Re: Alexander Morrison
« Reply #78 on: Monday 30 January 06 14:44 GMT (UK)
Hello Andy
Thank you for the info on Alexander Morrison. The information helps immensely.
I did have a record of Alexander marrying a Marion Mackay but I had no record of where the information had come from, so had to discount the information.
Now that you have come up with all these records gives me some more to think about with Marion
As you will have noticed it was Marion Mackintosh at marriage, Mackay on their first child, second child Mackintosh, third child Mackay and fourth child McIntosh. Why would she keep changing surnames? I see a lot of first names interchange, but it is unusual with surnames.
Andy; have you any thoughts on this one?
I also notice the spelling of Morison, rather than Morrison.
In a letter Alexander wrote he signed himself Morrison, see the following.
"To Mr John N. Barclay, clerk, Tongue. 27 Dec. 1844
Sir, I beg respectfully to enclose the sum of £2 stg. to go to the credit of Donald Morrison, tenant, Achnahuag, as part payment of the year's rent. Sir, please acknowledge receipt hereof to the above aforesaid Donald Morrison. Yours respectfully, Alexander Morrison. Address: Cumlodden, by Inveraray."
Andy, were all the entries spelt exactly Morison?
Looks as if the family had moved from Arnoboil by the time George was born which I had calculated to have been around 1796
My records showed that Alexander and his family left Arnabol about 1797 for East Loch Hope and then in 1801 had moved to Lettermore from which they were cleared in 1806. Alexander had represented the tenants of Lettermore before Lord Reay when they were being moved. After this they settled in Dianachory and two years later, probably around 1808, moved to Melness.
Regards Donald Morison; my West Moine Mission record # 5. shows his spelling as Morrison. Although registered the same day my records show they were married 23 August 1813 and Margaret baptised 14 Sept 1813
There are two separate marriage dates noted on registration's 5 and 13.
# 5 states Date of marriage to be 14 Sept. 1813
# 13 States; they were married 23 August 1813. Daughter Margaret baptized 14 Sept 1813. That # 13, specifically mentions married 23 August, identifies the actual marriage date, whereas 14 September is the registration of both marriage and date of baptism. In this instance I had based my dates on; 23 August 1813 for marriage, and 14 September 1813, as the date for the recording of both marriage and baptism of Margaret. Do these dates tie in with your info?
For the record, Marion Mackay was the daughter of James and Ann, and Ann was daughter to John of Borley while James is an Uncle to Lieut. Donald Mackay, who we have in another posting.
Recap:
Are the records for Morison actually spelt Morison and not Morrison?
Have you any thoughts on the surname interchange on Marion MacKintosh to Mackay and back to MacKintosh, to Mackay and then McIntosh?
Is there a George Morrison, born about 1796 at either Arnoboil or East Loch Hope?
Thanks again for the info, most appreciated,
Best wishes
Donald NZ
