Flora McFarlane (Morrison) Richards (1900)

Born 4 Nov 1900 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died [date unknown] in Canada

Biography

Flora McFarlane Morrison was born 4 Nov 1900 November at her parets home, 15B Hill Street, Garnethill, Glasgow. In 1901 she lived with her parents at the same address in Glasgow. She left Glasgow with her mother and siblings aboard the Scandinavian, arriving in Quebec, Quebec, Canada on 7 Jul 1912. By 1916, the family lived at 308 Center Street, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 11 Oct 1919 William David Richards and Florence were married according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church in the Sisters Hospital Chapel in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada after Florence accepted the Roman Catholic faith. ^[1]

Record Details

Birth record for Flora McFarlane Morrison ^[2] Flora McFarlane Morrison 1900, November Fourth, 7h. 15m. A.M. 15B Hill Street, Garnethill, Glasgow. Female Father: John Morrison - Club Footman Mother: Fanny Morrison M.S. Forsythe Married: 1899 December 29th, Glasgow. Present: John Morrison - Father

1901 Scotland Census ^[3] Name: Flora M Morrison Age: 8 mo Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900 Relationship: Daughter Father's Name: John Mother's Name: Fanny Gender: Female Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Registration Number: 644/7

Registration district: Blythswood

Civil parish: Glasgow Barony

County: Lanarkshire

Address: 15B Hill Street

Household Members:

Name Age

Daniel Dornan 26

Philip Flannigan 23

John Fogarty 29

Alexander Livingstone 23

Andrew McDonald 25

William G McFarlan 21

Fanny Morrison 23

Flora M Morrison 8 mo

John Morrison 25

John A Rass 19

Henry Tabin 26

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 ^[4]

Name: Flora Morrison

Gender: Female

Age: 10

Date of Arrival: 7 Jul 1912

Vessel: Scandinavian

Port of Arrival: Quebec

Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland

1916 Census of Prairie Provinces ^[5] Name: Florence Morrison Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Age: 15 Birthplace: Scotland Year of Immigration: 1911 Home in 1916: 308 Center St, Calgary East, Alberta racial_or_tribal_origin: Scotch (Scotish) Relation to Head of Household: Daughter

Household Members: Name Age

John Morrison 38

Fannie Morrison 35

Florence Morrison 15

Catherine Morrison 14

John Morrison 12

Frances Morrison 10

Christina Morrison 7

Mary Morrison 6

Sources

• WikiTree profile Morrison-2074 created through the import of The Morrisons of Cambria Wood 6 July 2012.ged on Jul 8, 2012 by Russell Morrison. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Russell and others.

1. ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8W-V99 : 11 March 2018), William David Richards and Florence Morrison, 11 Oct 1919, registration 19-09-363928; citing Rossland, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13758, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,554.
2. ↑ Parish Birth Record, Flora McFarlane Morrison (1900), Births in the District of Blythswood in the Burgh of Glasgow, page 186, line 556 Scotlands People, The National Archives of Scotland, General Register Office of Scotland
3. ↑ 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 25; Page: 15; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1901_292, database; Ancestry, 2007, citing Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census, General Register Office for Scotland
4. ↑ Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, database; Ancestry, 2008, citing Library and Archives Canada, RG76, T-4788.
5. ↑ 1916 Census of Prairie Provinces, Alberta, Calgary East, 05C: Roll: T-21948; Page: 25; Family No: 196; Ancestry, 2009, citing Library and Archives Canada.