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William MORISON

Male 1851 - 1930  (78 years)


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  • Name William MORISON  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 5 Oct 1851  Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Christened on Dec. 12, 1851 (Scotland, Births and Baptisms)
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 19 Jul 1866 
    Death 1 Jan 1930  Markham, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I42  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  [5] 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jessie A SMITH,   b. 1854, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Swanson MORISON,   b. 1878, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN  [natural]
     2. Jessie MORISON,   b. 1887, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN  [natural]
    Family ID F359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Oct 1851 - Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Jan 1930 - Markham, York, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 

    • These 3 are buried in the Elmwood Cemetery in Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke County, Quebec. Contributed by Joan Cruickshank [dean.cruickshank@sympatico.ca]. This may be our William.
      Morison, Jessie A. Smith, b. 1852, d. 1938, s/w William her husband, & Swanson her son (s/w stone shared iwth)
      Morison, Swanson, b. 1878, d. 1964, s/o & s/w William & Jessie A.
      Morison, William, b. 1851, d. 1947, s/w Jessie A. his wife, & Swanson his son (Native of Scotland)

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

    2. [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.

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

    4. [S124] Ontario Deaths 1868-1937 and Overseas Death, 1939-1947, Found on familysearch.org.

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


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