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Marion McKenzie

F, #642, b. 4 October 1812, d. circa May 1845
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: Robert McKenzie b. c 1770
Mother*: Marion Pollock b. c 1770
Relationship:
3rd great-grandmother of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Marion McKenzie was born on 4 October 1812 at Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland, .1
  • She was the daughter of Robert McKenzie and Marion Pollock.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Marion McKenzie married William Fisher hand loom weaver cotton, engine driver, son of William Fisher nailer and Agness McWilliam, on 19 November 1836 at Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland, ; Fisher and M.Kenzie : William Fisher and Marion Mackenzie, both in this parish, gave in their names to be proclaimed in order to marriage, 19th November 1836, and after being three times proclaimed, were married.2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Marion McKenzie died circa May 1845.
  • Married Name: As of 19 November 1836, her married name was Fisher.
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: She is commemorated on the headstone erected by Robert Mackenzie Fisher ship's carpenter, the Ayrshire Poet after 16 September 1888 at St Nicholas Churchyard, Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads by Robert McKenzie in memory of his father William Fisher d Sep 1888 aged 77; and his mother Marion McKenzie d Apr 1845 aged 32; also his g-father Robert McKenzie.3
    Headstone Prestwick St Nicholas

Census & Directory Entries

Principal6 June 1841Marion McKenzie appeared in the 1841 census at Prestwick Proper, Ayrshire, Scotland, . Marion Fisher, 25, Ayrshire.4

Family:

William Fisher hand loom weaver cotton, engine driver b. 19 Aug 1811, d. 16 Sep 1888

Children:

Robert Mackenzie Fisher ship's carpenter, the Ayrshire Poet+ b. 13 Feb 1840, d. 24 Jul 1910
Agnes McKenzie Fisher kitchen maid+ b. 14 Mar 1842, d. 14 Dec 1938
William Fisher+ b. 8 Apr 1845, d. 4 Apr 1896

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), C116064.
  2. [S36] Old Parochial Register of marriage,pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) GROS ref 606/0030 0351 image held [Jan 2007] Monkton & Prestwick.
  3. [S44] Monumental inscription (St Nicholas, Prestwick, Ayrshire) MI transcriptions published by Troon @ Ayrshire FHS, page 9, no 65.
  4. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Monkton and Prestwick; ED: 4; Page: 3; Line: 1560; Roll: ; Year: 1841. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Aug 2011]