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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Shetland => Topic started by: Alberta exile on Tuesday 01 December 09 00:57 GMT (UK)
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The birth certificate of Johanna Williamson b. 17/01/1824 at Yell Mid and South shows her father to be Alex.
Her death certificate 23/01/1870 showed the fathers name as William. deceased
The witness was John Williamson which was probably Johannas' son
Can anyone shed any light on her parents?
It looks like Margaret Davidson was her mothers name.
Thanks
Ian
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Hi, have you looked at www.bayanne.info/shetland, you will find a johanna williamson there born 1825 with her father as alexander and her mother barbra johnson
akc
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hi Ian & akc :)
the IGI has johannah baptized 17th jan 1824 father alexander
there are twins to alexander williamson and barbara johnson
born 8th feb 1832 mid & south yell scotland
william robert williamson and andrina barbara williamson
just noticed that the johanna williamson born 17th jan 1825 has a death date
of 22nd jan 1907 at north-a-voe yell
ev
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Thanks ev, I just noticed that as well, didnt have time this morning to check it properly! Do we know if Johanna was married? if so the John on her death cert likely wasnt her son
akc
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hi akc
a good point
unless she married another williamson :-\
probably better to wait and see if Ian can provide more details
ev
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Hi Everyone
Thanks for helping
Johan did marry a John Williamson b. Midlothian in 1823.
They had a son William b. 1845
Johan died January 23 in Edinburgh 1870
I think the John Williamson may have been from her husbands side.
The christening record for Johan shoes father Alex
Her marriage certif July 19 1841 shows William as her father a labourer from Shetland deceased.
In the 1841 census Edinburgh there is a Margaret Williamson age 50 from outside the census county and an Isabella Williamson age 11.
I am wondering if that could be Johans Mum because based upon her Dad gone by her wedding day the mum would have been on her own.
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on 1851 census edinburgh at 45 canongate: john williamson 28 gen lab, hannah williamson 30 born shetland, william son 5 born edinburgh, also robert robertson 24 lodger, catherine robertson lodger 23 and margaret robertson 1.
akc
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I saw that on the 1851 census, interesting that
Catherine Robertson the female lodger was born in the Shetlands.
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only 2 davidson/williamson marriages on sp are james williamson and jean davidson 8/10/1822 lerwick and john williamson and hellen davidson 30/10/1821 tingwall whiteness and weisdale
johann must have been very young when she married does it give an age on her marriage cert?
akc
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Johans marriage certif was written in a very nice hand, sadly her age was not recorded.
The 1851 Census has her as Hannah age 30 [b.1821]
The death certificate in January 1870 has her age as 46 [b.1824] She had turned 46 six days earlier