Mavor

[oldbear]

Is anyone researching the Mavor family from Dysart? I have quite a lot of information and would be interested in hearing from fellow Mavor descendants. Also anyone who knows of a link between the Dysart Mavors and those in the north east of Scotland.

[runningbear]

good afternoon my friend, big big welcome to rootschat, should you need any help with any census lookups, please feel free to ask, had a wee looksee for the 1841 census and noticed that all 18 mavor's where all living in dysart.

Joe

[oldbear]

Thanks Joe, yes there are a lot of Mavors and all the Dysart ones are part of one big family apparently! A lot of unravelling to do, and I'm looking forward to working back to pre 1855. The only other Mavors I'm aware of are from the north east of Scotland, and a few in Edinburgh and Glasgow. I'm curious to find out if they are linked from way back.

[runningbear]

hi pal, if you give us what you have so far, we might be able to help


Joe

[oldbear]

Help would be great! Haven't got the tree in GEDCOM, its all on paper at the moment so whats the easiest way to share information? I could begin by giving you my starting point; George Mavor married Isabella Currie in 1795 in Dysart, they had (at least) 6 children, one of whom was David Mavor (my G-G-G grandfather, born 1807. He married Rachel Mitchell. I would be interested in the 1841 census to fill in some gaps, and would like to know more about George and Isabella. Thanks for your interest Joe, looking forward to hearing from you!

[JAP]

Hello 'oldbear',

I wonder whether you have searched on the Fife FHS site at
http://www.fifefhs.org/

If not, a search for MAVOR (and also the alternative spellings MAVER and MAVOUR) brings up quite a few hits including, in interments at Dysart St Denis, the following:
"CURRER, ISBEL: sp of George Maver, mason, Dysart; 7 July 1819"

Apologies if you've already done so.

JAP

[oldbear]

Thanks for that JAP, I have had a look around the FFHS site and got a list of St Denis interments but not that one! I appreciate you taking the time to look it up and I'll try the alternative spellings.

Ruth

[runningbear]

here is what i have so far pal

george married isabel on 6th jan 1795 dysart

david married rachel on 16th may 1829 dysart

children from this marriage

george...born 23/1/1830
margaret...born 20/5/1832
isabella...born 23/9/1833
david...born 18/8/1836
william...born 3/6/1840
john...born 21/3/1844
james...born 1847


1841 census; west port, dysart, fife

david...age 33...mason
rachel....age 32
george...age 11
isabella...age 7
david...age 4
william...age 1


1851 census; quality street, dysart, fife

david...head...age 43...mason
rachel...wife...age 42...born dundee
george...son...age 21...mason
isabella...dau...age 17
david...son...age 14...app clothier
william...son...age 10
john...son...age 7
james...son...age 4

all born dysart unless stated otherwise

1861 census; west port, dysart, fife


david..head...age 53...mason
rachel...wife...age 52...born dundee
isabella...dau...age 27...factory worker
william...son...age 20
john...son...age 17...mason
james...son...age 14...app grocer

all born dysart unless stated otherwise

now for the dundee connection, i think your george senior (david's father) was born 24/2/1764 dysart, he was the son of robert, and there seems to be a robert living in dundee, which i assume is the brother of george.

Joe

[runningbear]

had a wee look at the link provided by jap, and i am sorry but i have to agree with jap, i think the mavor family are mason's, even george senior.

Joe