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Sir George Lister Morrison, Merchant and Burgess 1550–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Aug 1620

Death Location: Belfast Rosemary St Church, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Father: Scot Gaelic)

Mother: Beatrix Taylor

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In 1550, Sir George Lister Morrison, Merchant and Burgess entered the world in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Scot John Ii Bailie And Burgess Of Edinburgh Glasgow Morison Macgilles In Gaelic And Beatrix Hill Taylor. Sir George Lister Morrison, Merchant and Burgess passed away in 1620 in Belfast Rosemary St Church, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Sir George Lister Morrison, Merchant and Burgess entered the world in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Scot John Ii Bailie And Burgess Of Edinburgh Glasgow Morison Macgilles In Gaelic And Beatrix Hill Taylor.
  • Sir George Lister Morrison, Merchant and Burgess passed away in 1620 in Belfast Rosemary St Church, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Sir Burgess's Ancestors

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Sir Burgess
1550–1620
Birth Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Scot John II, BAILIE AND BURGESS OF EDINBURGH\GLASGOW, Morison (MacGilles in Gaelic)
1520–1568
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Beatrix (Hill) Taylor
1520–1573
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John I MCGILLES MCGILLES, GAELIC FOR) Morison
1500–1550
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Katherine Margaret) Preston
1502–1595
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
James (Corant) Hill
1501–1551
Guilford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Brent
1479–1536
Cossington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Ewen Morrison
1474–1521
Peggy McInnes
1478–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Burgess's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Sir George Lister Morrison, Merchant and Burgess in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1620
15 Aug 1620
Age 70
Death of Sir George Lister Morrison, Merchant and Burgess in Belfast Rosemary St Church, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast Rosemary St Church, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1620
    Event Place: Belfast Rosemary St Church, Antrim, Northern Ireland

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