A past Genealogical Society of Victoria (Australia) handout indicates that Morrison appears in Scottish names in Tyrone, 1610-1633 based on muster rolls and estate maps.
Sources: Brian Orr, Plantation of Ireland and the Ulster Scots published on www.irishclans.com <http://www.irishclans.com/> Gwen Rawlings-Barry, The Ulster Plantation (1605-1697) published on www.canadasulsterscots.tripod.com <http://www.canadasulsterscots.tripod.com/> (website not found). Peter McKittrick > On 22 May 2020, at 10:23 am, Gordon Wilkinson via CoTyroneList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rick, My guess is that they could have been part of the plantation of Ulster > in the 17thC. I suspect(based on my surname) that my ancestors may have been > part of that event too but have not been able to find any records of who > arrived from where and when. Any help (thanks Len S. for your earlier help) > would be appreciated. Gordon > > On 22/05/2020 3:14 am, Rick Smoll via CoTyroneList wrote: >> My Morrison ancestors occupied a farm in the Loughterush townland (Kilskeery >> Parish) from at least the mid 1700s until 1970 when the last Morrison on the >> farm passed away (he was a bachelor), and the farm was sold at public >> auction. The earliest ancestor I have found records for was Edward Morrison, >> and the earliest reference to Loughterush was with the birth of a daughter >> of his in 1781. >> My question is: Is there a way to find out when the Morrisons first came to >> occupy the farm in Loughterush? >> Thank you for any help on this. >> >> Rick Smoll >> _______________________________________________ >> CoTyroneList Mailing List >> Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] >> Change Your Preferences: >> http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com >> Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY > > -- > _________________________________ > Nereda & Gordon Wilkinson, Hyde Park, South Australia. > Web: www.ozemail.com.au/~neredon Skype id: neredon > Emails: [email protected] [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList Mailing List > Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] > Change Your Preferences: > http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] Change Your Preferences: http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
