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Stevenson/Campbell from St. Ninians
« on: Sunday 26 July 09 15:03 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I'm trying to trace ancestors of Alexander STEVENSON bc 1806 and Janet CAMPBELL bc 1807, both of St Ninians married 6 Nov 1825.  I've hit a dead end trying to find their parents.  They emigrated to Canada in the early 1830's. 
Is there anyone researching this family?

Thanks!
Nadine
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Re: Stevenson/Campbell from St. Ninians
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 26 July 09 20:10 BST (UK) »
From the IGI: (http://www.familysearch.org)

Event(s):
Christening:  15 SEP 1803   Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland
 
Parents:
  Father:  ALEXANDER STEVENSON
  Mother:  ELIZABETH FORSYTH 

Also

ALEXANDER STEVENSON
   
Event(s):
Christening:  29 JUL 1807   Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland

Parents:
  Father:  JOHN STEVENSON
  Mother:  JEAN DOWNIE

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Re: Stevenson/Campbell from St. Ninians
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 26 July 09 20:17 BST (UK) »
From the IGI: (http://www.familysearch.org)

JANET CAMPBELL Event(s):
 Birth: 
 Christening:  05 DEC 1801   Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland
 
Parents:
  Father:  WILLIAM CAMPBELL
  Mother:  CATHERINE BUCHAN 

I forgot to check whether these were extracts rather than submissions - sorry!

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Re: Stevenson/Campbell from St. Ninians
« Reply #3 on: Monday 27 July 09 13:01 BST (UK) »
Thanks Anne,

I had seen those on the IGI also.  From SP there's also a Janet Campbell b. 30 Oct 1807 to Peter Campbell and Margaret Lessels.
It's hard to fit in a naming pattern too with SO MANY Stevensons and Campbells in the parish!
I can't find any record of the first 4 children on familysearch or SP.  The dates I have are taken only from Canadian census records and death certs.
There's some gaps in ages, so there may have been more b. Scotland, but these are their children that I know of -

Robert       b. 1827 Scotland
Ellen          b. 1828 Scotland
Janet         b. 1830 Scotland
Alexander  b. 1833 Scotland
Andrew      b. 1841 Canada
Elizabeth   b. 1842 Canada
James        b. 1844 Canada
Peter         b. 1849 Canada
Mary          b. 1851 Canada

Maybe also a Jean?

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Nadine
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Stevenson Graham 1799 from St. Ninians
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 04 October 16 20:05 BST (UK) »
Hello
Came across this thread and thought that somebody may hold clue's regards my great x 4 grandparents. It would great if anybody could help. The information I have is as follows:

Name: John Stevenson  Date of Birth: 1768 Place of Birth:  St Ninians Occupation: Mill Manager
Date of Death: <1888 & Janet Graham  Date of Birth:? Place of Birth:? Occupation: ? Date of Death: <1888

Married in Saint Ninians, Stirling,Scotland Indexing Project (Batch) Number  M11488-7
System Origin  Scotland-ODM GS Film number  1041957, 0102128

They had at least three sons and one daughter... basic details below
Alexander Stevenson Gender Male Christening Date  03 Jan 1800
William Stevenson Gender  Male Christening Date 27 Feb 1805
Catharine Stevenson Gender  Female Christening Date 10 Jul 1807
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George Stevenson Date of Birth: 1818 Place of Birth: Denny, Stirlingshire

George was my grandfather x 3 and is buried in KILSPINDIE
George Stevenson veterinary surgeon and blacksmith of Rait for 50yrs 13.6.1888 75, wife Isabella Thomson 6.8.1878 62, her sister Jane Thomson 17.1.1881 79, their son William 15.4.1852, their son David 27.7.1869 14

Hope someone can assist with my research.
Regards
Mark W

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Re: Stevenson/Campbell from St. Ninians
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 04 October 16 20:57 BST (UK) »
Hi Mark

Could this be John with some of his children in 1841:

John Stevenson 77 Independent (ie private income)
Alexr Stevenson 40 labourer
Cathrine Stevenson 30 dressmaker
Margt Stevenson 26

Address: Muir Of Bannockburn, St Ninians

From the details you provided, how have you been able to confirm that John was born c. 1768 in the St Ninians area?

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Re: Stevenson/Campbell from St. Ninians
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 05 October 16 10:53 BST (UK) »
Hello Monica
It may well be dates seem to match... the only reference I have found for John is

Name John Stevenson Gender  Male Christening Date  24 Jan 1768
Christening Place:  SAINT NINIANS,  STIRLING, SCOTLAND
Father's Name  John Stevenson Mother's Name  Agnes Stevenson
Indexing Project (Batch) Number  C11488-5System Origin  Scotland-ODM
GS Film number  1041956, 0102127

There were a couple for 1772 and 1791 but these were too early for the marriage date in 1799... haven't been able to confirm the above. The only one that I can't reconcile is Margt aged 26 so she would be born c1815... Will have a look at maps though for the Muir Of Bannockburn in the 1840's.

Thanks for the information though greatly appreciated.
Regards
Mark

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Re: Stevenson/Campbell from St. Ninians
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 05 October 16 17:38 BST (UK) »
If John Stevenson's age in the 1841 census is accurate, he would have been born between 7 June 1763 and 6 June 1764. A 1768 baptism is not that good a fit.

Someone born in 1772 would be 26 or 27 in 1799 - exactly the right sort of age for marriage.

If they followed the naming tradition you would expect Alexander's parents to be Robert and Janet and Janet Campbell's to be Alexander and Helen/Ellen. However this isn't reliable without other evidence.

Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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Re: Stevenson/Campbell from St. Ninians
« Reply #8 on: Friday 07 October 16 10:47 BST (UK) »
Forfarian
Thanks for the thoughts, will try different combinations to see if I can confirm the links.
Regards
Mark