Sopwith MORLEY

1762 - 1852  (90 years)

• Name	Sopwith MORLEY
  Birth	1762	Lambton Co Durham
  	1851 Census
  Baptism	15 May 1763	Chester le Street Co Durham
  	Ancestry Select Births & Christenings
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Dec 1852
  	FreeBMD Dec 1852 Gateshead 10a 248 Ancestry Wills & Probate Letters of Administration (with the will annexed) of the personal estate & effects of Sopwith Morley formerley of West Auckland late of Felling engineer a widower who died 6th Dec 1852. Granted Durham 23rd June 1858 to Ralph Sopwith Morley of West Auckland, colliery labourer the son and one of the next of kin and also a legatee named in the said will he having been first sworn Effects under £200
  Person ID	I10604	Main Tree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Christopher MORLEY,   b. Bef 1755
  Mother	Hannah SOPWITH,   b. 1731
  Marriage	31 Jul 1755	St John Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland
  	Ancestry Select Marriages
  Family ID	F2695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor HAY,   b. Bef 1781
  Marriage	4 Nov 1781	Heworth Co Durham
  	Ancestry Select Marriages
  Children	1. William MORLEY,   b. 1787   2. Hannah MORLEY,   b. 1795   d. 1819 (Age 24 years) + 3. Ann MORLEY,   b. 1798, Heworth Co Durham d. 1861 (Age 63 years) + 4. Ralph Sopwith MORLEY,   b. 1800, West Auckland Co Durham d. 1887 (Age 87 years)   5. Thomas MORLEY,   b. 15 Oct 1803
  Family ID	F2692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  1841 HO107 307 3 61 at West Auckland engine amn aged 75 born in county Also had Christopher aged 15 and Ann aged 15 both born in county 1851 HO107 2401 63 at High Felling head widower forner engineer aged 89 born Lambton Also had Samuel Morley gson single gen lab aged 19 born West Auckland & John Morley gson aged 9 born Hunwick