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Re: James Clark Birth 14 MAY 1809 Petty,Inverness,Scotland
« Reply #9 on: Friday 15 January 21 23:53 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: mcadamsd on Friday 15 January 21 22:07 GMT (UK)
I also find a marriage 14 Jun 1836 Rhynie and Essie, Aberdeen, Scotland.  Would the marriage in Aberdeen be unusual given we know James was from Petty, Inverness?
A bit unusual, maybe. But it was customary to marry in the bride's home if possible, and Rhynie and Essie is on the west end of the county of Aberdeen, about as far west of Aberdeen as it's possible to get and still be in the County of Aberdeen.
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Re: James Clark Birth 14 MAY 1809 Petty,Inverness,Scotland
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 24 January 21 18:21 GMT (UK) »
I found an online record without an image for a marriage

James Clark and Ann Fraser 17/09/1827 in Inverness.  No mention of source and no image.   Age seems in right range

Using that info on Ancestry finds the marriage but no image.  Possibly this was what other post was referencing.  Image held by Ancestry only available at their locations which are closed.

No sign of a James Clark and spouse Ann in 1841 Scotland Census.  Possible they headed to Canada as Brother William arrived in 1833 and Thomas was in Canada by 1834 .  No sign of him or a wife on 1851Canada Census.  James and spouse Agnes and family
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Re: James Clark Birth 14 MAY 1809 Petty,Inverness,Scotland
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 24 January 21 20:32 GMT (UK) »
The only source will be Scotlands People. You can view the image online there. They do show it on their index.

Family Search do sometimes make these records available via microfilm at their centres worldwide. I would imagine these are closed at present.

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Re: James Clark Birth 14 MAY 1809 Petty,Inverness,Scotland
« Reply #12 on: Monday 18 September 23 19:38 BST (UK) »
Still doing some digging but found a death for James Clark 9 JULY 1875  Duke Street, Glasgow and document names parents as Donald Clark, Schoolmaster, deceased and Jane Campbell, deceased.  Occupation watchmaker.

It names his spouse as a Sarah Chesterton, deceased.    She passed 16 JUL 1874  29 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh and James was informant.  Notes he is a watchmaker

I found James and Sarah in England in 1851 Newcastle upon Tyne and he is a watchmaker born Scotland.  She was born London about 1805 according to that document.  They have a son Daniel born about 1842 in Durham England.  Son Daniel marries in 1862 and  is a journeyman watchmaker in Edinburgh.

No luck with a marriage for James and Sarah in England or Scotland
Dunbar, Clark,Bain, Lipp, Campbell, Pope, Barnard, Handcock, McAdams,Creath
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