Gertrude Annie Morfitt

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Gertrude Annie Morfitt (Moore)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ranskill, Nottinghamshire, UK
Death: November 18, 1899 (26-27)
Bradford, UK (died in childbirth giving birth to twins)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Moore and Jane Smith
Wife of James Kendall Morfitt
Mother of Harold Kendall Morfitt; Annie Gertrude Morfitt; Walter Herbert Morfitt; Norman Morfitt; Hector Benjamin Moore and 1 other
Sister of Frederick Moore; Herbert Moore and William Henry Moore
Half sister of Benjamin Smith and Catherine Vickers

Managed by: Jennifer Lee Mintzer
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About Gertrude Annie Morfitt

She was listed as being 8 years old in the 1881 census living with her mother, step-father, siblings and half-siblings.

She was listed as being 18 and married in the 1891 census, census reveals he was living in Bradford, Yorkshire, England at the time.

She died at the age of about 26 giving birth to twins - one of the twins was Hector B. Moore. Hector's twin died at birth. Hector was adopted by Gertrude's brother William and his wife Alice and taken to live in East Liverpool, Ohio, USA when he was around 1 year old.

Not certain if she died on November 5, 1899 (the apparent date of the birth of the twins) or November 18, 1899

Notable ancestry data:

● Her husband James Morfitt was close friends with famed escape artist Harry Houdini. (Link to his profile: James Kendall Morfitt )

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Gertrude Annie Morfitt's Timeline

1872
1872
Ranskill, Nottinghamshire, UK
1890
December 1890
Bradford, UK
1892
March 11, 1892
Bradford, UK
1895
August 10, 1895
Bradford, UK
1898
March 8, 1898
Bradford, UK
1899
November 5, 1899
England, UK
November 5, 1899
England, UK
November 18, 1899
Age 27
Bradford, UK