Hi Arlene Found this on a Alexander Morrison Kirriemuir 1851 Scotland Census about Alexander Morrison Name: Alexander Morrison Age: 38 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813 Relationship: Brother Gender: Male Where born: Kirriemuir, Forfar Parish Number: 299 Civil parish: Kirriemuir Town: Landward District County: Angus Address: Herdhill Occupation: Hand Loom Weaver (brown Linen) ED: 28 Page: 2 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 10 Line: 19 Roll: CSSCT1851_66 Household Members: Name Age James Morrison 40 Ann Morrison 42 Helen Morrison 9 Ann Morrison 3 Jean Morrison 5 Mo Alexander Morrison 38 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Name: James Morrison Age: 40 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811 Relationship: Head Spouse's Name: Ann Gender: Male Where born: Kirriemuir, Forfar Parish Number: 299 Civil parish: Kirriemuir Town: Landward District County: Angus Address: Herdhill Occupation: Hand Loom Weaver (brown Linen) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Ann Morrison Age: 42 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809 Relationship: Wife Spouse's Name: James Gender: Female Where born: Glammiss, Forfar Parish Number: 299 Civil parish: Kirriemuir Town: Landward District County: Angus Address: Herdhill Occupation: Yarn Winder (brown Linen) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Helen Morrison Age: 9 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Relationship: Daughter Father's Name: James Mother's Name: Ann Gender: Female Where born: Kirriemuir, Forfar Parish Number: 299 Civil parish: Kirriemuir Town: Landward District County: Angus Address: Herdhill Occupation: Scholar ------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Ann Morrison Age: 3 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848 Relationship: Daughter Father's Name: James Mother's Name: Ann Gender: Female Where born: Airly, Forfar Parish Number: 299 Civil parish: Kirriemuir Town: Landward District County: Angus Address: Herdhill Occupation: At Home ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jean Morrison Age: 5 Mo Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851 Relationship: Daughter Father's Name: James Mother's Name: Ann Gender: Female Where born: Kirriemuir, Forfar Parish Number: 299 Civil parish: Kirriemuir Town: Landward District County: Angus Address: Herdhill ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 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.