Isobel Hardie 1788 - 1859

Owned by Liz Hardie
Apr 06, 2015

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.

Their marriage certificate describes them as “Mr. John Sands, Wright [builder], South Leith Parish, and Miss Isabel Hardie, Tolbooth Church Parish, Daughter of Mr. John Hardie, Parish of Saline;” and further says that “She has resided in Edinburgh upwards of six weeks preceding the proclamation of Banns...”

After their marriage, the couple most likely lived in Kinross. It was here that their eight children were born

  • David Sands. Born 1814. Baptised 12 Jun 1814. Died 11 Sep 1881. Married Margaret Watt Smith on 2 Jun 1850 in Haddington, East Lothian
  • Isabella Sands. Born 1819. Baptised 28 Mar 1819. Married James Galbraith. No Children
  • Margaret Sands . Born 1821. Baptised 3 Jun 1821.
  • Marianne/Marrion Sands. Born 1823. Baptised 18 May 1823. Married Charles Smith. No Children
  • Janet Hardie. Born 1825. Baptised 22 May 1825.
  • James Sands.
  • Helen Sands. Born 1829. Baptised 9 Aug 1829. Married Walter Galbraith
  • Jane/Jean Sands. Born 1831. Baptised 7 Aug 1831.
  • Joan Sands. Born 1827. Baptised 10 Jun 1827. Died 16 Dec 1849

John died on 19 Jun 1852. Isabel lived for a further 7 years, dying on 28 Sep 1859.

Of their children,

  • David took over the Kinross grocery from his uncle Joseph Hardie. [There is significant correspondance between this family and John Hardie of Thornhill available in the Hardie Memorabilia at the Historic New Orleans Collection]. 
  • James was a farmer, he married in Ireland. 
  • Helen married Walter Galbraith [Again material about them and their family is available in the New Orleans Collection].