The 1851 Census in Scotland records the following details:
Name: John Morrison
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Relationship: Son
Father: Alexr Morrison
Mother: Elizabeth Fisher
Gender: Male
Where born: Paisley, Renfrew
Parish Number: 573
Civil Parish: Paisley Low
Church County: Renfrewshire
Address: 5 Marshalls Lane
Occupation: Cloth Capper
ED: 2
Page: 17
Household schedule number: 69
LINE: 4
Roll: CSSCT1851_124
Household Members: Name (Age)
Alexr Morrison 37
Elizabeth Fisher 36
John Morrison 16
James Morrison 15
Elizabeth Morrison 13
Janet Morrison 12
Marget Morrison 7
Robert Morrison 6
Isabella Morrison 2
Their birth dates were as follows:
In 1854, aged 20, John Fisher came to Australia. Three years later, in 1857 he married Mary Ann Shaw in the Bathurst District.
The 1891 Census in NSW lists Mr Morrison (with 2 males and 5 females) at Welcome Street. Locality: Parkes
Sub-District: G
Parkes Municipality County: Ashburnham
District: Forbes
John Fisher and Mary Ann Morrison had numerous children including:
Elizabeth Pritchard
, Mary Jane Morrison , John Fisher Morrison , Janet Morrison , Alexander Morrison , James Morrison , William Henry Morrison and Minnie May Morrison Two other children James and Robert, died in infancy.
The following photo shows John Fisher Morrison with three of his many grandchildren, Harry, Herb and Lucy. They are children of JFM's youngest son, William Henry.
John Fisher Morrison died on the 3rd of November 1911 in Parkes.
