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Topic: 1871 census look up please - Farquhar (Read 1837 times)
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KirstyG
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Looking at the IGI I found the birth for James to be 16th July 1837 Aberdour, Aberdeen. (typo flst?)
It was recorded as "James Farquhar or Cummine" which tells you that he too was illegitimate.
You might find some entry in the kirk sessions as Isabella had 2 illegitimate children. The fact that both the fathers acknowledged them is good start!
Kirsty
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abesad
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From the familysearch website I found James Farquhar born 16 July 1836 in the parish of Aberdour,Aberdeenshire..Parents James Farquhar & Isabel Cummine. Isabel also had another illegitimate son,Andrew Riddel Forrest or Cumminge born 14 January 1840. I found them in the 1841 census in the village of New Aberdour,with their maternal grandparents:
James Cummine 56,blacksmith,Isabel Cummine,50,Isabel Cummine,25,James Farquhar,3.Andrew Forrest,1.
In 1851 James & Andrew are living with their uncle in High Street,New Aberdour.Andrew Riddel is a widower,49,a tailor,Andrew a scholar,James an apprentice tailor.Also in the household is an Elizabeth Cummine a house servant,31,single.All are born in Aberdour parish.
Thanks, have just got back on here after a period of inactivty.
regards susan
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KirstyG
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Minutes were kept of the Kirk Session meetings, some of which have survived.
To explain - from http://www.dgcommunity.net/historicalindexes/trqkirksession.aspx
"The Kirk Session was made up of the minister and elders of the Presbyterian Church - the established church of Scotland - and its task was to maintain Christian standards of behaviour within the parish. In fact, virtually all aspects of the life of the community fell within its remit so these records form a rich source for social, economic and local history as well as a goldmine for genealogists.
Charitable works and the promotion of a virtuous life were the main concerns of the kirk session. It oversaw the care of the poor, maintaining the parish mortifications (charitable benefactions) and licensing beggars. With regard to morality, it hunted out those suspected of fornication or adultery, those irregularly married (ie without the banns having been called in their own parish churches), swearers, blasphemers, slanderers, drunkards and those guilty of prophaning the Sabbath, punishing them with fines and public penitence ."
There appear to be surviving minutes for Aberdour for the period of interest to you just now.
https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Aberdour_Church_Records
They have been transferred onto microfilm and are available at the National Archives in Edinburgh.
http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/
Hope this helps
Kirsty
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