Harriet (Barnes) Morrison (1861 - 1923)

Born 1861 in Gloucester, Carleton, Canada West

Ancestors

Wife of Donald Roderick Morrison — married 14 Nov 1888 in Ottawa, Carleton, Canada West

Died 13 Jul 1923 at about age 62 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Harriet was born in 1861, Gloucester, Ottawa, Canada West.

•1861 Census, Harriet (Barns) is age 4.-^[1]living in Gloucester, Carleton, Canada West.

•1871 Census, Harriet (Bains) is age 13.-^[2]living in Gloucester, Russell, Canada West.

•1881 Census, Harriet (Berns) is age 20/"23".-^[3]living with parents in Gloucester, Russell, Canada West.

Harriet married Donals Roderick Morrison on November 14th of 1888 in Ottawa, Carleton, Canada West.

Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922; County of Carleton, Div of Ottawa^[4]

-Name: Harriet Barnes (spinster, resides Ottawa, Presbyterian)

-Birth Place: Gloucester Ont

-Age: 26

-Father Name: Philip Barnes

-Mother Name: Mary Nichols

-Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862

-Spouse Name: Donald Roderick Morrison (bachelor, miller, resides Dalhousie Mills, Quebec, Presbyterian)

-Spouse's Age: 37

-Spouse Birth Place: Newton, Quebec.

-Spouse Father Name: Norman Fraquhar Morrison

-Spouse Mother Name : Sarah McLeod

-Marriage Date: 14 Nov 1888

-Marriage Place: Ottawa, Carleton

-Witnesses: Kenneth McLeod, Newton, Quebec, and James Morrison, Ottawa.

-Reg. #002388

Harriet and Roderick had the following children

1. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Morrison 1890
2. Noramina Morrison 1894
3. Mary 'Edith' Morrison 1896

1916 Census^[5] age 54, living in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

1921 Census^[6] age 62 and living with her husband in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Age 62 = 1861

Burial: Edmonton Municipal Cemetery in Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada. FindAGrave Memorial^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Archives Canada 1861 Census
2. ↑ Archives Canada 1871 Census
3. ↑ Archives Canada 1881 Census
4. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMV4-27R : Donald Roderick Morrison and Harriet Barnes, 14 Nov 1888; citing registration , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,220.
5. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5F-4CC : Harriet Morrison in household of Donald Morrison, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 36, line 11; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,965.
6. ↑ Archives Canada 1921 Census
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #37737276