Morris was born at
Holywell,
Flintshire, north Wales on 16 March 1843. His father was the printer and publisher
William Morris. He was educated at
Ruthin Grammar School and
Jesus College, Oxford, obtaining a
Bachelor of Arts degree in
Literae Humaniores in 1865. He then taught at
Rossall School until 1869, becoming ordained in 1867. In 1869, he was appointed principal of
Carmarthen Training College, where he remained until 1876. He was also appointed a
canon of
St David's Cathedral in 1873. He moved in 1876 to become the headmaster of
Godolphin School, in
Hammersmith, London, leaving in 1884 to become chaplain and librarian to
Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (the year in which he received the degree of
Doctor of Divinity from the
University of Oxford). During his ten years in the post, he wrote various works including
Chester during the Plantagenet and Tudor Reigns (1894), and a history of the
diocese of Chester in the following year. He then was appointed by the Duke as vicar of
St Gabriel's,
Pimlico. Whilst in Pimlico, he carried on with his writings, serving as editor of
Archaeologia Cambrensis (the journal of the
Cambrian Archaeological Association) between 1907 and 1918, and editing
Edward Lhuyd's
Parochialia. He died in Pimlico on 2 January 1918. ==References==