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JAMES MORISON was born about 1690 in Auchinner, Glen Artney - a Parish of Comrie, Scotland. Our research shows James listed as being a direct descendant of the original Donald, but he is a distant descendant of his ancestor. We have been unable to obtain any information regarding through whom he is related to the original Donald.

JAMES MORISON married ELISABETH MCKIALL and they had a son named Donald Morison, born 1709 at Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

DONALD MORISON was born 1709 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. He was also known as DANIEL. He first married JANET MCFARLANE on 28 July 1737 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of JOHN MCFARLANE and MARY MCFARLANE. Janet was born in 1718 in Balquidder Parish, Perthshire, Scotland.

Donald (aka Daniel) later married ELIZABETH MCKENZIE about 1771 in Comrie Perthshire, Scotland.

Research suggests that Donald initially recorded only some of the children that he had fathered in Comrie, but later handed over a list of his other children. No reason is provided for this delay, but the births were recorded in separate church records. It is possible that most of these children's names were duplications, which may just have been Donald's attempt to make sure the individuals were all entered.

Basic information regarding Donald's children and his wives is available from the Webmaster at: ozmorrie@bigpond.net.au. The information gives some birthdates, christening dates and locations.

DONALD (aka DANIEL)'s seventh child was WILLIAM MORISON born in 1748.

Updated Information November 2005

WILLIAM MORISON#1 is shown by documentation to be our proven Ancestor. He married CATHRINE ROBERTSON... (see story below).

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WILLIAM MORISON#1 married CATHRINE ROBERTSON June 15, 1773 in Muthill, Perthshire. Cathrine was born about 1752. They had 5 children.

Their Five Children are:

i.          ANN MORISON, b. April 24, 1774.

ii.        JOHN MORISON, b. October 18, 1778.

iii.    LINK!!!DANIEL MORRISON#1 LINK!!! [also known as Donald]

iv.      JANET MORISON, b. May 22, 1785.

v. WILLIAM MORISON, b. June 06, 1790.

Note: All were born at Muthill - Daniel’s history is the only one so far traceable.
 

DANIEL MORISON [Third Child of WILLIAM MORISON and CATHRINE ROBERTSON] was born August 19, 1781 in Muthill, and died in Auchterarder. Burial: July 02, 1841, Auchterarder.

He married GRIZEL MCDOUGAL on March 03, 1805 in Blackford Perthshire, daughter of JOHN MCDUGGAL and ISOBEL BUCHANAN. She was born October 05, 1783 in Borland Park, Perthshire. Her Burial: April 28, 1852, Auchterarder. Other spellings of her name are: Dougal, Grizel, Girsas.

Their 7 children are...

i. William   ii. Unamed Child,    iii. Christian,    iv. James   v. John (twin of James),
vi. Isabella   vii. Margaret

NOTE: Yellow linked names above are expanded below

i. WILLIAM MORISON#2 [First Child of DANIEL MORISON and GRIZEL MCDOUGAL] (Son of DANIEL, Grandson of WILLIAM , was born October 06, 1805 in Auchterarder, and died June 08, 1864 in St Davids Auchterarder. Burial: 1864, Auchterarder. Surname spelt "Morrison" at death. Occupation: Road Surface Man.

He married JANET MCEWAN December 22, 1833 in Madderty, [daughter of PETER MCEWAN and JANET CARMICHAEL.] She was born February 18, 1810 in Hardfold, and died 1856 in Madderty, Perthshire. William #2 and Janet had 10 Children.

LINK!!!GO HERE FOR INFORMATION ON THE 10 CHILDREN.LINK!!!

 ii.  UNAMED MORISON, b. May 13, 1809, Place unknown but not in Auchterarder; d. May 13, 1809.

 iii. CHRISTIAN MORISON, b. March 15, 1812, Place unknown, but not in Auchterarder; d. Date not known. Buried in Auchterarder..

 iv. JAMES MORISON [Fourth Child of DANIEL#1 MORISON and GRIZEL McDOUGAL(DANIEL’s son, WILLIAM,s grandson, Twin of John Morrison. James was born June 18, 1814 in Auchterarder.

He married MARGARET CONNAL in February 02, 1837 in Headdike, Perthshire, [daughter of JOHN CONNAL and HELEN MALCOLM] She was born about 1815, most likely in Headdike. In 1841 James was a farm labourer for his father-in-law. It is a known fact that in 1841 he was living in Headdike with his wife's family. In 1851 the family was at Holtown Mill, Perthshire,Scotland.
 
The Six Children of James Morrison and Margaret Connal are:

          i.        HELEN MORRISON, b. July 23, 1838.

          ii.       WILLIAM MORRISON, b. February 09, 1840.

          iii.       MARGARET MORRISON, b. November 07, 1841.

          iv.      UNAMED MORRISON, b. March 06, 1844.

          v.       MARY MORRISON, b. February 26, 1849.

          vi.      JAMES MORRISON, b. March 16, 1850.

No further records have been unearthed at this stage.

v.  JOHN MORISON, Twin of James, b. June 18, 1814, Auchterarder; Baptised at Auchterarder; death & burial about February 20, 1816, Auchterarder.

vi. ISABELLA MORISON#1 LINK!!!

vii. MARGARET MORISON, b. July 18, 1823, Craig, Madderty; d. August 10, 1838. Buried at Auchterarder.

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vi. ISABELLA MORISON#1   [Sixth Child of DANIEL MORISON and GRIZEL MCDOUGAL] Sister of William - was born abt. 1817 in Perthshire, Scotland, and died abt. December 1846 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.  Burial: December 02, 1846, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.

She married JAMES SCRIMGEOR abt. 1830 in Madderty, Perthshire.
He was born abt. 1814. They had 7 children.

The 7 children of Isabella Morison and James Scrimgeor are:

               i.    ROBERT SCRIMGEOR, b. September 26, 1830, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland. Baptism: September 26, 1830, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

               ii.    DAVID BUCHAN SCRIMGEOR, b. February 28, 1833, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland.Baptism: February 28, 1833, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

              iii.    JAMES SCRIMGEOR, b. June 26, 1836, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland. Christened: June 26, 1836, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

              iv.    ISABELLA SCRIMGEOR, b. July 06, 1837, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland. Christened: July 06, 1837, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

              v.    WILLIAM SCRIMGEOR, b. February 02, 1840, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland; Christened: February 09, 1840, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland. Died April 1854, Burial: April 18, 1854

             vi.    JOHN SCRIMGEOR, b. December 04, 1842, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland. Christened: December 04, 1842, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

            vii.    DANIEL SCRIMGEOR, b. May 05, 1844, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland. Baptism: May 04, 1844, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland.

No further records have been unearthed at this stage.


 The Ten Children of William Morrison#2 and Janet McEwan are:

1. James      2. Janet        3. William#3     4. Peter     5. John
6. Grace     7. Andrew     8. Margaret     9. Hellen     10. Mary Ann

1. JAMES MORRISON, [First child of William Morrison and Janet McEwan] was born October 05, 1834, at Craig, Madderty Perthshire and died in 1888, in California USA.

Click here to see details of James#2 in the USA

2. JANET MORRISON, [Second child of William Morrison and Janet McEwan] Was born August 06, 1837, Craig, Madderty in Perthshire. She was Baptised August 18, 1837, in Craig, Madderty. She married WILLIAM HALLEY June 06, 1859 in St. Davids Madderty, Perthshire., son of JOHN HALLEY and ANN CARMICHAEL. He was born Abt. 1834 in Gavelmore St., Crieff.

JANET MORRISON was 19 years of age when her mother died. *Jessie Mae Brislen remembers her mother [who was 6 weeks old at the time] repeating what had been told to her, when she, the mother, knew she was going to die, called to Janet and referring to her baby Mary Ann, said "Take her Janet, she is yours now". Four years later Janet married William Halley and took Mary Ann to live with them for a few years. She had 7 children, most of whom may have migrated to Australia or New Zealand in later years. *daughter of Mary Ann - the 10th child of William and Janet McEwan. [See links below].

More About JANET MORRISON:
Baptism: August 18, 1837, Craig Madderty

Notes for WILLIAM HALLEY:
William was a Stone Mason at St.David's Madderty.

Children of JANET MORRISON and WILLIAM HALLEY are:

1. JOHN HALLEY, b. September 20, 1860, Leith, Edinburgh. Batch LDS #: C116921
Census 1881 Source: FHL Film 1341035 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 0160 Folio 38 Page 7
Dwelling: 94 North Street St Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England
John HALLEY U 21 M Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Lodger Occ: Carpenter

2. JANET HALLEY, b. February 06, 1862, Leith, Edinburgh. Batch LDS #: C116921
Census: 1881 Source: FHL Film 0223993 GRO Ref Volume 685-1 EnumDist 103 Page 6
Dwelling: 28 Royal Circus Edinburgh St Stephens, Edinburgh, Scotland
Janet HEALLY U 19 F Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Serv Occ: House & Table Maid

3. ANN HALLEY, b. October 26, 1863, Leith, Edinburgh. Batch LDS #: C116921
Census: 1881 Source: FHL Film 0224012 GRO Ref Volume 685-5 EnumDist 113 Page 4 Dwelling: No 3 Marchmont St Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland Ann HALLEY U 17 F Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Serv Occ: Domestic Servant

4. GRACE HALLEY, b. July 30, 1865, Cramond Edinburgh. Batch LDS #: C116791
Census: 1881 Source: FHL Film 0224007 GRO Ref Volume 685-4 EnumDist 93 Page 20
Dwelling: 16 Glengyle Terrace Edinburgh. St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland
Grace HALLEY U 15 F Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Servant Occ: Genl Serv Domestic

5. WILLIAM HALLEY, b. April 06, 1867, Cramond Edinburgh. Batch LDS #: C116791

6. ANDREW HALLEY, b. May 20, 1869, Cramond Edinburgh. Batch LDS #: C116791

7. JAMES HALLEY, b. May 11, 1871, Edinburgh. Batch LDS #: C116853



3. WILLIAM MORRISON#3,[Third Child of William Morison and Janet McEwan] (described herein as "William of Hawick" because he was the Proprietor of the Harwick Advertiser.) was born January 01, 1839 in Craig Madderty, and died August 03, 1892 in Chico, Kitsep County, Washington State USA.

A. He met (1) JANET ROBERTSON Abt. March 1859 in Kinoul, Perthshire, Scotland, daughter of PETER ROBERTSON and ANN STEWART. She was born March 24, 1838 in Collace, Perth, Scotland, and died in 1885.

Information regarding JANET ROBERTSON can be seen at the following link... !!LINK!!worldconnect.rootsweb

William Morrison#3 and Janet Robertson had a child who was registered as JANET MORRISON (ALSO KNOWN AS JENNY). She was born on 26 November 1859 in Kinnoul, Perthshire, Scotland and died in Toronto, Ontario Canada on 26 Februrary 1939.

[See Canadian Morrisons Section re this Janet]


B. William Morrison #3 then married (2) MARGARET GREGG January 14, 1862 in 16 Queen Street South Leith, daughter of ROBERT GREGG and JANE or JEAN JACK. She was born September 13, 1834 in 63 West Cumberland St Edinburgh, and died March 20, 1898 in 3 Morrison Place Hawick Rox. William was buried at Lakeview Cemetery. Seattle, Space 5 lot 704.

William Morrison and Margaret Gregg had six children - but only one child survived very far into adulthood. That child was named William#4 !!LINK !! - click this link to see his story further down.
More about MARGARET GREGG below...

NOTE: William#3 Morrison (of Hawick, Scotland) later visited America where he was killed on August 03, 1892, in Chico, Kitsap County, Washington State, United States of America.

Go here for further details about this "William of Hawick" in America    

More about MARGARET GREGG...

She was born in Edinburgh on September 13, 1834, at 63 West Cumberland St Edinburgh; she died on March 20, 1898, at 3 Morrison Place, Hawick Rox, Scotland. She had been an invalid for some years.

Margaret was the only daughter of ROBERT GREGG AND JANE JACK.Margaret claimed to have been orphaned at a very young age, but this has not been verified. There is no information about his or his wife's death. There is no information as to who it was that raised Margaret, but she had a number of step-siblings from her father's previous marriage and apparently had contact with them.

Margaret was first married to ALEXANDER LUNDIE on June 9, 1857 at Leith. **He was a Compositor at the Hawick Advertiser and died just 3 years later in 1860. There was one son from the marriage, *Alexander - born in 16 August 1859. *Alexander became William's stepson, and was employed at the Publishing House when a young man. Margaret was a Poetess and had a number of her poems published in a volume entitled "Modern Scottish Poets".

4. PETER MORRISON,[Fourth child of William Morrison and Janet McEwan] born August 13, 1840, at Craig at Madderty; d. About 1870, West Kansas, USA. 
        
 Click here to see details of Peter’s story in America

 5. JOHN MORRISON, [Fifth child of William Morrison and Janet McEwan] born July 20, 1843, at Craig Madderty; d. about 1925, The Kenny Presbyterian Home, in Seattle, Washington State. USA.

John was a School Teacher and was the Principal of the Greenock High School in Glasgow in Scotland for many years. For 5 years after that he taught school at Gobroch. He migrated to the USA in 1915 with his sister Hellen and they lived for a time with his brother Andrew in Seattle.

Click here to see details of John’s story in America

6. GRACE MORRISON,[Sixth child of William Morrison and Janet McEwan] born December 23, 1845, at Craig Madderty, Perthshire; d. 1879, Rockford County Illinois, USA; m. CHARLES PICKINS.

Click here to see details of Grace’s story in America

7. ANDREW MORRISON, [Seventh child of William Morrison and Janet McEwan]born August 26, 1847, at St Davids Madderty; d. March 08, 1921, Seattle Washington. Andrew and his twin sister Margaret migrated to the USA in the mid 1860’s.

Webmaster's Note: Andrew’s history is still being researched.

Click here to see details of Andrew’s story in America

8. MARGARET MORRISON, [Eighth child of William Morrison and Janet McEwan] born August 26, 1847, (Andrew’s twin) at St Davids Madderty; Migrated to the USA in the mid 1860’s. Married BEN BUTLER.

Click here to see details of Margaret’s story in America

9. HELLEN MORRISON,[Ninth child of William Morrison and Janet McEwan] born June 17, 1849, at St Davids Madderty; d. September 1931, at The Kenny Presbyterian Home, Seattle, WA, USA.

Click here to see details of Hellen’s story in America

10. MARY ANN MORRISON, [Tenth child of William Morrison and Janet McEwan] born September 24, 1854 at Madderty Perthshire. She died March 31, 1931 at Pasadena, California USA. She married NEIL BRISLIN.

Click here to see details of Mary Ann and Neil Brislins' stories in America

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The Six Children of William Morrison and Margaret Gregg are...


WILLIAM MORRISON#4 - born 9 Aug 1863, died on 11.3.1913.Aged 50 years.
SEE LINK BELOW FOR WILLIAM#4'S STORY... !! LINK

Robert Gregg Morrison[1] - b. 5 Dec 1864, d.18.1.1865.
Aged 6 weeks old.


Ivie Alexander Gregg Morrison - b 1 Dec 1865, d. 3 Dec 1886
Aged 21 years.


Robert Gregg Morrison [2] - b. 4 Dec 1866, d. 10.5.1867
Aged 5 months.


James McEwan Morrison - b. 4 Feb 1868; d. 10.5.1868
Aged 3 months.

Margaret Gregg Morrison - b. 23 Jul 1869 d. 8.8.1869
Aged 2 weeks.
William#4      Alexander Lundie     Ivie

**Photo provided by Doug Morrison

WILLIAM MORRISON#4 born August 09, 1863, was [the only child of 6 of William Morrison and Margaret Gregg's children who survived into middle-age.] This William migrated to Australia in December 1883. He was 20 years old.

The Link below entitled "The Next 100 Years" tells this story...


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