Dr. John Sillery Morrison

1823 - 1875  (51 years)

• Name	John Sillery Morrison
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	2 Nov 1823	Newry, , Down, Northern Ireland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179402294
  Occupation	1861	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	doctor
  Residence	1861	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1870	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-73132
  Died	28 May 1875	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I73132	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr. John Morrison,   b. CA 1790, of, Morley, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Matilda Henrietta Sillery,   b. 1795, Newry, , Down, Northern Ireland ,   d. 8 Mar 1877, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F14971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Jackson,   b. 1828, , USA ,   d. 2 Oct 1899, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Margaret M. Morrison,   b. CALC 27 Oct 1855, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1918, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 63 years)   2. John Jackson Morrison,   b. 1861, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 1907, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F57174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MORRISON, JOHN S. (H?) was born in Scotland, and was a graduate of the University of Dublin. According to the Canada Gazette, he received his licence to practice on April 4, 1851, at which time he was located at Dundas. In April 1852 his card appeared in the Galt Reporteri DR. MORRISON HAS COMMENCED PRACTICE IN AYR and may be consulted at the Union Hotel. According to a 1870 directory, and the 1871 census, he was in New Hamburg, but had been in Plattsville. His obituary describes his movements, Ayr Correspondent, Dumfries Reformer Wednesday June 2, 1875. Dr. Jno. H. Morrison who has been for this last year a resident of Ayr, died suddenly on Friday at his mother's residence. He had gone to Plattsville to see some patients a few days before and was seized with congestion of the lungs. He was conveyed to Ayr and for two or three days was very ill. On Friday afternoon the Doctor became much excited and arose from his bed to go down to the office, and there being only two females in the house, one of which was his aged mother - they were unable to prevent him, he only reached Mr. Scott's corner when he fell and being carried home he expired in a few minutes. Dr. Morrison came to Ayr many years ago and was a successful and very intelligent practitioner and had he only kept from that awful bane of society he would have been at the head of the profession in this part of the province. He was considerably addicted to drinking previous to leaving Ayr, but became much worse after going to Plattsville, where he remained for a number of years, only returning to Ayr a year or so ago. He was about 53 years of age at the time of his death, and was survived by his mother. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Morrison/ John Sillery Morrison M. D. / born Newry Ireland/ Nov. 12, 1823/ died Ayr Ontario/ May 28, 1875/ Pioneer Doctor Ayr 1850 [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Morrison/ John Sillery Morrison M. D./ born Newry Ireland/ Nov. 12, 1823/ died Ayr Ontario/ May 28, 1875/ Pioneer Doctor, Ayr 1850 [S2433] Census - Canada - 1861, Ontario, Oxford, Blenheim Twp. Div 4 pg 9. John S. Morrison, 32, b. Ireland, M. D. Emily 32 b. USA Margaret 6, b. Canada W. Margaret Jackson 56 b. Ireland

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Nov 1823 - Newry, , Down, Northern Ireland Occupation - doctor - 1861 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Doctor - 1870 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 May 1875 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth