Horsburgh Family

[CarolBurns]

Does anyone have any links to the Horsburghs?

The main one for our tree is Jane Horsburgh born 1851 in Berwick. She is the daughter of Alexander Horsburgh b 1816 Tyninghame, East Lothian and Elizabeth Blackhall b 1819 Oldhamstocks, east Lothian

Alexander and Elizabeth had 10 children between 1843 and 1862

JAMES 1843 BERWICK

AGNES FANNY  1844 m GEORGE WOOD BURGON b 1836 - HAD 10 CHILDREN

ALEXANDER JAN 1847 COLDINGHAM

GEORGE 1849 EDROM m PHYLLIS - HAD 4 CHILDREN

JANE 1851 BERWICK m HUGH BURNS b 1853-56 KELSO - HAD 11 CHILDREN

ANN 1853 WHITSOME m ALEXANDER HUTCHISON b 1854 WHITEKIRK - HAD 8 CHILDREN

ROBERT 1855 CHIRNSIDE m UNKNOWN - HAD 6 CHILDREN

WILLIAM 1858 m JANE ELEANOR LOGAN b 1855 BERWICK ON TWEED - HAD 13 CHILDREN

ELIZABETH 1860 EDROM - HAD ONE CHILD ALEXANDER 1868

JOHN AITCHISON 1862 CHIRNSIDE

The names in bold are the ones that we know nothing of and some of the info on the family that we do know of is incomplete as far as dates are concerned.

Has anyone got a link to this family? I am happy to share my info and photos I have with anyone who is linked. I have managed to trace the family back to 1478 with thanks to a very kind 3rd cousin I found earlier on in my research.

Looking forward to hearing from anyone interested in this family. With all those Grandchildren and great grandchildren there must be someone out there

Carol

[Malcommon]

My wifes cousins mother was Irene Horsborough from north Shields regards Malcolm

[wildcats13]

My sister-in-law's mother was Marcia Isabel Horsburgh who married a Leo Mervyn McCarthy in Taree, New South Wales, Australia in 1943, and because of restrictions I cannot go back further at this stage as to who Marcia's parents were, and my sister-in-law was never told.

Do you know whether any of your line came to Australia, and if so, what area they settled in. I have a list of all the Horsburgh's (male & female) that married in New South Wales between 1810 and 1959, but without knowing who Marcia's parents were, I am unable to move on.  Hope you can assist, and maybe i can help you in some way from here as well. Would prefer to communicate direct via
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Peter

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[trish1120]

Hi Peter,

Does the Marriage Cert of Marcia and/or her Death Cert not provide her Parent/Parents names?

Trish

[wildcats13]

I have done further research and found that my sister-in-law's Great grandfather was a James Horsburgh born about 1851 and was married to a Sarah Maria Unknown, born about 1860, and both died in Australia.

Not sure what part of the United Kingdom they came from. Have tried Freebdm without success, and haven't yet found them on any passenger lists. It appears either one or two children were born before arriving in Australia, Names were Agnes Matilda and May. The first child recorded as born in Australia was in 1884.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Peter

[MonicaL]

Hi Peter

How certain are you about some of the children being born outside of Australia? What is the source?

I can see one entry for example on http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start

Elizabeth Scott Horsburgh, b. 08 Sep 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania to James Horsburgh and Sarah Mansfield

Monica

[MonicaL]

Found a family tree for this line on Ancestry. Would need to be confirmed/ verified but shows the following:

James Horsburgh: b. 28 JUN 1848 in Cellandyke, Scotland. Parents James Horsburgh and Elizabeth Nicol. Died  27 MAR 1932 in Cundletown Taree NSW.

Sarah Maria Mansfield: b. 15 MAY 1859 in Franklin, Tasmania, parents James Mansfield and Eliza Brown. Died 01 MAY 1949 in Home G Daughter, Iris Granville Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sarah's parents are showing as born in Cambridgeshire, England

The daughter Agnes Matilda that you mentioned, is showing as born on 29 DEC 1881 in Military Barracks Hobart Town Tasmania.

Monica 

[MonicaL]

Some possible birth entries for the Horsburgh family on IGI. Parents James Horsburgh and Elizabeth Nicol:

1. JAMES HORSBURGH  Birth: 28 JUN 1848 Kilrenny, Fife
2. ISABELLA HORSBURGH Birth: 28 JUL 1851 Kilrenny, Fife
3. WALTER NICOL HORSBURGH Birth: 25 SEP 1856 Kilrenny, Fife
4. AGNES WILSON HORSBURGH Birth: 17 NOV 1849 Kilrenny, Fife

Parent's banns/marriage show on 30 MAY 1847 Barony, Lanark and 04 JUN 1847 Kilrenny, Fife.

I think this might be a really bad transcription for the family on the 1851 census:

James Heresbuagh 44, Shep (?ship) Owrner & Fish Custer b. Crall, Fife
Eliza Heresbuagh 34 b. Denino, Fife
Lanies Heresbuagh 7 b. Cellardyke, Fife....likely James with age also mis transcribed?
Agness Heresbuagh 1 b. Cellardyke, Fife
Agness Heresbuagh 35, sister b. Cellardyke, Fife

Address: Southside Main Street, Cellardyke, Kilrenny, Fife

Monica

[MonicaL]

Lots of possible info to follow up on here:

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SCT-EDINBURGH/2003-04/1051228992 - reference to letters to James, son of James and Elizabeth (Nicol), living in Australia

http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/Mariners/2003-03/1046529795 - interesting details on father James, ship owner and fish curer

http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCT-FIFE/2003-02/1045439269 - relating to sister Isabella (b. 1851)

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~shayneed/morgan/f68.htm - possible family tree for Elizabeth Nicol. Also more info here www.rootschat.com/links/09si/ (I've shrunk the link, from World Connect database).

Monica