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Andrew Fisher

M, #3505, b. 18 January 1839, d. 15 September 1917
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: John Fisher cotton weaver b. 5 Jul 1818, d. 17 Jun 1904
Mother*: Margaret Blyth cotton weaver b. c 1819, d. 21 Jan 1869
Relationship:
1st cousin 4 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Baptism*: Andrew Fisher was baptised on 18 January 1839 at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, ; Births and Baptisms 1839; January 18th 1839. John Fisher weaver in Maybole and Margaret Blyth, his spouse, had a son born and baptised Andrew.1
  • He was the son of John Fisher cotton weaver and Margaret Blyth cotton weaver.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Andrew Fisher married Margaret Brown on 30 January 1874 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Andrew Fisher died on 15 September 1917 at Blackall, Queensland, Australia, , at age 78.3
  • Burial*: He was buried on 16 September 1917 at Blackall Cemetery, Queensland, Australia, .3

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Andrew Fisher was listed in the 1841 census at Quarry Hill, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, . John Fisher, m, 22, cotton handloom weaver, Ayrshire; Margaret Fisher, f, 21, Ayrshire; Andrew Fisher, m, 2, Ayrshire.4
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of John Fisher cotton weaver and Margaret Blyth cotton weaver in the 1851 census at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, . Andrew Fisher, son, m, 13, handloom weaver cotton, Maybole; John Fisher, head, m, m, 32, handloom weaver cotton, Maybole; Marg Fisher, wife, m, f, 30, Irvine.4

Family:

Margaret Brown b. c 1856
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Andrew Fisher married Margaret Brown on 30 January 1874 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2

Children:

Margaret Fisher+ b. 25 Oct 1874, d. 15 Aug 1953
Agnes Fisher b. 30 Dec 1880
Mary Fisher b. 30 Dec 1880
Jane Ann Fisher b. 23 Sep 1887, d. 1 Mar 1980
John Edward Fisher b. 1 Dec 1889, d. 8 Dec 1928
Robert George Fisher b. 1892
Grace Isabella Fisher b. 8 Sep 1894

Citations

  1. [S35] Old Parochial Register of pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) GROS ref 605/ 0040 0284, image held [June 2007].
  2. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS Ancestral File ref AFN:1GFV-MQQ [Oct 2002].
  3. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI), LDS Ancestral File ref AFN:1GFV-MH9 [Oct 2002].
  4. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) [May 2007].
Charts:
Fisher, Charles c1765 descendants
Maitland, Agnes c1766 descendants
McConnell, Helen c1765 descendants
McWilliam, William c1765 descendants