ELLIOT, STEVENSON, FAIRBAIRN, WALKER, SHIEL, SCOTT, DAGLEASH, DAVIDSON, FORSYTHE

[gelpack]

Looking for any information on the following...

William ELLIOT (1796) married Isabel STEVENSON (1783) in 1812 - Southdean
James FAIRBAIRN married Ann WALKER in 1806 - Melrose
John SHIEL (1770) married Janet SCOTT (1774) in 1795
George TEMPLE (1771) married Isabella DAGLEASH (1762) in 1801 - Elsdon - lived in Camptown
Walter DAVIDSON (about 1790) married Elizabeth SCOTT (about 1790) in about 1820
John FORSYTHE (1810) married Helen LEARMOND (1815) in 1842 - Stitchel

Any clues would be much appreciated

Eric Kershaw

[Clare Fowler]

Hi Eric,

What kind of info are you looking for?  I have some of those surnames in my tree - although no direct link that I can see at first glance.  If I can be of any help, I'll do what I can

Cheers,
Clare

[gelpack]

Clare

Thanks for the reply.
I'm not sure what info to send.
Each of the names listed is as far back as I have managed to trace before coming to a stop.
Any info about individuals or families is what I'm after.
The reason I have come to a stop is because most of my work is done on the internet but, this becomes more difficult once you go back to the 18th century.

If you let me know what you need I'd be happy to send.

Regards

Eric

[Clare Fowler]

Hi there,

Do you know if any of the couples that you listed have any children?  This might help you try and work out the potential parents of the couples by way of the Scots naming pattern.  Also, have you found them on any census records?  1841 onwards is available on Scotlands People, and there is some coverage on Freecen.

Also, did any of them libe until 1855 or beyond?  If you can find death certificates for any of them, that may also help.

Cheers,
Clare

[gelpack]

Clare,

I've tried many various avenues without success.
I'll try one at a time.

John Elliot (1846) married Elizabeth Davidson (1847) in 1875 at Crailing
Johns siblings were Joseph (1832), Helen (1833), Margaret (1835) and Jane (1836)
Elizabeth had a sister Euphemia (1851)

John's father was George Elliot (about 1811) who married Isabel Fairbairn (about 1811) in 1830 at Crailing.

my puzzle is who was George's father.

George gives his age as 30 in the 1841 census.
There was a George Elliot christened in 1813 with parents William and Isabel Stevenson (married 1812)
There was also a George Elliot christened in 1806 with parents Joseph and Margaret Gray (married 1801)

The names Joseph and Margaret fit the family naming tradition but William and Isabel fit the dates better.

If you can help I would be very grateful.
If not I can send you lots of other unsolved puzzles.

Many thanks for your interest

Eric

[Clare Fowler]

Hi there,

My gut reaction would be to go with the one that fits the naming pattern.  I don't hold too much by ages given on census' as people are often hazy about their dates of birth.  In addition, ages in the 1841 census were rounded to the nearest 5 years, so he may well have been 34, but they age rounded down.

I hope this helps a little.

Cheers,
Clare

[Burrow Digger]

I got all excited about your Fairbairns -
But they are in the wrong county.
My Fairbairns were from FIFE. Sorry 

BD

[borderterrier4]

Hello Eric,

John Forsythe and Helen Learmond are my Gr Gr Grandparents,can i help you ?
Margaret

[gelpack]

Hello Margaret

If they are the same then we may be related.

John Forsythe (b. 1810) married Helen Learmond (b.1815) in 1842.

Children
Ann (My Great Grandmother)
George, Janet, John, Mary, Agnes, Elizabeth and Helen.

I know nothing about John and Helen's parents - If you have anything I would love to hear from you.

Regards

Eric