Jane (McNeill) Morrison (abt. 1853 - 1924)

Born about 1853 in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of William Morrison — married 8 Dec 1884 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Died 1 Apr 1924 at about age 71 in Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Jane was born in 1853. Her father, Angus Mc Neill, was a school master. Her brother Rev McNeill became the Minister

Jane McNeill Married William Morrison in Dec 1884 in Free Church of Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland. Her brother Rev John Ross McNeill, officiated at the ceremony.

Jane and William lived in a cottage near the bridge over the Borgie River. They had four sons.

In 1891 Census, her husband is listed as a general merchant and employer at Borgie, with his wife Jane, 3 sons John, 3, Angie 2 & Hew R, 8 months. His sister Jane and Jane Mackay are living at the house listed as general servants.

In1901 census, Jane and William are still at Borgie with 4 sons. William listed as 46, the School board clerk & treasurer, with his wife Jane, 47. Their sons John William 13, Angie James, 11, Hew Ross, 9 and Willie 6 are all scholars.

William and Jane continued to live at Borgie Bridge, where William was listed as a merchant on several records.

Affectionately known as Aunt Borgie.

She passed away 1st April 1924 predeceasing her husband by 4 years.

Sources

• Unsourced family tree handed down to Ming Speirs.

death dates, hand written notes by her niece Johanna Menzies née Morrison.

• Family tree Sourced from Parish records and local memories throughout late 19 th & 20th century from family in North of Scotland and shared with Ming Speirs. Some information is not verified but an initial contributor to the tree was William’s brother, Dr Hew Morrison JP LLD (1850-1935) who, among other things, prepared and had published in 1911 a transcription of the Parish Register of Durness (Sutherland). Hew was Chief Librarian of the Edinburgh Public Library in the early 1900s. He was a friend of Andrew Carnegie and helped Carnegie set up his Carnegie libraries in Scotland. Other contributors included Iain Morrison and Donald Sutherland.

• 1884 MORRISON, WILLIAM (Statutory registers Marriages 056/ 5) [1]

• Birth of 1st son: 1887 MORRISON, JOHN WILLIAM (Statutory registers Births 056/ 28) [2]

• Birth of 2nd son: 1888 MORRISON, ANGIE JAMS (Statutory registers Births 056/ 48) [3]

• Birth of 3rd son: 1890 MORRISON, HEW ROSS (Statutory registers Births 056/ 26) [4]

• 1891 MORRISON, WILLIAM (Census 056/ 1/ 2) Page 2 of 3 [5]

• Birth of 4th son. 1894 MORRISON, WILLIE (Statutory registers Births 056/ 18) [6]

• 1901 MORRISON, WILLIAM (Census 056/ 1/ 2) Page 2 of 3 [7]

• Death Record for son: 1909 MORRISON, HEW ROSS (Statutory registers Deaths 056/ 26) [8]

• 1911 MORRISON, WILLIAM (Census 056/ 1/ 1) Page 1 of 3 [9]