Hello Listers, I am hoping SKS, can help with the family of a Thomas MORRISON. I am helping a Morrison friend living on the Northern beaches in Sydney, with his family research. I have been able to work back to his gg grandfather Thomas Morrison, a Mariner born circa 1858 in Kingstown, Dublin. Thomas was a Marriner and made his way from Dublin to New Quay in Wales, and I have been advised by a Lister on the Welsh List, that many Irish were coast guards and settled in New Quay. Thomas married a Welsh Lass, Mary Ann Jones in January 1878 Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales and they lived at 6 High Terrace, New Quay, where it appears per the Census mostly Marieners and their families lived. Thomas and Mary Ann had three children two boys and a daughter, Sarah Hannah however died at 5 years of age. The eldest son James Edwin Morrison, followed his father and became a seaman and by 1900 had settled in Australia, where he married. On two Census, Thomas gives his place of birth as Kingstown, Dublin, however, on the 1881 Census Thomas Morrison aged 23, was on board the "Briton" at Devonport, Devon. Here he gives his place of birth as Kerry, Kellorglin, Ireland, which is very strange. Thomas lost his life on 22nd February 1916 on board the SS Duckbridge SS. "...She was a British Merchant steamer of 1,491grt. On the 22nd February 1916 when on route with Welsh steamcoal for the British fleet from Cardiff to Orkneys, she was mined and sunk, 6 miles N from Straithie Point. Owned by Thomas L. Weiss & Co, Newcastle. The minefield was set by the German Raider SMS Moewe. 16 lives were lost, including the Master of the ship..." On the Commonwealth War Graves Commisson Website, it gives Thomas's late parents' names as John and Margaret MORRISON. This may help to find his family in Ireland. Regards, Janice Belrose - Sydney Australia

Dear Janice, My heart leapt when I read your subject line as I have MORRISON family who record Dublin as their birth place. Sadly I can't help you with Thomas MORRISON but who knows there may be a connection??? Here is my MORRISON information. Luke MORRISON, mariner, was the father of Michael MORRISON, born circa 1800. I'm guessing Luke would have been born in the 1780s IF Michael was his first born. Michael first appears in the English UK census of 1841 with his "wife" Margaret and several of their children. I say "wife" because for some reason they are recorded on this census under her maiden name KEHOE and they did not marry until 1845 in Brighton, Sussex, England after the birth of their last child! Several of their children were also registered in England under KEHOE. Their first child seems to be Elizabeth and her birthplace is recorded as Surrey, England around 1830. Michael and Margaret both record their birthplace as Dublin Ireland around 1800 on the 1851or 1861 UK census. One mentions Kingstown Dublin as a birthplace so that might be a possible lead. M and M both died in Brighton in the Race Hill Workhouse in the 1880s Margaret's father was John KEHOE, printer, Dublin according to her marriage certificate. I need a pile of cash to pay to view records back in Dublin as that might help me, but at this stage I have a lot of brickwalls. Interestingly my gg grandfather was John MORRISON, son of M and M above, who married and emigrated to NZ in 1865 from Brighton Sussex. I will tuck your email away just on the off chance that it does provide vital clues in my search. I have been trying to post my roll call for MORRISON/KEHOE to the Dublin list but a remote server thing is blocking it currently. A fellow genealogist has told me to keep trying to send it as it will eventually get through. Good luck with your research. Best wishes Lynley Chapman Whitby, New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Doughty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 4:49 PM Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] Thomas MORRISON - Dublin > Hello Listers, > > I am hoping SKS, can help with the family of a Thomas MORRISON. > > I am helping a Morrison friend living on the Northern beaches in Sydney, > with his family research. I have been able to work back to his gg > grandfather Thomas Morrison, a Mariner born circa 1858 in Kingstown, > Dublin. > > Thomas was a Marriner and made his way from Dublin to New Quay in Wales, > and I have been advised by a Lister on the Welsh List, that many Irish > were coast guards and settled in New Quay. Thomas married a Welsh Lass, > Mary Ann Jones in January 1878 Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales and they > lived at 6 High Terrace, New Quay, where it appears per the Census mostly > Marieners and their families lived. > > Thomas and Mary Ann had three children two boys and a daughter, Sarah > Hannah however died at 5 years of age. The eldest son James Edwin > Morrison, followed his father and became a seaman and by 1900 had settled > in Australia, where he married. > > On two Census, Thomas gives his place of birth as Kingstown, Dublin, > however, on the 1881 Census Thomas Morrison aged 23, was on board the > "Briton" at Devonport, Devon. Here he gives his place of birth as Kerry, > Kellorglin, Ireland, which is very strange. > > Thomas lost his life on 22nd February 1916 on board the SS Duckbridge SS. > > "...She was a British Merchant steamer of 1,491grt. On the 22nd February > 1916 when on route with Welsh steamcoal for the British fleet from Cardiff > to Orkneys, she was mined and sunk, 6 miles N from Straithie Point. Owned > by Thomas L. Weiss & Co, Newcastle. The minefield was set by the German > Raider SMS Moewe. 16 lives were lost, including the Master of the ship..." > > On the Commonwealth War Graves Commisson Website, it gives Thomas's late > parents' names as John and Margaret MORRISON. This may help to find his > family in Ireland. > > Regards, > Janice > Belrose - Sydney > Australia > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and > do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the > SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message