• Born: Abt 1837, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ⁵
• Marriage (1): William MORISON on 7 June 1877 in Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland ¹
• Died: 28 July 1910, Plantation, Govan, Glasgow Burgh, Scotland about age 73

   Other names for Margaret were Margaret BUSBIE, Margarate BUSBY,⁵ Margaret MORISON ⁶ and Margaret MORRISON.^{7 8}

  Death Notes

103 Middleton Street

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• Parents: Robert Busby and Margaret Gebbie.

• She has conflicting birth information of Abt 1838 and Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ³

• She has conflicting birth information of Abt 1843 and Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ^{2 7}

• She has conflicting birth information of Abt 1845 and Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ^{6 8}

• She appeared on the census on 30 March 1851 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Relation to Head of House: Daughter. ⁵

• She appeared on the census on 7 April 1861 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Relation to Head of House: Daughter. ³

• She appeared on the census on 2 April 1871 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Relation to Head of House: Servant.
  
  Margaret Busby's Life  in 1871
  
  In 1871 Margaret worked as a housekeeper for a Woollen Tweed manufacturer in Wilton, Roxburghshire.  His name was Walter Laing and he employed 392 men and 306 women.
  
  The Laings'- Walter 50 & Euphemia 48, had  4 of a family, Walter John 18, a Woollen manufacturer, twins John Turnbull, a hosiery manufacturer, and Ronald,  who was still attending school, were  both 16, and Violetta 7, whom Margaret  named her daughter after later when she married. The daughter was my grandmother Violetta (Letta) Morison.
  
  Margaret was 28, other members of the household were: Mary Baptie 24,the cook  & Alison Wight 20, the table maid.
  
  Letta Docherty ²

• She appeared on the census on 3 April 1881 in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Relation to Head of House: Wife. ⁸

• She appeared on the census on 5 April 1891 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Relation to Head of House: Wife. ⁷

• She appeared on the census on 31 March 1901 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Relation to Head of House: Head. ⁶

• Gallery: Margaret Busby Morison, about 1905, in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ⁹

Margaret married William MORISON on 7 June 1877 in Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland.¹ (William MORISON was born about 1851 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland ^{10 11 12} and died on 3 December 1900 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.)

  Recorded Events about their Marriage

• Gallery: Marriage Record, on 7 June 1877, in Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

• Gallery: William and Margaret (Busby) Morison, about 1895, in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ⁹