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John Gowdy Morrison 1852 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1st September 1852

Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 Oct 1899

Death Location: Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Father: Robert Morrison

Mother: Sarah Gowdy

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mccormick

Children(s): Hester Morrison, Frederick Morrison, John Morrison, Elizabeth Morrison, Lillian Morrison, Thomas Morrison, Andrew Morrison, David Morrison, Robert Morrison

In 1852, John Gowdy Morrison entered the world in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Morrison and Sarah Ellen Letitia Gowdy. John Gowdy Morrison married Elizabeth Letitia Mccormick, and had children including Hester (Hessie) Morrison, Frederick Morrison, John Gowdy Morrison, Elizabeth Mary Morrison, Lillian Morrison, Thomas Morrison, Andrew Gibson Morrison, David Morrison, Robert Morrison. John Gowdy Morrison passed away in 1899 in Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1852, John Gowdy Morrison entered the world in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Morrison and Sarah Ellen Letitia Gowdy.
  • John Gowdy Morrison married Elizabeth Letitia Mccormick, and had children including Hester (Hessie) Morrison, Frederick Morrison, John Gowdy Morrison, Elizabeth Mary Morrison, Lillian Morrison, Thomas Morrison, Andrew Gibson Morrison, David Morrison, Robert Morrison.
  • John Gowdy Morrison passed away in 1899 in Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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John Morrison's Ancestors

Self
John Morrison
1852 – 1899
Birth Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Morrison
1822 – 1870
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Sarah (Ellen Letitia) Gowdy
1822 – 1873
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
John Gowdy
1783 – 1869
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Morrison's Descendants

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John (Gowdy) Morrison (1st September 1852 – 29 Oct 1899) m. Elizabeth (Letitia) Mccormick (31 Oct 1852 – 20 Dec 1907)
  1. 1. Hester ((Hessie)) Morrison (13 Jul 1872 – Abt. 1957)
  2. 2. Frederick Morrison (25 November 1873 – Abt. 1898)
  3. 3. John (Gowdy) Morrison (3 Jun 1877 – 1st February 1956) m. Letitia ((Lettice) Rainey) Morrison (23rd January 1875 – 11 Jun 1931)
    1. 1. Frederick (Valentine) Morrison (14 Feb 1899 – 3 Sep 1986) m. Hilda Beesley (17 Dec 1903 – 22nd Jun 1995)
    2. 2. Ida (Eileen Hesse (Eileen)) Morrison (8 Nov 1903 – Jan 1974) m. Robert (Eric) Unwin (12 May 1908 – Oct 1998)
    3. 3. Kathleen (Mary) Morrison (3 Jun 1905 – 12 Sep 2001)
    4. 4. John (Gowdy (Jack)) Morrison (2 Sep 1906 – Abt 1980) m. Hilda Smith
    5. 5. William (Vivian Rainey) Morrison (24 Nov 1908 – Jul 1976) m. Joyce Perkins (6 Aug 1909 – Mar 1985)
      1. 1. Peter (Rainey) Morrison (22 Jun 1937 – )
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Mary) Morrison (5 Feb 1880 – )
  5. 5. Lillian Morrison (Feb 6 1880 – )
  6. 6. Thomas Morrison (abt 1882 – )
  7. 7. Andrew (Gibson) Morrison (abt 1884 – 13 Aug 1923) m. Jane Apsley (abt 1883 – )
    1. 1. Kathleen (Hesse) Morrison (30 Dec 1919 – 6 Dec 2008) m. Frederick Colquinoun
      1. 1. Sheena Colquinoun
    2. 2. Isabel Morrison
    3. 3. John (Gowdie (goudie)) Morrison
    4. 4. Gibson Morrison
    5. 5. Mona Morrison ( – 1980)
    6. 6. Isa Morrison
  8. 8. David Morrison (30 January 1886 – Jan 1947)
  9. 9. Robert Morrison (27 December 1887 – Abt 1944)

John Morrison's Timeline

2 Records

1852
1st September 1852
Birth of John Gowdy Morrison in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1899
29 Oct 1899
Age 47
Death of John Gowdy Morrison in Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1st September 1852
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1899
    Event Place: Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland

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