present at Trafalgar, was awarded a Naval Gold Medal for his service and received the thanks of the Houses of Parliament. He was also presented with a vase by Lloyd's Patriotic Fund. He continued in command of Colossus after the battle; she was paid off on 29 December but Morris recommissioned her on 5 July 1806, from when he served off Rochefort in the squadron of Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan. Having chased a French squadron there, from 30 June 1808 Morris served in the Mediterranean. He left the ship on 9 August of that year, suffering from a rupture. His next command came on 1 April 1810 when he joined the 98-gun ship of the line HMS Formidable in the Baltic Fleet, and on 31 July of that year he was further rewarded for his services when he was made a Colonel of Marines. On 1 August 1811 Morris was promoted to rear-admiral, leaving Formidable. Upon the request of Vice-Admiral Sir James Saumarez who commanded the fleet, he re-joined the Baltic Fleet in 1812 as third-in-command with the 74-gun ship of the line HMS Vigo as his flagship. Morris spent his time in the Baltic escorting convoys and protecting against Danish attacks around the Great Belt and thus was not part of the force that fought at the Siege of Riga towards the end of the year. He did not receive any more postings after the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, but in reward for his services was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 2 January. Through seniority he continued to be promoted after this, becoming a vice-admiral on 12 August 1819. Morris died at his home at Marlow, Buckinghamshire, on 15 April 1830, aged sixty-six, and is buried there. Family Morris married Margaretta Sarah Somers Cocks (died January 1842), the daughter of the banker Thomas Somers Cocks and niece of Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers, on 25 October 1802. Through this marriage he became brother-in-law to Admiral Sir William Hargood. Notes and citations Notes Citations References 1763 births 1830 deaths Royal Navy vice admirals Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Royal Navy captains at the Battle of Trafalgar Royal Navy personnel of the American Revolutionary War Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars