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John MORISON

Male 1831 - 1910  (70 years)


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  • Name John MORISON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    • The spelling of Morison in the various censuses for the family varies from Morison to Morrison to Morrisson. This appears to be the choice of the enumerator.
    Birth 6 Dec 1831  Rhynie and Essie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8] 
    • Birth date may be October 1830. From "Scotland, Births and Baptisms", one index says the christening date if 18 Oct 1830; another says it was November 21, 1830.
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 10 Aug 1866  Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Death Between 1902 and 1910  Chambly, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Morse Family Tree on ancestry.com (Aug.2018) states that John died January 7, 1907 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    Person ID I26  morisonwurzer
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

    Father William MORISON,   b. 19 Jul 1810, Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1868, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ann RIDDLE,   b. 19 Jun 1808, Rhynie and Essie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1892, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 19 Dec 1829  Rhynie and Essie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F89  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Clerk SHERRIFS,   b. 25 Sep 1832, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN 
    Marriage 15 Mar 1851  Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. William MORISON,   b. 5 Oct 1851, Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1930, Markham, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     2. John Sherrifs MORISON,   b. 25 Oct 1853, Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1930, Markham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     3. Archibald McGillivray MORISON,   b. Dec 1855, Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1941, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 85 years)  [natural]
     4. Jane Ann MORISON,   b. 10 Jan 1858, Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN  [natural]
     5. Mary MORISON,   b. 16 Apr 1860, Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1943, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [natural]
     6. James Strachan MORISON,   b. 18 May 1862, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1930, Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [natural]
     7. Elizabeth MORISON,   b. Abt 1864, Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN  [natural]
     8. Alexander MORISON,   b. Abt 1867, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN  [natural]
     9. Henrietta MORISON,   b. 11 Nov 1869, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1958, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [natural]
     10. George Robert Andrew MORISON,   b. Abt 1872, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     11. Arthur Albert Charles MORISON,   b. 19 Mar 1875, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN  [natural]
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Mar 1851 - Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - ship: St. Andrew, Glasgow to Quebec - 10 Aug 1866 - Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 1902 and 1910 - Chambly, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1851 census has not been found with John and Jane married. They married on March 15th and the census was done on March 30th.

  • Sources 
    1. [S21] 1881 Canada Census, Location: Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada. p. 14. Found on familysearch.org and Library and Archives Canada film number C-13204, FHL microfilm 1,375,840.

    2. [S5] 1891 Canada Census, Location: Chambly, Quebec, Canada. p.13. Found on familysearch.org. Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148191.

    3. [S19] 1871 Canada Census, Location: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. p.46. Found on www.bac-lac.gc.ca Item ID 2265234.

    4. [S6] 1901 Canada Census, Location: Chambly Canton, Chambly & Verchères, Quebec, Canada. p.4. Found on Ancestry.com and Library and Archives Canada, 2004. Series RG31-C-1. Microfilm reels: T-6428 to T-6556.

    5. [S24] 1861 Scotland Census, Location: Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Found on familysearch.org, citing p. 23, PRO RG 9, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 103,778.

    6. [S42] Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910, Location: Fintray, Aberdeen, Scotland. FHL microfilm 993,182. Found on familysearch.org.

    7. [S43] 1841 Scotland Census, Location: Parish: Rhynie and Essie; ED: 3; Page: 8; Line: 940; Year: 1841. Found on ancestry.com.

    8. [S38] Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Found on familysearch.org.

    9. [S101] Immigrations to Canada, Found on Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935. Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4522. Also found on ancestry.com.


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