MORCOM/BE ONE NAME STUDY

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Ada Elizabeth HORNE (16936)
Family Code: St GERMANSjohn St MARTINwilliam

BIRTH:
ABT 1866 in Kentish Town MDX. Census 1891: age 25 wife; 1901: 36, wife, b. Kentish Town; 1911: 46, head, widow, b. Brixton

DEATH:
Q1 1966 in Rochford. Probable death Age at death: 100

RESIDENCES:
BEF 1891-AFT 1901: 12,Brandon Road,Lambeth,London,SRY
BEF 1911-AFT 1911: 52,Mayall Road,Brixton,London,LON

OCCUPATION:
BEF 1911-AFT 1911: Charwoman in Brixton.

SOURCES:
GRO Index Marriages
Census England and Wales 5 April 1891
Census England & Wales 31 March - 1st April 1901
Census England and Wales 2nd April 1911
  1. Husband: Charles Thomas MORCOMBE (17919)
    Married: Q4 1884 in Wandsworth

    Children:
    1. Charles William MORCOMBE (17922)
    2. Ada Florence MORCOMBE (17918)
    3. Lilian MORCOMBE (17876)
    4. Florence MORCOMBE (17920)
    5. Alfred John MORCOMBE (17921)
    6. James Arnold MORCOMBE (04848)
    7. Nellie May MORCOMBE (21059)
    8. Edward John MORCOMBE (21061)
    9. John MORCOMBE (21063)
Agnes HORNE (14665)
Family Code: St COLUMBMINORthomas

SOURCE:
Personal AITKEN Fran
  1. Husband: John Morcomb REAL (14664)
Alfred HORNE (19394)
Family Code: St GERMANSjohn St MARTINwilliam

BIRTH:
ABT 1841 in Northampton NTH. Census 1901: 60, ?widower?, b. Northampton, living with his daughter Ada and her husband. His son ?Frederick was also in the MORCOMBE household

RESIDENCE:
BEF 1901-AFT 1901: 12,Brandon Road,Lambeth,London,SRY

OCCUPATION:
BEF 1901-AFT 1901: Stone Mason in Lambeth.

SOURCE:
Census England & Wales 31 March - 1st April 1901

  1. Children:
    1. Ada Elizabeth HORNE (16936)
(living person)
  1. Wife: (living person)
Frederick Ernest Julian HORNER (09062)


OCCUPATION:
BEF 1917-AFT 1917: Grocer's Assistant

GENERAL NOTE:
Executor to Harriet Emma MORCOMBE (08873)widow in 1917

SOURCE:
Will Somerset House Index
Unknown HORNING (19889)
Family Code: St ISSEYjohn GWENNAPedward

SOURCE:
Newspaper Obituary
  1. Wife: Ruth WHITFORD (19888)
(living person)
  1. Husband: (living person)
    Children:
    1. (living person)
Ada HORSFALL (18953)
Family Code: HIGHAMPTONjoh highamptonrook

BIRTH:
ABT 1865 in Garston nr Wigan LAN. Census 1891: 26, wife, b. Garstang; 1901: 36, wife, b. Garston; 1911: 46, married 21 years, one living child, b. Garston, Liverpool

RESIDENCES:
BEF 1891-AFT 1891: 11,Eastham St,Burnley,LAN
BEF 1901-AFT 1901: 14,Hardy Street,Garston,Wigan,LAN
BEF 1911-AFT 1911: 2,Emily Street,Burnley,LAN

Residence Note:
The 1901 census enumerator has located Thomas at no 12 Hardy Street and his wife Ada at no. 14!

SOURCES:
GRO Index Marriages
Census England and Wales 5 April 1891
Census England & Wales 31 March - 1st April 1901
Census England and Wales 2nd April 1911
  1. Husband: Thomas MORCOMBE (04963)
    Married: Q2 1890 in Burnley

    Children:
    1. Lilly MORCOMBE (21020)
Catherine Billing HOSKEN (10427)
Family Code: ENDELLIONjohnn

BIRTH:
1852 in Port Isaac CON. Census 1861: age 9, grand dau., scholar, b. Port Isaac. Named after her mother and maternal gt.grandmother

RESIDENCE:
BEF 1861-AFT 1861: Port Isaac, St Endellion parish,CON

SOURCES:
Census England and Wales 7 April 1861
Personal COBLEY Tessa Adrienne (nee JONES)
  1. Husband: Robert DOWNHAM (10428)
Eliza Constance HOSKEN (10029)
Family Code: ENDELLIONjohnn

BIRTH:
Sep 1858 in Port Isaac CON. Census 1861: 2 yrs, grand dau., b. Port Isaac; 1871: age 12

DEATH:
1952

RESIDENCES:
BEF 1861-AFT 1861: Port Isaac, St Endellion parish,CON
BEF 1871 105,Middle Street,St Isaac,CON

GENERAL NOTE:
Probably named after her father's ship, the Constance. Cornish mariners often named their daughters after their ships

SOURCES:
Census England and Wales 7 April 1861
Census England and Wales 2 April 1871
Personal COBLEY Tessa Adrienne (nee JONES)
  1. Husband: Thomas ALLEN (10030)
    Married: 03Jul1880

    Children:
    1. Fleeta Constance ALLEN (10031)
Ernest Alfred HOSKEN (10431)
Family Code: ENDELLIONjohnn

BIRTH:
1865 May be spelt Earnest. 1871: age 6

RESIDENCE:
BEF 1871 105,Middle Street,St Isaac,CON

GENERAL NOTE:
Ernest and Susan had 6 children

SOURCE:
Personal COBLEY Tessa Adrienne (nee JONES)
  1. Wife: Susan UNKNOWN (10432)
John HOSKEN (15409)
Family Code: ENDELLIONjohnn

OCCUPATION:
BEF Aug 1848-AFT 1848: GardenerOccupation Note: Gardener at time of son William's marriage.

SOURCES:
Parish Register copy
Personal WARD Colin and Wendy
  1. Wife: Unknown UNKNOWN (21328)

    Children:
    1. William Hambly HOSKEN (10028)
John Morcumbe HOSKEN (10430)
Family Code: ENDELLIONjohnn

BIRTH:
1861 in Port Isaac CON. Census 1861: 2 months, grandson, b. Port Isaac; 1871: age 10

DEATH:
10Feb1877 in Port Isaac CON. Died of inflammation of the lungs, 7 days Age at death: 16

BURIAL:
12Feb1877 in St Endellion Church CON.

RESIDENCES:
BEF 1861-AFT 1861: Port Isaac, St Endellion parish,CON
BEF 1871 105,Middle Street,St Isaac,CON

OCCUPATION:
-10Feb1877: Mariner for Merchant Navy in St Isaac.

SOURCES:
Census England and Wales 7 April 1861
Census England and Wales 2 April 1871
Personal COBLEY Tessa Adrienne (nee JONES)
Mary Brown HOSKEN (10426)
Family Code: ENDELLIONjohnn

BIRTH:
1849 in Port Isaac CON. Census 1861: age 11, grand dau., scholar, b. Port Isaac. Named after maternal grandmother

RESIDENCE:
BEF 1861-AFT 1861: Port Isaac, St Endellion parish,CON

SOURCES:
Census England and Wales 7 April 1861
Personal COBLEY Tessa Adrienne (nee JONES)
  1. Husband: Unknown MITCHELL (10433)
Thomas Albert HOSKEN (04204)
Family Code: St GERMANSjohn St GERMANSanthony

GENERAL NOTE:
Two sisters (Emma Jessie and Mabel) married in Q4 1909 St Columb, both entries 5c-61, so we cannot tell which married SNELL or HOSKEN. These have been entered as above until further information becomes available.

SOURCE:
GRO Index Marriages
  1. Wife: Mabel MORCOMBE (04200)
    Married: Q4 1909 in St Germans
William Billing HOSKEN (10429)
Family Code: ENDELLIONjohnn

BIRTH:
1853 in Port Isaac CON. Census 1861: age 8, grandson,scholar, b. St Isaac ; 1871: 18

RESIDENCES:
BEF 1861-AFT 1861: Port Isaac, St Endellion parish,CON
BEF 1871-AFT 1871: 105,Middle Street,St Isaac,CON

OCCUPATION:
BEF 1871-AFT 1871: Sailor in the Merchant Navy

SOURCES:
Census England and Wales 7 April 1861
Census England and Wales 2 April 1871
Personal COBLEY Tessa Adrienne (nee JONES)
William Hambly HOSKEN (10028)
Family Code: ENDELLIONjohnn

BIRTH:
ABT 1821 in CON. Source 360 says 'of St Kew' at marriage on 5 Aug, but Source 540 says parish register shows him as of Port Isaac and on 3 Aug.

DEATH:
24Apr1865 in "Florence Nightingale". Died at sea of fever (probably yellow fever) off the coast of West Africa. In an earlier letter home he had described "a port like I have often been in a port of disease and death".The notice of his death in the Mercantile Lists was in October 1865 so, presumably it took this long for the news to reach his family in Port Isaac Age at death: 44

BURIAL:
in St Endellion Church CON. Name is on family gravestone, which was erected by their son Ernest

RESIDENCES:
BEF 1848-AFT 1848: St Kew,CON
AFT 1848 Port Isaac,CON

Residence Note:
After their marriage, lived in Port Isaac. The family story is that William and his family lived in what is now the Wheelhouse Restaurant in the centre of the Platt, the harbour in St Isaac.

OCCUPATIONS:
BEF 1845-AFT 1845: MarinerOccupation Note: Mariner at time of marriage.
17Mar1853 Master MarinerOccupation Note: Certified as a master mariner in Plymouth, Certificate No 8081. To obtain the certificate a sailor had to have been 6 years at sea icluding one year as First or Only Mate, and also pass an examination.The records of his voyages were obtained by Tessa COBLEY from the Merchant Shipping records at Kew. In 1853 he made two voyages to Quebec on the ship "Bachelor" and also sailed the ship "Clementina" to Alicante and Antwerp.
1854-1854: Occupation Note: In this year William was the Only Mate on the "Storm King" making two voyages to Quebec, and then made two trips to Patros on the "Storm King" and one to St Johns on the same ship..
1856-1857: Occupation Note: Master on the "Chase" making voyages to Constantinople.
1856-1858: Occupation Note: Captain of the "Constance" which sailed to the Mediterranean, Cadiz, the Rio GrandeBarcelona, San Sebastian and Patras..
17Jan1865Occupation Note: The Annual Mercantile Navy Lists show that William was abroad the "Florence Nightingale" from 17 Jan 1865. His son Earnest was born a month later..

GENERAL NOTE:
A fuller account of "William Hambly HOSKIN of St Kew" is given in an article by his descendant Tessa COBLEY in the Cornwall FHS Journal of March 2006

SOURCES:
GRO Index Marriages
Personal COBLEY Tessa Adrienne (nee JONES)
  1. Wife: Catherine Billing MORCOMB (10027)
    Married: 03Aug1848 in St Endellion

    Children:
    1. Mary Brown HOSKEN (10426)
    2. Catherine Billing HOSKEN (10427)
    3. William Billing HOSKEN (10429)
    4. Eliza Constance HOSKEN (10029)
    5. John Morcumbe HOSKEN (10430)
    6. Ernest Alfred HOSKEN (10431)
Catherine HOSKIN (15933)


GENERAL NOTE:
GUESS: Is it possible that Catherine died in childbirth in 1770 and James remarried in Redruth on 27 Oct 1770 to Jane MAY???? Also likely that they moved after 1770.

SOURCE:
IGI Version v4.01 on web site
  1. Husband: James FRANCIS (15888)
    Married: 12Oct1760 in Gwennap

    Children:
    1. James FRANCIS (15934)
    2. Henry FRANCIS (15889)
    3. Alice FRANCIS (15935)
    4. Elizabeth FRANCIS (15936)
    5. Elizabeth FRANCIS (15937)
    6. Catherine FRANCIS (15938)
    7. William FRANCIS (15891)
Mary HOSKIN (07165)
Family Code: ENDELLIONjohnn

BIRTH:
ABT 1759 in CON. If burial is correct Mary, born c.1759

BURIAL:
09Mar1831 in St Endellion CON. of Port Isaac age 72 (probably this Mary MURCOMBE?)

SOURCES:
BEF 1994 IGI UK
Burial Index CFHS
Personal COBLEY Tessa Adrienne (nee JONES)
  1. Husband: William MURCOMBE (07164)
    Married: 02Apr1795 in Endellion

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth MURCOMBE (08225)
    2. Anthony MORCOM (07554)
    3. William MORCOMBE (10594)
Bessie HOSKING (08037)
Family Code: ILLOGANarthur

BIRTH:
15Apr1871 in Helston CON.

DEATH:
05Nov1902 in Redruth CON.

SOURCE:
Personal AMY Helen
  1. Husband: Matthew H CLEMENS (08038)
    Married: 06Sep1894

    Children:
    1. Wilfred Leslie CLEMENS (08039)
Emily HOSKING (03404)
Family Code: St ISSEYjohn GWENNAPdigory1

BIRTH:
ABT 1867 in Rattery DEV. Census 1901: 34, wife, b. Brent DEV; 1911: 43, dau., b. Rattery, married for seventeen years, one living child

DEATH:
26Jul1932 in Plymouth DEV. wife of John Charles MORCOM, retired commercial traveller Age at death: 65

BURIAL:
in Plymouth Ford Park Cemetery DEV. Mother of Lt Percival J H MORCOM and

PROBATE:
£4590 10s.6d.

RESIDENCES:
BEF 1901-AFT 1901: 6,Diamond Avenue,Plymouth,DEV
BEF 1911-AFT 1911: 2,Diamond Avenue,Greenbank,Plymouth,DEV
-26Jul1932: 15,Spencer Street,Plymouth,DEV

SOURCES:
GRO Index Marriages
Census England & Wales 31 March - 1st April 1901
Census England and Wales 2nd April 1911
Monumental Inscriptions from Devon FHS
  1. Husband: John Charles MORCOM (Charles)(03403)
    Married: Q2 1893 in Plymouth

    Children:
    1. Percival John Hosking MORCOM (03406)
James Henry HOSKING (08036)
Family Code: ILLOGANarthur

BIRTH:
03Dec1843 in Redruth CON.

RESIDENCE:
BEF 1851-AFT 1851: Penvearne(?),Cury,CON

Residence Note:
Census 1851: HO.107/1912 folio 444 page 1

OCCUPATION:
Schoolmaster

SOURCE:
Personal AMY Helen
  1. Wife: Ann TROUNSON (08035)
    Married: 01Jan1868 in Redruth

    Children:
    1. Bessie HOSKING (08037)
James Palmer HOSKING (15982)
Family Code: St ISSEYjohn GWENNAPwilliam1

BIRTH:
1835 in Trispen, St Erme CON.

SOURCE:
Personal CORNISH Rev.Roger (GOONS)
  1. Wife: Sarah Ann CORNISH (14738)
    Married: 08Apr1861 in Christ Church, Castlemaine
John HOSKING (21100)
Family Code: St ISSEYjohn GWENNAPdigory1

BIRTH:
ABT 1845 in Brent DEV. Census 1911: 66, widower, b. Brent

RESIDENCE:
BEF 1911-AFT 1911: 2,Diamond Avenue,Greenbank,Plymouth,DEV

OCCUPATION:
BEF 1911-AFT 1911: Master buildeer/Employer in Plymouth.

SOURCE:
Census England and Wales 2nd April 1911

  1. Children:
    1. Emily HOSKING (03404)
Rebecca HOSKING (16506)
Family Code: St ISSEYjohn REDRUTHboase

BIRTH:
ABT 1793 in St Teath CON. Census 1851: age 58 widow

RESIDENCE:
BEF 1851-AFT 1851: Hendra,St Kew,CON

OCCUPATION:
Landed Proprietor

SOURCE:
Census England and Wales 30 March 1851
  1. Husband: Richard GROSE (16505)

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Ann GROSE (15250)
    2. Rebecca GROSE (16508)
    3. Richard Francis GROSE (16507)
    4. William GROSE (16509)
    5. Margaret GROSE (16510)
    6. Catherine GROSE (16511)
    7. Alfred GROSE (16512)
Unknown HOSKING (09511)
Family Code: St ISSEYjohn GWENNAPedward

SOURCE:
Personal EADE Sara
  1. Wife: Ellen EADE (09444)
Gerald HOSKINS (21530)
Family Code: DUNSTERthomas

SOURCE:
Death Index Australia1787-1985 in Ancestry.com
  1. Wife: Abigail Suzannah UNKNOWN (21531)

    Children:
    1. Joyce Valmai HOSKINS (21483)
Joyce Valmai HOSKINS (21483)
Family Code: DUNSTERthomas

BIRTH:
1920 in AUS.

DEATH:
1984 in Donvale AUS. Age at death: 65

SOURCE:
Death Index Australia1787-1985 in Ancestry.com
  1. Husband: (living person)
    Children:
    1. (living person)
    2. (living person)
    3. (living person)
Samuel E HOTCHKISS (21043)
Family Code: St ISSEYjohn GWENNAPdigory1

BIRTH:
Q1 1910 in Dudley STS.

DEATH:
Q1 1910 in Dudley STS.

SOURCES:
Census England and Wales 2nd April 1911
Free BMD Web Site
Samuel Joseph HOTCHKISS (21042)
Family Code: St ISSEYjohn GWENNAPdigory1

BIRTH:
ABT 1889 in Worcester WOR. Census 1911: 22, head, married, b. Worcester

RESIDENCE:
BEF 1911-AFT 1911: 10,Castle Street,Netherton,nr. Dudley,STS

SOURCE:
Census England and Wales 2nd April 1911
  1. Wife: Caroline MORCOM (12600)
    Married: Q2 1910 in Dudley

    Children:
    1. Samuel E HOTCHKISS (21043)
Elizabeth HOTTEN (01606)
Family Code: GWENNAPhercules St COLUMB MAJORjohn

BIRTH:
1819 in St Enoder CON. Census 1851: age 32, wife, b. St Columb Minor;; 1861: 42, wife, b St Enoder; 1871: 55, head, widow, b St Enoder

RESIDENCES:
BEF 1851-AFT 1851: Church Town, St Columb Minor,CON
BEF 1861-AFT 1871: Trevelveth,Crantock,CON

Residence Note:
In 1871 the widowed Elizabeth was living with her children Mary C and Harold.

OCCUPATION:
BEF 1871-AFT 1871: Agricultural Labourer in Crantock.

SOURCES:
Census England and Wales 30 March 1851
Census England and Wales 7 April 1861
Census England and Wales 2 April 1871
  1. Husband: John MORCOMB (01605)
    Married: Q2 1842 in St Columb

    Children:
    1. Richard Hotten MORCOM (01607)
    2. John MORCOM (00222)
    3. Philippa Jane MORCOM (01608)
    4. Elizabeth Ann MORCOM (01609)
    5. Mary Catherine MORCOM (00869)
    6. Sydney MORCOM (05752)
    7. Harold MORCOM (00629)
Albert E HOUSE (12299)
Family Code: MEETHwilliam SOUTH TAWTONrichard

BIRTH:
ABT 1877

RESIDENCES:
BEF 1896 Hokah,MN USA
BEF 1926-AFT 1926: Brainerd,Crow Wing MN USA

SOURCE:
1994 Booklet "MORCOMB FAMILY"
  1. Wife: Mabel Harriet MORCOMB (12293)
    Married: 28Jun1896

    Children:
    1. Muriel HOUSE (12300)
    2. (living person)
Claudia HOUSE (Known as Claudia House MORCOM or Claudia SHROPSHIRE orClaudia Shropshire MORCOM or Claudia Clementine House Shropshire Morcom or Claudia SHEPHERD. We have found no explanation for these name changes in the many articles nd obituaries about Claudia)(00550)


BIRTH:
07Jun1932 in Detroit, Wayne County MI USA. In Find A Grave 7 July 1932. her niece in an Ancestry entry after her death in 2014 only names her as Claudia Clementine HOUSE. Despite the many articles praising Claudia on the internet, I have found nothing to explain her adopted surname "MORCOM".

DEATH:
19Aug2014 in Detroit MI USA. In Find A Grave 17 August 2014

BURIAL:
in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit.

RESIDENCE:
9000,E Jefferson Ave Apt,Detroit,Wayne Co.MI USA

OCCUPATION:
BEF 1964-BEF 1999: Judge for Wayne Circuit Court, MS USA in Detroit.Occupation Note: Left bench after losing a re-election bid in November 1998. In the previous month she had issued a temporary restraining order which halted the removal or demolition by the Dept. of Public Works of a street art project in Detroit.

GENERAL NOTES:
Detroit News of 13 Oct 1996 reports that her name has been added to the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame for her work for black voters in Mississippi in 1964.She is listed on a web site as standing for public office in Detroit MI in 1998.One web site refers to her being previously Claudia SHEPHERD. Was this the name of her first husband?
Birth: June 7, in Detroit, Michigan, United StatesNationality: AmericanEthnicity: African AmericanOccupation: JudgeSource: Who's Who Among African Americans, 17th ed. Gale Group, 2004.PERSONAL INFORMATIONFamily: Daughter of Glady Stuart and Walter House. Education: Wayne State Univ, BA 1953; Wayne State Univ Law School, LLB-JD 1956. Memberships: Instr Afro-Amer Studies Univ of MI 1971-73; instr Inst of Labor Industrial Relations 1972-73; bd of mgmt YMCA & YWCA 1971-; adv Wayne State Univ Council on World Affairs - Cntr for Peace & Conflict Studies 1974-; exec bd natl Alliance Against Racist & Polit Repression 1974-; mem State Bar of MI; mem and delegate to conf in Nicaragua 1981, Granada 1983, Argentina 1985 Assoc of Amer Jurists; participant Human Rights Workshop Natl Conf on the Nicaragua Constitution held in NY 1986; bd mem Merrill Palmer Inst; chmn adv bd Renaissance Dist Boy Scouts of Amer; mem Detroit Police Dept, Jr Cadet Adv Comm, Detroit Strategic Plan Comm; bd of dir Renaissance Club, Harmony Park Playhouse; vice pres Millender Fund; Wilmington 10 Defense Committee; Alternatives for Girls; KIND; Michigan Democratic Black Caucus; life mem NAACP; Plymouth United Church of Christ; Michigan Black Judges Assn; National Bar Assn. Addresses: Office: Circuit Court Judge, Wayne County, 1607 City County Bldg, Detroit, Michigan, United States 48226.AWARDSNatl Shrine Scholarship Award Denver, CO 1953; Civil Rights Award Natl Negro Women 1965; Civil Rights Award Cook Cnty Bar Assn 1966; Human Rights Award Detroit Chap Amer Civil Liberties 1967; Human Rights Award Detroit Com on Human Rights 1969; MI State Legislative Cert of Merit 1977; Spirit of Detroit Award 1977; Cert of Recognition YWCA Met Detroit 1979; Damon J Keith Civic and Humanitarian Award 1984; Comm Leadership Awd Coalition of 100 Black Women; Women of Wayne Headliner Awd; Boy Scouts Appreciation Awd; John F Kennedy Awd of Co-Ettes Club; Heart of Gold Awd Boy Scouts of Amer; Natl Honor Soc Awd Cass Tech HS; Shaw College, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters; Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services, Liberty Bell Award; Cass Technical High School, National Honor Society Award; Wayne State University, The Woman of Wayne Award, Dauris Jackson Award, Outstanding Alumni Award; Eastern Market Business Assn, Service to the Handicapped Award; The Center for Constitutional Rights Award, 1990; Boy Scouts of America, Silver Beaver Award, 1994; Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, 1996; Evergreen Children Services, Service Award, 1996; State Bar Of Michigan, Champion of Justice, 1996; Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, Life Achievement Award, 1996.CAREERCity of Detroit Housing Commission, pub housing aid 1956-60; Law Firm of Goodman Crockett et al, atty/assoc mem 1960-66; Natl Lawyers Guild So Legal Com, so regional dir 1964-65; City of Detroit, dir neighborhood legal serv 1966-68; State of MI Dept of Labor, admin law judge 1972-83; Wayne County Circuit Court, judge 1983-.SOURCE CITATION"Claudia House Morcom." Who's Who Among African Americans, 17th ed. Gale Group, 2004.Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2005.
From State bar of Michigan SBM Blog08/19/2014In Memoriam: Hon. Claudia House MorcomClaudia_house_morcom-image-122The Hon. Claudia House Morcom died Aug. 17. A true civil rights giant, 50 years ago Judge Morcom risked her life to register minority voters and desegregate public facilities in Mississippi. She devoted her life to establish racial and gender equality through her work as an attorney.Judge Morcom earned her juris doctor at Wayne State University Law School and became the first African American woman to work at one of the nation's first integrated law firms, Goodman, Crockett, Eden, Robb, and Philo. She served as the southern regional director of the National Lawyers Guild Committee for Legal Assistance and director of Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services Program for the indigent. She became the first African American woman appointed to Wayne County Circuit Court in 1983 and served as a delegate to the United Nations Council on Human Rights.For her work, she received the Wayne State University Center for Peace and Conflict Studies Peace Award, the Wayne State University Outstanding Alumni Award, Damon Keith Humanitarian Award, Center for Constitutional Rights Award, State Bar of Michigan Champion of Justice Award, National Coalition of 100 Black Women Outstanding Community Leadership Award and the American Civil Liberties Award.- See more at: http://sbmblog.typepad.com/sbm-blog/2014/08/in-memoriam-hon-claudia-house-morcom.html#sthash.ZKrf9gjb.dpuf
“Claudia House Morcom was a model of courage, a pioneer for black women in the law, and a champion for human rights around the world.” Detroit Free Press 8/21/14Claudia Clementine House was born on June 7, 1932 in Detroit to Walker and Lillian Stuart House, who had left Mississippi for the North’s promises of opportunity during the 1920s. Her lifetime commitment to social justice and racial pride was nurtured in her youth. She decided as an 8 year old girl to become a lawyer and work for human rights. Even as a girl, Morcom was a high achiever and trailblazer. She was an active and popular student at Detroit’s Northern High School where her extracurricular activities included dance, skiing, drama, and the cheer team. At age 15, she was the first African American girl to swim a mile in the annual all girls swim meet at Belle Isle Park.Using her keen oratorical skills, Judge Morcom won the Shriner’s Beauty and Talent Show in 1953. She used the $1,500 scholarship to pursue and earn her juris doctorate degree from Wayne State University.Judge Morcom graduated from law school in 1956, at a time when few attorneys were women, and even fewer were African American. She accepted a position with the Detroit Housing Commission as a public housing aid and also was a public defender in Detroit’s Recorder’s Court. Eventually she joined the state’s first integrated law firm – Goodman, Crockett, Eden Robb and Philo – and handled a wide range of legal cases from probate and family law to criminal and personal injury work. The firm fully supported her active involvement in support of human rights.In the volatile civil rights era in the 1960s, Judge Morcom accepted the position of Southern Regional Director for the National Lawyers Guild Program. While in Jackson Mississippi, she and others facilitated a massive voter registration movement and worked to desegregate public facilities throughout Mississippi. She was subjected to regular threats and harassment. Her experiences were chronicled in a Jet magazine cover article.Judge Morcom returned to Detroit in 1965 and became the founding director and program administrator of Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services. During this time, she also spearheaded a Detroit ballot initiative calling for an end to the Vietnam War.From 1972 to 1982 she served as an Administrative Law Judge for the State of Michigan’s Worker’s Compensation Court. In 1983, she became the first African American woman appointed to the Wayne County Circuit Court where she served with distinction until her 1998 retirement.She continued her fight for human rights and anti-war activities through her involvement in many organizations. Judge Morcom co-chaired the Michigan Committee to Free Angela Davis. Following Davis’ acquittal in 1972, Judge Morcom became the founding executive board member of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. She served the alliance for 20 years. She also was a board member for the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute; International People’s Tribunal of Conscience in Support of the Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange; National Conference on Human Rights and the New Nicaragua Constitution; and in 198 represented the Non-Governmental Organization of the Association of America Jurists at the United Nations International Conference on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development.Following her retirement from the bench in 1998, Judge Morcom used her skill to speak out for fundamental human rights around the world. She served as a delegate to the 2001 World Conference on Eliminating Racism and Xenophobia in South Africa. In 2002 she was the spokesperson for the International Association of Democratic Lawyers on a trip to Egypt, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ramallah. In 2005 she reported to the United Nations Committee on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland concerning U.S. human rights violations, and the Convention against Torture violations on national and detainees after 9/11.
Judge Morcom had a great love for her community and the arts. She worked with various community boards including the Music Hall for the Performing Arts, Alternatives for Girls, Metropolitan Detroit YMCA and YWCA, Kids in Need of Direction, Merrill Palmer Institute for Child and Family Counseling, President of the Millender Fund, former President of Wayne State University Alumni Association, founding board member of the Organization of Black Alumni, delegate with the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, China Study Tour. Judge Morcom was an avid jazz fan and a featured jazz vocalist with the Mike Wahls Trio for over 20 years. She also hosted a Saturday morning radio show on 90.9 FM sharing her vast knowledge and love for jazz. The Detroit Jazz Festival Board of Trustees and the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation awarded her with the 2014 Robert E. McCabe Guardian Award for her contributions and lifelong commitment to presenting and preserving the legacy of jazz music.For her life’s work, Judge Morcom received many accolades including her 1996 induction into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame, the Maurice Sugar Voice for Justice Award, the Detroit Urban League Distinguished Warrior Award, and the Michigan State Bar Association Champion of Justice Award, Wayne State University Center for Peace and Conflict Studies Award, Wayne State University Outstanding Alumni Award, Damon Keith Humanitarian Award, Center for Constitutional Rights Award, American Civil Liberties Award, among countless other honors.
There is a section of an 2014 autobiogrphical speech by Claudia House MORCOM on You Tube www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEVT-MmtJUk
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  1. Husband: Alvin MAUST (12308)
Muriel HOUSE (12300)
Family Code: MEETHwilliam SOUTH TAWTONrichard

BIRTH:
1898 in USA.

DEATH:
1978

SOURCE:
1994 Booklet "MORCOMB FAMILY"
  1. Husband: Carl JONES (12301)
    Married: 03Mar1915
Walter Walker HOUSE (18567)


BIRTH:
30Sep1897 in Holmes County.

DEATH:
May 1969 in Detroit, Wayne County MI USA.

BURIAL:
in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne County MI USA.
  1. Wife: Gladys Lillian STUART (18568)

    Children:
    1. Claudia HOUSE (Known as Claudia House MORCOM or Claudia SHROPSHIRE orClaudia Shropshire MORCOM or Claudia Clementine House Shropshire Morcom or Claudia SHEPHERD. We have found no explanation for these name changes in the many articles nd obituaries about Claudia)(00550)
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Jeanette Elizabeth HOWARD (11096)
Family Code: GWENNAPhercules GWENNAPrichard

BIRTH:
ABT 1860 Name varies in each entry Janet, Janette etc. She was the eldest daughter of Philip and Christina HOWARD. Marriage record in Bendigo Advertiser has Janet Elizabeth and says she was eldest daughter of Phillip HOWARD

DEATH:
19Mar1901 in Bendigo Hospital VIC AUS. Reg.No.671. Dau of Phillip Arnold HOWARD and Ctina Eveline Louise nee LAYTON. Admitted 17 March, died 20 March of liver complaint. Death was sudden. "Native of Castlemaine". C of E.Age at death: 41

RESIDENCES:
1881 Guildford,VIC AUS
BEF 1880-AFT 1886: Sandhurst,VIC AUS
1893 Violet Street,Bendigo,VIC AUS
-1901: McIvor Road,Bendigo,VIC AUS

OCCUPATION:
-17Mar1901: Hotel Keeper in Bendigo.Occupation Note: Information from hospital record.

SOURCES:
BMD Records Victoria AUS Federation Index 1889-1901
CD Australia Vital Records Index 1788-1905
Marriage Witness Index Australia
BMD Records VIC AUS PRO 1896-1913
Newspaper Bendigo Advertiser 1854-1880 Vol 1
Bendigo Advertiser Personal Notices 1896-1914 compiled by Betty May JACKMAN
Bendigo Hospital Admissions
Personal ARCHER Margaret
  1. Husband: Richard Phillip MORCOM (11525)
    Married: 07Jun1880 in St Paul's Church, Bendigo

    Children:
    1. Evelyn MORCOM (11180)
    2. Philip Lionel MORCOM (11160)
    3. Leslie MORCOM (11093)
    4. Lyle Howard MORCOM (13550)
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Phillip Arnold HOWARD (13531)
Family Code: GWENNAPhercules GWENNAPrichard

SOURCE:
Deaths Index Victoria AUS 1853-1980
  1. Wife: Christina Eveline Louise TAYLOR (13532)

    Children:
    1. Jeanette Elizabeth HOWARD (11096)
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Pearl HOWARTH (17480)
Family Code: GWENNAPhercules GWENNAPrichard

SOURCE:
Personal BOOR Russ
  1. Husband: Nicholas Edmund WERRY (17434)
    Married: 10May1914 in Mackay, Custer Co.
Mary HOWE (01778)
Family Code: ILLOGANarthur St MARTINjoseph

BIRTH:
ABT Mar 1820 in North Molton DEV. Census 1851: age 31 born North Molton DEV

RESIDENCE:
BEF 1851-AFT 1851: Ynysmaerdy, Briton Ferry,Neath,GLA

SOURCES:
GRO Index Marriages
Census England and Wales 30 March 1851
Personal:ISAAC Elsie L
Personal McKENDRICK Bill
  1. Husband: William MORCOMBE (01776)
    Married: 02Sep1843 in North Molton

    Children:
    1. Mary Ann MORCOMBE (01785)
    2. John MORCOMBE (01787)
    3. Joseph MORCOMBE (01788)
    4. Samuel Sparrow MORCOMBE (01789)
    5. Elizabeth MORCOMBE (17632)
Robert HOWE (01779)
Family Code: ILLOGANarthur St MARTINjoseph

BIRTH:
ABT 1799

OCCUPATION:
BEF 1843-AFT 1843: LabourerOccupation Note: Listed on daughter Mary's marriage certificate..

GENERAL NOTE:
Bill McKENDRICK has written something which suggests that Robert's mother was Ann HOWE - too vague.

SOURCE:
Personal McKENDRICK Bill
  1. Wife: Elizabeth JAMES (01780)
    Married: 03Jun1818

    Children:
    1. Mary HOWE (01778)
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