Michael Crighton / morrison

Who did Michael marry, when were they born, when did they marry and what denomination were they?

Hi Ewyn I will start from my most distant ancestor Joseph Morrison born about 1809 in Ballybrian county down, he married Sarah born about 1815, their son William Morrison born about 1835 in Tullycavin county down, he married Mary Warnock who was born about 1838 in Dunover county down, their son Samuel Morrison born in 1864 in Newtownards county down, married Elizabeth Baird born in 1864 in county down, their son James Morrison born in 1989 in Newtonards county down died in Westport New Zealand on the 20th may 1945, married Huria vita doreen Lowe in 1932 she was born in 1913 in Karamea New Zealand and died on 30th sept 2005, their son William Basil Morrison my father born on the 28th jan 1933 in Westport New Zealand still alive married Nina Patricia Marshall (not my mother) still alive in Westport New Zealand, threi denomination was catholic in Ireland, I hope this will help answer at least some of your questions. I hope to visit Ireland in about 4 years  so i would like to see were the lived and died if possible thankyou for all the help you can give

Regards Michael Crighton / morrison

Michael,

Samuel’s birth certificate is available free on the irishgenealogy site. I see from it that he was born in Tullycavin and that his father was a farmer.

https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

Mary Warnock’s marriage to William Morrison was registered in Newtownards on 21.7.1854. You can view the original certificates on-line on the GRONI website, using the “search registrations” option:

https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk

You will need to open an account and buy some credits. It costs £2.50 (sterling) to a view a certificate.

Griffiths Valuation for 1863 lists Sarah Morrison in Tullykevin (another way of spelling Tullycavan). That indicates Joseph was probably dead by 1863. Sarah had plot 4 in the townland which was a 17 acre farm. Today the farm is at the intersection of Tullykevin Rd and Stump Rd just outside Ballywalter.

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch

The Valuation revision records show the farm changing to William in 1870 (suggesting Sarah had died); then it changes to Joseph in 1897 (suggesting William had died).

Probate abstract:

Letters of Administration of the personal estate of William Morrison late of Tullycavey County Down Farmer who died 14 June 1892 at same place were granted at Belfast to Mary Morrison of Tullycavey the Widow.

Family in 1901 census:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Greyabby/Tullykevin/1256796/

1911:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Grey_Abbey/Tullykevin/265941/

The family was Presbyterian and so may be buried in a Presbyterian church near Ballywalter, failing which try the Church of Ireland (Presbyterians were often buried in COI graveyards which are open to all denominations). Greyabbey has 2 Presbyterian churches (The main church and the Non Subscribing). NSP records start in 1873 and the main Presbyterian church in 1873.

Probate abstract which shows the family were evidently still farming there in the 1930s:

Morrison Joseph of Tullycavey Greyabbey county Down farmer died 18 August 1938 Probate Belfast 14 September to Samuel Grey and John McGregor farmers. Effects £345 15s.

The tityhe applotment books for 1833 list a Joseph Morrison farming inj Tullykevin (spelled Tullyhevin there). He seems likely to be an ancestor to your William born 1835.

http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/down/tithe-applotment-books/greyabbey-parish.php#.WK_4IxR2ug0

The family, being Presbyterian, having a Scottish name and living in Co. Down are almost certainly descended from Scots settlers who moved to Co. Down in the 1600s.

Hi Elwyn wow that is great all this infomation, have been on google maps and found the area of the old farm will now look for more with all the links you have given me .

Thankyou very much for all the hard work that you have done for me you are truly an angle and i can not thankyou enough from all my family old and new thankyou.

Kindest regards

Michael A Crighton / Morrison