John William Morriscey was born on the 25th of May 1892 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He died on the 3rd of February 1958 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was the son of John Morriscey and Emily Brown. He married Ellen Elizabeth Allen on the 6th of January 1922 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was born on the 26th of December 1888 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She died on the 22nd of November 1944 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was the daughter of John Allen and Isabella Martin.