Christina (Morrison) Gordon (abt. 1780)

Born about 1780 in Sutherland, Scotland

Ancestors

Died [date unknown] in Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Christina (Christy) Morrison was born about 1778 in Torrisdale, Sutherland. She is the daughter of Hugh Morrison and Mary Mackay.

Christina was listed in the 1797 Croft roll along with her three brothers and three sisters and parents Hugh Morrison and Mary MacKay.

1. Bessie Morrison married Hugh Bain and had 4 sons and 4 daughters

2. Janet Morrison

3. Christina Morrison married c. Gordon and had 1 son and 4 daughters

4. Robert Morrison. - went to Jamaica

5. Elizabeth Morrison (b1783). Listed as a pauper in Torrisdale in 1851 Census.

6. William Morrison ( b 1785) to

7. John Morrison went to Jamaica

Christina Morrison married Charles Gordon and had 1 son and 4 daughters

1. GORDON HUGH 22/04/1809 Farr^[1]
2. GORDON HELEN CHS. 17/09/1812 born in Farr Parish ^[2]
3. GORDON BETTY 04/02/1817 Farr^[3]
4. GORDON. CHARLES 01/06/1820 050 /20 15 Farr^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 21 July 2023), Hugh Gordon born or baptised on 22 Apr 1809, son of Charles Gordon & Christy Morison Fr 41 (fr41), in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland; citing Parish Number 050, Ref 10/34.
2. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 21 July 2023), Helen Gordon born or baptised on 17 Sep 1812, daughter of Chs Gordon & Christian Morison Fr 63 (fr63), in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland; citing Parish Number 050, Ref 10/56.
3. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 21 July 2023), Betty Gordon born or baptised on 4 Feb 1817, daughter of Charles Gordon & Chirsty Morison Fr 92 (fr92), in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland; citing Parish Number 050, Ref 10/85.
4. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 21 July 2023), Charles Gordon born or baptised on 1 Jun 1820, son of Charles Gordon & Christy Morrison Fr 186 (fr186), in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland; citing Parish Number 050, Ref 20/15.

• Family tree sourced from Parish records and memories throughout 20th century from family in North of Scotland and recorded in family tree shared with Ming Speirs. Some information is not verified but an initial contributor to the tree was Christina’s great nephew, Dr. Hew Morrison JP LLD (1850-1935) [morrison-11142] 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 from 1887-1922. He was a friend of Andrew Carnegie and helped Carnegie set up his Carnegie libraries in Scotland ( so I trust his research to be mostly correct) other family members including Iain Fraser and Donald Sutherland have researched further and built on these records.

• listed on son’s death record. - "Statutory Register of Deaths," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 21 July 2023), Hugh Gordon death registered 1892 in Kirkton Farr (Sutherland) (age 84, mother's maiden name Morrison); citing Ref 050/1/6.

• 04/02/1817 GORDON, BETTY (Old Parish Registers Births 050/ 10 85 Farr) Page 85 of 126. Other records state Kitty... and on the record It could be Kitty... just misread.