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Title: **COMPLETED**How to find burial place - Thomas Morrison
Post by: amg2512 on Tuesday 23 November 10 15:53 GMT (UK)

Thomas Morrison born about 1775 in Dunfermline.  I have been searching for ages trying to find his place of burial, I am sure Dunfermline but where?

Thomas was Grandfather to Andrew Carnegie, the steel magnate in America.  he was by all accounts quite a talker.   Thomas died in Bradford, unfortunately in April 1837..  I am pretty sure that his family would have had his body returned to Dunfermline.

How can I find out where he was buried? I'm at stale mate, it's so frustrating.

Thanks for any ideas.
Alison

Title: Re: How to find burial place - Thomas Morrison
Post by: jac2 on Tuesday 23 November 10 19:37 GMT (UK)

hi

this is from the fife death index, as his death hasn't been recorded until 1840 in dunfermline and the family were fairly poor at the time, i don't think they would have had the body brought back to dunfermline.

Thomas MORRISON      Dunfermline     1840      occupation shoemaker   husband   of Ann Hodge(dec)   
died on lecturing tour in England #Mem of Eben Henderson (1909)   Printed Sources         

Ann HODGE   MORR:   Dunfermline     1814         wife   of Thomas Morrison(shoemakr)   see "Andrew Carnegie" [her grandson] by Joseph Frazier Wall   Printed Sources   


maybe the book by joseph frazier wall might have more info hope this helps

jac2      

Title: Re: How to find burial place - Thomas Morrison
Post by: amg2512 on Tuesday 23 November 10 21:10 GMT (UK)

Thank you Jac2, I will try to find the book mentioned.  How sad, I did wonder if they would bring his body home, I knew his wife had died 1814 leaving him with 6 children (including twin girls 2 years old) under the age of 11.  There was obviously extended family help but of course I can't trace any of his siblings.

I suspect Thomas' son Thomas who by 1851 was a master shoe maker employing 21 labourers would have some how corrected? his fathers demise, perhaps a headstone/monument.   It's so strange how when researching family members, you feel a real connection with some and the morrison's are my heartstrings.    Thomas Jr was Bailie Tom Morrison and I suspect inherited his fathers tongue, I'm sure there is so much more on them but I draw blanks all the time and regretably my dad (must have known) never so much as said one word....

Thank you again, I will try to delve deeper.
Alison