| Accession No |
1802.3446
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; The Morrison Family of Whanganui
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| Brief Description |
Black and white photograph of the Morrison family of Whanganui. The studio portrait shows 12 people in two rows with five standing at the back and six seated in the front. The central male holds a baby on his lap.
Standing l-r: Christina, Donald, Joseph, Mrs (Mary) Morrison, William. Seated: James, Ada, Gordon, Mr (Donald) Morrison with Bruce on knee, Alex, Herbert.
Donald Morrison was born in Scotland in 1817, and married Mary Ann Ross there. He farmed in Maxwell and died in Hawera in November 1903 aged 86. His son Alexander married Esther King in 1873, then Catherine Morrison in 1896. Another son, John, married Christine Black Paterson in 1883. Another son, Joseph, was born in 1860 and married Margaret (Maggie) Young in 1886. A daughter, Christina, was born in 1865 and married Nathan Darbyshire in 1894. His son, William, was born in 1869 and married Ada Louisa, the daughter of John Handley, in 1896. Another daughter, Mary Ann, was born in 1863 and married Duncan Robertson in 1887.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Prod Period |
19th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui
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| Measurement Reading |
12.6 x 17.7cm
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| Signature/Marks |
MORRISON
Joseph Morrison Snr, on his knee Bruce / Gordon, Ada, James, Christina, Donald, Joseph / Maragret, William, Alex, Herbert (right front).
L - R Standing Ada [crossed out] Christina, James [crossed out] Donald, Joseph, Mrs Morrison, William / Seated James, Ada, Gordon, MR MORRISON with / Bruce on knee, Alex, Herbert.
F94 / 75%
WANGANUI REGIONAL MUSEUM / COPYRIGHT
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