Duff

[Fruoch]

Anyone got any info on an Isobel/Isabella Duff.  Going by the Census she was born in Duthll about 1794.  She lived her adult life in Archiestown, Knockando Moray.  She had two children, Agnes Chapman (18230) and James Robertson (1836) and died in Archiestown in 1877.

Any help would be really welcome.  Elsa

[PrueM]

Hi Elsa,
Welcome to Rootschat! 
Hopefully we will be able to help you find Isobel/Isabella.  What information do you have about her already?  For example:

Which census returns have you checked?
Did she marry the father of either child?
What does her death certificate say about her and her parents?

We need to be armed with as much info as possible so we can hunt her down.    In the meantime I'll go and have a look for her.

Cheers
Prue

[runningbear]

hi pal,

is this what you are refering to?

1841 census- archietown, knockando, moray

isabella duff...age 40...labouring woman
agnes chapman...age 18
james robertson...age 6
jane black...age 1

there is a marriage for an agnes chapman to alexander watson 21/10/1844

1851 census- session mame, archiestown

isabella...age 56...former labourer

james robertson marries isabella dean (daughter of george and isabella laing) 8/6/1860 knockando

robertson children from marriage

isabella...5/6/1860
george...1/9/1862
margaret...15/9/1864
james...26/3/1867
lewis...15/12/1868
william...28/4/1871
alexander dean...12/12/1872
janet...17/8/1874

all born knockando

1861 census- u.p. manse, knockando

isabella...age 67...breadcarrier

1861 census- u.p. manse, knockando

james...age 26...farm labourer
isabella...age 25
isabella...age 9 months

1871 census- 9 market square, knockando

isabella...age 76

1871 census- 7 market square, knockando

james...age 36...farm labourer
isabella...age 34
isabella...age 10
george...age 8
margaret...age 6
james...age 4
lewis...age 2

1881 census- south-side, knockando

james...age 48...labourer
isabella...age 44
margaret...age 16...farm labourer
james...age 14
lewis...age 12
william...age 9
alexander...age 8
janet...age 6
henry m...age 5

1891 census- robertstown, knockando

james...age 56...crofter
isabella...age 54
alexander...age 17...apprentice tailor
janet...age 15
henry...age 14
james...grandson...age 3

1901 census- robertstown

james...age 56...gasman(stoker)
margaret...age 36...domestic servant
james w...age 13...grandson



trying to help


Joe

[runningbear]

still searching pal,

1851 census- aberdeen

alexander watson...age 48...chelsea pensioner
agnes...age 28
jane black...stepdaughter...age 11


Joe

[Fruoch]

Hi Pru,
So sorry there has been a long delay since I read your note in Roots chat.  Life has been a bit hectic.  I had a bad fall and was out of commission, I had my daughter and grandchildren for a month then the computer started acting up and the rest is laziness!!   To answer your questions.  Isabel/Isabella/Isobel/Isobella did not marry the father of her children.
I have looked at the 1841,51 and 61 cencus and in each said she came from Duthil, Invernessshire.  I have also tried to find the Peter Robertson.  ON my g-g-g-randfather's birth certificate it says he was a shepherd, sometime of Crathie and Duthil.  I did find a birth at Duthil but no way so far, in confirming is is the right one.   I have Dean family imembers in my tree living in Australia
thank you for showing interest in my problem.

Elsa

[Fruoch]

Hi Joe
So sorry there has been a long delay since I read your note in Roots chat.  Life has been a bit hectic.  I had a bad fall and was out of commission, I had my daughter and grandchildren for a month then the computer started acting up and the rest is laziness!!   To answer your questions.  Isabel/Isabella/Isobel/Isobella did not marry the father of her children.
I have looked at the 1841,51 and 61 census and in each said she came from Duthil, Invernessshire.  I have also tried to find the Peter Robertson.  ON my g-g-g-randfather's birth certificate it says he was a shepherd, sometime of Crathie and Duthil.  I did find a birth at Duthil but no way so far, in confirming is is the right one      Was interested about the Agnes chapman marriage but haven't yet done some more digging about it.  I tried to get information from the village itself and although the Robertsons knew who I was etc.  they weren't keen at all to meet and and discuss the family tree.  I will maybe try through the Dean side of the tree and see if I can gent any info that way.
Thank for your help.  I will keep at it.

Elsa