Donaldson Family

[Torwoodlee]

Hello and thank you so much for all of your help Tom and Barbara!  Tom, I don't have parents for James Donaldson unfortunately; I thought that I would look into that next but I'm not sure what route to take.  I am fairly new at family research.

BordersLass 

[tidybooks]

Hi Borders Lass,

I think I may have found them on FreeReg, born 15 Apr 1823 then baptized 14 Dec 1823 (8 months later)
http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/SearchResults.pl?RecordType=Baptisms&RecordID=1520343

and also James Donaldson married Clarissa Samson/Sanson 03 JUN 1824  at Gladsmuir, East Lothian. As young James was shown as illegitimate on baptismal record, parents married 14 months later, it would suggest Kirk Session may have been involved.

On the 1841 Census, James and Clarissa are shown, with Frances 7, William 4 and John Ewart, I suspect the 18yo James is working elsewhere, will need to search for him. There are 3 in 1841 census, 2 are with their own families, and one, is shown as an Ag Lab, athough aged 20 yo.

Tom       

PS the link to baptism may not work, FreeReg change record numbers frequently,I have changed today but may change tomorrow.

[Torwoodlee]

Thank you again Tom!  It lists James Donaldson senior's occupation as follows:  FatherOccupation Resodejter
Any ideas what on earth that is?!  I googled it and Swedish webpages came up, LOL!!
You mentioned the Kirk Session may have been involved with James senior and Clarissa Samson's marriage.  What does that mean?

BordersLass 

[Gadget]

Hi 

It lists James Donaldson senior's occupation as follows:  FatherOccupation Resodejter
Any ideas what on earth that is?!  I googled it and Swedish webpages came up, LOL!!

The OPR entry for James' baptism in 1823 records his father, James Donaldson, as a Residenter at Trabrown*

Do you have a death record for either of them?


gnu

* he was an ag lab on the 1841.

[barbara13511]

Tom means that the Kirk Session would probably rebuke them for having a child out of wedlock and this would be in their session minutes which are usually held locally.  So probably at Haddington record office.

Barbara

[Gadget]

While looking at the death records I found that this child (as Clarissa) , listed by Tom,  died in 1861, Selkirk:

CLARASSIA DONALDSON  b 27 FEB 1860 Haddington

gnu

[Gadget]

James Donaldson, father of James, died 13 Jan 1861 at Bankhead, Yester.
Farm Servant, married to Clara Sanson. Aged 64
Parents - Alexander Donaldson, farm servant and Jane m.s. Nelson. Both deceased
Informant - John Donaldson, son, present.

(I think I have your e-mail but can you PM me it in case it's lost)


gnu

[Gadget]

Parents - Alexander Donaldson, farm servant and Jane m.s. Nelson. Both deceased
Informant - John Donaldson, son, present.

I'm always suspicious of parents' names on death certs and like to do double checks if poss. The IGI had a submitted record for the baptism of James, snr, and this is also in the OPRs:

24 July 1796, Gladsmuir, East Lothian - James Donaldson. Parents - Alexander Donaldson and Agness Neilson



gnu

[tidybooks]

Hi all,

On FreeReg, it agrees with the Alexander Donaldson and Agness Nielsen on the James Donaldson baptism of 24 Jul 1796.

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/SearchResults.pl?RecordType=Baptisms&RecordID=1461535[/url]

Tom