Charlotte Rhoda Mouat

[Gadget]

1841 Census
Nether Corrigal, Hoy
Margaret Mowat, 25
Joseph, 1
nk, (male), under 1 year

All b. Orkney

Gadget

[WolfieSmith]

In the census that cannot be mentioned, he gives his place of birth as Edinburgh.

Alan.

[Gadget]

Nothing showing in the baptisms for Edinburgh so far.

There's a Joseph Mowat in Leith in 1841. Parents possibly Daniel* (45 - Cork cutter, journeyman)  and Harriet (34)

The 1861 marriage cert might be the only way of finding his parents for certain.


Gadget

Added - I think he's transcribed as David T in 1851 (wife is now Christian)

[aidansrest]

Hi All,

Sorry for the delay in responding - but I would like to thank all of you for helping so much in identifying Charlotte's parents!

Sue

[barryd]

Mouat seems to be relatively numerous in South Shields and Sunderland. Charlotte's marriage 1881 is on familysearch.org Index only so that does not give much more information you did not already know. Durham Records online has a good selection too.

[crwhitton]

The Joseph Mowat born 1840 on Graemsay died in 1866 when attempting to rescue people from the "Reaper"

[kitasnowmonkey]

Hi there,

I was just googling around the web and found this old thread.

I have been trying to find details for Joseph Mouat born c.1840 in Edinburgh, d. 1919 in Sunderland aged 79. He is my husband's great great grandfather. I too was thinking that he must have been born in Orkney to Joseph Mouat and Margrat Ritch but I see from the post above that this gentleman died, rather heroically and tragically it seems.

I think that the Leith-born person is more likely to be him.

Sue - did you ever find an 1861 marriage certificate? I would be very interested in any information.

My husband's great grandmother was Joseph's daughter Julia Mouat (later Elders) who gave birth to a my husband's grandfather George Frederick Paxton Mouat – b 1894 d 1974. He was illegitimate and brought up alongside his step-brothers and sisters in the Elders family in Sunderland. This has always been shrouded in mystery for my husband's family. From my research I suspect that the father was a Frederick Paxton who lived around the corner from Julia in the eye infirmary in Sunderland and was close in age when George was born (c.18/19). He is listed as a mariner.

[aidansrest]

Hi Kitasnowmonkey

Could you send me a personal message - I have information for you.

Thanks

Sue