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James Strachan MORISON

Male 1862 - 1930  (68 years)


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  • Name James Strachan MORISON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    • When James was born in May 1862, he was named Alexander. However, in September 1862, his parents formally changed his name to James Strachan.
      In 1911, the enumerator has James' name as John. This could be a simple mistake.
      In 1921, the index says the name is James Stephen but the census record does say James Strachan.
    Birth 18 May 1862  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 10 Aug 1866  Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 11] 
    Death 23 Sep 1930  Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9] 
    • Buried in Nakusp Cemetery, Nakusp, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. Findagrave Memorial# 71343979.
    Person ID I23  morisonwurzer
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

    Father John MORISON,   b. 6 Dec 1831, Rhynie and Essie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1902 and 1910, Chambly, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jane Clerk SHERRIFS,   b. 25 Sep 1832, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 15 Mar 1851  Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet TEMPEST,   b. 6 Dec 1869, Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1948, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 15 Feb 1888  Chambly, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Lawrence Harold MORISON,   b. 20 Dec 1891, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1921, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [natural]
     2. Frances Jesse MORISON,   b. 8 Dec 1893, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Thomas Courtland MORISON,   b. 3 Dec 1897, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Ethel Isobel MORISON,   b. 11 Nov 1910, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1982, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [natural]
     5. William Vernon MORISON,   b. 2 Feb 1889, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1949, Worsley, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 May 1862 - 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 MapsMarriage - 15 Feb 1888 - Chambly, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Sep 1930 - Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • BIRTH: on familysearch.org. Alexander Morison, b 18 May 1862 in Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. (Note: Alexander's name was changed to James Strachan on Sept.6, 1862.

      1871 Canada census: James Morrison, 9, b in Scotland, living with parents:John39/Jane38 and siblings: William19, John17, Archibald15, JaneAnn13, Mary11, Elizabeth7, Alexander4, Henrietta1 Morrison. Location: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

      1881 Canada census: James Morrison, 19, b in Scotland, occupation: factory hand, living with parents:John49/Jane48 and siblings: John27, Jane24, Mary21, Elizabeth17, Alexandre14, Henryetta7, George9, Charels6. Location: Village of Dunham, District No.65 Missisiquoii, Quebec.

      MARRIAGE: on ancestry.com. James S Morison married Harriett Tempest in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967.

      1891 Canada census: on familysearch.org. James Morrison, 28, b in Scotland, occupation: woolen finisher, living with wife Hattie21 and 2 children:W.V.2 and L.H.5mo. Morrison. Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Territories.

      James Strachan Morison filed for a homestead in 1896 at the SE quarter, Section 22, Township 37, Range 28, West of the 4th Meridian. (found on https://archive.org/stream/ albertahomestead2026cana#page/n1977/mode/2up, accessed Aug.25, 2015)

      1901 Canada Census: on ancestry.com. James S Morrison, 37, b May 19, 1862 in Scotland, immigrated in 1866, occupation: tel. lineman, living alone but next door to Adeline Moffat37. Location: District 5 Yale-Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada. (note: wife and children still living in Territories (later called Alberta).)

      1911 Canada Census: on familyserach.org. John[sic] Morrison, 49, b May 1862 in Scotland, immigrated in 1866, occupation: farmer labourer, living with son Thomas14. Location: Subdistrict43, District9, British Columbia, Canada.

      1921 Canada Census: on ancestry.com. James Strachan Morrison, 59, b in Scotland2, immigrated 1866, occupation: farmer, living as a boarder in the home of Mrs Adele Moffatt. Location: Sub-District12, Slocan Electoral District, Kootenay West, British Columbia, Canada.

      DEATH: James S Morison, 68, died in Nakusp, B.C. Canada on Sept.. 23rd, 1930. British Columbia registration of death #33084 / 1016-M-30. (Informat: Mrs A. Moffett.)

      BURIAL: findagrave.com. James Strachan Morrison. Buried in Nakusp Cemetery, Nakusp, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. Findagrave Memorial# 71343979.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] 1891 Canada Census, Location: Red Deer Sub-District, District 197, Alberta, Territories, Canada. p.2. Found on familysearch.org. Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148227.
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    2. [S16] 1911 Canada Census, Location: Slocan Riding, District 9, Kootenay, British Columbia. p.32. Found on Ancestry.com and collectionscanada.gc.ca. Series RG31-C-1. Microfilm reels T-20326 to T-20460.

    3. [S6] 1901 Canada Census, Location: Nakusp City & District, Revelstoke Riding, Yale-Cariboo District, British Columbia. p.2. Found on Ancestry.com and Library and Archives Canada, 2004. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6428 to T-6556.

    4. [S8] 1921 Canada Census, Location: Nakusp town, Slocan District, Kootenay West, British Columbia. p.6. Series RG31. Found on Ancestry.com and Library and Archives Canada, 2013.

    5. [S18] British Columbia, Canada, Death Index 1872-1990, Location: Nakusp, British Columbia. Found on Ancestry.com and British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency. British Columbia, Canada.

    6. [S22] Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Found on ancestry.com and familysearch.org and Library and Archives Canada film number C-13204, FHL microfilm 1,375,840.

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

    8. [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.

    9. [S14] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Found on Ancestry.com and findagrave.com.



    10. [S38] Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Location: Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland. Found on familysearch.org. FHL microfilm 991,248.

    11. [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.

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


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