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This is crazy Len 

I had no idea that we had relatives we have never met living in South Africa.

Leonard had two daughters: Dawn and Jenny and a son: Mervyn. They spent some time living in Zambia where my dad was born. Len worked on a copper mine in Mufilera (excuse spelling). They moved to SA and lived in Amanzimtoti where they spent a number of years together. Leonard unfortunately passed away when my dad was still young.

What might be of interest to you is that one of Leonard's brothers, Percy, married Ethel - the sister of Charlotte who married Leonard. In essence, two brothers and two sisters got married. Charlotte (my granny) is still alive (she is 89) as is Percy and Ethel. Percy and Ethel live in Pretoria - Percy's daughter, Lydia (your cousin) also lives in Pretoria with her husband and children.

So you are my dad's direct cousin which makes our relation "second cousin".

If you're working at Sasol then you have a second cousin (who's mom is daughter of Leonard) working for Sasol, Secunda. Are you an engineer by any chance? This cousin and my wife and I are all engineers :-)

Quote from: ev on Friday 27 April 12 10:50 BST (UK)

That was a good find , flst

So many deaths in the same family in a short space of time 

John's death cert. should give his parents , given that his death was late in the year it might not have been registered until 1879

John Morrison 1879 death , Keith Moray , born c1813(Scotlandspeople)

ev

Added - looks like John was a mason born Keith Banffshire(1851 Census)
John Morrison born 14th Sept. 1812 Keith Banff , parents Adam Morrison and Jannet Milne 

Thanks ev.

What's quite interesting is that Adam's surname is recorded as both Morrison and Morison. I've managed to trace his father and mother: Walter Morison who married Margaret Rob(b) who married in 1772. They had a few children.

I've tried tracing Walter's parents and decided to use Morison in the search. I've receieved three possibilities: two christenings in Deskford, Banff and one christening in Gamrie, Banff. Interesting note is that the latter only has his father, George Morison, recorded at the christening. Would I be correct in assuming that Gamrie is probably where Walter was born?

I'm thoroughly enjoying this search - uncovering so much!

Walter Morison married Margaret Rob on 09 February 1772 (Boharm, Moray, Scotland).
They had 4 children: Mary (b 23 May 1779), James (b 8 Jan 1778), William (b 20 May 1782) and Adam (b 10 May 1775). All were born in Botriphnie, Banff.

Adam married Jannet Milne on 18 Jan 1806 in Keith, Banff

I'm not 100 % sure that Walter is Adam's father. It was the only record of an Adam born in the same area (Botriphnie) as descendant John Morrison

That was a good find , flst

So many deaths in the same family in a short space of time 

John's death cert. should give his parents , given that his death was late in the year it might not have been registered until 1879

John Morrison 1879 death , Keith Moray , born c1813(Scotlandspeople)

ev

Added - looks like John was a mason born Keith Banffshire(1851 Census)
John Morrison born 14th Sept. 1812 Keith Banff , parents Adam Morrison and Jannet Milne 

Thanks ev.

What's quite interesting is that Adam's surname is recorded as both Morrison and Morison. I've managed to trace his father and mother: Walter Morison who married Margaret Rob(b) who married in 1772. They had a few children.

I've tried tracing Walter's parents and decided to use Morison in the search. I've receieved three possibilities: two christenings in Deskford, Banff and one christening in Gamrie, Banff. Interesting note is that the latter only has his father, George Morison, recorded at the christening. Would I be correct in assuming that Gamrie is probably where Walter was born?

I'm thoroughly enjoying this search - uncovering so much!

Hello all,
I've just been reading this thread from start to finish with interest.  I don't think I have anything to add, nor do I expect that from this my own (very minor) Morrison question will be answered, but this will at least bookmark the thread for me so I can keep track of what else comes up.

I've been doing some work on the Innes family, and over a couple of hundred years they've all been Boharm, Botriphnie, Aberlour etc, and latterly into the town of Keith itself.     One name intrigued me because I can't see the link - William Morrison Innes, b 1861 in Boharm, son of Alexander Innes and Isabella Henderson.

I realise that the 'Morrison' could relate to a non-relative but would have expected it to reflect an ancestor, possibly through a maternal line.   Isabella's parents, as far as I can tell and I've still to confirm, were John Henderson and Elizabeth Brander, so there's no obvious clue to the Morrison name there.

As I said, more of a bookmark than anything but if the Innes, Henderson or Brander names ring a Morrison bell/link with anyone, please let me know.

p.s. to Morrison_searcher:   May I echo flst's welcome to rootschat?  It's a great site and if there is anything or anyone that can assist you, this is certainly the place to come to find it

Hi, George Taylor Morrison's parents were John Morrison and Margaret Innes. Could this connection be of use to you?