Hi Arlene this could be him 1841 1841 Scotland Census about Alexander Morison Name: Alexander Morison Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814 Gender: Male Where born: Angus, Scotland Civil parish: Kirriemuir County: Angus Address: South Muir Occupation: Linen H L W Parish Number: 299 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Jean Mill 67 Catharine Morison 39 Margaret Morison 30 Alexander Morison 27 Helen Fairweather ---------------------------------------------- Name: Jean Mill Age: 67 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1774 Gender: Female Where born: Angus, Scotland Civil parish: Kirriemuir County: Angus Address: South Muir Occupation: Ind Parish Number: 299 ------------------------------------------------------- Name: Catharine Morison Age: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1802 Gender: Female Where born: Angus, Scotland Civil parish: Kirriemuir County: Angus Address: South Muir Occupation: Linen H L W ------------------------------------------------------ Name: Margaret Morison Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811 Gender: Female Where born: Angus, Scotland Civil parish: Kirriemuir County: Angus Address: South Muir Occupation: Linen H L W --------------------------------------------------- Name: Helen Fairweather Age: 12 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829 Gender: Female Where born: Angus, Scotland Civil parish: Kirriemuir County: Angus Address: South Muir Occupation: Linen H L W ----------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene Halme" <ahalme@shaw.ca> To: <angus@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 7:31 AM Subject: [ANGUS] Morrison of Kirriemuir 1851 census > Trying to crack a genealogical wall. > > William MORRISON born about 1857 in Kirriemuir married Agnes > McPHERSON born March 1855 in Kirriemuir they were married in > Kirriemuir Jan 3, 1881. Cannot locate a suitable birth record for > William. > > His parents are elusive. He lists his parents as Alexander MORRISON & > Agnes WALLACE on his marriage cert. and his age has been consistent > on census records for birth to be c.1857. On the 1861 Kirriemuir > census Alexander and Agnes have 2 children, William age 4 and Janet > age 8 mos. IGI has Janet Wallace or MORRISON b. Jul 18 1860 > Kirriemuir. William doesn't show up under WALLACE on the IGI. So > seems his parents may never have married so may not be a marriage > cert to check for parents. > > So my search is for ALEXANDER MORRISON born about 1815 may have died > after the 1881 census and before the 1891 census as Agnes Wallace is > by herself on 1891 and 1901 Kirriemuir. Scotlandspeople turned up 2 > possible deaths but both were in Dundee > > I did locate on the 1851 Kirriemuir census an interesting James > MORRISON age 40 wife Ann age 42, dau Helen age 9, dau Ann age 3 and > dau Susan age 5 months and a brother ALEXANDER age 38. > > On the 1881 census an Agnes McIntosh age 9 months is listed as > grandchild living with Alexander MORRISON and Agnes WALLACE ( she is > listed as general servant, housekeeper, boarder on 3 census never as > a wife). On the 1881 Kirriemuir Jessie MORRISON McIntosh age 19 wife > is with William McIntosh age 21 > > Does anyone have any connection with any of the above? Suggestions > welcome. > > Connected families all of Kirriemuir, Malcolm, McPherson, Morrison, > McDonald, Bush.