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Nellie123....

Memorial Plot Milltown Cemetery... I will send by PM the photo


Vol. David Morrison, Óglaigh na hÉireann, 27/12/1921

You will see on the Memorial David is KIA.

sorry i picked that up wrong i read John Patrick Morrison and thought of my husbands dad then i remembered it was Williams Brother not his son sorry Nellie

i don,t know if this helps any but my husbands father,s name was John Patrick Morrison born 7/8/1926 Belfast

Looking at Co Tyrone records looks like Rose McCool was nee Gallagher...

EDIT 18.50......Could be Dougherty....!!!..No Birth for Sarah McCool with mother Gallagher...its Doherty 1877.


George Mc Cool

Ireland Births and Baptisms

Name George Mc Cool
Gender Male
Wife Rose Gallagher
Son George Mc Cool



Name George Mc Cool
Gender Male
Christening Place Fintona, Tyr, Ire
Birth Date 05 Aug 1872
Birthplace Fintona, Tyr, Ire
Father's Name George Mc Cool
Mother's Name Rose Gallagher
All the other B. Tyrone children have same parents

Nellie123....
David Morrison (RIP) was murdered on the 29 December 1921 by B Specials at the home he shared with his parents and brother Patrick was mentioned at the inquest as also living there...

There are different versions of the event (as there would be !!) and eventually despite evidence to the contrary the jury brought in a verdict of Lawful Killing by Crown Forces in the pursuance of their duty..!!!!
His death was due to one bullet in the back and 5 in the head.



http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/detail.aspxp
When you open the site ignore the p[art re John Cummins..Doesn't belong with the file.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000631434/

Residents of a house 22 in Donegal Place (No. 2 Urban, South Ward, Londonderry)

Mc Cool Rose 50 Female Wife Roman Cathoclic
Mc Cool Patrick 13 Male Son Roman Cathoclic
Mc Cool James 2 Male Son Roman Cathoclic
** Mc Cool Sarah 22 Female Daughter Roman Cathoclic ****b Co Tyrone
Mc Cool Cassie 6 Female Daughter Roman Cathoclic
** Morrison William 19 Male Son in Law Roman Cathoclic ***** b BELFAST
Mc Cool Maggie 19 Female Daughter Roman Cathoclic
Mc Cool Annie 8 Female Daughter Roman Cathoclic
Donaghey George Male Grand Child Roman Cathoclic
Mc Cool George 46 Male Head of Family Roman Catochic
Donaghey George 23 Male Son in Law Roman Cathoclic

GlasgowLass- fantastic!!

Good find Austin!
That's them

William Morrison married Sarah McCool 17 Apr 1900 in Londonderry.
Births of both girls registered in Derry, mother's name: McCool

Death of 26yr old Sarah Morrison 23 Jun 1905, Londonderry

EDIT:
Rose McCool ( McCoal) on 1911 census is possibly the mother of Sarah and the grandmother of the Morrison girls

Here's the girls in 1911:

Residents of a house 13 in Lecky Road (Londonderry Urban (2), Londonderry)

Mc Coal Rose 60 Female Head of Family Roman Catholic
Mc Coal Annie 18 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Mc Coal Cassie 16 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Morrison Rose 7 Female Niece Roman Catholic <<<<<<
Scanlan Maggie 22 Female Boarder Roman Catholic
Morrison Mary 9 Female Niece Roman Catholic <<<<<<<<<
Scanlan William 2 Male Boarder Roman Catholic
Fleming Sarah 17 Female Lodger Roman Catholic
Mc Coal Patrick 24 Male Son Roman Catholic
Mc Coal James 12 Male Son Roman Catholic

I have to go out now- but I'm hoping that more can be found now.

Don't know if this has already been posted? But daughters born before the marriage listed!

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920

Name: William Morrison
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1874
Birth Place: St Patrick, Antrim
Enlistment Age: 34
Marriage Date: 21 Jul 1906
Document Year: 1908
Regimental Number: 885
Regiment Name: Royal Garrison Artillery
Number of Images: 22
Form Title: Army Reserve (Special Reserve)

Hannah OHagan Spouse
Mary Morrison Child 30/04/1902 Londonderry <<<<<<<<<
Rose Anne Morrison Child 30/05/04 Londonderry <<<<<<<<<<<
Margaret Morrison Child 08/02/07 Belfast
Agnes Catherine Morrison Child 15/12/08 Belfast
John Patrick Morrison Child 16/07/13 Belfast
Hanna Morrison Child 12/11/14 Belfast

have been looking at Groni records and confirm:
A man called William Morrison married Ellen Pitt on 15 Apr 1903.
One child only showing on record
Robert Morrison b 13 Feb 1904

There's also a death of Ellen Morrison age 25 who died 20 Dec 1906

Unless it's a different death, it cannot be the same William Morrison who also married Hannah O'Hagan
Their marriage took place on 21 Jul 1906

The more i read and think of all leads i have been given i really do believe this could be the family i have asked about i would like to know how he died please if you don,t mind Nellie

Nellie123

Just to confirm that the post 18/07/12.28 by AustinQ re James Morrison would in fact be James Morrison father of Wm. He was still alive at that time .

James Morrison applied for a Military pension (1922) for son David and also on behalf of Hannah David's sister, address was 27 Mayfair St.

I can let you know the circumstances of his death if you believe this family is your husband's.

Nellie123

Unless you get the Marriage Cert or Details from St Patricks Church Reg. confirming who is who and if this in fact your family then we could be chasing down the wrong road

Thank you everyone this little lot is going to keep me busy for a while Thank you ever so much kind regards Nellie

October 1924 a James Morrison was at 27 Mayfair Street- he's listed in the paper :

Northern Whig - Monday 20 October 1924

Titled: Republican Foray on Ulster

Re the 1901 posted by Eringobragh yesterday at 19:11, showing Morrisons at 37 Glenpark Street

when the 1901 street directory was compiled, there was a G Morrison, labourer, at no 33, but there was a P Mulholland at no 37.

In 1910, 13 Mayfair Street (mentioned in AQ's post at 06:39 above), was vacant, so the Morrison family couldn't have been there long before the 1911 census.

Probably useless snippets, but just in case:

Ardilea Street -
In 1880 a Joseph Morrison (occupation - sorter) lived at 113.
In 1890, 1901, 1907, 1908, 1918, there were no Morrisons in the street.
In 1910, there's a George Morrison , labourer, at no 37.

In 1908, there was a Mary Hagen in no 70 (could this be a relation of Hannah O'Hagan?). That's one of the addresses in William & Hannah's marriage record as posted by Maureen on page 1.

In 1907, at 27 Mayfair Street, which is the other address given in that marriage record, there's a Hannah Morrison, and at 29, there's a William Morrison, labourer
In 1908, Hannah Morrison is at no 27.
In 1910, Hanna Morrison is at no 25.
In 1918, she's back at no 27.
In 1924, she's not in Mayfair Street.

In 1910, 26 Parkview, where William and Hannah were in 1911, is vacant.
In 1918, there's a William Morrison, labourer, at no 27, and a George Morrison, labourer, at no 20.

http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/BSD1943.htm

This maybe coincidence but when William marries Hannah in 1906 both give their address as 70 Ardilea Street. According to this army record for an unmarried William Morrison (signed up April 1898), his address is 101 Ardilea street. It doesn't give any next of kin, but does show he deserted a couple of times before rejoining in 1901-1906

British Army Service Records 1760-1915 Transcription
First name(s) William
Last name Morrison
Birth year 1881
Birth parish Shankhill
Birth town Belfast
Birth county Antrim
Birth country Ireland
Service number 2684
Year 1898
Attestation date 19 Apr 1898
Attestation age years 17
Attestation service number 2684
Attestation corps R Ir Rifles
Document type Attestation
Series WO 96 - Militia service records 1806-1915