Ann (Jones) Morrison (1828 - 1894)

Born 10 Feb 1828 in Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Wife of George Morrison — married 3 Sep 1848 in Heworth, Gateshead, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1894 at age 66 in Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory

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Biography

Nancy (Jones) Morrison was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

“More than 80,000 converts came from Europe between 1840 and 1900 in what one historian called "the largest and most successful group immigration in United States history."^[1]

“The Church had great missionary success in Wales during the 1840's and 1850's, and many thousands of Welsh converts immigrated to America, heading West with Brigham Young as a part of the great Mormon Migration, which began in 1847. Today it is estimated that approximately 20% of the population of Utah is of Welsh descent.”^[2]

Ann "Nancy" Jones was one such immigrant; born in Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England; daughter of James Jones and Sarah Allen. Ann had two sisters and a brother: Mary Ann, Louisa, and William.

She married George Morrison on September 3, 1848, in Durham, Northumberland, England. The couple had 10 children, all born in England.

England Census
1851 - George, 24; Ann, 22; and daughter Elizabeth J Morrison, 1; in Benwell.
1861 - George, 34, Engine Fitter; Ann, 33; Elizabeth, 11; Mary A, 11; John R, 5; Jane, 1.
1871 - George, 44, Engine Fitter Foreman; Ann, 43; Mary A, 19; John R, 15, Engine Fitter Apprentice; Jane, 11; George, 8; and James 5.
U.S. Census
1880 - George, 53, store keeper; Ann, 52; Jane, 21; George, 16, brick mason; James, 15, brick mason; Nelly M, 9; in Ogden, Utah Territory

With the help of the Mormon church, the couple—along with four of their children—immigrated as steerage passengers aboard the S.S. Wyoming in 1879. They went west to Utah, where George ran a grocery at 2538 Madison Avenue in Ogden, where they also lived. They lived in Ogden the rest of their lives.

Ogden, Utah addresses:
1890: city directory: George, groceries, 2540 Madison Ave; George, contractor and builder, res 741 27th; James A, res 2540 Madison Ave
1892 city directory; 719 27th, Ogden
1895 city directory: George, grocer, 2538 Madison Av (business & house); James, mason, 2540 Madison Ave

Sources

1. ↑ Maldwyn A. Jones, American Immigration, Chicago, 1960, p.126.
2. ↑ 012 Center for Family History and Genealogy at Brigham Young University. http://welshmormon.byu.edu/.

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• England & Wales, Free BMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.* 1851 England Census: http://person.ancestry.com/tree/63570848/person/46109290393/facts
• 1861 England Census: http://interactive.ancestry.com/8767/NBLRG9_3815_3815-0264/12811522?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/63570848/person/46109290393/facts/citation/321363312090/edit/record
• 1871 England Census: http://interactive.ancestry.com/7619/NBLRG10_5080_5083-0375/10424285?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/63570848/person/46109290393/facts/citation/321363311800/edit/record
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• Salt Lake County, Utah, Death Records, 1908-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 November 2020), memorial page for Ann Jones Morrison (10 Feb 1828–15 Sep 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #96759952, citing Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Bob Rohwedder (contributor 46891226).