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Offline mightyquinn

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urgent help need to trace a grave for morrison
« on: Thursday 11 October 07 15:47 BST (UK) »
can anyone help

i need to find the grave of alexander morrison of langholm  his wife was called janet irving

the family have come to a toal stand still we cant find the grave we can't find where alexander was born all we have his is marriage date

can anyone else tell me if i send for his marriage cert  will it give me much info

also where do  i go to find out if alex and janet had more children as yet we only have one  and we think there are more

any help or advice would be most helpful


thanks alot angie
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MORRISON [married name]
QUINN[ biological surname THEY ARE FROM MANCHESTER TO IRELAND ]
GORST [step maiden name][THEY ARE FROM NORHTWICH
HORRIDGE[mothers maiden name]
HAMBLETT[MANCHESTER]
WHELAN[ MANCHESTER]
PICKUP[MANCHESTER]

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Re: urgent help need to trace a grave for morrison
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 11 October 07 15:58 BST (UK) »

What can you give US in the way of dates, as each era will have differing records.

What date for example was the marriage?

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Re: urgent help need to trace a grave for morrison
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 11 October 07 16:09 BST (UK) »
a wee look at the 1901 census says that here is a 9 year old alexander born 1892 langholm, he is livng in henry street.


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Re: urgent help need to trace a grave for morrison
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 11 October 07 18:13 BST (UK) »
ok

alexander was born around1775 we not sure were

he married janet irving in langholm  17 jun 1798

we know they had one son james morrison

but thats it
MORRISON [married name]
QUINN[ biological surname THEY ARE FROM MANCHESTER TO IRELAND ]
GORST [step maiden name][THEY ARE FROM NORHTWICH
HORRIDGE[mothers maiden name]
HAMBLETT[MANCHESTER]
WHELAN[ MANCHESTER]
PICKUP[MANCHESTER]


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Re: urgent help need to trace a grave for morrison
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 11 October 07 18:23 BST (UK) »

Scotlands people have listed what you might expect to find. Not guaranteed.

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=554&406

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Re: urgent help need to trace a grave for morrison
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 11 October 07 18:25 BST (UK) »
can it tell me where they could be buried
i now there not burried in langholm


o well back to the drawing board

thanks angie


















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MORRISON [married name]
QUINN[ biological surname THEY ARE FROM MANCHESTER TO IRELAND ]
GORST [step maiden name][THEY ARE FROM NORHTWICH
HORRIDGE[mothers maiden name]
HAMBLETT[MANCHESTER]
WHELAN[ MANCHESTER]
PICKUP[MANCHESTER]