Charles William Morrison, entomological inspector of Estcourt, Natal, presented several rare butterflies to the South African Museum, Cape Town, in 1893, including "Precis Tugela, Aphnaeus Hutchinsonii, and the first extra-tropical example of the scarce Jolaus Pallene which has been received at the museum". In total there were ten species, collected at Karkloof, Weenen, Estcourt, and Tugela.

He was probably the same person as C.W. Morrison who was at the Broughton Fruit Estate, Northdene (near Durban) in 1903 and 1907. In 1916/7 Charles William Morrison of 568 Ridge Road, Durban, became a foundation member of the South African Biological Society. He was still listed as a member in 1920. He married Emma Henwood on 30 November 1886 in Durban and had at least two sons and five daughters.

List of sources:

Cape of Good Hope. Report of the Trustees of the South African Museum, 1893.

FamilySearch: Charles William Morrison. https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/about/GCFC-23C AND https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V3DQ-K99W-V?view=index&personArk=/ark:/61903/1:1:6NX1-PZM4&action=view&cc=3511741&lang=en&groupId=

National Automated Archival Information Retrieval System (NAAIRS). http://www.national.archives.gov.za/naairs.htm Documents relating to Morrison, Charles William / Morrison, C.W.

South African Journal of Natural History, 1918, Vol.1(1), pp. 8-15: Roll of Foundation Members [of the SA Biological Society]; 1920, Vol. 2(2), pp. 293-301, Roll of members.

Compiled by: C. Plug

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