James Morgan (abt. 1839 - 1922)

Born about 1839 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Murray — married 27 Jul 1876 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Janet Weir — married 18 Sep 1885 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 2 Nov 1922 at about age 83 in Avoch, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

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Name

Name: James /Morgan/ ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1839

Place:  ?Halkirk, , Caithness, Scotland^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 02 NOV 1922

Place: Avock, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Note: AGED 86^[3][4]

Reference

Reference: 49035

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 14 JUL 2009

Prior to import, this record was last changed 14 JUL 2009 .

Burial

Burial:

Place: Trostan Westfield, Par. of Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Note: H/stone #66: 1880 (whoever this is, (s)he wasn't registered as MORGAN in CAI in 1880) Elizabeth MURRAY 33, h. James MORGAN farmer Scotscalder d U.F. manse Avoch Ross-shire 2.11.1922 86^[5]

Marriage

Husband: James Morgan

Wife: Elizabeth Murray

Child: William E Morgan

Marriage:

Date: 27 JUL 1876

Place: Olgrinmore, Par. of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Note: cert. shows James as 39, farmer of Olgrinmore, Halkirk, s/o William MORGAN, farmer dec'd & Mary m.s. McKAY; Elizabeth as 31 farmer's dtr resid. Olgrinmore, d/o William MURRAY, farmer & Margaret m.s. GRAY (neither shown as dec'd); Marr. after banns, Free Ch, Minister William G MURRAY, Free Ch Minister of Bruan; Wit: James MURRAY, Christina CAMPBELL; Reg. Jul 29th, Halkirk^[6]

Husband: James Morgan

Wife: Janet Weir

Marriage:

Date: 18 SEP 1885

Place: Halkirk, , Caithness, Scotland

Note: cert. shows James as a 46 yr old widower, a mason contractor, of Calder, Par. of Halkirk, s/o William MORGAN, farmer and Mary m.s. MacKay; Janet a housekeeper, spinster, 30 resid. Halkirk Village, d/o George WEIR, farmer and Elizabeth m.s. CAMPBELL, dec. Wit: John MORGAN and Donald GRAY^[7]

Census:

Date: 1891

Place: Hill of Calder, Par. of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Note: MORGAN: James 52 builder; wife Janet 35, both b Halkirk; Son: William E 13 scholar b Halkirk^[8]

Husband: William Morgan

Wife: Mary MacKay

Child: John Morgan

Child: Thomas Morgan

Child: James Morgan

Child: Donald Morgan

Marriage:

Date: EST 1828

Place:  ?Halkirk, , Caithness, Scotland

Note: not immediately obvious IGI 1825 +/- 20 yrs CAI^[9]

Census:

Date: 1851

Place: Olgrinmore, Par. of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Note: MORGAN: William 52 farmer 50 ac b Thurso; wife Mary 41 b Thurso; Children: John 19 mason b Halkirk; James 14, Christiana 10, Alex 7, Donald 5 all scholars b Halkirk; Servant: Christina SINCLAIR 24 b Halkirk, farm servant^[10]

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Olgrinmore, Par. of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Note: MORGAN: William 61 farmer 70 ac b Thurso; wife Mary 51 b Thurso; Children: James 23, Christina 19, Alexr 17, Donald 15 all b Halkirk; Also Dolina ELDER, servant 17 b Halkirk^[11]

Sources

• Source: S203 Title: 1851 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1851 Scotland via Ancestry Publication: 1851 Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA
• Source: S205 Title: 1861 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1861 Scotland via Ancestry Publication: 1861 Repository: #R121
• Source: S531 Title: Trostan: Westfield, Caithness, Scotland: MIs, Record Type: headstone transcriptions, Location: Trostam Westfield, Caithness, Scotland, Volume: Vol 3 pt 3 Abbreviation: MIs: Trostan: Westfield, Caithness, Scotland Publication: The Scottish Genealogy Society, Victoria St, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1992
• Source: S56 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), Record Type: Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), File Number: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php Abbreviation: BDM: Scotlands People certs from 1855
• Source: S805 Title: Census: 1891 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK, Record Info: Via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1891 Ancestry Publication: 1891 Repository: #R121

1. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Marr. 1885 James MORGAN & Janet WEIR, reg. Halkirk, Dist 037A Pg 4 #8, on same page as George TAYLOR/Jessie CAMPBEL, extracted Mar 2007
2. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Marr. 1885 James MORGAN & Janet WEIR, reg. Halkirk, Dist 037A Pg 4 #8, on same page as George TAYLOR/Jessie CAMPBEL, extracted Mar 2007
3. ↑ Source: #S805 Page: Halkirk, Caithness, Par. 37 ED 9 Pg 8 Sched 40, hsehold of James & Janet MORGAN, extracted Mar 2007
4. ↑ Source: #S531 Page: H/stone #66: James MORGAN & Elizabeth MURRAY, extracted Jul 2009
5. ↑ Source: #S531 Page: H/stone #66: James MORGAN & Elizabeth MURRAY, extracted Jul 2009
6. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Marr. 27 Jul 1876 Elizabeth MURRAY & James MORGAN, Olgrinmore, Halkirk, CAI 037 pg 4 #7, copy d/loaded Jul 2009
7. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Marr. 1885 James MORGAN & Janet WEIR, reg. Halkirk, Dist 037A Pg 4 #8, on same page as George TAYLOR/Jessie CAMPBEL, extracted Mar 2007
8. ↑ Source: #S805 Page: Halkirk, Caithness, Par. 37 ED 9 Pg 8 Sched 40, hsehold of James & Janet MORGAN, extracted Mar 2007
9. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Marr. 1885 James MORGAN & Janet WEIR, reg. Halkirk, Dist 037A Pg 4 #8, on same page as George TAYLOR/Jessie CAMPBEL, extracted Mar 2007
10. ↑ Source: #S203 Page: Halkirk, Caithness, Par. 37 ED 8 Pg 6 Sched 20, hsehold of William & Mary MORGAN, extracted Mar 2007
11. ↑ Source: #S205 Page: Olgrinmore, Halkirk, CAI Reg. 37 ED 8 Pg 4 Sched 15, hsehold of William & Mary MORGAN, extracted Jul 2009

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Morgan-5208 through the import of GraySinclairMorgan4WikiTreeJul2013PlaceUpdated.ged on Jul 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.