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Robert Morrison 1879 – 1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1879

Birth Location: Larkhall, Lanarkshire,

Death Date: 26 Nov 1952

Death Location: Nelson, New Zealand

Father: Robert Morrison

Mother: Janet Craig

Spouse(s): Wilhelmina Potter

Children(s): AGNES MORRISON, Janet MORRISON, WILHELMINA MORRISON, William Morrison

Robert Morrison was born in 1879 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire,, the child of Robert Morrison and Janet Craig. Robert Morrison married Wilhelmina Gilbert Potter, and had children including AGNES ISABEL MORRISON, Janet Adelene (Jean) MORRISON, WILHELMINA BERTHA MORRISON, William Leslie Morrison. Robert Morrison passed away in 1952 in Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Robert Morrison was born in 1879 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire,, the child of Robert Morrison and Janet Craig.
  • Robert Morrison married Wilhelmina Gilbert Potter, and had children including AGNES ISABEL MORRISON, Janet Adelene (Jean) MORRISON, WILHELMINA BERTHA MORRISON, William Leslie Morrison.
  • Robert Morrison passed away in 1952 in Nelson, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Morrison
1832 – 1901
Birth Location: Penpont, Dumfriesshire
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Janet Craig
1838 – 1896
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Wilhelmina Potter
1880 – 1966
Birth Location: Larkhall, Lanarkshire Scotland
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Children(s)

AGNES MORRISON
1909 – 1987
Birth Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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Janet MORRISON
1910 – 1994
Birth Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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WILHELMINA MORRISON
1911 – 1912
Birth Location: Brandon,Manitoba, Canada
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William Morrison
1914 – 1944
Birth Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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Robert Morrison's Ancestors

Self
Robert Morrison
1879 – 1952
Birth Place: Larkhall, Lanarkshire,
Parents
Robert Morrison
1832 – 1901
Penpont, Dumfriesshire
Janet Craig
1838 – 1896
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Duncan Morison
1803 – 1873
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Isabella Boyd
1805 – 1883
Dalserf, Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Craig
1808 – 1895
Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane Ferguson
1815 – 1844
Great-Grandparents
John Morison
1781 – 1862
Catherine McLachlan
1790 –
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2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Morison
1759 – 1793
Mary McKinnon
1760 –

Robert Morrison's Descendants

1.
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Robert Morrison (abt 1879 – 26 Nov 1952) m. Wilhelmina (Gilbert) Potter (29 May 1880 – 8 Dec 1966)
  1. 1. AGNES (ISABEL) MORRISON (3 Jan 1909 – 22 May 1987) m. David LAUDER (30 June 1911 – 28 August 1960)
    1. 1. Ian LAUDER (9 May 1941 – 31 May 1941)
  2. 2. Janet (Adelene (Jean)) MORRISON (7 April 1910 – 24 June 1994) m. Leonard (Waddell) Black (1910 – 1958) m. Kahu (Pirihana) Kotua (9 January 1920 – 18 April 1983) m. Perihana (te Tama) Kotua
    1. 1. John (Robert Buchanan) Black (28 Mar 1934 – 17 dec 2001)
    2. 2. David (Bucannon) Black (22 october 1940 – 30 july 2016)
  3. 3. WILHELMINA (BERTHA) MORRISON (July,1911 – 14th September 1912)
  4. 4. William (Leslie) Morrison (1 January 1914 – 12 October 1944) m. Dora (Jean) STEWART (abt 1914 – )
    1. 1. Neil (Stewart) MORRISON (9 July 1941 – )
    2. 2. Donald (Leslie) Morrison

Robert Morrison's Timeline

2 Records

1879
abt 1879
Birth of Robert Morrison in Larkhall, Lanarkshire,
Larkhall, Lanarkshire,
1952
26 Nov 1952
Age 73
Death of Robert Morrison in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1879
    Event Place: Larkhall, Lanarkshire,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1952
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand
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