James Scott - Evangelist/Fisherman - Stotfield, Drainie

[ED2005]

Trying to find out more about a James Scott who was married to Janet/Jessie McLeod. His occupation on their daughter Jane's marriage in 1873 to Wm McKenzie is an 'Evangelist'. His address is given as Stotfield, Drainie, in the County of Elgin. I cannot find the birth of the daughter (Jane), nor James' birth. Totally stuck. Can anyone shed any light?
On the daughter's death certificate her father's occupation was now a Fisherman. What exactly did evangelists do in those days and would there be any parish records?

[CaroleW]

Hi

There isn't enough info in your post to enable us to find this family on any census

To check for births we need to know when and where the people were born.  We have James birthplace but not his approx birthyear

Where and when was Jane born?

If you have the family on any census would you please post full details of the entry
 

[ED2005]

Hi again,

Sorry for lack of information! I think Jane may have been born 1849 and she married a Wm McKenzie. Other children of James were Christina, William, James. There may have been more.

[CaroleW]

Hi

I think Jane may have been born 1849

But where??  There is no Jane Scott with that birthyear and those parents in Moray on the 1851 census

[CaroleW]

www.familysearch.org - free website

JAMES SCOTT    Spouse:  JANET MACLEOD   
Marriage:  17 SEP 1837   Drainie, Moray 

This is a submitted IGI record so not always reliable

Could this be Jane aka Janet

Janet Scott   Birth:  1847   Stotfield, Drainie
Father:  James Scott    Mother:  Janet Mc Leod 

[ED2005]

http://www.lossiefowk.co.uk/content/genealogy/word/scott.htm

I was just searching around in Google and found the above link! Near the bottom is James Scott, the 4th child of William Scott and Christina Young. I think this could answer a lot of questions... I would need to confirm the info of course!!!

[CaroleW]

How old was Jane on her 1873 marriage cert

1851 census for Drainie - everybody b Drainie except James

James Scott 37  fisherman b Rathven Banff
Janet  34  
Christina  12  
Ann   6  
Janet  4  
John  4 Months  
Drainie ED 4 Page 1 Line 12

[CaroleW]

1861 census for Drainie Kirmeddar Street No. 42

All b Stotfield except James.  2 sons not shown in 1851

James Scott 47  fisherman b Buckie Banff
Janet McLeod 44 
Christina  Scott 22 
William 20 
James   19 
Janet   15 
John   11 
Margaret   3 
AL  1 Month  (son)
Drainie ED 2 Page  40 Line 12

[ED2005]

Thank you very much for this. I feel sure this is the right family. At least now I have lots to go on. Many thanks.