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John Fisher cotton weaver1

M, #3508, b. 8 May 1847, d. 1927
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2020

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
  • Birth*: John Fisher cotton weaver was born on 8 May 1847 at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, .2,3
  • (Child) Baptism: He was baptised by an unknown person after 8 May 1847 at Free Church, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, .3
  • He was the son of John Fisher cotton weaver and Margaret Blyth cotton weaver.
  • Marriage*: John Fisher cotton weaver married Laura Reid Grainy on Thursday, 23 January 1873 at Roma, Queensland, Australia, ; at the house of Reverend Charles Spencer (rites of Church of England.)4
  • Marriage*: John Fisher cotton weaver married Mary Elizabeth Roberts on Monday, 29 April 1889 at Roma, Queensland, Australia, .4
  • (Deceased) Death*: John Fisher cotton weaver died in 1927.5

Census & Directory Entries

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, . John Fisher, son, m, 4, Maybole; John Fisher, head, m, m, 32, handloom weaver cotton, Maybole; Marg Fisher, wife, m, f, 30, Irvine.6
Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of John Fisher cotton weaver and Margaret Blyth cotton weaver in the 1861 census at Quarry Hill, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, . John Fisher, son, 10, cotton weaver, Monkton; Quarry Hill Maybole; John Fisher, head, mar, 42, cotton weaver, Maybole; Margaret Fisher, wife, mar, 41, cotton weaver, Irvine; 2 children in school; 2 rooms with windows.7

Family:

Mary Elizabeth Roberts b. 1867, d. 1969
  • Marriage*: John Fisher cotton weaver married Mary Elizabeth Roberts on Monday, 29 April 1889 at Roma, Queensland, Australia, .4

Children:

Ellen Fisher4 b. 2 Jun 1887, d. 1970
Thomas Andrew Fisher4 b. 1 Jun 1890, d. 1968
Charles Herbert Fisher4 b. 26 Sep 1892, d. 1953
George Fisher4 b. 27 Dec 1894, d. 1933
Dora Jane Fisher4 b. 8 Oct 1897, d. 1959

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Quarry Hill, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland [Jul 2019].
  2. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) 1851 cenus FreeCEN [May 2007].
  3. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), C19136-1 Scotland-VR 1068236 - 2:169481H [Aug 2011].
  4. [S40] TL via Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/153562233/person... [Jul 2019]
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Ancestry Tree Lavelle_Williams 10 Aug 2018; Terry Lavelle [Jul 2019].
  6. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) [May 2007].
  7. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS ref 605/00 004/00 020; image held [May 2007].
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