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can anyone give me some help on how to trace relations in scotland all i have is the person's name and maybe his job but nothing else i also now that they moved down to england manchester around 1850 i think this is going to be hard becasue the surname is morrison any help or advice would be good many thanks for your time in reading this message angela morrison

Angela give us as much info as you can & we will see if we can help. Georgina.

thanks ok his name is JAMES MORRISON and he was a woolen spinner and he had the following child william morrison[1833 scotland] died 1899 manchester william married charlotte snowden BUT it james a wont to trace or find out were william was born in scotland sorry its not much to go one angie

Angela on the IGI there are 28 William Morrison's born between 1831-1835 all with a father called James. Sorry not much help. Georgina.

thanks for trying well ive got a bit of a job on to go throught all them thanks

I had a look through the Williams on the 1841 & 1851 censuses on Ancestry. The only one I could see with a reference to wool spinning was one where the son William was a Wool Spinner in 1851 and the father James was a Factory Overlooker in 1841/51 (presumably in the wool spinning mill). I was checking for 1833/34 as the year of birth but this one was c1832: 1851 Scotland Census about William Morrison Name: William Morrison Age: 19 Estimated birth year: abt 1832 Relationship: Son Father's name: James Mother's name: Mary Gender: Male Where born: Langholm, Dumfs Parish Number: 839 Civil parish: Langholm Town: Langholm County: Dumfriesshire Address: Henry Street Occupation: Woolen Spinner ED: 3 Page: 24 Household schedule number: 108 Line: 10 Roll: CSSCT1851_209 Household Members: Name Age Agnes Morrison 24 James Morrison 50 Jane Morrison 10 Janet Morrison 7 Mary Morrison 46 Mary Morrison 13 Robert Morrison 3 Thomas Morrison 15 William Morrison 19 Jemima Oliver 8 Mo 1841 Scotland Census about James Morrison Name: James Morrison Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1801 Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Scotland Civil parish: Langholm County: Dumfriesshire Address: Eves Factory Occupation: Factory Overlooker Parish Number: 838 ED: 1 Page: 1

Found the family again in 1861 and this time James is referred to as a Wool Spinner. James and Mary (maiden name Beattie) have a son Walter. As you know William & Charlotte also had a son Walter. 1861 Scotland Census about James Morrison Name: James Morrison Age: 60 Estimated birth year: abt 1801 Relationship: Head Spouse's name : Mary Gender: Male Where born: Longholm, Dumfrieshire Registration Number: 839 Registration district: Langholm Civil parish: Langholm Town: Langholm County: Dumfriesshire Address: Henry Street Occupation: Wool Spinner Grocer ED: 3 Page: 16 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 89 Line: 21 Roll: CSSCT1861_144 Household Members: Name Age Agnes Morrison 34 James Morrison 60 Mary Morrison 56 Robert Morrison 14 Thomas Morrison son - Wool Spinner on a visit (mistranscribed age 75) Thomas Morrison 3 Walter Morrison 8 Jemina Oliver 10 Looks like the William in the 1851 census has left Scotland as there are no results for a William Morrison born in Langholm of his age in the 1861 Scotland Census. If you search on GR for Morrisons in Langholm there is a Harriet who has this family. You can send her a message to check for a possible connection. April

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