Index of Biographies
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Abraham Fullelove 1785 - 1860 —
Abraham Fullelove (1785 - 1860)
Abraham Fullelove was born in June 1785 in Whitwick, Leicester. He was the fifth child and fourth son of of Thomas Fullilove and Mary Dilkes
Abraham married Mary Elkington by Banns on 12 Dec 1808 at Leire Leicester. Mary was the child of James Elkington and Anne Silby.
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Adam Cockburn 1824 - 1912 —
Adam Cockburn (1824 - 1912)
Adam Cockburn was born on 13 November 1824 in Newbattle Midlothian, where he was christened on 12 December 1824. He was the fourth child and second son of Moore Carfrae Cockburn and Christian Duncan Anderson.
He spent all of his early years in Newbattle, some time after 1841, but before 1845 he moved to Berwick - most likely in pursuite of work.
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Ann Bygrave 1801 - 1842 —
Ann Bygrave (1801 - 1842)
Ann Bygrave was born in 1801 in the Parish of Vere Jamaica, she was christened on 13 July 1801. She was the third child and the eldest known daughter of Thomas Bygrave Esq and Hannah Sill.
Very little is know of Ann prior to the birth of her first child
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Ann Hardie 1848 - 1915 —
Ann Hardie (1848 - 1915)
Ann Hardie was born on 24 Mar 1848 at the families property in Marklemain, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, she was christened in the same parish on 16 Apr 1848. She was the eighth, and youngest child of David Hardie and Christian Black.
Ann grew up at Marklemains, and was only 8 when her father died in 1856. Little is known of Ann between the time of her fathers death in 1856 and her marriage twenty years later, however it is most likely that she continued to live with her mother Christian at Marklemains.
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Ann Pendlebury 1737 —
Ann Pendlebury was born in 1737 in Blackrod, Deane Lancashire. Ann was the daughter of Ralph Pendlebury and Margaret Leyland
She married James Higson on April 5 1763. James was the son of Giles Higson and Sarah Lythogoe and brother of Mary Higson who married Anns Brother Henry Pendlebury
Ann and James had eight children (seven sons and one daughter)
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Ann Starkey 1809 - 1852 —
Ann Starkey (1809 - 1852)
Ann Starkey was born on 16 November 1809 in Kegworth, Leicester, where she was subsequently baptised on 1 December. She was the third child of William Starkey and Sarah Marriot.
On 23 Feb 1826 Ann - at the tender age of 17 - married William Mansfield in Kegworth. We do not have baptismal or parent information for William however there are Mansfields who are Carpenters from Loughborough going back several generations, these are likely candidates.. William Mansfield and Ann had gained a formal license from Thomas Stevenson on 21 Feb 1826. This was necessary because Ann was under 21 and meant that the reading of Banns was not necessary. The marriage was witnessed by her father William Starkey and her sister Elizabeth Newham.
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Charles Jessop 1761 - 1843 —
Charles Jessop (1761 - 1843)
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Charles Jessup 1818 - 1877 —
Charles Jessup 1818 - 1877
Charles Jessop was born in Cratfield in 1818, the second child and eldest son of John Jessop and Lucy Mouser. He was baptised in Cratfield on 19 Sept 1819
In Feb 1836 when Charles was 18 his mother died in child birth. It is highly like that by this time he was out of home and working as an agricultural labourer - most likely in Metfield, because it is here on 18 Oct 1836 Charles marries Lucy Clutterham. Lucy was the daughter of ? and ?.
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Charles Pincheon 1774 - —
Charles Pincheon 1774 -
Charles Pincheon was born in 1774 in Market Lavington, Wiltshire. He was baptised on 21 August 1774 at St Mary's Market Lavington. He was the second child and second son of Charles Pincheon and Comfort Clifford. Many family history research interchange this Charles with his cousin - son of John Pincheon and Ann Watts who married Betty Lanham in 1792, or treat them as the same person.
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Charles Willoughby 1799 - 1877 —
Charles Willoughby (1799 - 1877)
Charles Willoughby was born about 1799 in Kilmuckridge, Wexford, Ireland. His parents are unknown, however his father is likely to William (based on naming patterns).
Kilmuckridge (also known as The Ford and spelt Cill Mhucraise in Gaelic), is located on the Eastern Coast of Ireland, close to the Irish Sea and 22 km south of Gorey in Wexford. The catholic church was built in 1796 and the Church of Ireland in 1815. The people of Kilmuckridge played a prominent part in the 1798 rising.
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Christina Hardie 1858 —
Christina Hardie 1858
Christina ... Was supposedly pregnant when she arrived to someone on the boat, but this is not possible due to the birth date of Bennet Pringle
She worked as a housemaid for the Mitchells (Matthew) very wealthy family in SA. Bennett Pringle is his son.
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Christina Smith 1797 - 1878 —
Christian Smith (1797 - 1878)
Christian Smith was born on 10 Dec 1797 in Macmerry East Lothian where she was baptised on 17 Dec 1797. She was the second daughter and eighth child of Robert Smith and Christian Brown. The Smith family has been in the Gladsmuir Parish for about 3 generations. Macmerry was primarily a mining village, and we know that her father Robert was a coal miner. -
Clara Jones 1863 - 1959 —
They were married by John Dunne, and the wedding was witnessed by Annie O'Brien and William Fanning.
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David Bowman Stoddart 1803 - 1851 —
David Bowman Stoddart (1803 - 1851)
David Bowman Stoddart was born abt 1803 most likely in Inveresk, Midlothian. He was one of eight known children of James Stoddard and Martha Miller. We are unable to find a baptismal record for him, but the estimated date of birth is based up burial records and census.
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David Hardie 1798 - 1856 —
David Hardie (1798 - 1856)
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David Hardie 1850 - 1934 —
David Hardie was born on 8 April 1850. He was the ninth child and youngest son of James Hardie and Sarah Bladworth.
It is thought that his brother Richard convinced him to migrate to America after he returned home from New Orleans in 1879. David was living with his mother, two sisters and his brother James at11 Alva St, Edinburgh St Cuthberts in Edinburgh in March 1881 when the census was taken. At the time he was working as a wine broker most likely in his father business which had been left to his brother John.
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David Yates 1851 - 1920 —
David Yates (1851 - 1920)
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Doreen Bain 1921 - 2000 —
Doreen Bain (1921 - 2000)
Doreen Bain was born in the family home at ? st Ipswich, Queensland on 18 May 1921. She was the second child and eldest daughter of James Bashford Bain and Eva Mary Yates
Doreen's childhood and teenage years were spent in Ipswich with her family, they were very close, and Doreen had a special bond with her mother. Her mother Eva was religious, and at times a demanding woman, she expected her girls to be ladies. The family was what we would consider 'comfortable', with James working as a Railway Clerk in Ipswich whilst Eva took in work as a tailoress supplementing the families income. Their ? Street house was a medium sized timber dwelling on a 66 foot frontage block.
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Eleanor Pincheon 1808 - 1871 —
Eleanor Pincheon (1808 - 1871)
Eleanor Pincheon was born in 1808 in Market Lavington, Wiltshire. She was christened on 1 May 1808 at St Mary's Market Lavington. She is generally recorded as the second child and second daughter of Charles Pincheon and Betty Sutton. There were however two Charles and Betty's (cousins) who were producing children in the between 1803 and 1810, so there her actual parent needs to be confirmed.
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Elizabeth McFarlane Bain 1868 - 1955 —
Elizabeth McFarlane Bain
27 Apr 1889 - promoted from Class III division 3 to Class III division 2
17 Nov 1890 - to be transferred to the position of an assistant teacher in tbe State Echool at Milora
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Elizabeth McPherson McFarlane 1838 - 1914 —
Born 10 Jul 1838 ; Baptised 15 July 1838 Dundee angus
OBITUARY.MRS. JAMES BAIN.
There passed away, in the early hours of yesterday morning, in the person of Mrs. James Bain, of Martin-street,. an old and well-known resident of Ipswich. On August 19, of the present year. She had lived in Queensland for half-a-century, during which time she had gained the respect, and, in many cases, the close friendship, of a great number of people in the city and district. Mrs. Bain arrived in Australia in 1864, one of her shipmates being Mr. Jas. Chapman, the well-known draper, of Brisbane, who has also lived in the State for 5 years. She was born in Dundee,Scotland, and with her husband and one child, set sail for Australia on the Earl Russell, arriving here in 1864. After living for some months a few miles out of Ipswich, she and her husband (the late Mr. James Bain), took up their residence in this town, where Mr. Bain took over the management of the baths. Some five or six years later, he opened a cordial manufactory in Martin-street, and kept the business going until his death, 22 years ago, since which time, the late Mrs. Bain lived a retired life. Although ailing for some months, the end came rather suddenly, as the result of a attack ofgastritis, of only six days' duration.She leaves three daughters and two sons, namely - Mrs. F. F. Gehrmann of Brusbane ; Mrs. A. Stewart,and Miss E. M. Bain (both of Ipswich) ; Mr. R.G. C. Bain, also of Ipswich ; and Mr. J. C. Bain of Sydney, the last mentioned being well-known as a theatrical manager.Mrs. Bain was 76 years of age at the time of her death, and had been closely connected with the Presbyterian Church, since her arrival inthe country.
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Euphemia Hardie 1861 - 1948 —
Euphemia Hardie (1861 - 1948)
Euphemia Hardie, was the fourth child and second daughter of William Hardie and Jessie Stoddart, was born on 9 October 1861 in Gladsmuir, East Lothian.
Little is known of Euphemias life between 1861 and 1879. Euphemia emigrated to Australia with the family aboard the Oaklands which arrived in Adelaide, South Australia on 23 September 1879. Immigration records give her age at the time as 17.
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Euphemia Jaffray 1798 - 1875 —
Euphemia Jaffray (1798 - 1875)
Euphemia Jaffray was born at Yester in Haddingtonshire on 25 November 1798. She was the third daughter and seventh and youngest child of Peter Jaffray and Euphemia Swine. Her baptism was witnessed by Peter Cockburn and ? Currie.Very little is known about the family or Euphemia's movements until 1833.
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Eva Mary Yates 1895 - 1967 —
Eva Mary Yates (1895 - 1967)
Eva Mary Yates was born at Railway St, Booval on 4 November 1895. She was the ninth child and youngest daughter of David Yates and Mary Hayes.
Eva went to Newton State School, and showed domestic skills early. In 1906 where she won first place in the Juvenile category at the Ipswich Show for her sewing ability (Best Muslin Sampler). After finishing school she became a tailoress - as noted in the 1917 Electoral Role.
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George Bygrave 1624 - 1671 —
George Bygrave (1624 - 1671)
Last Will and Testament
In the name of God Amen the two twentieth day of January 1663 in the fifteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereigne Lord Charles ye second by the grace of God of England Scotland France (?) and Ireland (?) King Defender of ye Faith I George Bigrave of Rushden in ye County of Hertford being sore (?) prevale in body but of sound and fit (?) memory (praise be given to God for the same) Do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say first that I comend my Soule to Almighty God my Creator assuredly believing that I shall receive full pardon and free remission of all my Sinnes and be saved by the precious Death and meritts (?) of my blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ and my body to the earth be buryed in such decent manner as my Executrix heereafter named shall be thought meet and convenient And for my worldly estate which the Lord hath Lent me my will and meaning is the same shall be bestowed as heereafter by this my will is expressed And first I revoke renounce frustrate and make void all wills by me formerly made and do declare and appoint this my last will and testament Item (?) I give and bequeath unto John Bigrave my Brother five shillings to be paid within one month after my decease Then (?) I give to Edward Bigrave my Brother five shillings to be paid within one month after my decease Then (?) I give to William Bigrave my Brother five shillings to be paid within one month after my decease Then (?) I give to Elizabeth my loving wife my cottage and tenament on Southern Green with the Appurtements during her Natural life and after her decease to my brother Robert Bigrave and his heirs forever to have and to hold the said cottage and appurtements to the sole and propper use of him the said Robert and his heirs forever Then (?) I give to my Sister Susan Bigrave and her heirs ye Sume of Eight pounts to be paid out of that my cottage or tenement by her brother Robert within one year after the decease of Elizabeth my wife Then (?) I give further to Anne Bigrave my Sister four pounds to be paid out of the said cottage or tenement within two years after my said wifes decease Lastly I give and bequeat to Elizabeth my wife all my moveable goods and chattels whatsoever payeing my debts and discharging the legacies mention in this my last will and doe make her the sole Executrix of the same
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George Bygrave 1646 - 1711 —
George Bygrave (1646 - 1711)
George was born in Sandon in 1646 He was the eldest son of Robert Bygrave and Avis ? at the time of his fathers death in 1697 he inherited significant properties in Sandon and Rushden, specifically
- Redhill, Sandon - Two cottage or tenements with barns, buildings, gardens, orchards, arable land, meadow, pasture ways, water courses
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George Bygrave 1713 - 1797 —
George Bygrave (1713 - 1797)
George was born in 1713 in Redhill, Sandon, Hertfordshire. He was the eldest son of Robert Bygrave and Elizabeth Galer. He was baptised on 18 February 1713.
We have been unable to find apprenticeship papers for George, but we know from later records he trained as a blacksmith.
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George E Hardie 1871 - 1945 —
George E Hardie (1871 - 1945)
George E. Hardie, the fourth son and the eighth and youngest child of William Hardie and Jessie Stoddart. He was born on 3 November 1871 in Gladsmuir, East Lothian.
Little is known about the families movements during the period from 1871 to 1879. In 1879 George emigrated to Australia with the rest of the family (minus Christina and William). They travelled aboard the Oakland, which arrived in Adelaide, South Australia on 23 September 1879. Immigration records give his age at the time as 7.
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George Higson 1623 - 1690 —
George Higson (1623 - 1690)
George Higson was born in Middle Hulton in 1623.
George had 6 children (2 daughters and 4 sons) between 1644 and 1653
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George William Bashford 1840 - 1893 —
George William Bashford 1840 - 1893
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Giles Higson 1595 - 1667 —
Giles Higson (1595 - 1667)
Giles Higson was born in Middle Hulton, Deane, Lancashire
He married Alicia ?.
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Giles Higson 1646 - —
Giles Higson (son of George Higson and Margaret) was born 03 Jan 1646 in Middle Hulton or Deane, and died date unknown.
He married Anna Farneworth on 28 Dec 1671 in Deane By Bolton,Lancashire, daughter of Richard Farneworth and Jahnae Rothwell.
Children of Giles Higson and Anna Farneworth are:
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Giles Higson 1712 - 1792 —
Giles Higson (1712 - 1792)
Giles Higson was born on 12 July 1712 in Over Hulton, Lancashire. He was baptised on 17 November 1712 at St Mary's the Virgin. He was the second child and eldest son of James Higson (aka Jacobus) and Margareta Sims.
He married Sara Lythgoe at St Mary's parish church in Deane, Lancashire on 8 Jan 1734. Sara was the daughter of Matthew Lythgoe and ???.
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Hannah Shoobridge 1859 - 1928 —
Hannah Shoobridge (1859 - 1928)
Hannah Shoobridge was born in in 1859 at Cobbity. NSW. She was the second child of eleven children - and second daughter - born to John H Shoobridge and Sophia Muriel Hinds of Burragorang.
In 1882 she married John Crofton Jessop at St Johns Church of England, Camden, NSW. John was the second child and eldest son of John Jessop and Sarah Ann Burgess of Cox's River in Burragorang Valley. The Jessops and the Shoobridges were neighbours in the valley and the children had known each other since birth, there are a number of intermarriages between the family
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Helen Hardie 1802 - 1886 —
Helen Hardie (1800 - 1856)
Helen Hardie was born on 1 December 1802 and was christened on 5 December 1802 in Saline, Fife. She was the tenth child and youngest daughter of John Hardie and Isabella Cousin. All evidence indicates that she grew up the pet of her brothers and sisters.
On 3 Jul 1824, against the wishes - and most likley without the permission - of her father, she married William Strang/Strong Spence in Saline, Fife. William was the second child and eldest son of John Spence and Agnes Strang/Strong. The Spences had seven other children - Agnes, David, Margaret, Edward, Jean, Christian and Henry He was three years younger than Helen, having been born on 4 Oct 1805 in Torryburn, Dumferline, Fife.
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Henry Pendlebury 1747 - 1828 —
Henry Pendlebury (1747 - 1828)
Henry Pendlebury was born in 1747 in Blackrod near Westhoughton. He was the sixth son and ninth child of Ralph Pendlebury and Margaret Leyland. Although his father inherited Whittles Farm in Westhoughton, it does not appear that the family were living there at the time of Henry's birth, rather that by this time his father was working as a Cotton Seller in Blackrod (most likely on the families behalf) and his Uncle Gerard has assumed operation of the property
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Isobel Hardie 1788 - 1859 —
Isabel Hardie (1788 - 1859)
Isabel Hardie was born at "Broomie Knowe" in Saline Fife in 1788, where she was baptised on 26 October 1788. She was the second child and eldest daughter of John Hardie and Isabella Cousin.
Some time before 1813 she was living in Tollbooth Church Parish in Edinburgh. It was here on 12 March 1813 she married John Sands. John is the fourth child and eldest son of David Sands and Margaret Rutherford. He was born in Orwell, Kinross in 1780, where he was christened on 2 Apr 1780.
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James Bain 1836 - 1892 —
James Bain (1836 - 1892)
James Bain was born in Tillicoultry in 1836. Record of his baptism has not been found. He was illegitimate the son of Robert or Alexander Bain and Margaret Cairns. (NB on his marriage certificate his father is recorded as Alexander Bain, and on his death certificate it is recorded as Robert Bain)
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James Bashford 1784 - 1873 —
James Bashford 1784 - 1873
James Bashford was most likely born in 1784 in Sompting Sussex. We have not found his baptismal record. He is the first child and eldest son of Josiah Bashford and Sarah Moone.
James - at the age of 8 - moved with the family to Billinghurst, returning to Sompting some time between September 1794 and Jun 1797.
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James Bashford Bain 1893 - 1971 —
James Bashford Bain (1893 - 1971)
James Bashford Bain was born in Ipswich, Queensland on 27 December 1893. Born only three months after his parents marriage, he was the eldest child and first son of James Cairns Bain and /wiki/spaces/HFHW/pages/2523599.
James married Eva Mary Yates in Ipswich, Queensland on 4 September 1918.
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James Burgess 1771 - 1818 —
James Burgess (1711 - 1818)
James Burgess was born in 1771 in All Cannings, Wiltshire. He was christened on 15 December 1771. James was the fourth child and third son of Michael Burgess and Martha Weston.
James married Mary Mead on 12 November 1795 at St Mary's Marketing Lavington. Mary was the daughter of Hugh Mead and Martha Browse.
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James Burgess 1805 - 1867 —
James Burgess (1805 - 1867)
James Burgess was born in 1805 in Market Lavington, Wiltshire. She was christened on 1 May 1808 at St Mary's Market Lavington. James was the son of James Burgess and Mary Mead.
James married Eleanor Pincheon in Market Lavington on 21 September 1826. She is generally recorded as the second child and second daughter of Charles Pincheon and Betty Sutton.
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James Cairns 1806 - 1877 —
James Cairns (1806 - 1877)
James Cairns was born on 16 August 1806 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannan. He was christened there on 24 August 1806. He was the third child and eldest son of John Cairns and Janet Morrison.
At the time of his birth the family were living in Westerton in Tillicoultry where John was working as a wright.
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James Cairns Bain 1870 - 1945 —
James Cairns Bain (1870 - 1946)
James Cairns Bain was born in Ipswich, QLD on 11 January 1870. He was the 3rd child and eldest son of James Bain and Elizabeth McPherson McFarlane James birth was announed in the Queensland Times on 13th January
BIRTH. On the 11th January, in River-street, Mrs. James Bain, of a son. The Queensland Times. IPSWICH,
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James Hardie 1770 - 1808 —
James Hardie (1770 - 1808)
James was the ninth child of Joseph Hardie & Marion Messar. He was born in 1770 in Clackmannan Parish, Clackmannan.
James was married on 14 May 1786 to Mary Cockburn, in a marriage recorded in Clackmannan parish. He would have only been 16 years old at the time.
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James Hardie 1800 - 1866 —
James Hardie (1800 - 1866)
James Hardie was born on 12 August 1800, he was a twin and with his brother Robert were the eight and ninth children of John Hardie and Isabella Cousin.
Like his brothers Joseph and John, James was a "merchant" generally accepted as a "wine and spirits merchant" (The other brothers, William and David, were farmers.) James Hardie had a store in Edinburgh (perhaps with his twin brother Robert).
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James Higson 1687 - 1776 —
James Higson (1687 - 1776)
James Higson was born in Middle Hulton in 1687. He was baptised on 5 Jan 1688 at the Deane parish church - St Mary the Virgin, Rumworth, Lancashire, England. He is recorded under the latin version of his name ("Jacobus Higson - filius AEgidij Higson"). He is the son of Giles Higson and ???
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James Higson 1791 - 1871 —
James Higson (1791 - 1871)
James Higson was born in Middle Hulton in 1791. He was the sixth child and third son of Richard Higson and Ellen Seedon of Middle Hulton. He was christened on 31 July 1791 at the Church of England, Dean, Lancashire
James married Mary Pendlebury (his second cousin) on 6 January 1814 at the Deane parish church - St Mary the Virgin in Rumworth, Deane, Lancashire. The marriage was conducted by R Latham (the vicar) and witnessed by Thomas Pendlebury and William Higons. Mary was the daughter of Henry Pendlebury and Mary Higson.
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James Joseph Dynan 1859 - 1915 —
James Joseph Dynan (1859 - 1915)
James Joseph Dynan was born on 4 August 1859 (purportedly in Kilbarra, Tipperary). He was baptised at the Woodford Roman Catholic Parish Church in East Galway on 11 August 1859. He was the second son of John Dynan and Bridget Broderick (aka Broder). On his baptismal record his name is Dignan.
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James McFarlane 1805 - 1871 —
James McFarlane (1805 - 1871)
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James Stoddart 1767 - ? —
James Stoddart (1767 - ?)
James Stoddard was born around 1767 most likely in Newbattle, Midlothian. He is identified as one of eight known children of John Stoddard and Margaret Bowman. Unfortunately we have been unable to find baptismal records for 6 of those children - not including James at the point.
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Jane Bygrave 1829 - 1877 —
Jane Bygrave (1829 - 1877)
Jane Bygrave was born May Day Hill Plantation, Manchester Co. Jamaica. She was a slave born to Plantation Owner and Richard Bygrave Esq and -based on her marriage certificate to Thomas Walker her mother is - Sarah Thomas (nb this is erroneously recorded as Eliza Jane Ham on Janes death certificate). It is unknown her mother was a plantation slave or a mistress, but given there is no documentation of her birth, it is most likely she was born a slave. There is record in plantation baptismal records of the baptism of slave child -aged 1 - in 1826. However her emigration record put her birth around 1829, and her 1858 marriage puts her birth at 1835 and the 1862 birth putting her birth around 1833. Richard died in Dec 1825, so she has to have been born in August/September 1826 at the very latest.
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Janet Stoddart 1829 - 1918 —
Janet Stoddart (1829 - 1918)
Janet Stoddart (also known as Jessie) was born on 29 September 1829 in Macmerry Gladsmuir to Christina Smith and David Bowman Stoddart. We are unable to find baptismal records for Janet, nor can we find any references in Kirk Session, however there are Sheriff Court Paternity Case Records - one in 1830 and one in 1834 between Christian Smith of Macmerry and David Stoddart/Stodhart, Collier, Blindwells, the child is not named in these documents, and subsequent marriage and census records her age would imply that her DOB is 1831, but we believe that the 1829 date is correct. Interestingly on Janets marriage certificate her father is recorded as David Stoddart (overseer of mines), but on her death certificate it is John Stoddart.
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John Bashford 1760 - 1821 —
John Bashford 1760 - 1821
John Bashford was born in 1760 to Josiah Bashford and Sarah Boniface. He was baptised - along with twin brother Josiah - on 21 September 1760 at New Shoreham in Sussex.
John married Jane Baker on May 13 1788 at Broadwater by Worthing, Sussex. Jane was living in Broadwater at the time of her marriage, but we have not identified her parentage at this point. John is noted as being of West Tarring, and the marriage is witnessed by Elizabeth Paine and Christian Piper
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John Bygrave Esq 1756 - 1843 —
John Bygrave Esq (1756 - 1843)
John Bygrave was born in Hertfordshire in 1756. He was christened on 16 January 1757. He is believed to be the second son and one of six children of Robert Bygrave and Esther Tomlinson.
Most of the information we have on John has been gathered through his will.
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John Cairns 1777 - —
John Cairns (abt 1777 -
John Cairns was born abt 1777 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannan. We have been unable to identify baptismal or death records for John, however we know from marriage records that is residing in Tillicoultry at the time of his first marriage. Whilst we have been unable to identify his parents based on the birth records of his children, they are most likely James Cairns and Mary
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John Crofton Jessop 1861 - 1910 —
John Crofton Jessop 1861 - 1910
John Crofton Jessop was born in 1861 in Picton, NSW, the second child and eldest son of John Jessop and Sarah Ann Burgess.
Despite being born in Pictron, John moved with his parents to the farm on Cox's River in the Burragorang Valley, NSW - where he grew.
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John Darrough 1850 - 1937 —
John Darrough 1850 - 1937
John Darrough, is the son of Richard Darrough and Margaret McTaggart.
His exact date and place of birth are unknown, however his death and marriage certificates put his date of birth at approximate 1850 in Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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John Dynan 1827 - 1914 —
John Dynan (1827 - 1914)
John Dynan was born between 1827 and 1831 in Roscommon, Ireland. It has not been possible to identify his parents at this point, however based on naming patterns, it is most likely a James or Michael and Bridget. There is a private DNA match that has identified Luke Dignan and Mary Butler as his parents, but we have been unable to verify the source of this. His place of birth was identified from 1911 census records. His last name is recorded variously as Dinane, Duignan and Dignan. It is possible that John’s Father
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John H Shoobridge 1836 - 1908 —
John Shoobridge (1836 - 1908)
John H Shoobridge was born was born in 1836 in Rolvenden, Kent. He was the second child and eldest son of John Shoobridge and Elizabeth Brown. There has been no record of christening found for John, so it is highly likely the family was non-conformist.
Until he was 19 John lived with his parents in Rolvenden Kent, most likely at Rollinson Farm. Whilst he was in Kent, he met and became engaged to Sophia Muriel Hinds. Sophia Muriel was the daughter of John Hinds and Sophia Battam. John and Sophia were both locals of Rolvenden, living at The Layne in Rolvenden at the time of the 1841 census.
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John Hardie 1665 —
John Hardie (1665 - ?)
John Hardie was born in 1665 in Alloa, Clackmannan to Robert Hardie and Marion Campbell. He was christened on 22 February 1665.
Records relating to John are rather ambiguous, however it appears that John first married Margaret Dewar on 10 June 1687 in Clackmannan Parish, Clackmannan. John Hardie and Margaret Dewar had 3 children:
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John Hardie 1760 - 1833 —
John Hardie (1760 - 1833)
John Hardie was born in 1760, the fifth child and first son of Joseph Hardie and Marion Messar. He was christened on 24 Jun 1760 in Clackmannan Parish, Clackmannan. John moved from Clackmannan to Fife sometime before 1785.
John married Isabella Cousin in 1785 in Saline, Fife. Isabella was the third daughter and 7th of 10 children born to William Cousin (b. abt 1730 - ?) and Isobel Gentleman. William was an established farmer in Saline, Fife.
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John Hardie 1796 - 1848 —
John Hardie (1796 - 1848)
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John Hayes 1805 - —
John Hayes (1805 - ?)
John Hayes was born in Ainsworth, Lancashire in on 24 August 1805. He was the second child and second son William Hayes and Mary Heaton. He was christened on 22 September 1805 at the Cockey Moor Presbyterian Church in Ainsworth.
In has proven difficult to locate John in the 1841 census, however there are a number of options
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John Jessop 1795 - 1885 —
John Jessop 1795 - 1885
John Jessup was born in Cratfield in 1793, the sixth child and third son of Charles Jessop and Elizabeth Bedingfield. He was christened on 13 December 1795 at the St Mary's Church in Cratfield.
On 11 April 1812 - during the peak of the Napoleonic wars - John enlisted in the army. He joined in the 68th Light Foot Regiment. He was a reinforcement and likely joined the regiment at ?. On 28th March 1814 at La Reole in France he was wounded - with a bullet in the groin that was not extracted. He was then sent to Kilmainham War Hospital in Belfast where he was pensioned out on 14 Dec 1814 after serving a total of 1 year 247 days. His He was described as being a 21 yo labourer who was 5'8" tall with brown hair, grey eyes and a fresh complexion.
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John Joseph Darrough 1883 - 1942 —
John Joseph Darrough (1882 - 1942)
OBITUARY
MR. JOHN DARROUGHI
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John McFarlane 1853 - 1877 —
At the 1861 census, the family were living in Auchterarder, Perthshire and James 56 is noted as being a plasterer. He is living with his wife margaret and five of their sones (James 24 - Plasterer ; Donald / Daniel 15 - Plasterer ; George - 12 - Scholar ; Roderick - 10 ; John - 7
By the time of the 1871 census the family were living on Main St in Auchterarder, Perthshire and James at 66 is noted as being plasterer with his wife Margaret and their 3 youngest sones Daniel 25 (Post Messenger) ; George E 22 (Carter) ; John 17 (Post Boy)
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John Miller Stoddart 1795 - 1854 —
John Miller Stoddart (1795 - 1854)
John Miller Stoddart was born 1795 most likely in Newbattle, Midlothian. He was one of eight known children of James Stoddard and Martha Miller. The Miller was added to his name as part of the LDS baptismal process.
Like his father and all his siblings, John was a coal miner, growing up and working for the Earl of Lothian in one of the Newbattle mines - see James Stoddards profile for more information on mining in Newbattle.
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John Pendlebury 1636 - 1697 —
John Pendlebury (1636 - 1697)
John Pendlebury was born in 1636 in Lostock, Deane. He was christened on April 18 1636 in the Deane parish church - St Mary the Virgin, Rumworth. He was the child of William Pendlebury and Jane ?.of Lostock
He married Elizabeth Morres on April 13 1658 at the Deane Parish church - St Mary the Virgin, Rumworth.
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John Shoobridge 1811 - 1872 —
John Shoobridge (1811 - 1872)
John Shoobridge was born was born in 1811 in Rolvenden, Kent. He youngest child and second - and only surviving - son of Robert Shoobridge and Mary Weller. Robert and Mary may have moved around alot or alternatively had some issue with the church, because of their three youngest children, non were christened until 7 November 1819.
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Joseph Charles Kitching 1852 - 1923 —
Joseph Charles Kitching 1852 - 1923
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Joseph Hardie 1714 —
Joseph Hardie (1714 - ?)
Joseph Hardie was born in 1714 in Clackmannan, Clackmannan, the eight child of John Hardie & Isobell Ferguson. He was christened on 23 November 1714. He married Marion Messar on 26 October 1750 in Clackmannan Parish, Clackmannan.
Marion was born in 1725 - the sixth child and third daughter of William Messar/Mercer (b. abt 1682 - ?) and Christian Rae/Roe (b. abt 1685 - ?). She was christened on 30 October 1725. Her last name was also spelt Mercer or Mesar. William & Christian Messar also resided in Clackmannan, where they produced 7 children between 1711 and 1728 (John, Francis, Jean, James, Janet, Margaret, Robert, Marion and Mary).
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Joseph Hardie 1787 - 1845 —
Joseph Hardie (1787 - 1845)
Joseph was born at "Broomie Knowe" in Saline Fife on 1787, he was baptised in Saline on 15 Jun 1787. He was the first child and eldest son of John Hardie and Isabella Cousin.
He became a merchant and prominent local business man. Joseph was much admired and respected in his community, and was well known even further afield, as one of the founders of the “Free Church of Scotland.”
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Joseph Hardie 1845 - 1919 —
Joseph Hardie (1845-1919)
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Joseph Kitching 1818 - 1866 —
Joseph Kitching (abt 1818 - 1866)
Joseph Kitching was born between 1818 and 1822 to Robert Kitching (the most likely record for this is Mar 8 1818, however his mother is not noted on the record, nor is she with the family at the 1841 census).
In the 1841 census he is noted as living with his father, Robert, at Barretts Yard, Lady Lane, Leeds and is is working as an apprentice shoemaker. The census puts his DOB at approximately 1822 (that said, there are notorious inaccuracies in the 1841 census, they rounded to the nearest 5 or 0 number).
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Josiah Bashford ~1720 - 1808 —
Josiah Bashford ( abt 1720 - 1808)
Josiah Bashford was most likely born Sussex or Kent, some time between 1720 and 1730. We have been unable to confirm baptismal information or parentage, see below for a discussion of potential parentage.
Josiah Bashford marries Sarah Boniface on 9 Octobert 1749 at Southease, Sussex. Sarah was baptised on 23 March 1721 in Edburton, Sussex one of six children of Henry Boniface and Sarah Davies.
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Josiah Bashford 1760 - 1835 —
Josiah Bashford 1760 - 1835
Josiah Bashford (consistently referred to as Si, Sigh or Sythe in records) was born in 1760 to Josiah Bashford and Sarah Boniface. He was baptised - along with twin brother John - on 21 September 1760 at New Shoreham in Sussex. He was the second son to be called Josiah, with an infant death in the same name registered in 1758.
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Josiah Bashford 1823 - 1895 —
Josiah Bashford 1823 - 1895
Josiah Bashford was born on June 19 1823 in Sompting, Sussex, where he was baptised at St Mary's on July 20 1823. He was the eldest child of Josias Bashford and Frances Grinyer.
At the time of Josias's birth his father was working as a labourer and living in Sompting. We next see Josias at the 1841 census where he is living with his family on Sompting Street in Sompting and working as gardeners labourer.
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Josias Bashford 1800 - 1880 —
Josias Bashford 1800 - 1880
Josias Bashford was born in September 1800 in Sompting Sussex. He was christened there on 12 October 1800. He was the third son and sixth child of of Josiah Bashford and Sarah Moone.
Josias was born after the family had been settled from Billinghurst into Sompting in 1792.
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Julie Ann Willoughby 1827 - 1866 —
Julia Ann Willoughby (1827 - 1866)
Julia Ann Willoughby was born abt 1827 in Wexford, Ireland. We have been unable to find birth or baptismal records, however his immigration records indicate that his parents were Charles Willoughby 1799 - 1877 and Ann Maria Butler. Further research indicates that she was their second child and second daughter.
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Louisa Jane Davis 1865 - 1942 —
Louisa Jane Davis (1865 - 1942)
Louisa Jane Davis was apparently born on 4 December 1865 in Toowoomba (there is no record of her birth, and this information is taken from an adult christening). She was one of four children of Thomas Davis and Jane Bygrave. Family oral history had identified Louisa is being part Maori, however we now know that her non anglo heritage was in fact Jamaican through her mother Jane.
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Margaret Bain 1860 - 1930 —
A large circle of friends will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. M. Gehr mann, of Dover and Heath streets, Wilston. The late Mrs. Gchrmann.was : born at Saint Ninlans, Stirling (Scotland), on December 19, 1860, and came to Queensland when she was two years of age with her parents, wir. and Mrs. James Bain who settled at Ipswich. She was married on December 3, 1880, and proceeded the following day by the Wotonga to Townsville, where her husband was appointed statlon master in charge of the opening of the railway to Reid River, on December 20. After five and a half years in Townsville, Mrs. Gehrmann lived for another five and a half years in Rockhampton, and then came to Brisbane. She was a keen church
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Margaret Cairns 1809 - 1862 —
Margaret Cairns (1809 - 1862)
Margaret Cairns was born on 14 January 1809 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannan. She was christened there on 19 February 1809. He was the fourth child and third daughter of John Cairns and the first child and eldest daughter of his union with Margaret Morrison. It should be noted that on her death certificate her mother is noted as Janet Morison, rather than Margaret Morison.
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Margaret Dynan 1890 - 1974 —
Margaret Dynan was born on April 9 1890 in Balmain, NSW where the family were living at 177 Beattie St. She was baptised at ???. She was the fifth child and second daughter of James Joseph Dynan and Margaret Cecilia Sweeney.
When Margaret was around 5 the family relocated from Waverley in Sydney to the Tweed Valley. Her father worked as a cane cutter for a number of years before becoming a dairy farmer at Dunbible Creek near Murwillumbah.
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Margaret Higson 1825 - 1887 —
Margaret Higson (1825 - 1887)
Margaret Higson was born in Rumworth in March 1825. She was eighth child and second daughter of James Higson and Mary Pendlebury. She was christened on April 3 1825 at the Deane parish church - St Mary's the Virgin in Rumworth.
At the time of her birth, her father was a Shopkeeper althought he returned to farming and weaving in the years to follow.
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Mary Hayes 1851 - 1929 —
Mary Hayes (1851 - 1929)
Mary Hayes was born in Rumworth, Deane, Lancashire on December 28 1850. She was christened at the Dean Parish Church - St Mary's the Virgin - in Rumworth on 2 March 1851. She was the second child and eldest daughter of John Hayes and Margaret Higson
Mary's parents were both Hand Loom Weavers - for more see Weaving in the 19th century. The family lived in an around Bolton moving numerous times whilst Mary was growing up.
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Mary Higson 1748 - 1822 —
Mary Higson (1748 - 1822)
Mary Higson was born in 1748 in Over Hulton, Deane. She is the sixth daughter and tenth child of Giles Higson and Sarah Lythgoe (and their second daughter with the name Mary). She was baptised at St Mary's the Virgin parish church on 13 November 1748
She married Henry Pendlebury on 2 February 1773 in Deane by Bolton, Lancashire. They had eight children:
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Mary Pendlebury 1791 - 1865 —
Mary Pendlebury (1791 - 1865)
Mary Pendlebury was born on 20 Mar 1791 in Over Hulton in the parish of Deane, Lancashire. She was the eighth and youngest child and only daughter Henry Pendlebury and Mary Higson. Mary lived all of her early life in Over Hulton, where here father is noted as a Yeoman.
On 6 January 1814 Mary married James Higson at the Deane parish church - St Mary the Virgin - in Rumworth. James was the son of Richard Higson and Ellen Seddon
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Moore Carfrae Cockburn abt 1787 - 1870 —
Moore Carfrae Cockburn (1787 - 1870)
Moore Carfrae Cockburn was born in Redheugh, Cockpen, Midlothian about 1787. Current research indicates that he was one of two know children of Alexander Cockburn and Ann Watson (AKA Marian Swantson). His only known sibling is John Cockburn, born about 1783.
He was lived in Midlothian for most of his life, and some time around 1819 he married Christian Duncan Anderson, most likely in Duddingston.
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Patrick McDermott 1819 - unknown —
Patrick McDermott (1819 - )
Patrick McDermott was born Patrick Dermot in 1819 in Knockbride, Co. Cavan in Ireland. He was the son of Philip Dermot and Rose (most likely Smyth).
In modern Gaelic, Patrick takes one of several forms: Pádruig, Páruig, Para, and Pádair or Pátair. This last form - Pátair - that leads to confusion with the English Peter, and the two names were often treated as interchangeably in the 18th and 19th centuries, especially for irish or scottish families relocating. Its also common for Irish immigrant to have the Mc added to their name upon immigration.
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Patrick McDermott 1854 - 1929 —
Patrick McDermott (1854 - 1929)
Patrick McDermott was born on 16 July 1854 in Sydney, New South Wales. He was christened on 23 Jul 1854 at St James Cathedral, Cumberland Parish, Sydney, New South Wales. He is the second child and eldest son of of Patrick McDermott and Bridget Kettle.
Patrick parents had arrived in Australia in 1853 and at the time of his birth were living at Union Street Paddington in Sydney.
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Peter Higson 1626 - 1688 —
Peter Higson (1626 - 1688)
Peter Higson was born abt 1626 in Middle Hulton. There are two potential parent for Peter Higson - Giles Higson and Alice Jackson OR George Higson and Elizabeth Gregory
Peter Higson married Elizabeth Rothwell (of Eccles parish) in Bolton. Banns were lodged on 18 Apr 1647 at St Mary the Virgin the Deane parish church in Rumworth. They were married by Arthur Guest. Peter is noted as living at Middle Hulton at the time of his marriage
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Peter Higson 1685 - 1766 —
Peter Higson (1685 - 1766)
Peter Higson was born in 1685 in Middle Hulton, Lancashire, England. He was christened on 16 Jul 1685 at St Mary the Virgin Parish Church in Deane, Lancashire, England. He was the son of Giles Higson and Alice ?.
On 29 October 1713 he married Mary Brown at St Mary the Virgin parish church.
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Peter Jaffray 1751 —
Peter Jaffray 1751
Peter was born in East Lothian on Sept 2 1751 to John Jaffray and Margaret Lindorse. He is also recorded as Patrick (NB Peter and Patrick are interchangeable)
He married Euphemia Swine (or Swan) around 1780 - although no record has been found of the marriage. Euphemia is the daughter of Robert Swine and Mary Dudgeon
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Ralph Pendlebury 1702 - 1755 —
Ralph Pendlbury (1702 - 1755)
Ralph Pendlebury was born in 1702 in Westhoughton, Deane. He was the third child and third son of Roger Pendlebury and Anne Stones.
It appears that when Ralph was 16 he fathered a bastard child on Ann Stockton of Astley
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Richard Bladworth Hardie 1848 —
Richard Bladworth Hardie (1848 - 1917)
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Richard Bygrave 1798 - 1825 —
Richard Bygrave (1798 - 1825)
Richard Bygrave was born in 1798 and was christened on 20 Aug 1798 in Vere Parish, Jamaica. He was the first known child and eldest son of Thomas Bygrave and Hannah Sill of May Day Hill Coffee Plantation in Vere, Manchester. Jamaica.
From 1817 to 1824 the Jamaica Almanac had Richard is recorded as being a Lieutenant in the St Anns Regiment in the Middlesex Regiment of the Foot.
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Richard Higson 1725 - 1804 —
Richard Higson (1725 - 1804)
Richard was born in 1725 in Middle Hulton, Parish of Deane, Lancashire. He was the tenth child and fifth son of James Higson and Margareta Sims. He was christened as the Deane parish church - St Mary the Virgin, in Rumworth, Deane on Nov 30 1725
He married Alice Green on Nov 24 1747 at St Mary the Virgin. They has one child
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Richard Higson 1756 - 1831 —
Richard Higson (1756 - 1831)
Richard Higson was born in Middle Hulton in 1756. He was the first son and eldest child of Richard Higson and Mary Brook of Middle Hulton.
Richard married Ellen Seedon on December 26 1780 at the Deane parish church - St Mary the Virgin in Rumworth, Deane, Lancashire. The marriage was conducted by R Latham (the vicar) and witnessed by James Bayley (appears to have been the witness of many weddings) and Henry Greenhalgh. Ellen was born in 1759 and was the daughter of ???
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