Anderson, Shiells and Marr

[hume]

Hi Ann,

Just came across your post through a Google search - even though I've posted on this thread before!

It seems very likely that the same Robert Marr (b. North Berwick) was married to Margaret Stewart and then to your great-grandmother, Martha Sloan. Margaret (Stewart) died in 1847 and Robert was described as widowed in 1851. In 1852, he married Martha and by 1861, they had 5 children together. Robert's daughter, Margaret, was not staying with them as she had already married to William Gullan in 1857.

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[Billy D]

Any info would be great

My Great Great Grandad marr was from Waterford or Wexford Ireland,,,,he went to america then Settled in Liverpool uk,,,,,must be very early 1800s

Bill

[imtex]

Gerry

Just signed onto this yesterday and picked up on your note last year.

Thought you would like to know, your grandfather Charles Marr had a brother Alfred Marr who married Mary Hogg. They in turn had a son Fred Marr (who I have just learnt sadly recently passed away) and a daughter Margaret Thomson Marr who married John Turner in 1945. Margaret & John are my parents (Mum is now 87 and Dad is 89).

Hope all is well?

Cheers, Ian

[marrsayers]

I'm a descendent of the Marr's of Dunbar, Scotland. William Marr (1811-1879) was my g-g-g-grandfather. He came to Australia about 1829 and married Mary Ann Sayers in Hobart, Tasmania in 1840. I'd be interested to know details of any ancestry back in Scotland.

Steve

[Scotty60]

One of my Ancestors, George Whitson (1720) married Alison Marr(1721) she is one of the North Berwick Marrs.

Scotty

[gladys1]

Hello Scotty60,    all i have on the Marr`s family is Anne Marr born 1782 who married my James Combs her   parents  were Peter Marr & Ann Bruce.       Gladys1

[Martha Ann]

I think the Marr family moved between North Berwickand Dunbar, and sometimes Cockenzie /Port Seton / Prestonpans.

My G - Grandfather Robert Marr was born in North Berwick in 1803.   He had a sister Anne who was the first child of the family and born in Leith (1800) but all the rest of the family were born in North Berwick.  Mary (1801) Robert (1803) Jean (Jane) (1806) William (1808) Janet (1810) and Peter (1811).   Their parents were Robert Marr and Janet Russell who married in Leith in 1799. 

At some point either the whole family, or Robert when he got to working age, moved to Dunbar.  Am still trying to track the deaths of the parents.

The Port of Leith and these other villages are all fairly close on the Firth of Forth so it is extremely likely they would just have moved from one village to another depending on work.

The Marr men were all involved in the lifeboats and I have an interesting news cutting of a rescue which I am happy to try and post if anyone is interested.

Annie

[Scotty60]

Hi Gladys 1
I only have Alison Marr and her father Richard in my tree, Marrs don't pop up anywhere else in my researches. Thanks for replying though.

Scotty

Hello Scotty60,    all i have on the Marr`s family is Anne Marr born 1782 who married my James Combs her   parents  were Peter Marr & Ann Bruce.       Gladys1

[Pool88]

Hello,

My 3rd great grandfather was also Captain William Marr of Dunbar, born 1812. I am new to rootschat so feel free to reply 
I believe Captain started the Marr families in Australia, I am from Henry Mawney Marr's line.

Cheers