic], resident of Ballaarat West, son of James Morffew, coachsmith, and Mary Ann Bryant, and
Miriam Gates, spinster, born in Brighton England, servant, age 21, resident of Ballaarat East, daughter of Henry Gates, carter, and Elizabeth Vine
Witnesses: Henry Gates, Jane Gates
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