Morrison, George

Birth Name Morrison, George 1a 2a
Gender male
Age at Death 28 years, 29 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 4 Jun 1869 Lunnasting, Shetland Birth of George Morrison (1869) 1b 2b
Census (Family) 2 Apr 1871 Laxfirth, Nesting, Shetland MORRISON Laurence (1829): Crofter and fisherman 1c
Census (Family) 3 Apr 1881 Laxfirth, Nesting, Shetland MORRISON Laurence (1829): Crofter and fisherman 2c
Death 3 Jul 1897 Baltasound Voe, Unst, Shetland Death of George Morrison (1869) by drowning (see Corrected entry for full details) 3a 4a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Morrison, Laurence14 Feb 182924 Jul 1901
Mother Clark, Grace2 Jun 182619 Feb 1907
    Brother     Morrison, William 15 Oct 1850 calculated between 3 Jan 1896 and 31 Mar 1901
    Sister     Morrison, Elizabeth 9 May 1853 1922
    Sister     Morrison, Christina 26 Jul 1855 16 Mar 1922
    Sister     Morrison, Robina 21 Sep 1857 7 Sep 1891
    Sister     Morrison, Grace 18 Aug 1860 27 Nov 1948
    Brother     Morrison, Laurence 20 Nov 1863 21 Dec 1947
    Brother     Morrison, Robert 12 Jul 1866
         Morrison, George 4 Jun 1869 3 Jul 1897

Families

Family of Morrison, George and Hughson, Jessie
Married Wife Hughson, Jessie ( * 17 May 1879 + 8 Mar 1956 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 11 Mar 1897 43 Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Marriage of Morrison George (1869) and Hughson Jessie 5a
Birth 24 Dec 1897 Laxo, Lunnasting, Shetland Birth of George Laurence Morrison 5b
Death 23 Nov 1916 Slates Cottage, Lerwick, Shetland Death of George Laurence Morrison: Cause of death - Meningitis 5b 6a 7a 8a
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Morrison, George Laurence24 Dec 189723 Nov 1916

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Identification Number Bayanne Id I37580
 

Source References

  1. Ancestry.com: 1871 Scotland Census
      • Citation:

        http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1871scotland&h=77335&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: Nesting, Shetland Residence date: 1871 Residence place: Nesting, Shetland, Scotland

      • Date: 2 Apr 1871
      • Page: Morrison George (1869): Census 1871 007/1 1/ 7 - Nesting, Shetland
      • Date: 2 Apr 1871
      • Page: MORRISON Laurence (1829): Census 007/11/ 6, page 6 of 16; Parish of Nesting
      • Morrison Laurence (1829) Laxfirth, Nesting
  2. Ancestry.com: 1881 Scotland Census
      • Citation:

        http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1881scotland&h=2495497&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Nesting, Shetland Residence date: 1881 Residence place: Nesting, Shetland, Scotland

      • Citation:

        http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1881scotland&h=2495497&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Nesting, Shetland Residence date: 1881 Residence place: Nesting, Shetland, Scotland

      • Date: 3 Apr 1881
      • Page: MORRISON Laurence (1829): Census 007/11/ 11, page 11 of 17. Parish - Nesting
      • Morrison Laurence (1829) Laxfirth, Nesting 1881
  3. National Records of Scotland: Scotland Statutory Registers - Deaths
      • Date: 1897
      • Page: Morrison Goerge (1869): Statutory register Deaths 011/ 13
      • Morrison George (1869) Death
  4. National Records of Scotland: Scotland Statutory Registers Corrected Entries
      • Date: 1898
      • Page: Morrison George (1869) Register of Corrected Entries, page 45
      • Morrison George (1869) Death Corrected Entry
  5. Tony Gott: North Isles Family History: Shetland
      • Date: 2 Sep 2015
      • Page: Morrison George: Bayanne Id I37580
      • Date: 28 Aug 2019
      • Page: Morrison George Laurence: Bayanne Id I30898
  6. Ancestry.com: UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923
      • Date: 2018
      • Page: Morrison George Laurence: Reference: 139/0667/MOR-MOR
      • Citation:

        Morrison George Laurence:

        Rank: Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve
        Death Date: Nov 1916
        Service number: L. 408
        Unit: Shetland Section
        Ref: 1/D/51465

  7. Ancestry.com: UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960
      • Date: 2016
      • Page: Morrison George Laurence:
      • Morrison George Laurence Navy Death Record
      • Citation:

        Morrison George Laurence: UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960

        The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy and predecessors: Service Registers and Registers of Deaths and Injuries. Registers of Reports of Deaths

        Cause of death: Meningitis

  8. Ancestry.com: UK and Ireland, Obituary Index, 2004-2019
      • Date: 2006
      • Page: Morrison George Laurence: Obituary
      • Citation:

        Morrison George Laurence: Obituary

        War; Publication Place: Uk; URL: http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Shetland/Lunnasting.html

        "Seaman 408/L, Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section). Died 23rd November 1916. Son of Mrs Jessie Leask Morrison. Commemorated Vidlin Churchyard"