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Sutherland / Re: Catherine Morrison, Eddrachillis
« on: Tuesday 02 June 15 08:43 BST (UK)  »
Yes.  I have a very thorough history of the rest of the family but these two oldest sisters who went to Manhattan were much harder to research.  My Granny was the third sister Mary and a year younger than them so I wonder why they went and she didn't.

There were thirteen children in total and my gt granny Johan died in her early fifties.  Not surprising.  I am Marion after the youngest sister who went to Canada and Marion Johan for my get granny.

Thanks for all the help from others.

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Sutherland / Re: Catherine Morrison, Eddrachillis
« on: Monday 01 June 15 20:22 BST (UK)  »
How interesting.  She must have gotten married late in life.  Her mother's name was Johan Fraser so that is quite a fanciful version.  I am very grateful to you Maureen.  I would never have spotted this.

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Sutherland / Re: Catherine Morrison, Eddrachillis
« on: Monday 01 June 15 12:51 BST (UK)  »
After looking for more info about Catherine I can see she died at the time her daughter Isabelle was born in 1902 so I am left wondering about the following:

Edward Donald Timmons born 1899 and drafted in 1917 to WW1

Joanna Timmons born 1901 and living with Aunt Bella Morrison in 1910 census, Manhattan

Isabelle Timmons born 1902, Manhattan

These three children born to Catherine before she died have never been known in our family in Scotland.  Did they die young?  Did their father marry again and they lost touch with Aunt Bella.  What happened to her after 1910? The  Morrison girls habitually gave their ages as five years younger than it really was and the name Timmons is often written in forms as other things such as Timmins, Timmony etc.  If anyone has info I would love to add it to the family history

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Sutherland / Re: Catherine Morrison, Eddrachillis
« on: Sunday 31 May 15 14:02 BST (UK)  »
Once again the name is wrong.  Her sister who took the children was Isabella so the baby being called Isabell is a big clue.  Thanks so much. I see Edward Donald  was called up in 1917 so may have died in WWI.

What is so surprising is that she was never talked about yet every sibling had a daughter Katie or Catherine.  Maybe it was all too painful.

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Sutherland / Re: Catherine Morrison, Eddrachillis
« on: Sunday 31 May 15 13:29 BST (UK)  »
Thank you very much Maureen.  I wonder if she died in childbirth,  so many of her siblings called their first daughters Catherine I suspected she died young.

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Sutherland / Catherine Morrison, Eddrachillis
« on: Sunday 31 May 15 12:53 BST (UK)  »
I have been searching for my grandmothers sister Catherine for years and finally found her.  The problem was poor transcription on Ancestry.  This is what I now know and if anyone can add to it I would be grateful.

She married a Thomas Timmons from Ireland in Manhattan in 1898 and two of her children were living with her sister Bella Morrison in Manhattan in the 1910 census.  Their names were Edward Donald Timmons and Johanna Timmons.  Catherine may have still been alive at this stage but I cannot find them so if anyone has access to records for census or death at this period I would ask them to check on Catherine and her husband.

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Sutherland / Re: Kinlochbervie- Alexander MacRae
« on: Friday 08 February 13 13:38 GMT (UK)  »
On the 26 Feb 1822 Alex Mcrae from Unapool, Assynt married Fairly Sinclair of Glencoul, Eddrachilles.  They were married at Achmore by the Revd Dr Mackenzie.


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Sutherland / Re: John Mackay of Oldshoremore 1700 / 1800 period – includes Morrison & Ross
« on: Thursday 30 June 11 13:06 BST (UK)  »
Donald, Beth is my cousin (removed several times!) on my Fraser side from Kinlochbervie and I am also a Morrison through my grandmother from Oldshoremore.  On countysutherland you will find many more connections to this area.

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Canada / Re: William Morrison and Kate Macleod
« on: Tuesday 28 June 11 22:11 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Sandra.  I always add anything new to my family history record and so if the descendants of William and Kate ever get in touch I will have a lot to tell them.  It is sad to think of them leaving Scotland and then disappearing into the ether.  I did meet the granddaughters of William's brother Adam last year while passing through Toronto and it was great to meet up with them.  They had no idea that there were relatives living in Toronto at some part of their young lives.

Marion

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