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William Edwards FINLAYSON

William Edwards FINLAYSON

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  • Name William Edwards FINLAYSON 
    Born 8 Apr 1839  Knockbain, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Craigton Cottage
    Gender Male 
    General event He was the informant who was present at the death of his father in 1862.  
    Residence Residences :
    * Census of 1841 & 1851 - Craigton Cottage
    * 1861 census - no record - not with family so might have left home, married and/or migrated
     
    Person ID I926  Alexander & Jessie
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2018 

    Father David FINLAYSON,   b. 1 Dec 1811, Dochmaluag, Fodderty, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1862, Craigton Cottage, North Kessock, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Marjory McLennan 'May' MCKENZIE,   b. 1806, Knockbain, Ross Shire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1866, Craigton Cottage, Knockbain, Ross Shire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1834  Knockbain, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F313  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Census 1841 - Finlayson & Fraser households in Craigton Cottage
    Census 1841 - Finlayson & Fraser households in Craigton Cottage
    FINLAYSON household
    * David Finlayson, 25 yrs [c1816], farmer, born in this county
    * May Finlayson, 35 yrs [c1806]
    * Roderick Finlayson, 5 yrs [c1836]
    * John Finlayson, 4 yrs [c1837]
    * William Finlayson, 2 yrs [c1839]
    * David Finlayson, 2 months [c1841]
    * Jean Davidson, 15 yrs [c1826], female servant
    FRASER household
    * Capt John Fraser, 40 yrs [c1801], Navy
    * Catherine Fraser, 25 yrs [c1816], born in this county
    * Margaret Brodie, 20 yrs [c1821], female servant [1816]
    * Jane Grant, 20 yrs [c1821], female servant

    Census 1851 - Finlayson household in Craigton Cottage.jpg
    Census 1851 - Finlayson household in Craigton Cottage.jpg
    FINLAYSON household
    * David Finlayson, head, 37 yrs [c1814], gardener, born Fodderty
    * May Finlayson, wife, 44 yrs [c1807], born Knockbain
    * Roderick Finlayson, son, 15 yrs [c1836], scholar, born Knockbain
    * William Finlayson, son, 13 yrs [c1838], scholar, born Knockbain
    * Margaret Finlayson, daughter, 8 yrs [c1843], scholar, born Knockbain
    * David Finlayson, son, 5 yrs [c1846], born Knockbain
    * Carry Finlayson, daughter, 5 yrs [ERROR - should be Caroline aged 2 yrs c1849], born in Knockbain
    * Jane Beaton, house servant, 16 yrs [c1835], born Inverness
    * Note that John E, who would have been 14 years old [c1837], was not home at the time of the census. Maybe he was away, perhaps at boarding school?, for education which later led him to become a teacher.
    FRASER household
    * John Fraser, head, 58 yrs [c1793], Captain ret on 1/2 pay, born Inverness
    * Catherine C Fraser, 36 yrs [c1815], born Knockbain
    * James Fraser, son, 8 yrs [c1843], scholar, born Knockbain
    * John Edwards Fraser, son, 6 yrs [c1845], scholar, born Knockbain
    * Millicent Mary Fraser, daughter, 4 yrs [1847], at home, born Knockbain
    * Caroline M Fraser, daughter, 5 months [c1851], born Knockbain
    * Margaret McIntosh, house servant, 46 yrs [c1805], unmarried, born Suffolk Yarmouth
    * Jessie Grant, house servant, 35 yrs [c1816], unmarried, born Inverness Ardersier???
    * Sally Harper, house servant, 26 yrs [c1825], unmarried, born Cromarty
    * Nanny Denoon, house servant, 48 yrs [c1803], unmarried, born Inverness
    William Edwards Finlayson - born 8th April 1839 in Knockbain
    William Edwards Finlayson - born 8th April 1839 in Knockbain
    8th April 1839 in Knockbain - David Finlayson Craigton Cottage and his spouse May MacKenzie had a son born who was baptized and and named William Edwards