Morrison,Stonehaven blacksmith

[keyboard86]

Hi again, in 1861 an Ann Robertson aged 1 is shown as Grandchild b Old Deer to a William Mitchell aged 58 and Ann Mitchell aged 48 with along with others a daughter Janet aged 19 residing at Craigyhill, Savoch, Aberdeenshire
Census ref RG09/237/0/11
Keyboard86

[jim1]

1851:
Peter Morison/46/Monquihitter Aber./farmer of 36 acres emp. 1 labourer of son.
Margrat/36/Perth
Ann/14/Gen.Servant/Forgue Aber.
George/12/Forgue Aber.
William/10/do
Robert/8/do
Alexander/5/do
Andrew/3/New Deer
Kathren/9months.

jim

[jim1]

There's thi marriage:
Alexander Morrison=Jessie Mitchell/23/6/1866/Old Deer Aber.

jim

[keyboard86]

Hi again 1841 for Peter and Margaret and family:-

Peter MORISON 35 occ Farmer
Margaret 25
Peter 10
James 8
John 6
Ann 4
George 2
Residing at Glen Mollen, Forgue, Aberdeenshire
Census ref HO107/194/5/9
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[Anneatki]

Many,many thanks! I'm a bit overwhelmed - a simple misspelling (a instead of o), I think I've found him in 1871, and now I see your info  for 1841, and Jim1's for marriage etc, will get back to you. This is so exciting!

[Anneatki]

I'm not having much luck on Ancestry(Aus), can't find the marriage that Jim mentions. I'm still learning the ropes on how to search, but thank you all for the info so far!
The sure things are the 1881 & 1891 census, but I have to find out when Janet left or died, and when Jessie ? Married Alexander. Any suggestions as to the best lead to follow?

[keyboard86]

Hi I believe Jessie is a "Pet name" for Janet in Scotland?

The marriage is on the Family Search site
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[JJen]

Hi,

The link below gives the marriage of Alexander to Jessie and baptisms of their children.

https://www.familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Aalexander~%20%2Bsurname%3Amorrison~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Ajessie~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3Amitchell~

JJ

[jim1]

MORRISON, Alexander/26/Journeyman Blacksmith/New Deer/Aberdeenshire
MORRISON, Janet/28/Old Deer/Aberdeenshire
MORRISON, William/4/Old Deer
MORRISON, Alexander/2/Foveran/Aberdeenshire
MORRISON, James/0/Udny/Aberdeenshire
ROBERTSON, Ann/Step Daughter/11   
Checking the births against the 1871 census confirms Jessie Mitchell as the wife.
There's no suitable Jessie Mitchell birth but there's this one:
Janet Mitchell/b.25/4/1841/Old Deer/parents:William Mitchell & Anne Robertson

jim