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I am interested in finding any information on Hew Morrison, born c1850 Torrisdale, died in Edinburgh in 1935. On his death certificate his occupation is Chief Librarian,Edinburgh Public Library.
Thanks
Fiona
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Hi Fiona
There's quite a lot on Hew Morrison if you google him. For example:
Hew Morrison, Chief Librarian, Edinburgh
Born in 1850 in Tongue, Sutherland, to James Morrison & Jane Clark Morrison.
Married twice, the first marriage took place on the 23rd of December 1874, Montrose, to Agnes Jack daughter of Alexander Jack & Mary-Ann Crammond. Second Marriage took place on the 19th August 1881, Newington, Edinburgh, to Agnes Veitch daughter of George Veitch & Agnes Robertson.
He died on the18th January 1935 at 12 Blackford Road, Edinburgh. So far I have not been able to find out exactly how many children, Hew Morrison had. As he was married twice, this was taken from 1881 census when he was a widower, his first wife Agnes Jack had died before the census of 1881 by then there was only one child mentioned a daughter called Emily. In 1901 census list of children was mentioned there was one girl & four boys they were Agnes, Hew, Reay, James & John this to his second wife Agnes Veitch. I have counted 2 daughters & 4 boys but there could be more.
SOURCE: www.caithness.org/community/libraries/wicklibrary/history/appendix.htm
Regards.
Monica
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Just filling out the family line from the main details I posted above. This looks like Hugh/Hew's family in the 1861 Census, everyone showing as born in Tongue:
James Morrison 38, mason
Jane Morrison 36
Hugh Morrison 12
John Morrison 10
Hellen Morrison 8
William Morrison 6
Mary Morrison 4
Jane Morrison 2
Jane Campbell 58, aunt
Address: Torrisdale, Tongue
William's birth above is an 1855 birth (22 MAR 1855 Tongue). The first year of official registration in Scotland and for one year only, the entries on the BMD registers ran over two pages and included a wealth of additional info. Certainly one to look at for background on the parents.
Their marriage entry, an actual extract from the OPRs:
JAMES MORRISON Marriages:Spouse: JANE MORRISON
Marriage: 23 MAR 1849 Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland
Regards.
Monica :)
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There is only one death showing between 1874-81 for an Agnes Jack/Morrison:
1877 MORRISON AGNES JACK 25 BRECHIN /ANGUS 275/00 0095
This would fit with Hew's 1881 Census entry:
Hew Morrison 31, teacher, b. Tongue
Emily I Morrison 5, daugh., b. Brechin
James William Morrison 17, brother, teacher, b. Tongue
Mary Morrison 22, sister, housekeeper
Address: Andover Boys & Girls School & School Masters House, Brechin Angus
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Hew and new family in the 1891 Census:
Henr (Hew) Morrison 41, librarian, b. Tongue
Agnes Morrison 38, b. St Vigeans, Forfarshire
Emily J Morrison 15, b. Brechin
Agnes Morrison 8, b. Brechin
Hew Morrison 6, b. Brechin
Reay S Morrison 4, b. Brechin
James D Morrison 3, b. Duddingston
Ellen Jack 41, sister in law, b. Lawrencekirk, Kincardine
Christina Hay 22, servant
Address: 7 Hermitage Ter, Edinburgh St Cuthberts
And finally, in 1901:
Hew Morrison 51, librarian, b. Tongue
Agnes Morrison 48
Agnes Morrison 18
Hew Morrison 16
Ray S Morrison 14
James D Morrison 13
John F Morrison 9, b. Edinburgh
Ellen M Murdoch 9, servant
Address: 5 Hermitage Terr., Edinburgh
Fiona, hopefully this helps add a bit more detail to the narrative in my first post ;)
Regards.
Monica
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Hi there
Apologies for not replying sooner.
Many thanks for all the information - it has helped fill in a few blanks!
Hew/Hugh was a nephew of my 2x great grandmother.
Can't understand why I didn't get notification of these posts?
Thanks again
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(Dr.) Hew Morrison was also the compiler of the extracts from the Durness Parish Register, which Andy Smed is so kind to look up when requested. I believe he also collected and published most of the poems of the illiterate Gaelic poet, Rob Donn.
Further, he was an adviser to Andrew Carnegie when the latter wished to establish free public libraries.
Apparently a very accomplished man.
Ian
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Hi Ian
Many thanks for the information - I'm beginning to build up a good picture of him - there's certainly plenty of info available.
Fiona
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Hi Fiona,
It is over a dozen years since you were looking for information on Hew Morrison. I just saw this in the past month when writing a bio for him. https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Morrison-11142&public=1
Everything that Monica said was right .. including his parents. I think that Hew’s first language would have been Gaelic (he could see that much of the Gaelic tradition was oral and likely to be lost)and he was born in and had strong connectins with the north of Scotland. In our family we are grateful for research that he did including transcribing of parish records, writing up a family tree and gathering and recording personal stories back at the end of 19 th century which would otherwise be lost.
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Hi
thank you for your post and links which I have read. Very interesting!
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Hi Fiona,
It is over a dozen years since you were looking for information on Hew Morrison. I just saw this in the past month when writing a bio for him. https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Morrison-11142&public=1
Everything that Monica said was right .. including his parents.
Hello Ming, I have a Hew Morrison question you may be able to answer, or to point me in the right direction to find the answer. Or it may be unanswerable.
Hew was Editor of Songs and poems in the Gaelic language by Rob Donn. The Expanded Edition is available online at:
https://archive.org/details/songspoemsingael00donnuoft
A 43 page narrative memoir titled "The Life of Rob Donn" precedes the poems. The memoir lacks footnotes, but contains an extended quotation (page xlviii) attributed to "Roderick Morrison of Cerravaig" (now called Kearvaig). The narrative also identifies 1829 as the year when Roderick Morrison made the comments (page xii).
Is there a way to find the source of this quotation attributed to Roderick Morrison?
My connection to Roderick is as an inlaw of a distant cousin - specifically, Roderick's son William married Marion MacCulloch, whose mother Barbara Ross was a sister of my 3x great grandfather; in other words, Marion MacCulloch Morrison was my 1st cousin four times removed.
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Kearvaig now, magic place, stayed there a couple of times, ;D
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/kearvaig-bothy.html
Bests,
Skoosh.