Parish registers reveal events for McMorrans back to the late 17th century, but no regular pattern of residence emerges until the 1830s in Girvan with the arrival of William McMorran of Minnigaff in Kirkcudbright who set himself up as a bookbinder by 1837. He married a Kirkoswald girl Jean Wright but only one of their children John was to have any family and they eventually emigrated to Canada. William's sister Mary followed him to Girvan and married Hugh McCaa there in 1849. There only child James died aged 18 in 1860 and Mary died the following year. Margaret Lanckton had two McMorran sons out of wedlock in 1849 and 1852, just prior to William McMorran's marriage. They both resided in Hamilton St, Girvan so it is quite likely he was the father. Her next two sons who initially had different surnames changed their names to McMorran.

Second Generation

2. WILLIAM McMORRAN, b. 1852 in Girvan, Ayrshire, occupation Groom.  He married CAROLINE HERRIN, married 1881 in Wellington, Somerset, b. c.1856 in Wellington, Somerset, (daughter of CHARLES HERRIN and CAROLINE BAKER). William moved from Ayrshire to Somerset, England.
    Children:
      i. FERGUS WILLIAN McMORRAN, b. 1882 in Wellington, Somerset.
      ii. ARCHIBALD D. McMORRAN, b. 1883 in Wellington, Somerset.
    6. iii. DONALD C. McMORRAN b. 1886.
      iv. CAROLINE EFFIE McMORRAN, b. 1888 in Wellington, Somerset.
      v. MAGGIE CHRISTINE McMORRAN, b. 1890 in Wellington, Somerset.
      vi. COLIN JAMES McMORRAN, b. 1892 in Wellington, Somerset.
      vii. NORMAN GEORGE McMORRAN, b. 1895 in Torquay, Devon.
      viii. ROY ALEXANDER McMORRAN, b. 1896 in Torquay, Devon.

3. JAMES McMORRAN, b. c.1849 in Girvan, Ayr, occupation Coachman.  He married ALICE SCOULAR, married 1872 in Partick, Glasgow, b. 1852 in Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire.
    Children:
      i. ELIZABETH McMORRAN, b. 28 JAN 1874 in Glasgow, Lanark.
    7. ii. JAMES McMORRAN b. 9 MAR 1875.
      iii. WILLIAM McMORRAN.
      iv. ALISON McMORRAN.

4. JOHN MURRAY McMORRAN, b. 25 MAR 1859 in Girvan, Ayr, occupation Auctioneer.  He married JANET N. ROSS, married 1897 in Girvan, Ayr. Migrated to Canada c.1918.
    Children:
    8. i. BRYCE W. MacMORRAN b. c.1899.
    9. ii. WILLIAM ROWAN MacMORRAN b. 1900.
      iii. JEAN McMORRAN, b. in Ayrshire.

5. ANDREW McCREADIE/McMORRAN b. 1858, Girvan, Ayr, m. 1878, Kirkswald, Ayrshire, ELIZABETH McCREATH b. c.1854, Kirkoswald, Ayrshire.
    Children:
    i HUGH McMORRAN b. 1878, Kirkoswald, Ayrshire.
    ii ELIZABETH McMORRAN b. 1880, Howwood, Renfrewshire.
    iii ALEXANDER McMORRAN b. c.1883, Howwood, Renfrewshire.
    iv WILLIAM McMORRAN b. c.1885, Howwood, Renfrewshire.
    v BELLA McMORRAN b. c.1887, Paisley, Renfrewshire.
    vi JEANIE McMORRAN b. c.1889, Paisley, Renfrewshire.
    vii ELIZABETH McMORRAN b. 1897, Howwood, Renfrewshire. 

Third Generation

6. DONALD C. McMORRAN, b. 1886 in Wellington, Somerset.  He married BEATRICE IRENE BROWNE, married 1915 in Newton Abbot district, Devon, b. c.1890 in Totnes, Devon, (daughter of FREDERICK WILLIAM BROWNE and BEATRICE ALBERTA HEARD).
    Children:
      i. DONALD ROY McMORRAN, b. 18 JAN 1921 in Newton Abbot district, Devon.  He married JEANNE BRYNING, b. 26 SEP 1925 in Lancaster, Lancashire.

7. JAMES McMORRAN, b. 9 MAR 1875 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, d. 25 AUG 1954 in Rothsey, Isle of Bute.  He married (1) MARY McCONNEL, married 1896 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanark, b. 1871 in Dalmellington, Ayr.  He married (2) HELEN McLEOD, d. 1945.
    Children by MARY McCONNEL:
      i. ELIZABETH McMORRAN.
      ii. unnamed twin McMORRAN.
    27. iii. ALISON SCOULAR McMORRAN b. 12 MAY 1896.

8. BRYCE W. MacMORRAN, b. c.1899 in Girvan, Ayrshire.  He married unknown.
    Children:
      i. JEAN MacMORRAN.  She married unknown HINKSON.

9. WILLIAM ROWAN MacMORRAN, b. 1900 in Girvan, Ayrshire, d. in Summerland, BC.  He married unknown, d. in Summerland, BC.
    Children:
      i. JOANN MacMORRAN.
    28. ii. IAN MacMORRAN.

4. ANDREW McCREADIE/McMORRAN b. 1858, Girvan, Ayr, m. 1878, Kirkswald, Ayrshire, ELIZABETH McCREATH b. c.1854, Kirkoswald, Ayrshire.

LIBRARIES - CIRCULATING - Wm. McMorran's - Bank St
MISCELLANEOUS - McMorran, Wm., bookbinder &c - Bank St

Wigtownshire Free Press (Marriages)
McMORRAN, William - 5/10/1852 - At Girvan, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Mr Corsan, William McMorran, Esq., auctioneer, Girvan, to Jean, daughter of the late Mr Bryce Wright, farmer, McCawston.

Trade & Professional Directory.

CARRIAGE PROPRIETORS, JOB MASTERS, ETC.
McMorran Wm., 2 Megla Villas, Warberry Road West.

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/terryleaman/Tiscali/Torquay_War_Memorial.html

(for further details of Mary's family see the McMORRANs of Kirkcudbright site)