How do i find

[anne]

How can i find my Grt Grt Grt Grandfathers birth date and his parents.All i know is he was born on the Isle of Lewis and his name was John Morrison.The story goes that he was banned from Lewis because he married an Irish catholic and his father was a staunch orangeman.My mother was told when she was young that the Morrisons were very wealthy and she thought they had something to do with the construction industry.Can anyone help.Anne.

[twink]

Maybe see if you can get any help or advice from these:

Principal Libraries with Family History resources
Stornoway Library
19 Cromwell Street
Stornoway
Isle of Lewis
HS1 2DA
Tel: 01851 708631
Fax: 01851 708676
Email: bobeaves@cne-siar.gov.uk


Local Record Offices
Registrar's Office
Town Hall
South Beach Street
Stornoway
Isle of Lewis
Tel: 01851 709438
Email: emacdonald@cne-siar.gov.uk

[anne]

Thankyou Twink,i have already tried a while back now and they said they couldnt give me any info and to try one of their professional genealogists for Lewis,i would have done but they were quite expensive.I dont know of a site that does free genealogy for Isle of Lewis either,but thankyou for your help.Anne.

[twink]

when were his children born - do you know?  It should narrow the search date down....


Did you try looking on
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

[anne]

Hello again Twink,i havent tried Scotlands People as its a pay per view site and i have spent an awful lot of money trying to find other info,i am not prepared to spend any more at the moment.I dont have Johns birth,all i know is he married Mary Conally who was an irish catholic and their oldest daughter was born about 1858 in Berwick.Their son William was my Grt Grandfather and he was born 1859.My mother said he was banned from Lewis because he married a catholic and was as far as she knows never allowed to return.I can find no record of their marriage either in Scotland or Ierland.I think i will leave this one to rest for the moment and when i get some more spare money i will try another pay per view site.Thankyou again Twink for your help.Anne.

[twink]

Hi

Used up some unit on Scotlands people... maybe this will shorten your search..

Old Parishes in Ross & Cromarty which DO NOT have a JOHN MORRISON birth between 1800 and 1840:

Alness
Applecross
Avoch
Contin
Cromarty
Dingwall
Fearn
Fodderty
Glenshiel
Kilmuir
Kincardine
Kintail
Lochbroom
Lochcarron
Lochs
Logie

These ones had births of John Morrison between 1800 - 1840:

Barvas

8/6/1817 parents: Donald Morrison/Anne Murray
28/9/1817 parents: Roderick Morrison/Isabel McLeod
1/12/1817 parents: Malcolm Morrison/Catherine McLeod
1/10/1820 parents: Alexander Morrison/Christy McDonald
18/11/1821 parents: Angus Morrison/Ann Murray
18/09/1825 parents: Normd. Morrison/Cath. McLeod

Contin

13/1/1817 parents: John Morrison/Rachael McKenzie

Gairloch

1/7/1823 parents: Alexr. Morrison/
22/11/1824 parents: Peter Morrison/Margt. McRae
26/11/1834 parents: Peter Morrison/Lilias MacKenzie

Knockbain

28/2/1803 parents: Dond. Morrison/Jean Morrison
6/10/1829 parents: William Morrison/Isabella McDonald
24/5/1838 parents: Donald Morrison/Janet McKenzie

I did not look at any other parishes other than those mentioned above.

[anne]

Hi Twink,thankyou so much for your help,and thankyou for taking the time and useing your credits to look for me that was really very nice of you.I have worked out that if Johns oldest daughter was born in 1858,take 25 years approx off that ie the year of his birth he would have been born around 1829 onwards.Looking at the names of parents and the Scottish nameing patterns,from 1829 there are no Peters Janets Alexanders Donalds or Lilias in his family or next generations.There is William Isabella and Margaret so i reckon that John Morrison born 6th Oct 1829 parents William Morrison and Isabella Mcdonald could be his parents.Thanks to your kindness and effort it has given me a bit more to go by.Once again Twink thankyou so much for your help.Anne.

[Fransmoi]

I believe if anyone can help with an islands family mystery it is Bill Lawson. He and his wife amassed records written and unwritten.
http://www.billlawson.com/genealogy.htm
Good luck,
Frances in the Highlands.