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James Findlay farmer1

M, #15801, b. circa 1823
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 29 Jun 2024

Parents:

Father*: John Findlay1 b. s 1799
Mother*: Elizabeth Watt1 b. s 1800
  • Birth*: James Findlay farmer was born circa 1823 at Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1
  • He was the son of John Findlay and Elizabeth Watt.1
  • Marriage*: James Findlay farmer married Mary Ann Roberts circa 1843 at Laurencekirk, Kincardinshire, Scotland, .1
  • Marriage*: James Findlay farmer married Ann Grant domestic servant on Friday, 27 November 1857 at Ferryden, Craig by Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1857 marriages in the parish of Craig in the county of Forfar, ref 15; On the Twentyseventh day of November 1857 at Ferryden Parish of Craig marriage after banns was ... between us according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland; signed James Findlay aged 30 residing at Barns of Craig, agricultural labourer widower, parents John Findlay ag labourer and Elizabeth Findlay ms Watt; and Ann Grant aged 23, residing Ferryden Farm, domestic servant spinster, parents father not stated and Margaret Innes domestic servant; signed
    Robert Mitchell minister of Craig signed James Davidson, Alexr Gardyne witnesses; registered by me at Craig on the 28th day of November 1857 signed William Spense registrar.2,3,4
  • Marriage*: James Findlay farmer married Mary Ann Clark on Tuesday, 13 April 1875 at Woodhill, Barry, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1875 marriages in the parish of Barry in the county of Forfar, ref 5; 1875 on the Thirtieth day of April at Woodhill in the parish of Barry after banns according to the form sof the Church of Scotland; signed James Maden Findlay ploughman widower aged 48 residing at Woodhill Barry; parentas John Findlay ploughman deceased and Elisabeth Findlay ms Watt deceased; and signed Mary Ann Clark farm servant spinster aged 36 residing Woodhill Barry; parents Francis David Clark shipmaster and Ann Peter; signed C F Stevenson minister of Barry, signed Colin Burns, Andrew Smith witnesses; registered 1875 May 3rd at Barry signed James Proctor registrar.5,6
  • (Informant) Death: James Findlay farmer registered the death of Mary Ann Roberts on 17 June 1857 at Barns, Parish of Craig, Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1857 deaths in the district of Montrose in the county of Forfar; ref 157; Findlay Mary Ann wife of James Findlay farm labourer Barns Parish of Craig; 1957 June Seventeenth 7.35 pm at Infirmary Bridge Street Montrose, female aged 35, parents John Robert formerly cattle dealer [no mother stated], cause fever three months as certified by David Johnston MD who saw deceased June 17th buried Burying Ground Rossie Island Parish of Craig as certified by John Stewart wright, signed James Findlay husband Barns Parish of Craig, registered 1857 June 20th at Montrose signed James Kay registrar.7
  • (Informant) Death: James Findlay farmer registered the death of Ann Grant domestic servant on 1 October 1873 at 15 Wallace Street, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1873 deaths in the district of Arbroath in the county of Forfar, ref 309; Ann Findlay wife of James Findlay labourer illegitimate; 1873 October First 8h 45m am 15 Wallace Street Arbroath Parish, female aged 37 years, parents - Grant millitary Officer deceased reputed father and Margaret Innes afterwards Davidson deceased; cause phthisis [outmanaliz] some months sertified by W G Wannan physician, signed James Findlay husband, signed Oct 2nd at Arbroath Alex Webster registrar.8
  • (Informant) Death: James Findlay farmer registered the death of Mary Ann Clark on 12 December 1889 at Lochside, Barry, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1889 deaths in the parish of Barry in the county of Forfar, ref 44; Mary Ann Findlay married to James Findlay general labourer, 1889 December Twelfth 1h 45m pm Lochside Barry; female aged 49 years, parents Francis Clark seaman merchant service and Annie Peter deceased married to Robert Peter general merchant decesed; typhus sarcoma of lung 6 months anasarca 14 days as certified by G Neil Dickson MD, signed James Findlay widower present; registered 1889 Decemder 14th at Carnoustie signed Hugh Hanton registrar.9

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household30 March 1851He was listed as head of household along with spouse Mary Ann Roberts in the 1851 census at Craighill Cotter House, St Cyrus, Kincardinshire, Scotland, . James Findlay, head, married, male aged 26 (1825), ag lab, b Montrose; Mary Ann, wife, married, female aged 28 (1823) b Laurencekirk; also in the household were John Findlay ag lab and Ann Findlay.1
Head of Household7 April 1861He was listed as head of household, along with spouse Ann Grant domestic servant in the 1861 census at Balmulie Mill Cotton, Inverkeilor, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Findlay, head, married, male aged 35 (1826), ploughman, b Montrose; Ann, wife, married, female aged 26 (1835) b Inverness; also in the household were John Findlay ag lab, Ann Findlay, Jessie Faddie Findlay, James Findlay police constable and Joseph Findlay.2
Head of Household2 April 1871He was listed as head of household along with spouse Ann Grant domestic servant in the 1871 census at North Links, Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Findlay, head, married, male aged 45 (1826), farm labourer, b Montrose; Ann, wife, married, female aged 35 (1836) b Inverness; also in the household were James Findlay police constable, Joseph Findlay, Agnes Keith Findlay, Jane Crabb Findlay, Isabella Stormont Findlay domestic servant and Maryann Duncan Findlay.10
Head of Household3 April 1881He was listed as head of household along with spouse Mary Ann Clark in the 1881 census at Boysack Cottage, Inverkeilor, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Findlay, head, married, male aged 55 (1826), farm servant, b Montrose; Mary, wife, married, female aged 41 (1840) b Arbroath; Mary A Smith grandaughter, female aged 3 (1878), b St Vigeans; also in the household were Isabella Stormont Findlay domestic servant, Maryann Duncan Findlay and David Findlay.11
Head of Household5 April 1891He was listed as head of household along with spouse Mary Ann Clark in the 1891 census at Middle Hill, Cortachy, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Findlay, head, married, male aged 60 (1831), farmer, b Forfarshire; Mary, wife, married, female aged 36 (1855) b Forfarshire; Angelica Clark, step daughter, female aged 15 (1876) scholar, Tannadice; Nellie McKEnzie, servant unmarried female aged 20 (1871) general servant b Forfarshire; also in the household were James Findlay.12
Member of Household31 March 1901They was listed as a member of the household of Joseph Findlay and Elizabeth Somebody in the 1901 census at 176 Ferry Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Findlay, father, widower, male aged 74(1827) ploughman retired, Montrose; Joseph Findlay, head, married, male aged 41 (1860), stevedore, b Forfarshire; Elizabeth, wife, married, female aged 39 (1862) b Arbroath.13

Family 1:

Mary Ann Roberts b. a 1821, d. 17 Jun 1857
  • Marriage*: James Findlay farmer married Mary Ann Roberts circa 1843 at Laurencekirk, Kincardinshire, Scotland, .1

Children:

John Findlay ag lab14 b. 7 Jul 1844
Robert Findlay15 b. 7 Nov 1848
Ann Findlay14 b. b 30 Mar 1851
Ann Findlay1 b. 17 Jan 1852
Jessie Faddie Findlay14 b. 20 Nov 1853
Susan Findlay16 b. 1855

Family 2:

Ann Grant domestic servant b. c 1835, d. 1 Oct 1873
  • Marriage*: James Findlay farmer married Ann Grant domestic servant on Friday, 27 November 1857 at Ferryden, Craig by Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1857 marriages in the parish of Craig in the county of Forfar, ref 15; On the Twentyseventh day of November 1857 at Ferryden Parish of Craig marriage after banns was ... between us according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland; signed James Findlay aged 30 residing at Barns of Craig, agricultural labourer widower, parents John Findlay ag labourer and Elizabeth Findlay ms Watt; and Ann Grant aged 23, residing Ferryden Farm, domestic servant spinster, parents father not stated and Margaret Innes domestic servant; signed
    Robert Mitchell minister of Craig signed James Davidson, Alexr Gardyne witnesses; registered by me at Craig on the 28th day of November 1857 signed William Spense registrar.2,3,4

Children:

James Findlay police constable+15 b. 22 Jun 1858, d. 1941
Joseph Findlay+15 b. 17 Mar 1860
Agnes Keith Findlay17 b. 5 Jan 1863
Jane Crabb Findlay18 b. 12 Apr 1865
Isabella Stormont Findlay domestic servant+19 b. 13 Jun 1867
Maryann Duncan Findlay20 b. 29 Aug 1870
David Findlay21 b. 14 Jan 1873

Family 3:

Mary Ann Clark b. c 1840, d. 12 Dec 1889
  • Marriage*: James Findlay farmer married Mary Ann Clark on Tuesday, 13 April 1875 at Woodhill, Barry, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1875 marriages in the parish of Barry in the county of Forfar, ref 5; 1875 on the Thirtieth day of April at Woodhill in the parish of Barry after banns according to the form sof the Church of Scotland; signed James Maden Findlay ploughman widower aged 48 residing at Woodhill Barry; parentas John Findlay ploughman deceased and Elisabeth Findlay ms Watt deceased; and signed Mary Ann Clark farm servant spinster aged 36 residing Woodhill Barry; parents Francis David Clark shipmaster and Ann Peter; signed C F Stevenson minister of Barry, signed Colin Burns, Andrew Smith witnesses; registered 1875 May 3rd at Barry signed James Proctor registrar.5,6

Child:

James Findlay12 b. 1887

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1851/ 0019363021[Dec 2018].
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1861/0022664957 [Dec 2018].
  3. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910; Indexing Project (Batch) Number M11280-1; System Origin Scotland-ODM; GS Film number 6035516; "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org /ark:/61903/1:1: XTVS-52Q : 10 February 2018), James Findlay and Ann Grant, 27 Nov 1857; citing Craig By Montrose,Angus,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516. [Dec 2018]
  4. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory marriages 1857 Craig ref 280/15 [Dec 2018].
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  6. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory marriages 1875 Barry ref 274/5 [Dec 2018].
  7. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Stautory Death Montrose ref 312/457 [Dec 2018].
  8. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Stautory Death 1873 Arbroath ref 272/309 [Dec 2018].
  9. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Stautory Death 1889 Barry ref 274/44 [Dec 2018].
  10. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1871/ 0025912656 [Dec 2018].
  11. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1881/ 0027121908 [Dec 2018].
  12. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1891/ 0035620697 [Dec 2018].
  13. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1901/ 0035046842 [Dec 2018].
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    (https://familysearch.org /ark:/61903/1:1:XYN4-VR7 : 10 February 2018), Robert Findlay, 07 Nov 1848; citing GARVOCK,KINCARDINE,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 993,318. [Dec 2018]
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  17. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950; Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11319-1; System Origin Scotland-ODM; GS Film number 6035516 "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org /ark:/61903/1:1: XYPR-1HR : 10 February 2018), James Findlay in entry for Agnes Keith Findlay, 05 Jan 1863; citing SAINT VIGEANS, ANGUS, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.[Dec 2018]
  18. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950; Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11316-1; System Origin Scotland-ODM; GS Film number 6035516 "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org /ark:/61903/1:1: XYPR-GBF : 10 February 2018), James Findlay in entry for Jane Crabb Findlay, 12 Apr 1865; citing PANBRIDE, ANGUS, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by
    the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516. [Dec 2018]
  19. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950; Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11274-1; System Origin Scotland-ODM; GS Film number 6035516 "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org /ark:/61903/1:1: XYGL-PVM : 10 February 2018), James Findlay in entry for Isabella Stormont Findlay, 13 Jun 1867; citing BARRY, ANGUS, SCOTLAND reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516. [Dec 2018]
  20. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950; Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11320-3; System Origin Scotland-ODM; GS Film number 6035516 "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org /ark:/61903/1:1: XY5L-R27 : 10 February 2018), James Findlay in entry for Maryann Duncan Findlay, 29 Aug 1870; citing STRACATHRO, ANGUS, SCOTLAND, reference index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516. [Dec 2018]
  21. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950; Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11272-3; System Origin Scotland-ODM; GS Film number 6035516 "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org /ark:/61903/1:1: XY1D-7YJ : 10 February 2018), James Findlay in entry for David Findlay, 14 Jan 1873; citing ARBROATH, ANGUS, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516 [Dec 2018].