Morse, Robert

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3.3.1794 Morse at Richard Johnson's with Jon. Scott  /  1.6.1795 mrs Morse with mrs Wilson at or after John King's

Jonathan Scott DNB 1753-1829 orientalist

The brothers Robert & John Morse had a sister Ann Frances who married Richard Johnson's banking partner Nathaniel Middleton and another sister Catherine who married Edmund Green

Farington diary (p4783) Robert Morse died 1816 age about 65, (p4787,4829) he spent £10,000 in last 3 years of his life on prints, also collected Morland's pictures, his newspaper obituary said "his collections were well known in the scientific world"- his sister Mrs Green of Lincolns Inn Fields and her daughters were (p4818) at mrs Wilson's ball 23.4.1816 (wife of Capt Lestock Wilson). He was admitted to Lincolns Inn 24.7.1769 2nd son of John Morse merchant of St Botolph Bishopsgate. John Morse's will PCC 1781 dated 29.9.1777 mentioned two reputed sons, John Lt 1st Horse Guards & Robert, and four reputed daughters, Catherine Green, and Frances, Ann & Sarah Morse.

Edmund Green of St Andrew Holborn bach = 14.6.1777 St Mary Aldermanbury Catherine Morse sp otp minor, father John wits Sally Morse, John Morse. Edmund Green will PCC 1805 merchant of Lincolns Inn. Robert Morse will PCC 1816 of Clarges St sister Ann Frances Middleton her children Hastings Nathaniel, Wm, Hy, Chas, Emily Jerningham, Harriet Purling (decd?), Louisa Herbert / sister Sarah Cater her dau Ann Baynes / sister Catherine Green, her children Edmund Francis, Chas, Robt, Catherine Brown, Frances Farringdon, Emma Fitzgerald / children of John Morse, Ann Edmonds, Hannah Wildon date 3.2.1816. No mention of wife or children so perhaps unmarried and Mrs Morse may be wife of his brother John

Work notes
Leonard Becher Morse subscr to Wm Moore's Ramble, Boyle's 1792 Leonard M Esq War Office, LM of Harley St 1,5,1799 sig to marriage settlement of John Darby sugeon PCC 1823 & his wife Mary PCC 1815
Mr James M 34 conduit St & M Esq 9 Gerrard St Soho Boyle's 1792