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John Gowdy Morrison 1877 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1877

Birth Location: Larne, Antrim

Death Date: 1st February 1956

Death Location: Birmingham, England

Father: John Morrison

Mother: Elizabeth Mccormick

Spouse(s): Letitia Morrison

Children(s): Frederick Morrison, Ida Morrison, Kathleen Morrison, John Morrison, William Morrison

In 1877, John Gowdy Morrison entered the world in Larne, Antrim, born to John Gowdy Morrison and Elizabeth Letitia Mccormick. John Gowdy Morrison married Letitia (Lettice) Rainey Morrison, and had children including Frederick Valentine Morrison, Ida Eileen Hesse (Eileen) Morrison, Kathleen Mary Morrison, John Gowdy (Jack) Morrison, William Vivian Rainey Morrison. John Gowdy Morrison passed away in 1956 in Birmingham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1877, John Gowdy Morrison entered the world in Larne, Antrim, born to John Gowdy Morrison and Elizabeth Letitia Mccormick.
  • John Gowdy Morrison married Letitia (Lettice) Rainey Morrison, and had children including Frederick Valentine Morrison, Ida Eileen Hesse (Eileen) Morrison, Kathleen Mary Morrison, John Gowdy (Jack) Morrison, William Vivian Rainey Morrison.
  • John Gowdy Morrison passed away in 1956 in Birmingham, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Morrison's Ancestors

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John Morrison
1877 – 1956
Birth Place: Larne, Antrim
Parents
John Gowdy Morrison
1852 – 1899
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Letitia) Mccormick
1852 – 1907
Antrim
Grandparents
Robert Morrison
1822 – 1870
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Sarah (Ellen Letitia) Gowdy
1822 – 1873
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Gowdy
1783 – 1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Morrison's Descendants

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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 – )

John Morrison's Timeline

2 Records

1877
3 Jun 1877
Birth of John Gowdy Morrison in Larne, Antrim
Larne, Antrim
1956
1st February 1956
Age 79
Death of John Gowdy Morrison in Birmingham, England
Birmingham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1877
    Event Place: Larne, Antrim

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1st February 1956
    Event Place: Birmingham, England

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