George Henry Morrison (1 February 1873 – 8 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 632.

Family The son of the tailor, Robert William Morrison, and Margaret Jane Morrison (1835–1885), née McBain,Funeral Notices: Morrison, The Age, (Wednesday, 18 February 1885), p. 8. George Henry Morrison (later known as Henry George Morrison) was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 1 February 1873.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.4082/1873 ("George Henry Morrison").

He married Honorah Veronica Bailey (1880–1918) in 1904.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.17230/1880.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.2280/1904 ("Henry George Morrison").In Memoriam: Morrison, The Argus, Saturday, 17 May 1919), p. 11. They had two children: Irene, and Henry George.

Football

Richmond (VFA) Recruited from Cheltenham, he played in 10 matches (2 goals) for Richmond in the VFA in 1895 and 1896, before transferring, during 1896 to Fremantle, West Australia.Pennings (2016), pp. 463, 528.

St Kilda (VFL) Cleared from Richmond in May 1899,Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 1 June 1899), p. 7. Morrison played 5 games for St Kilda in the 1899 VFL season: the first, against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 27 May 1899, and the last, against Collingwood, at the Junction Oval on 15 July 1899.

Death Henry George Morrison died at East Melbourne, Victoria on 8 August 1942.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.8382/1942 ("Henry George Morrison").Deaths: Morrison, The Age, (Monday, 10 August 1942), p. 5.

Notes

References Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing.

External links

VFA Players, Tigerland Archive.