Morrison Family

Mor(r)ison Family

Information below supplied by Elizabeth Crow of Mitchell, Qld.
Some records have the surname Morison spelt Morrison and Moresone. According to tradition, the Clan Morrison is said to be of Norse origin, descended from a family which was shipwrecked on the shores of the island of Lewis and saved by clinging to driftwood. Certainly, the Morrison's were one of the ancient Clans of Lewis, and for a long period the Morrison's of Habost held the office of 'brieve' or judge and were known as Clann-na-breitheamh. Hugh Morrison was brieve during the latter half of the 16th century and was accused by the government of harbouring rebels, and his son John Morrison incurred the displeasure of the Macleod's for betraying Torquil Dubh McLeod, who was beheaded by the Mackenzie's in 1597.

John Morison, born Abt. 1710, married Barbara Grieve and died 20th March 1785 age 75 years. Barbara died 10th March 1777.

lived at Kinminty, Turriff, Aberdeen Scotland.

Children of John and Barbara Morison nee Grieve:
    i)        John Morison, born Abt. 1771
    ii)       James Morrison, born Scotland.
    iii)      Andrew Morrison,

2nd Generation
John Morison, son of John and Barbara Morison nee Grieve, christened 28th June 1771 in the Church of Scotland at Kinminty, Scotland and was witnessed by Thomas Morrison and William Tocher. John married Margaret Fasken, daughter of James Fasken of Woodend, on the 16th August 1789 at Turriff, Aberdeen Scotland. Margaret was baptised at Turriff Scotland on the 15th March 1779 in the Church of Scotland, witnessed by James Grieve and George Londram. John's occupation was a shoemaker.

Children of John and Margaret Morison nee Fasken:
    i)     James Morison, christened 7th October 1790 in Crooket Brae, Bridgend Scotland.
    ii)    John Morison, christened 24th June 1794 in Crooket Brae, Bridgend Scotland and died young.
    ii)    John Morison, born 9th September 1795.
    ii)    Andrew Morison, born 28th February 1798 in Crooket Brae, Bridgend Scotland.
James Morison, son of John and Barbara Morison nee Grieve, married Helen Murray.
Andrew Morison, son of John and Barbara Morison nee Grieve, born 28th February 1798 in Crooket Brae, Bridgend Scotland. Andrew was baptised on 3rd March 1798 and married Ann Gordon.

3rd Generation
John Mor(r)ison, son of John and Margaret Morison nee Fasken, born 9th September 1795 in Scotland and christened on the 2nd October 1795 in Turiff, Aberdeen Scotland. John married Elizabeth P. Brebner on the 6th May 1821 at Turriff, Aberdeen Scotland and arrived in Australia, with his wife and three children, aboard the "Andromeda" in 1823 as free settlers. When daughter Elizabeth was born, in 1828, John was working as an overseer on William Cox's farm at Mulgoa. John died from a hernia on the 16th February 1867 at Blackfords, Luddenham NSW and buried 18th February 1867 at St Mary's NSW. Elizabeth died from Apoplexy, which she had for three weeks, on the 3rd March 1874 at Pipers Farm NSW and buried 5th March 1874 at St Mary's NSW in her husband's grave.

Children of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner:
    i)        Nancy Morrison, born 1820.
    ii)       James Morrison, born 12th July 1821.
    iii)      Alexina Panton Morrison, born 10th August 1823.
    iv)      John Grant Morrison, born 30th April 1825.
    v)       Elizabeth P. Morrison, born 1828 at Mulgoa.
    vi)      Hannah Morrison, born 1829.
    vii)     William Morrison, born 1831.
    viii)    Margaret Morrison, born 1st August 1833.
    ix)      Isabella Morrison, born 16th May 1836.
    x)       Andrew Robert Morrison, born 1839.
    xi)      Helen Morrison, born 1840.
    xii)     William Morrison, born 1840.
    xiii)    Jane Morrison, born 1843.
    xiv)    George Morrison, born 1846.
    xv)     Mary Grant Morrison, born 1849.

4th Generation
Nancy Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 1820. Nancy, arrived in Australia, in 1823, aboard the ship "Andromeda", and married Henry Wayman.
James Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 12th July 1821. James married Ann Thompson, daughter of Joseph and Hanna Thompson, on the 26th February 1842 and settled at "Dunn's Swamp", Olinda NSW. Ann was born in Rawdon, Yorkshire England and arrived in Australia, age 7 years, in 1832 aboard the "Lavinia" with her Uncle John Thompson and his two sons, William Barber Thompson age 11 and James Thompson age 9 years. It is thought that John's wife died on their voyage to Australia. James died 26th October 1889 and is buried at Rylstone NSW.

Children of James and Ann Morrison nee Dunn:
    i)      Elizabeth Morrison, married William Black and lived at "Brookside", Rylstone NSW.
    ii)     Mary Ann married William Lee Brown and lived at "Mount Brace", Rylstone NSW.
    iii)    Isabella Morrison, married Archibald Brown and lived at "River Station", Rylstone NSW.
    iv)    Margaret Morrison, married William Pitt of Mudgee NSW.
    v)     Andrew Morrison, married Sarah Ann Howe.
Alexina (Lexy) Panton Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 10th August 1823, at sea aboard the ship "Andromeda" on the voyage from Scotland to Australia.
Lexy married John Morrison (believed by her descendants to be a cousin of some sort) on the 23rd November 1839 at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Parramatta NSW. Both Lexy and John had been living at South Creek near Windsor NSW. John was born around 1807 and his occupation was as a farmer.

Child of John and Lexy Morrison nee Morrison:
    i)     Ellen (or Helen) Morrison, born
    ii)    Elizabeth Morrison, born

John was reported missing and advertised in the Sydney Morning Herald on the 20th May 1842 that: ""John Morrison, age 35 years, missing since April 16th 1842, from his farm "Berrima". Five pounds reward." Lexy had letters of Administration on John's estate in June 1844 - therefore it is taken that he died sometime between 1842 and 1844 leaving Lexy with two children.

Lexy had two illegitimate children:
    i)    William Morrison, born 1st July 1846 at Rylstone NSW.
    ii)    Ruth Morrison, born 23rd August 1847.

Lexy married (2) George Bassett, son of Ruth Bassett, 2nd September 1847 at St. Johns Church of England Mudgee NSW. George, born 29th July 1816 at Timsbury Somerset England, was transported to Australia, with his brother Samuel, aboard the convict ship "Westmoreland", arriving in Australia on the 3rd March 1935.

Children of George and Lexy Bassett formerly Morrison nee Morrison:
    i)     George Morris Bassett, born 23rd October 1848.
    ii)    John Bassett, born 28th February 1851.

Lexy married (3) Edward Dowd in Sydney NSW. Edward, born 1819 in County Lonford Ireland, arrived in Australia on the 28th August 1841 under protection, aboard the ship "Forth", with his two sisters - Bridget, age 18 years, and Catherine, age 20 years. In 1857 Edward received a land grant at Pinnacle Swamp, Parish of Tong Bong, NSW. Edward died at Rylstone in 1904. Lexy died 3rd July 1868 at her home at Pinnacle Swamp during childbirth which lasted fifteen days. The child, Albert Ross Dowd, also died. Lexy was buried on the 6th July 1868 at Carwell Cemetery beside her second husband, George Bassett.

Children of Edward and Lexy Dowd formerly Bassett, formerly Morrison, nee Morrison:
    i)       Edward Dowd, born 28th March 1854.
    ii)      Andrew Dowd, born 28th March 1854.
    iii)     Mary Bridget Jane Dowd, born 1855.
    iv)     Margaret Ann Dowd, born 1858.
    v)      James Morrison Dowd, born 1859.
    vi)     Alfred John Dowd, born 1864.
    vii)    Sarah Adeline Ellen Dowd, born 1866.
    viii)   Albert Ross Dowd, born 18th June 1868.
John Grant Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 30th April 1825. John and family lived were living at South Creek NSW in 1860. John died on the 3rd May 1898 and was buried at St. Mary's NSW.
Elizabeth P. Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 1828 at Mulgoa. Elizabeth was married in 1849 to Andrew Dunn, son of Andrew and Eliza Dunn, who was a friend and neighbour to Elizabeth's oldest brother James. Elizabeth died in 1914 after giving brith to ten children..

Children of Andrew and Elizabeth Dunn nee Morrison:
i) Andrew Dunn, born
ii)
Hannah Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 1829, married in 1853 and died in 1914.
William Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 1831, died on the 29th May 1832 and is buried at St Mathew's NSW.
Margaret Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 1st August 1833, died 18th June 1850, age 17 years, and is buried at St Mary's NSW.
Isabella Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 16th May 1836, died 2nd May 1863, age 27 years and is buried at St. Mary's NSW.
Andrew Robert Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 1839, died 1891, age 52 years, and is buried in St. Mary's NSW.
Helen Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 1840 and died in infancy.
William Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 1840.
Jane Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 1843.
George Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 1846.
Mary Grant Morrison, daughter of John and Elizabeth Morrison nee Brebner, born 1849, died 10th February 1853 and is buried at St. Mary's NSW.

5th Generation
William Morrison, son of John and Alexina Panton Morrison nee Morrison, born 1st July 1846 at Rylstone NSW and baptised 2nd April 1848 in St. John the Baptist Church of England at Rylstone. William married Emily Drayton, 13th April 1869 in St. John the Baptist Church of England at Rylstone. William died 2nd April 1929 at Puttabucca near Mudgee NSW. William's occupation was given as a labourer and died of Cancer of the Stomach. William was buried 3rd April 1929, age 83 years, in the Mudgee Church of England Cemetery with his wife Emily.

Children of William and Emily Morrison nee Drayton:
    i)      James Herbert Morrison, born 1870.
    ii)     John William Morrison, born 1872.
    iii)     Andrew George Morrison, born 1874.
    iv)     Edward (or Edwin) Percy Morrison, born 1876.
    v)      Alfred Henry Morrison, born 1879.
    vi)     Emily Jane Morrison, born 1880.
    vii)    Wilfred Sydney Morrison, born 1883.
    viii)   Ida Alice Morrison, born 16th September 1885.
    ix)     Ernest D. Morrison, born 1888.
    x)      Elsie G. Morrison, born 1894.
    xi)     Stanley (Stan) Morrison, born 1891.

6th Generation
Ida Alice Morrison, daughter of William and Emily Morrison nee Drayton, born 16th September 1885 at Piambong, Mudgee NSW. Ida married Louis Patrick Brennan, son of Patrick and Elizabeth Brennan nee Parkins, in 1907 at Wellington NSW. Ida died 30th June 1962 at "Rosedale", Mitchell NSW. Louis died 6th June 1950 [1950/001981].

Children of Louis and Ida Brennan nee Morrison:
    i)     Austin Beverley Brennan.
    ii)    Elsie Elizabeth 'Bessie" Brennan.
    iii)   Patrick John Brennan.

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