WILLIAM* MORRISON {M} [P1351] = Margaret GREGG {F} [P1350]
Married 14 Jan 1862, South Lieth Edin. Sc. IGI M116921
WILLIAM* MORRISON
Born 1839, Madderty Perth Sc.
Died 3 Aug 1892, Washington State USA
William Morrison was proprietor of the Hardwick Advertiser also a Magistrate, Detective Officer, and local Council Member. He died from an accident in USA in 1892.
William had a brother named Robert Morrison b. Falkland Fife. married to Ann Symme, 1868 at 115 Kirkgate, Leith, Scotland.
Margaret GREGG
Alias Margaret LUNDIE (6 Jun 1857)
Alias Margaret MORRISON (1862)
Born 13 Sep 1834, St Cuthberts Edin. Midlothian IGI-C119905
Died 3 Mar 1898, 3 Morrison Place, Hawick, Roxburgh, Sc,
This Margaret first married Alexander Lundie a Compositor in Leith Sc. on 6 Jun 1857 who died 1860. Margaret married William Morrison in 1862 and was Great Grandmother to Gregg Morrison(Aust). She was a poet of some reknown and a short biography of her appeared in the Third Series of Modern Scottish Poets - Published 1881, in which Margaret claimed to have been 'orphaned at a very young age'.
Born 9 Aug 1863, Kirkgate Lieth Edin.
Died 11 Mar 1911, Paddington Aydney Australia
This William Morrison migrated to Australia in C.1883 - Aged 19 or 20 - Produced 10 children.Source:Gregg(son) Sydney Aust.(1999)
Robert Gregg MORRISON {M} [P1387]
Born 5 Dec 1864, Sth Leith Edin
Ivie Alexander Gregg MORRISON {M} [P1388]
Born 1 Dec 1865, St Leith Edin Sc.
Died 3 Dec 1886, Hawick? Mid Sc
Ivie A. died from Lupus. (Another report states from football head injury)
Robert Gregg MORRISON {M} [P1389]
Born 4 Dec 1866, Sth Leith Edin Sc.
James MacEwan MORRISON {M} [P1390]
Born 14 Feb 1868, Sth Leith Edin Sc
Birth entry:James McEwan Morrison. b. 1868 Feb. 14 11hr 59m PM. Birth Place 40Coatfield Lane? Leith. father: William Morrison, Detective Officer. Mother, margaret Morrison ms Gregg, married=14 Jan 1862. Informant William Morrison, Father.
Margaret Gregg MORRISON {M} [P1391]
Born 23 Jul 1869, Sth Leith Edin
This Margaret first married Alexander Lundie a Compositor at 4 View Place Leith in Sc. on 6 Jun 1857. Alexander died 1860. They had one son named Alexander b.16 Aug 1859 at Leith Sc. who emigrated to Australia 1890's.
Margaret married William Morrison at 16 Queens St Sth Leith in 1862. Winesses were Peter Morrison[Brother?] & Helen Alexander. Margaret & William were Great Grandparents to Gregg Morrison[Aust.rel=4th Cousin-once-removed to Alec Gregg[P539].
Note: Six children were born to this marriage but only 1)William b.9 Aug 1863 survived to maturity and later emigrated to Australia. The other children were 2)Robert Gregg Morrison b.5 Dec 1864. 3)Ivie Alexander Morrison b.1 Dec 1865. 4) Robert Gregg Morrison b.4 Dec 1866. 5) James MaEwan Morrison b.4 feb 1868. 6) Margaret Gregg Morrison b.23 Jul 1869.
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1881 Census On 3 April 1881: Place: Dwelling: Myreslaw House Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland. GRO Ref Volume 789 EnumDist 11 Page 34
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
William MORRISON M 42 M Madderty, Perth, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Printer & Publisher Emp 8 Men 9 Lads
Margaret MORRISON M 46 F Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Wife
Alexander LUNDIE (MORRISON) U 21 M South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Stepson Occ: Newspaper Reporter
William MORRISON U 17 M South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Printer Compositor (**)
Ivie A.G. MORRISON 15 M South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Newspaper Clerk
Catherine CAMPBELL U 17 F Ireland Rel: Servt Occ: General Servant (Domestic) (** Re William to Aust 1882/3)
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