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William Morrison 1726–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1726

Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1772

Death Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: William Morison

Mother: Helen Harrower

Spouse(s): Christian Demperstone

Children(s): James slater, Margaret Morison, John Morrison, Joan Morrison, James Morrison, Helen Morrison, Robert Morison, William Morison, William Morrison, Helen Morrison

William Morrison was born in 1726 in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of William Morison And Helen Harrower. William Morrison married Christian Demperstone, and had children including David Morison, Helen Morrison, James Morrison, James Morrison Master Slater, Joan Morrison, John Morrison, Margaret Morison, Robert Morison, William Morison, William Morrison. William Morrison passed away in 1772 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Morrison was born in 1726 in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of William Morison And Helen Harrower.
  • William Morrison married Christian Demperstone, and had children including David Morison, Helen Morrison, James Morrison, James Morrison Master Slater, Joan Morrison, John Morrison, Margaret Morison, Robert Morison, William Morison, William Morrison.
  • William Morrison passed away in 1772 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Morison
1692–1762
Birth Location: Clackmanan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Helen Harrower
1693–
Birth Location: Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christian Demperstone
1738–
Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James slater
1775–1860
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Margaret Morison
1762–
Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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John Morrison
1775–1776
Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Joan Morrison
1776–1776
Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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James Morrison
1768–1775
Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Helen Morrison
1771–
Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Robert Morison
1772–1773
Birth Location: Aloa,Clackmannanshire,Scotland
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William Morison
1767–
Birth Location: Alva, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
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William Morrison
1764–
Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Helen Morrison
1771–
Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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William Morrison's Ancestors

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William Morrison
1726–1772
Birth Place: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
William Morison
1692–1762
Clackmanan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Helen Harrower
1693–
Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Morison
1665–1760
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Margaret Mitchell
1668–1771
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, Europe
John Harrower
1643–
Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Janet Lindsay
1645–1730
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James MORISON
1635–
Bessie Harrower
1636–
John MITCHELL
1633–
Margaret Masterton
1637–
James Harrowar
1646–1751
Margaret Innice
1641–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Morison
1611–1683
Elizabeth Neilson
1610–
James Harrowar
1618–
Effie Lambert
1608–
Archibald (Mittschell)
1592–
Elizabeth MURRAY
1596–1689
John Harrowar
1613–
Catharine Reid
1616–1679
Colonel Innis

William Morrison's Descendants

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William Morrison (29 Oct 1726–1772) m. Christian Demperstone (2 Aug 1738–)
  1. 1. James (Morrison Master) slater 1775–1860 m. Isabell Condie 1770–1877
    1. 1. James (Morrison (millwright,) joiner). 1795–1860 m. Catherine Hunter 1798–
      1. 1. James Morrison 1830–1875 m. Mary (Ann) Wallis 1834–1895
        1. 1. James Morrison 1875–1948 m. Jane (Beatrice) Godman 1876–1965
        2. 2. Louisa (Catherine Maria) Morrison 1864–1929 m. Walter (Hogarth) Scurr 1850–1911
        3. 3. Agnes (Sarah) Morrison 1870–1907 m. Charles Gofton 1866–1915
    2. 2. Isabella Morrison 1814–1877 m. Robert (Slater) shipsmith 1812–1881
      1. 1. Alexander ("Sandy") Slater 1841–1879 m. Sarah (Jane) Stewart 1846–1878
        1. 1. Margaret (Isabella Slater) 1 1876–1954 m. Malcolm Redmond 1870–1953
        2. 2. John (Samuel) Slater 1874–1966 m. Sarah-Jane Lee 1869–1946
        3. 3. James (Alexander (Jim)) Slater 1868–1952 m. Mary (Annie) Burten 1870–1943
        4. 4. George (Stewart) Slater 1872–1905
        5. 5. Robert (Andrew) Slater 1870–1940 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Moffitt 1877–1951
        6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Slater 1878–1956 m. Edward (Percival) Wright 1875–1920 m. Henry (Ambrose) Wassmuth 1874–1916
      2. 2. Robert Slater 1844–1864
      3. 3. Janice (Morrison "Jane") Slater 1846–1874 m. Robert McPherson 1842–1877
        1. 1. Robert McPherson 1870–1946 m. Margaret (H "Maggie") Bennett 1873–1955 m. Mary Macpherson 1867–
      4. 4. Margaret (Lawson) Slater 1856–1861
      5. 5. Isabella Slater 1851–1872
      6. 6. Margaret (Morrison) Slater 1854–1855
      7. 7. James Slater 1849–1895 m. Elizabeth Thomson 1850–1918
        1. 1. James (Morrison) Slater 1881–1884
        2. 2. Isabella Slater 1875– m. Alexander (Thomas Girdwood) Thomson 1876–1945
        3. 3. Jessie Slater 1877–
        4. 4. Robert (Alexander) Slater 1879–1919
        5. 5. Elizabeth Slater 1883– m. William Kirwen 1882–
  2. 2. Margaret Morison 1762– m. John Drysdale 1761–1825
    1. 1. Simeon ((Simon)) Drysdale 1804–1859
    2. 2. James Drysdale 1790–
    3. 3. Janet Drysdale 1795–1867
    4. 4. Robert Drysdale 1798–1803
    5. 5. Morrison Drysdale 1801–
    6. 6. Christian Drysdale 1788–
    7. 7. William Drysdale 1791–
    8. 8. John Drysdale 1793–
  3. 3. John Morrison 1775–1776
  4. 4. Joan Morrison 1776–1776
  5. 5. James Morrison 1768–1775
  6. 6. Helen Morrison 1771– m. James McAree 1773–1849
    1. 1. James McAree 1808–1879
    2. 2. Janet McAree 1794–
    3. 3. Lillias (Mc) Aree 1810–1858
    4. 4. Helen McAree 1803–1847
    5. 5. William McAree 1799–
    6. 6. John McAree 1814–1896
  7. 7. Robert Morison 1772–1773
  8. 8. William Morison 1767–
  9. 9. William Morrison 1764–
  10. 10. Helen Morrison 1771–

William Morrison's Timeline

3 Records

1726
29 Oct 1726
Birth of William Morrison in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1726
30 Oct 1726
William Morrison was baptized in Alva,Stirling,Scotland
Alva,Stirling,Scotland
1772
1772
Age 46
Death of William Morrison in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1726
    Event Place: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1726
    Event Place: Alva,Stirling,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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