John Alexander Morrison

Settler of township lots: Lot 21, Conc. 6, Stanhope

Location:  Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre lot at the west end of Dawson Road.

Land acquisition: 1936 from Percil McPhail. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 109)

Other land:

  • Lot 22, Conc. 7, Stanhope - 1944 from Ralph Cryderman. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 136)
  • Lots 5 & 6. Conc. 6, Guilford - 1930 South part from Christopher Barry. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 33 & 50).
  • Lot 6, Conc. 7, Guilford - 1935 to wife Carrie May Morrison from Dysart Land Co. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Guilford (Image 26).

Dates of residency:

  • 1911 Census of Canada, Guilford: Son, living with parents at Lot 6, Conc. 5, Guilford
  • 1921 Census of Canada, Guilford: Son, living with parents and 5 siblings
  • 1932 Marriage: Carrie Mae Barry (1914–2005) Haliburton
  • 1969 Death: Toronto

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: 1936 Percil McPhail from The Crown

Succeeding landowner: 1993 Cecil Morrison

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

Photo: John Alexander Morrison Obituary. Source: Ancestry.ca

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