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Northern Whig 30 Jul 1943
( Edited for info only)
Charles F Morrison age 27 of Parkview Street and 3 other men all pled guilty to wilful arson.
They set fire to the pavillion of St Mary's Football club and were all bound over for 2 yrs

Ive searched Groni and there are only 3 deaths of a Hannah Morrison in Belfast between 1931 and 1960
One is much too young, the other much too old.
Leaves only this one....

D/1953/56/1007/43/303
Name: Hannah Morrison
Death: 3rd July 1953
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Registration: Belfast(pre-1973 Q4)

About Milltown Cemetery (no help with website address)

http://tinyurl.com/z485c4w

Nellie123...

This is the address but I cant find an "web" address either the link I gave you must be out of date ...my records go back a wee bit..!!

546 Falls Rd
Belfast
County Antrim Northern Ireland
Postal Code: BT12 6EQ
Phone: 028 90613972

Thank you Eringobragh i tryed to follow your link but it said error and can,t find server Nellie

Nellie123.
GlasgowLass posted details on her post of 20.7.( 20.52) you would probably be able to locate William's death through a process of elimination starting at 1931/32 using the Groni site.
Hannah was still at Parkview in the 50s maybe your husband can recall if she was still alive when the family went over to Yorkshire in the late 50's.
I imagine the family would have been buried in Milltown Cemetery but those records are not on line..once you confirm dates you could contact Milltown Cemetery and see if they can locate the grave....

http://www.milltowncemetery.com/contactus

What would be the best way for me to search for both William and Hannah,s death please thank you

Thank you Eringobragh all this information is fantastic i keep calling back to the page looking and hoping there might be some more news thank you all so very much Nellie

Nellie123...

it appears Hannah Morrison sister of William didn't marry. She was still living 27 Mayfair St. as late as 1943 but I don't see her there in 1951.

William and Hannah continued to live at Parkview St. but he is not listed after 1932 only Hannah.. she was still there in 1951.

There was a John Morrison (labourer) at no.48 Parkview St. in 1943 but no 48 does not appear on later listing.

Nellie123...

This may well be William Morrison....

A Co.2nd battalion Belfast Brigade.( Ardoyne and Bone)

*Morrison, W. Parkview Street;

So I would think your husbands father would be aware of the family history , the same address was also listed for David (RIP) Morrison....

From news reports that Maureen posted probably the Irish Independent was a near as accurate relating to the Murder...certainly the second paragragh.

Thank you Glasgow Lass kind regards Nellie

Nellie,
I have sent you a PM with an attachment .
It's the 1905 death announcement for Sarah Morrison ( McCool) 1st wife of William and mother of Mary and Rose.

William and Sarah both appear on the 1901 at the home of Sarah's parents in Derry. (census posted above)
Census night was 5/6 Apr.

Sarah and William had a son named Francis Morrison who was born just a few days later on 8 Apr 1901. ( Mother's Name: McCool)
This child died on 20 Sep 1901.

I use GRONI
https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk

You only need a single credit to be held on the acct (50p) and it allows you to access all the indexes without purchase or use of that credit but, the results provide registration areas and definitive dates.
Births available only from 1864- 1915 but these also shows exact date and mother's maiden name.
Marriages and death indexes also provide exact dates.


It costs 5 credits to purchase a cert which = £2.50.

My husband had no idea about this and to be honest i don,t know if his father did ,It,s amazing what searching for two little girl can bring out of the past i am ever so greatful to everyone who has taken part in this Murder Mystery lol seriously thank you everyone Nellie x

Irish Independent 28-12-1921

Fresh Belfast Atrocity

Another shooting fatality in connection with the Belfast disorders.

While a "Special" police patrol around 7am called upon a number of men to halt whereupon the men ran away and as they did so,one of the them fired at the police.The bullet hit Constable Hill the other Constables went in pursuit fire was exchanged and a Civilian David Morrison age 30 was shot dead on Mayfair Street a second man was wounded.

Inquiry during the day showed the circumstances attending the shooting of Morrison to be remarkable.He was it appears in the doorway of his fathers house and was about to go to 8oclock Mass at the Sacred Heart,his father having preceded him. About this time a caged lorry occupied by "Specials" appeared at the head of the Street.The specials descended went down the street on foot accompanied by Con.Hill acting as a guide,a shot rang out and the Con. fell wounded. Morrison opened the door and the firing of a number of shots estimated at 6 was heard,and the ill fated young man fell dead.It is stated he received no less than 6 bullet wounds three to the forehead two to the jaws and one to the back of the head.

When a brother of the deceased came downstairs he was ordered to bring the body in and it was alleged a rifle was pointed at him,when the mother came on the scene and exclaimed "They are going to shoot my second son" the Specials withdrew,shots were fired in the air as they left.

Morrison had been 10yrs in the Army and three of his brothers had Military service one of them for a period of 22yrs,including service in the Boer War and the father 30yrs service.


Nellie your original request for names of step children has led to a whole lot of information for you,your husbands father growing up in Belfast will maybe have been aware of his uncles fate.

I have looked for any information on the step children Mary Morrison and Rose Ann Morrison travelling abroad on Ancestry without any success.

Irish Examiner Wed 28-12-1921
More Shooting in Belfast, Civilian Shot Dead
Press Association Message

Shooting Took Place in Marrowbone Area of Belfast today,special constables seeing men at Gracehill St.called on them to halt- The latter ran away and one fired at the police as they dismounted from the lorry.A bullet wounded a constable in the lung.The police chased the civilians and one of whom was shot dead and another wounded.The man shot dead has been indentified as David Morrison age 30 of Mayfair Street.

The official account of the affair is that when police were patrolling the area,they came upon two men who they ordered to put up their hands,one obeyed but the other drawing a revolver wounded Constable Hill and ran off, the police fired after him and he was shot through the head.

Thank you AustinQ it worked Nellie

Try this link:

http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/detail.aspx

or search David Morrison here:

http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx

Hi Eringobragh i tried following your link but i could not get in Nellie

Yes Margaret Morrison 1907 Agnes C Morrison 1909 David James Morrison 1911 but died William Morrison 1918 Joseph Morrison 1919 James G Morrison 1920 Edward Morrison 1923 Charlie Morrison 1925 John Patrick Morrison 1926 Ellen Morrison 1929 All born Belfast Ireland

These are William and Hannah,s children

Death of William & Hannah's son David- he appears on the 1911 census, but not on William's Service record:

Death:
First name(s) David James
Last name Morrison
Age at death 1
Birth year 1911
Registered year 1912
Registered quarter/year Oct - Dec 1912
Registration district Belfast
Volume 1
Page 250
County Antrim, Down
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Nellie, I'm confused- Your husband's father was John Patrick Morrison born 1926?