Kintyre People


A genealogical database of individuals who lived in Kintyre during the early modern period, from roughly 1500 CE to 1800 CE.

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Morison, William

Morison, William

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  • Name Morison, William  [1]
    Gender Male
    Residence 1710  Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Community-wide Assize Trial 20 Jun 1710  Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    "William Morison [the]re Guilty of burying a Child of his in Linen Cloath w[ith]in this yeir and half by Confession." 
    Person ID I1034  Kintyre People
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2026

    Family Love, Margaret
    Marriage 3 Nov 1703  Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • The identity of the child buried in linen cloth in 1710 is unknown.
    Children 
     1. Morison, Jenat,   c. 6 Aug 1704, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Morison, John,   c. 4 Jun 1707, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Morison, Marion,   c. 11 Dec 1709, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2026

  • Notes 
    • In 1685, James Morison was a rebel living at Crossibeg.

      In 1692, John and William Morison in Campbeltown, John Moorisone elder and sons James and John in Barraskimell, James Morissone in Crossibeg, Andrew and Thomas Morisson in Machrimoir, and Robert Morrisson in Garrochie were all Lowland fencible men.

      There are no Morisons included in the 1694 Hearth Tax list.

      While multiple men with this name lived in Campbeltown during this period, only one was actively having children.

      William Morison married Margaret Love on 3 November 1703 in Campbeltown. They baptized the following children there:

      Jenat - 1704
      John - 1707
      Marion - 1709

      Unless further evidence comes to light, the available evidence suggests that this individual likely confessed to burying a child in linen in 1710.

  • Sources 
    1. [S26] SC54/17/2/35/7, (National Records of Scotland).

    2. [S26] SC54/17/2/35/7, (National Records of Scotland).
      "William Morison [the]re Guilty of burying a Child of his in Linen Cloath w[ith]in this yeir and half by Confession."

    3. [S3] OPR - Banns & Marriages, 507 10/33.
      "W[illia]m Morison
      Marg[are]t Love (par | 3 No[vember]"