The McMORRANs of DUMFRIESSHIRE

Above: Closeburn and Sanquhar churches, photos taken August 2005 by Marcel Safier

This page was created 8 April 2000 last updated 2 February 2008

First Generation

1. JOHN McMORRAN.  He married MARGARET BROWN, m. 26 AUG 1838, in Sanquhar, Dumfries, d. 1855, Sanquhar, Dumfries.
    Children:
      i JANET McMORRAN, b. 4 OCT 1838, Sanquhar, Dumfries.
    2. ii JAMES McMORRAN b. 1 MAR 1841.
    3. iii BARBARA McMORRAN b. 2 JUL 1843.
      iv MARY McMORRAN, b. 4 JAN 1848, Sanquhar, Dumfries.
    4. v GEORGE McMORRAN b. 24 JUN 1854.

Second Generation

2. JAMES McMORRAN, b. 1 MAR 1841, Sanquhar, Dumfries, bap. 28 MAR 1841, Sanquhar, Dumfries, occupation Shepherd.  He married JANET BROADFOOT, m. 20 MAY 1868, in Kirkconnel, Dumfries, b. 1842, Kirkconnel, Dumfries.
    Children:
      i JOHN McMORRAN, b. 23 FEB 1869, Crawford, Lanark.
      ii Unknown McMORRAN, b. 18 SEP 1871, Crawford, Lanark.
      iii JAMES BROADFOOT McMORRAN, b. 22 SEP 1872, Crawford, Lanark.
      iv JOHN McMORRAN, b. 1878, Kirkconnel, Dumfries.

3. BARBARA McMORRAN, b. 2 JUL 1843, Sanquhar, Dumfries.  She married JAMES BLAIR, m. 20 APR 1860, in Biggar, Lanark, b. 1824, Libberton, Lanark, occupation Draper, d. 1883, Biggar, Lanark. Barbara d. 1902, buried: Dannevirke Cemetery, Hawkes Bay, NZ. Emigrated to New Zealand with her brother George following the death of her husband.
    Children:
      i JAMES BLAIR, b. 1 SEP 1862, occupation Tailor.
      ii JOHN BLAIR, b. 1864, Biggar, Lanark, occupation Draper.
      iii ALEXANDER BLAIR, b. 1866, Biggar, Lanark, occupation Tailor.
      iv ROBERT BLAIR, b. 1870, Biggar, Lanark, d. 1899, Pahiatua, NZ
 

CENSUS 1881 Main Street, Biggar, Lanark, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203614     GRO Ref    Volume 623    EnumDist 2    Page 1
	Rel	Marr	Age	Sex	Occ	Birthplace
James BLAIR	Head	M	57	M	Draper & Clothier Master Emp 1 Boy	Liberton, Lanark, Scotland
Barbara BLAIR	Wife	M	37	F		Glensular, Inverness, Scotland
James BLAIR	Son	U	19	M	Tailor	Biggar, Lanark, Scotland
John BLAIR	Son	U	17	M	Draper Apprentice	Biggar, Lanark, Scotland
Alexander BLAIR	Son		15	M	Tailor Apprentice	Biggar, Lanark, Scotland
Robert BLAIR	Son		11	M	Scholar	Biggar, Lanark, Scotland

4. GEORGE McMORRAN, b. 24 JUN 1854, Sanquhar, Dumfries.  He married MARGARET GLEN.  GEORGE died 6 OCT 1920, NZ. George McMorran worked as an elementary school teacher in Glasgow before emigrating to New Zealand with his widowed sister Barbara Blair and her four children. In NZ he continued teaching and became a distinguished head master. He was the author of a book "Some Schools and Schoolmasters of Early Wellington" that was published in 1900.
    Children:
      i JACK MacMORRAN, d. Christchurch, NZ.
    5. ii ROBERT GLEN MacMORRAN b. 12 JUN 1887.
      iii MARGARET MacMORRAN, d. Wellington, NZ.
      iv JAMES MacMORRAN, d. 1918, France.
    6. v GEORGE BROWN MacMORRAN b. 4 AUG 1891.
 

CENSUS 1881 130 Nth John St, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203648     GRO Ref    Volume 644-6    EnumDist 6    Page 4
	Rel	Marr	Age	Sex	Occ	Birthplace
Archibald SINCLAIR	Head	M	57	M	Joiner	Kilmelfort Parish, Argyll, Scotland
Elizabeth SINCLAIR	Wife	M	49	F		Kilninver, Argyll, Scotland
Jane BROTHERTON	Servant	U	14	F	General Servant (Domestic)	Campsie, Stirling, Scotland
Geo. MAC MORRAN	Lodger	U	26	M	Teacher Elementary	Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland
Thomas GREENLEES	Lodger	U	25	M	Potato Salesman	Lochwinnoch, Renfrew, Scotland
Robt. Haldane GOULD	Lodger	U	22	M	Lithographic Draughtsman	Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

Third Generation

5. ROBERT GLEN MacMORRAN, b. 12 JUN 1887.  He married JESSIE FLEMING WATSON, d. 14 NOV 1946.  ROBERT died 19 DEC 1968.
    Children:
    7. i GLEN WATSON MacMORRAN b. 7 JUL 1920.
    8. ii ALISON MacMORRAN b. 26 MAY 1924.

6. GEORGE BROWN MacMORRAN, b. 4 AUG 1891.  He married ETHEL McGAHY OGILVIE.  GEORGE died 1968.
    Children:
    9. i MARY DEAN MacMORRAN.
    10. ii GEORGE HAMISH MacMORRAN.

Fourth Generation

7. GLEN WATSON MacMORRAN, b. 7 JUL 1920.  She married GRAEME PURVES GILBERT SIM, d. MAR 1982.
    Children:
    11. i ROBERT GRAEME SIM b. 2 NOV 1947.
    12. ii ALEXANDRA MARY SIM b. 19 OCT 1953.

8. ALISON MacMORRAN, b. 26 MAY 1924, NZ.  She married WARWICK JOHN STANLEY GRAY.
    Children:
    13. i WYNNE WARWICK GRAY b. 14 NOV 1953.
    14. ii TIMOTHY MacMORRAN GRAY b. 6 JUN 1957.

9. MARY DEAN MacMORRAN.  She married HERB ROOPER.
    Children:
      i CLEVELAND ROOPER.
      ii DONALD ROOPER.
      iii HERBERT ROOPER.
      iv HILARY ROOPER.
      v JONATHON ROOPER.

10. GEORGE HAMISH MacMORRAN.  He married BARBARA ELIZABETH HADFIELD.
    Children:
      i JANET MARY MacMORRAN.  She married DAVID JAMES COPELAND.
    15. ii DUNCAN BROWN MacMORRAN.

Fifth Generation

11. ROBERT GRAEME SIM.  He married SHARYN URRY.
    Children:
      i VICTORIA JOY SIM.
      ii JEREMY SIM.
      iii GEORGE SIM.
      iv THOMAS SIM.

12. ALEXANDRA MARY SIM.  She married ROGER HOLMES MILLER.
    Children:
      i JENNIFER MARY MILLER.
      ii JAMES MILLER.

13. WYNNE WARWICK GRAY.  He married ERIN JULIE BAYLISS.
    Children:
      i TIMOTHY WARWICK GRAY.
      ii EMMA ELIZABETH GRAY.
      iii SAMUEL PAYTON GRAY.

14. TIMOTHY MacMORRAN GRAY.  He married MILDRED MAXEY FACTURAN.
    Children:
      i NICHOLAS GRAY.
      ii ANGELA MELEEN GRAY.

15. DUNCAN BROWN MacMORRAN.  He married PRUDENCE JANE HAMMOND.
    Children:
      i DAVID GEORGE MacMORRAN.
      ii ALEXANDRA ROSE MacMORRAN.
      iii KATHRYN PRUDENCE MacMORRAN.
      iv THOMAS DUNCAN MacMORRAN.