Laughlin Morrison & Dorcas Nickerson- missing family

[aghadowey]

Have been searching for this branch of the family for years and still not much further forward except that I did find they moved from Nova Scotia (NS) to Prince Edward Island (PEI) circa 1860. With the names and approx. birth years for 8 sons you would think they could be easily traced but I can't find any of the sons after 1881!

Dorcas Nickerson (12 Nov.1825 Queens Co., N.S.-14 Nov.1909) m.(13 July 1844) Laughlin/Lachlan Morrison (6 Oct.1822 N.S.-aft.1901). Her parents were Warren Nickerson & Dorcas Gardner.
1.   Charles Morrison (c1849 N.S.-aft.1881), seaman. now found
2.   Warren Morrison (c1851 N.S.-aft.1881), seaman.
3.   John Morrison (c1854 N.S.-aft.1881), seaman.
4.   Howard Morrison (c1858 N.S.-aft.1881), fisherman. now found
5.   Alexander Morrison (c1860 N.S.-aft.1881). now found
6.   Magnus Morrison (c1862 P.E.I.-aft.1881), farm labourer. now found
7.   James Morrison (c1864 P.E.I.) 1905- Grand River, PEI
8.   Angus Morrison (c1867 P.E.I.-aft.1881).

1861 Census- Lot 57, Queens, Prince Edward Island: Lachlin Morrison, blacksmith: 2 males under 5 yrs, 4 males 5-16 yrs, 1 male 21-45 yrs, 1 female 16-21 yrs, 1 female 21-45 yrs (9 Kirk of Scotland, 4 vacinated for small pox, 2 married).
1871 Lovell’s Directory: Bridgetown - Laughlin Morrison- blacksmith.
1881 Census- Kings, PEI (all Presbyterian except Dorcas): Lauchlan Morrison, Scottish, 55, NS, blacksmith; Darcas Morrison, 54, NS, Baptist; Charles Morrison, 32, NS, seaman; Warren Morrison, 30, NS, seaman; John Morrison, 27, NS; Howard Morrison, 23, NS, fisherman; Alexander Morrison, 21, NS; Magnas Morrison, 19, PEI, farm labourer; James Morrison, 17, PEI; Angus Morrison, 14, PEI.
1891 Census- Lot 55, Kings, PEI: Laughlin Morrison, 63, NS, f-Scot m-NS, Free Church, blacksmith; wife Dorcas Morrison, 63, NS, Free Church.
1901 Census- Lot 55, Kings, PEI: Laughlan Morrison, 6 Oct.1822, PEI, Presbyterian, blacksmith; wife Dorcas Morrison, 12 Nov.1825, PEI, Methodist, carpenter.

Can anyone help to find any if these sons?

[cosmac]

FamilySearch shows a marriage in 1890 at Parrsboro, Nova Scotia for Howard Morrison to Elizabeth Martin.  Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statisics site has an image of the marriage and Howard's parents are entered as Lachlin and Dorcas.

This should be Howard and wife with young son Thomas in Cumberland county on the 1891 census.  Their surname is indexed at ancestry as Marson.
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1891/jpg/30953_148113-00614.jpg

added:
1911 census for widowed Howard
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=5408&highlight=8&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Howard+Morrison
1901 census
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/View.jsp?id=23275&highlight=7&desc=1901+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Howard+L.+Morrison

Nova Scotia Vital Statisitcs have a delayed birth registration and marriage for Louis Frederick Morrison which shows his mother's maiden name was DOWE.  The 1890 marriage between Howard Morrison and Elizabeth Martin did show her as a widow.

added:
There is a private family tree on ancestry that has Louis Frederick Morrison
The owner's name shows in the 1968 voters lists in Middleton, Annapolis Valley as a student.

[aghadowey]

Thank you so much for solving part of this family mystery so quickly. I think I has previously come across Howard Morrison's death (1942) but as it listed parents of David L. Morrison & Levina Nickerson I didn't follow it any further.

Hving a middle name for Howard has made a tremendous difference and by googling 'Howard Loch Morrison' I was able to find even more details about him & his family. His wife was Rachel Elizabeth (Dowe) Martin and she died bet.1901/1911 leaving him with a young family so I suspect that at least for a while the family was separated. Son Thomas (a baby in 1891 census) likely died young and a daughter Lillian died of Spanish Influenza in 1918 but youngest son, Wylie, lived to age 87.

Will check out the online tree. Thanks again 

[aghadowey]

Through a newspaper cutting in the Liverpool (N.S.) newspaper I've now found that the eldest son Charles died in 1901 in Winchester, Massachusetts. Death certificate lists parents as 'Lickman' Morrison & 'Doris' Nickerson.

The diary of Dorcas Nickerson's brother has also yielded 2 mentions of his brother James Morrison in 1905: "Lochlan Morrison's son James is here on his way home to Prince Edward Island" and"James Morrison, son of Lockey Morrison & Dorcas, my sister, a very fine young man, left for home yesterday morning Grand River, P.E. Island."

[sami]

Wonder if this could be James (with wife Ella) - born March 1864, PEI

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/jpg/e002041158.jpg

sami

[aghadowey]

Wonder if this could be James (with wife Ella) - born March 1864, PEI

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/jpg/e002041158.jpg

sami

Looked promising until I found them in 1901 census- with his father James 

[sami]

Looked promising until I found them in 1901 census- with his father James 

Right - you know I had found and rejected him before for that very reason - but then promptly forgot and thought he looked perfect second time around. Sorry - must be having more senior moments than I realize.

sami

[aghadowey]

I was quite hopeful also (in spite of the fact that he didn't live near Grand River).

Have found out LOTS about Charles H. Morrison- most of it very sad. A daughter died shortly after birth, infant son died of whooping cough in Jan.1901, he died of stomach cancer in Apr.1901, daughter died of TB in June 1902 and then wife died of TB in Nov.1904.

[Jacquie in Canada]

There is a Massachusetts death for Magnus D. Morrison in Chelsea, Massachusetts on 16 Aug 1896. His parents are listed as McLaughlin Morrison and Dorcas Nickerson. Here's a link to the image at Family Search (entry 447):
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11816-40151-63?cc=1463156&wc=12502614

It says he was married but I haven't come across a marriage yet.

Jacquie