'Morrison01'
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Families covered: Morrison of Cashiebury (or Cassiobury), Morison of Chardwell, Morison of Dairsie, Morison of Edinburgh, Morison of Prestongrange
| We doubt that there was any connection between the families shown on this page. They share the page for our convenience. | |||||||||||||||
| William Morysine or Morison of Chardwell, Yorkshire (a temp Henry VI who r. 1422-1461) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Morysine or Morison of Chardwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Lee (dau of Roger Lee or Leigh of Preston) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Morysine or Morison of Chardwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Merry (dau of Thomas Merry of Hatfield) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Richard Morrison of Cashiebury or Cashiobury, Hertfordshire (d 17.03.1556, ambassador) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 suggests that Sir Richard was born in 1560 and that his son Charles was born in March 1573. We follow BEB1844. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Bridget Hussey (dau of John Hussey of Sleford, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Charles Morrison of Cashiebury (d 1599) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 omits this Charles but his identification by BEB1844 is supported by TCP (Sussex). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothea Clark (dau of Nicholas Clark) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Bart of Cashiebury or Cashiobury or Cassiebury or Cassiobury (d 1628) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 identifies Sir Charles's wife as Helen, daughter of Sir Dominic Browne of Galway. We follow BEB1844 which, supported by TCP (Campden), identifies his wife and Elizabeth's mother as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Hicks (dau of Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Elizabeth Morrison | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.11.1627) Arthur Capell, 1st Lord of Hadham (b 20.02.1603/4, d 09.03.1648/9) | |||||||||||||||
| The following, not mentioned by BEB1844, is reported by BLG1952. | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Marcellus Morrison | ||||||||||||||
| m. Julia Ryan (dau of MountstuartRyan) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Charles John Joseph Morrison had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Grimston (dau of Marmaduke Grimston of Hertford) | |||||||||||||||
| The dates given by BLG1952 appear inconsistent and/or contradictory so there may be a generation or two missing or being confused. | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Edward Morrison (b 1693) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Rose Elizabeth Morrison (b 1697) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Cholmondeley of Chester | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Bridget Mary Morrison (b 1700) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles Pelham | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Bridget Morrison (bpt 11.03.1575, bur 11.12.1623) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 1592) Robert Ratcliffe, 5th Earl of Sussex (b 12.06.1573, d 22.09.1629) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Morrison (d c04.07.1611) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1576-7) William Norris, younger of Rycote (b c1547, dvp 25.12.1579) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln (b c1540, d 29.09.1616) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Mary Morrison | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bartholomew Hales of Chesterfield | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Jane Sibilla Morrison (bur 26.06.1580) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1571) Edward, Lord Russell (dvpsp c1572, heir of Bedford) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Arthur Grey, 14th Lord of Wilton (b 1536, d 1593) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Fienes Morison (b 1566, d 1614) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Morison | ||||||||||||||
| m. Stephen Hales of Coventry | |||||||||||||||
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| John Morison, 1st of Prestongrange (d 1615, Treasurer of Edinburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Margaret Preston (dau of John Preston, Lord President of the Court of Session) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Alexander Morison of Prestongrange (d 20.09.1631, Lord of Session as Lord Prestongrange) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.09.1610) Helenora (Eleanor) Maule (d 11.1664, dau of William Maule of Glaster) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Alexander Morison of Prestongrange (d 07.1683, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 11.07.1637) Jean Boyd (dau of Robert Boyd, Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Morison (bpt 23.10.1659, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Morison of Prestongrange (bpt 19.04.1663, d 1739, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Rochleid (d 09.1713, dau of John Rochleid of Craigleith) | |||||||||||||||
| William was probably the last or last-but-one Morison of Prestongrange as the property was sold in 1746 to William Grant who became a Lord of Session as Lord Prestongrange. | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Catherine Morison (d 21/23.03.1765) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 04.10.1705) William Gordon, Lord Stathnaver (b 12.1683, dvp 13.07.1720) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Jean Morrison (bpt 07.01.1687) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 22.08.1711) John Arbuthnot, 5th Viscount (dsp 08.05.1756) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Helen Morison (bpt 13.05.1688, d 07.07.1767/70) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 11.02.1707) John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow (b 04.1688, d 22.05.1740) | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue - Alexander (bpt 28.01.1683), William (bpt 15.03.1690), John (bpt 19.06.1691), Henry (bpt 23.09.1692), James (bpt 11.08.1693) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Bethia Morison | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Robert Spottiswoode (d 16.01.1646, Lord President of the Court of Session) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Katherine Morrison (bpt 16.02.1615) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 14.08.1635) George Home, younger of Wedderburn (d Dunbar 1650) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Helen Morison (bpt 06.07.1617) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1661) Sir John Riddell of that ilk, 3rd Bart | |||||||||||||||
| E.+ | other issue - John (bpt 25.10.1611, d young), William (bpt 22.01.1621), William (bpt 10.07.1628), James (bpt 29.09.1629), Robert (bpt 26.07.1631), Elizabeth (bpt 09.08.1618), Helenore (bopt 05.02.1622), Nicola (bpt 24.10.1624), Helenor (bpt 17.02.1626) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Isaac Morison (d before 19.05.1610, Bailie of Edinburgh) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir John Morison of Dairsie (b 1595-6, d 06.07.1625) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicolas Bruce (dau of Sir George Bruce of Carnock, m2. John Dick of Braid) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir George Morison of Dairsie who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 17.04.1647) Agnes Boyd (dau of Robert Boyd, 7th Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Katherine Morison probably of this generation | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Sir James Stewart of Kirkhill & Strabrock (d before 22.02.1666) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - James (d 1626), Isaac, Henry, Margaret, Joan, Agnes, Catherine | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Henry Morison (d 01.08.1623, Bailie of Edinburgh) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Christian or Katherine Dick | |||||||||||||||
| A.+ | issue - John (bpt 27.05.1607), Isaac (bpt 28.11.1609), Henry, Catherine (bpt 29.09.1611), Catherine (bpt 23.10.1614) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Janet Spottiswoode | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Janet Morison | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Trotter of Mortonhall | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Christian Morison (bpt 02.04.1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Andrew Dick of Craighouse | |||||||||||||||
| H.+ | other issue - Alexander (bpt 20.01.1622, d 1627), Margaret (d 09.06.1627), Elizabeth (bpt 11.04.1624) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Sarah Morison | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.10.1609) John Inglis of Cramond (d 1637) | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Elizabeth Morison | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Dick of Braid (d 19.12.1655) | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Catherine Morison | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Scott of Clerkington (Senator of College of Justice) | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | Helen Morison (bpt 21.05.1595) who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Samuel Johnston of Sheens or Scheines (d 1659) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 13.01.04) :
BEB1844 ('Morrison of Cashiebury'), BLG1952 ('Morrison of The Hemploe')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 11.01.15) : 'NisbetPlates'
('Morison of Prestongrange')
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