William Raeburn

[purpleshoes]

Hi

I'm researching William's sister Barbara Raeburn (although I didn't know that William existed until I read this noticeboard!)  Barbara appears to have had at least one illigitamite child (possibly more) who had at least 2 illigitamite children.  Does anyone know if this was common in Scotland at the time or if there is anywhere where I can find any further information? 

Thanks for your help!

[Forfarian]

According to T C Smout (in either A history of the Scottish People or A Century of the Scottish People - I can't lay my hands on my copies to check) the powers that be were astonished to find, just after the introduction of statutory civil registration in 1855, that 19% of births in Banffshire were illegitimate.

[giblum]

Hi, have read this thread with great interest, William was my great great grand father, his son james by his second marriage was my great grand father, in my own researches i have been unable to establish where and when William died. Anybody out there help

AR 

[kojak]

Hi All,

Just found this thread.  The Raeburns' listed are all connected to my Thom maternal lineage.  Barbara Raeburn married a John Thom (Marnoch Parish I recall).  My original Raeburn/Thom line had hundreds of names and I think (will have to double check) I managed to confirm the Raeburns genealogy back to the 1600s.

Regards
Kojak

[kojak]

Just thought I'd confirm the William Raeburn link (not the William Raeburn you are researching MargaretR it seems):

iv.   WILLIAM RAEBURN, b. 04 Jan 1800, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff; m. MARGARET MURRAY, 20 Dec 1827, Gamrie and MacDuff, Banff.

More About WILLIAM RAEBURN:
Baptism: 30 Jan 1800, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff

William was the 3rd son and 4th child born to ROBERT RAEBURN and ANNE GRANT.

3.  ROBERT3 RAEBURN (HENRY2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1766 in Ordiquhill, Banff, and died Bef. 1851 in Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff.  He married ANNE GRANT 08 Jun 1793 in Gamrie and MacDuff, Banff.  She was born Bef. 1777 in Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff, and died Bef. 1841 in Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff.

Other children to Robert and Anne were:

i.   BARBARA4 RAEBURN, b. 20 Jul 1802, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff; d. 11 Jul 1883, 4 1/2 Low Street, Banff.
   ii.   JAMES RAEBURN, b. 10 Nov 1794, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff; m. ISABELLA MILNE.
   iii.   GEORGE RAEBURN, b. 27 Nov 1797, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff; m. MARGARET ALLAN, 23 Sep 1821, Gamrie and MacDuff, Banff.

More About GEORGE RAEBURN:
Baptism: 04 Dec 1797, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff

   v.   ANNE RAEBURN, b. 06 Mar 1805, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff.

More About ANNE RAEBURN:
Baptism: 10 Mar 1805, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff

   vi.   JANET RAEBURN, b. 18 Jan 1807, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff.

More About JANET RAEBURN:
Baptism: 05 Feb 1807, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff

   vii.   ISABEL RAEBURN, b. 10 Nov 1808, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff.

More About ISABEL RAEBURN:
Baptism: 15 Nov 1808, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff

   viii.   MARGARET RAEBURN, b. 23 May 1813, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff.

More About MARGARET RAEBURN:
Baptism: 03 Jun 1813, Gamrie & MacDuff, Banff

This Raeburn lineage has been traced with oroginal baptismal records back to 1600s.

Anyone else researching Raeburn's and Thoms from Banffshire?

An interesting stat forfarian makes - although one thing that isnt commonly known about banffshire illegitimate births is that the fathers were commonly written on the marriage and death certs for illegitimate children...so, if you feel despondent with a birth cert that says illegitimate have  alook on any marriage or death cert (especially if your ancestor died young) as the reputed or confirmed father may well be recorded.


Kojak

[bootsboots]

Hi!
New to this myself but I also have James Forbes Bisset Raeburn as my great grandfather.William Raeburn his father appears to have died in 1899 after marrying for a 3rd time in 1884 to Isabelle Mackenzie. Mary Raeburn died in 1880. You may know already that poor James Forbes died in a pauper's lunatic asylum in 1901.