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« on: Monday 08 April 24 16:55 BST (UK) »
Hi There, I would appreciate some thoughts regarding my 4 x Great Grandparents (Maternal) Alexander King & Jean/Jane Forsyth. In particular Jane.
I think she was born 3rd April 1763 in Alves, Moray to George Forsyth & Margaret Thomson but all the other trees that I have seen show her as being born 1st October 1760 in Botrophine, Banffshire to William Forsyth (Forsythia Botanist) & Anne/Agnes MacKay. (I know not to trust other trees without verification).
Alexander & Jane were possibly married in 1785 but I cannot find any proof of this on Scotland's People website.
Alexander & Jane had 7 children whose births I have found in the OPR's were all born in Keith, Banffshire.
Margaret 1788, Alexander 1790, Jean 1792, Helen 1794, George 1797, John 1800 & Isobel 1803.
Using the Scottish naming pattern I would expect to see a William somewhere especially if William Forsyth was a Botanist & also there is no Anne/Agnes whereas there is a Margaret (first daughter) & George (second son). Another thought is that there could have been a child (or two) born between 1785 & 1788.
I have not been able to confirm Alexander's parents yet but it is a possibility that he was born in 1764 in Marnoch to James King & Elspet Innes.
Jean possibly died 1839 in Keith. The OPR shows her as wife of Alexander King.
Assuming this is correct I checked for Alexander's death between 1839 & 1855 & there was an Alexander King who died 21 Feb 1841.
Neither OPR gives an age which would have been helpful.
I could not see an Alexander King in the 1841 census for Keith of an appropriate age.