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==Early Life==
 
==Early Life==
 
===Birth===  
 
===Birth===  
About 1876
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About 1879
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===Parents===
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Alexander Morrison and Agnes Walkinshaw
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===Miner and Siblings (in birth order)===
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*John
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*James
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*Barbara
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*'''Alexander'''
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*Frances
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*Isabella
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*William J.
 
==Marriage==
 
==Marriage==
Not known
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1909, 3 July Edinburgh, Alexander Morrison, coal miner, bachelor married Wilhelmina Sweeney, widow. She had 4 children by previous marriage.
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===Children===
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*Agnes Walkinshaw Morrison
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*William Ayton Morrison
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*[Nellie Sweeney]
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*[Mary Sweeney]
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*[Wilhelmina Sweeney]
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*[George Sweeney]
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==Census Records==
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1881 Newbattle, Midlothian, age 2<br>
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1891 Newbattle, Midlothian, age 13<br>
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1911 Bonnyrigg, Cockpen, Lanarkshire, 1 Union Park    33, coal miner, born Carnwath, Lanarkshire
 
==Immigration to Canada==
 
==Immigration to Canada==
 
Most likely the following<br>
 
Most likely the following<br>
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Alexander is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.
 
Alexander is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.
 
==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster==
 
==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster==
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Wilhelmina remained in Scotland and died in 1946 in Midlothian.
 
===Compensation===
 
===Compensation===
 
[[Compensation#Schedule A | Schedule A]]
 
[[Compensation#Schedule A | Schedule A]]

Revision as of 13:22, 9 April 2013

Alexander Morrison
Born 1879
Scotland
Died 1914 (aged 34–35)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality Scottish
Occupation Miner
Religion Presbyterian (from Manitoba Newspaper)


Special Information

Alexander Morrison (38), wife and six children in Scotland, wife's address, 123 Camp View, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. "Dundee Courier" 13 July 1914


Early Life

Birth

About 1879

Parents

Alexander Morrison and Agnes Walkinshaw

Miner and Siblings (in birth order)

  • John
  • James
  • Barbara
  • Alexander
  • Frances
  • Isabella
  • William J.

Marriage

1909, 3 July Edinburgh, Alexander Morrison, coal miner, bachelor married Wilhelmina Sweeney, widow. She had 4 children by previous marriage.

Children

  • Agnes Walkinshaw Morrison
  • William Ayton Morrison
  • [Nellie Sweeney]
  • [Mary Sweeney]
  • [Wilhelmina Sweeney]
  • [George Sweeney]

Census Records

1881 Newbattle, Midlothian, age 2
1891 Newbattle, Midlothian, age 13
1911 Bonnyrigg, Cockpen, Lanarkshire, 1 Union Park 33, coal miner, born Carnwath, Lanarkshire

Immigration to Canada

Most likely the following
1913, Ship Saturnia, from Glasgow, age 35, married, going to Coleman, Alberta, occupation miner.

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

Alexander is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Wilhelmina remained in Scotland and died in 1946 in Midlothian.

Compensation

Schedule A


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