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I am trying to trying to find out what became of my G Grandparents Martin born 1874 & Nora Morrison born 1869 (nee Butler)according to 1901 census both came from Ireland.Martin was 27 and in lodgings in Chorlton,Manchester and Nora was 36 and staying with her Nephew in Chorlton after his wife died.I believe they got married in 1902 and had a son Patrick born in Manchester in 1904.I am not sure if they had any other children. I can not find any deaths for them.Grateful for any help

It's possible he died in WW1

Maritime deaths Transcription
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First Name Martin
Last Name Morrison
Birth Date 1875
Death Date 23 Feb 1918
Age 43
Place Of Death At Sea
County AT SEA
Vessel Remus
Series BT334
Box 0074
Service Crew
Record set Maritime deaths 1854-1972
Reported Date 1918
Year Of Birth 1875
Year Of Death 1918
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Record collection Deaths & burials


Not listed on the CWGC site so maybe it was a cargo vessel

Their marriage that will give fathers names .if known
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First name(s) MARTIN
Last name MORRISON
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1902
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ MARTIN MORRISON married one of these people
NORA BUTLER, AGNES BURGON
Spouse's last name -
District CHORLTON
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8C
Page 1428
Record set England & Wales marriages 1837-2008
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Record collection Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain

Presumably, Patrick was your grandfather?

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1904
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MORRISON Patrick Saint George Manchester STG/268/65

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1902
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
MORRISON Martin BUTLER Nora Chorlton-on-Medlock Register Office or Registrar Attended Manchester CHO_RM/155/196

According to my Grandfathers Patricks wedding cert.looks like Martin is still alive in 1925.

I think you may have some wrong info

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
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First name(s) Last name Age Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Birth year Birth place Occupation
John Morrison 27 Head Married Male 1884 Co Limerick Resident Ireland Lurryman Image Transcription
Budget Morrison 30 Wife Married Female 1881 Co Tipperary Resident - Image Transcription
Patrick Morrison 6 Son Single Male 1905 Lancashire Manchester School Image Transcription
Michael Morrison 5 Son Single Male 1906 Lancashire Manchester School Image Transcription
John Morrison 3 Son Single Male 1908 Lancashire Manchester - Image Transcription
Norah Burke 25 Sister In Law Single Female 1886 Co Tipperary Resident Seamstress Image Transcription
Patrick Dwan 24 Boarder Married Male 1887 Co Tipperary Resident Railway Porter Image Transcription
Johanna Dwan 24 Boarder Married Female 1887 Co Tipperary Resident - Image Transcription


WHO was your Morrison grandparent?

Don't assume he is living just because he isn't recorded as deceased............it depends on how the questions were worded

Who witnessed the marriage?

Not seeing any of them on the 1911 census

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Duan Head Widower Male 45 1856 Joiner Ireland Image Transcription
Joseph Duan Son Single Male 15 1886 - Mancr, Lancashire Image Transcription
Mora Duan Daughter Single Female 4 1897 - Mancr, Lancashire Image Transcription
Nora Butler Aunt Single Female 36 1865 House Keeper Ireland Image Transcription

1911 posted above is for the ONLY Patrick born in the year/area.......and the Dwan/Duan name is unlikely to be a coincidence

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Harper Head Married Male 62 1839 Boots At Hotel Labourer Ireland Image Transcription
Eliza Harper Wife Married Female 58 1843 - Ireland Dublin Image Transcription
Tim Hogan Lodger Single Male 37 1864 Bricksetters Labourer Ireland Image Transcription
Martin Morrison Lodger Single Male 27 1874 Bricksetters Labourer Ireland


House number 11
House name -
Street Gorse Street
Parish South Manchester
Town -

If his death isn't listed on the CWGC site, he was unlikely to have been a War casualty

Thanks Reggie,Martin Morrison is Patricks Father.

Do you have Patrick's birth cert to verify that statement?

Not yet have sent for it I only have his marriage cert.

Marriages Sep 1904 (>99%)
Burke Bridget Manchester 8d 460
Morrison John Manchester 8d 460

How old was Patrick when he married?

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1925
MORRISON Patrick RYLANCE Ivy Irene Chorlton-on-Medlock Register Office or Registrar Attended Manchester CHO_RM/328/168

Patrick was 22 when he married in 1925.November 28th

Unfortunately, as they were almost certainly RC, there aren't any baptism records on LancsOPC