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Agnes Birrell 1820–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Newgilston, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Jul 1904

Death Location: Newgilston, Fife, Scotland

Father: James Birrell

Mother: Mary Bell

Spouse(s): George Philp, David Barclay

Children(s): Robert Philp, David Barclay, Mary PHILP, Christina Birrell

The story of Agnes Birrell / began in 1820 in Newgilston, Fife, Scotland. In 1851, Agnes Birrell resided in Backmuir, Largo, Fife, Scotland. In 1861, Agnes Birrell resided in Largo, Fife, Scotland. Agnes Birrell married David Barclay, George Simpson Philp, and had children including Christina Birrell, David Barclay, Mary Bell Philp, Robert Philp. Agnes Birrell / passed away in 1904 in Newgilston, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Agnes Birrell // began in 1820 in Newgilston, Fife, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Agnes Birrell // resided in Backmuir, Largo, Fife, Scotland.
  • In 1861, Agnes Birrell // resided in Largo, Fife, Scotland.
  • Agnes Birrell // married David Barclay, George Simpson Philp, and had children including Christina Birrell, David Barclay, Mary Bell Philp, Robert Philp.
  • Agnes Birrell // passed away in 1904 in Newgilston, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Birrell
1790–1855
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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Mary Bell
1795–1830
Birth Location: Largo Parish, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

George Philp
1818–1874
Birth Location: Kingskettle, Fife Scotland
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David Barclay
1828–1903
Birth Location: Largo,Fife,Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Philp
1855–1931
Birth Location: mount pleasant, newburn, Fife, Scotland
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David Barclay
1846–1903
Birth Location: New Gilston Fife Scotland
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Mary PHILP
1857–1923
Birth Location: New Gilston, Fife, Scotland
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Christina Birrell
1850–1933
Birth Location: New Gilston, Largo, Fife, Scotland
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Agnes Birrell's Ancestors

Self
Agnes Birrell
1820–1904
Birth Place: Newgilston, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James Birrell
1790–1855
Fife, Scotland
Mary Bell
1795–1830
Largo Parish, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
JAMES BIRRELL7xGG
1705–
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Janet Patrick
1763–1831
Newburn, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William (7MGGF)
1684–
Anna Dewar\Deuar
1686–
Andrew Patrick
1729–1796
Margaret Robertson
1724–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GEORGE BIRRELL9XGG
1651–
Thomas Patrick
1703–1758
Blaze Robertson
1685–1735
Katherine Donaldson
1695–1748

Agnes Birrell's Descendants

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Agnes Birrell (13 Mar 1820–6 Jul 1904) m. George (Simpson) Philp (2 May 1818–23 May 1874) m. David Barclay (13 JUL 1828–19 Nov 1903)
  1. 1. Robert Philp 1855–1931 m. Elizabeth More 1852–1915 m. Agnes Hardie 1857–1939
    1. 1. Robert Philp 1880–1956 m. Mary Bain 1881–1918
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Moir) Philp 1918–2008 m. Robert (Gourdie) Kirk 1914–1994
        1. 1. Archibald Kirk 1941–2021
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Kirk 1942–1942
      2. 2. Robert Philp 1904–1976 m. Margaret McHale 1905–2003
        1. 1. Robert Philp 1934–1986
        2. 2. Margaret (Hunter) Philp 1927–2002
      3. 3. Mary Philp 1906–2000 m. Matthew (Gardiner) Turnbull 1904–1969
        1. 1. James Turnbull 1930–2003 m. Jessie (Moore) McAvoy 1934–2020
      4. 4. John (Bain) Philp 1910–1983
      5. 5. William (Moir) Philp 1913–1916
    2. 2. Agnes Philp 1873–1958 m. William Reid 1865–1947
      1. 1. Elizabeth Reid 1894–1960 m. William Hedley 1894–1946
        1. 1. Nancy Hedley 1928–2007
        2. 2. Eva (Agnes Philip Reid) Hedley 1922–1922
        3. 3. William (Reid) Hedley 1926–1978
        4. 4. Donald (McKenzie Reid) Hedley 1924–2000
        5. 5. Douglas (Reid) Hedley 1935–2003
      2. 2. Agnes Reid 1899–1970 m. Gilbert Graham 1900–1964
        1. 1. Gilbert Graham 1927–1992
        2. 2. John (Lindsay) Graham 1929–2007
        3. 3. Agnes (Philp(Nancy)) Graham 1932–1985
      3. 3. Hector (McDonald) Reid 1903–1973
      4. 4. McKenzie ((Ken)) Reid 1906–1978 m. Jane (Ann Clark) Robertson 1910–1994
      5. 5. Alexandrina Reid 1909–1999
      6. 6. Robert ((Bob) Philp) Reid 1901–1987 m. Betsy (Gibson Wrighton) Sturrock 1902–1958
        1. 1. Robert (Sturrock) Reid 1923–2013
        2. 2. Ian (Sturrock) Reid 1930–2013
      7. 7. William Reid 1896–1988 m. Joanna (M) Tait 1895–1978
        1. 1. William(Bill) (John Tait) Reid 1921–2005 m. Irma (Dorothea (Dorothy)) Rachmiel 1922–1996
      8. 8. Douglas Reid 1912–1941 m. Margaret ((Peggy)) Jack 1911–1964
      9. 9. Ian (McGillivray) Reid 1920–1978
      10. 10. Mary (Ann) Reid 1897–1897
    3. 3. Mary Philp 1894–1979 m. Walter Muirhead 1893–1954
      1. 1. Mary (Bell Philp) Muirhead 1924–2009 m. John Leishman 1923–1998
        1. 1. Moira (Jean Muirhead) Leishman 1947–2015 m. John Seaton 1946–2000
      2. 2. Jessie Muirhead 1920–1922
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Moir Philp) Muirhead 1918–1981 m. William (Frank) Pengilley 1914–1973
        1. 1. Raymond (Frank) Pengilley 1940–2011
      4. 4. Margaret (Hall) Muirhead 1927–2019
      5. 5. James Muirhead 1916–1994
    4. 4. James Philp 1883–1969 m. Margaret (Jane) Gray 1883–1954
      1. 1. Agnes (Alice) PHILP 1919–2005
      2. 2. Robert Philp 1905–1982 m. Elizabeth Lamb 1904–1989
        1. 1. Dorothy Philp 1943–2009
      3. 3. James (Gray) Philp 1909–1979
    5. 5. Ann Philp 1878–1949 m. Alexander BARCLAY 1877–1910
      1. 1. Elizabeth Barclay 1899–1976 m. Henry Anderson 1897–1976
      2. 2. Mary Philip 1909–1998 m. Hugh (Mathie) MacIlwain 1900–1964
    6. 6. William Philp 1875–1961 m. Isabella Gatherum 1873–1955
      1. 1. Isabella (Lindsay) Philp 1902–1980 m. James (Scotland) Dollar 1900–1969
        1. 1. Robert (Andrew) Dollar 1931–1931
        2. 2. James (Ronald Philp) Dollar 1930–1930
      2. 2. Robert Philp 1899–1901
      3. 3. Thomas (Gatherum) Philp 1908–1952 m. Flora Redpath 1909–
        1. 1. Thomas (Gatherum) Philp 1931–1952
      4. 4. Duncan Gatherum\Philp 1894–1980 m. Agnes (Davidson) Philp 1898–1971
        1. 1. Sheila Philp 1922–
    7. 7. David Philp 1877–1949 m. Marjory Brown 1877–1939
      1. 1. Mary Philp 1900–1916
      2. 2. Robert Philp 1901–1967 m. Elizabeth Batchelor 1901–1979
      3. 3. Elizabeth Philp 1903–
      4. 4. Davina (Fenwick Kidd) Philp 1906–1981 m. John Adamson 1879–1890
      5. 5. Cecilia Philp 1908–1998 m. Adam Summers 1881–1963
        1. 1. Adam (Anderson) Summers 1944–1995
        2. 2. David (Grant Philp) Summers 1942–1962
      6. 6. William (Brown) Philp 1913–
    8. 8. George (Mclennan) Philp 1891–1921
    9. 9. Alexander (Laing) Philp 1889–1961 m. Robina (Easton) Rae 1892–1976
      1. 1. Robert Philp 1916–
      2. 2. Pearl Philp 1918–
    10. 10. Thomas Philp 1885–1974 m. Helen Fox 1889–1976
      1. 1. Christina (Ella) Philip. 1919–1995
      2. 2. Robert Philp. 1909–1982 m. Hazel (Teresa) Sunnex 1922–2013
      3. 3. Bernard (Fox) Philp. 1913–1968
      4. 4. Jack Philp. 1916–1998
      5. 5. Christina (Helen) Philp. 1915–1988 m. Allan (Nelson Edward) O'Brien 1916–1970
    11. 11. John (Wallace) Philp 1887–1964 m. Mary (Ushered Isabella) Johnstone 1892–
      1. 1. Robert Philp 1914–
      2. 2. James (Johnstone) Philp 1918–
  2. 2. David Barclay 1846–1903 m. Isabella Lister 1849–1922
    1. 1. Alexander (Suttie) Barclay 1887–1950 m. Jane (McGregor) Thompson 1890–1948
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Grace) Barclay 1924–1988 m. William (Henry) Howell 1919–1995 m. William (Joseph) Morton 1918–1983 m. William (Joseph) Morton 1918–1983
        1. 1. Katherine (Jane) Morton 1941–2020
        2. 2. Katherine (Jane) Morton 1941–2020
      2. 2. Alexander (Sutter) Barclay 1916–1988
      3. 3. David Barclay 1914–2001
      4. 4. Helen (Isabell) Barclay 1920–1981
      5. 5. Ruth (Marie) Barclay 1927–2002
    2. 2. Agnes Barclay 1870–1901 m. James (Bell) Shepherd 1867–
      1. 1. Isabella Shepherd 1895–
      2. 2. William Shepherd 1901–
      3. 3. James Shepherd 1891– m. Marion (Ballantine) Gilfillan 1899–1976
        1. 1. James (Bell) Shepherd 1920–2011 m. Margaret (McCrum) Camick 1922–2015
      4. 4. David Shepherd 1893–1986
      5. 5. John Shepherd 1894–1986
    3. 3. Isabella Barclay 1873–1919 m. William Wilkinson 1867–
      1. 1. Isabella Wilkinson 1893–1972
      2. 2. Robert Wilkinson 1897–
      3. 3. David Wilkinson 1899–
      4. 4. William Wilkinson 1901–
      5. 5. Margaret Wilkinson 1908–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Barclay 1868–1940 m. William Glen 1864–1935
      1. 1. William Glen 1897–1994
      2. 2. James Glen 1895–1966
      3. 3. David (Barclay) Glen 1896–1959
    5. 5. Robert Barclay 1877–1950
    6. 6. William Barclay 1882–1935
    7. 7. James Barclay 1880–1933
    8. 8. David (Lister) Barclay 1875–1935 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Hawthorne 1870–1939
      1. 1. David Barclay 1900– m. Nancy (Gourlay) Menzies 1900–1957
      2. 2. Alexander (Hawthorne) Barclay 1902–1963 m. Mary (Ann) Whitehead 1906–1992
      3. 3. Sarah (McLeod) Barclay 1904–1981
  3. 3. Mary (Bell) PHILP 1857–1923
    1. 1. Agnes (Ferguson) Philp 1877–1966 m. William (Robert) Gilbertson 1878–1915
      1. 1. Annie Gilbertson 1908–1978 m. John Greenfield 1903–1981
      2. 2. Agnes (Birrell) Gilbertson 1904– m. Robert (Wight) Bain 1903–1966
      3. 3. Mary (Bell Philp) Gilbertson 1902– m. William Lewis 1900–
      4. 4. Maria (Elizabeth) Gilbertson 1904–
      5. 5. Robert Gilbertson 1906–
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Birrell) Gilbertson 1911–1979 m. Herbert (Lewis Hart) McArthur 1907–1984
      7. 7. Frances (Catherine) Gilbertson 1914–
    2. 2. Mary (Young) Philp 1882–1947 m. John Moyes 1882–1942
      1. 1. Charlotte Moyes 1920–1987 m. George (McKay) McLean 1903–1981
      2. 2. David Moyes 1905–
      3. 3. Mary (Philp) Moyes 1909–
      4. 4. John Moyes 1907–
      5. 5. Christina (Muir) Moyes 1922–
      6. 6. Agnes Moyes 1913–
      7. 7. Isabella Moyes 1914–
      8. 8. Agnes Moyes 1917–1987 m. Reginald Lee 1914–1992
      9. 9. Peter Moyes 1911–
  4. 4. Christina Birrell 1850–1933 m. James Muir 1842–1937
    1. 1. Marybelle Muir 1891–1983
    2. 2. Robert Muir 1881–1962
    3. 3. William Muir 1879–1959 m. Christina Gordon 1883–
      1. 1. Gordon (Bayfield) Muir 1916–1979 m. Margaret (Mary) Welch 1920–2004
        1. 1. Dorothy (Margaret) Muir 1942–2007
      2. 2. James (William) Muir 1913–1993
    4. 4. Agnes Muir 1873–1949 m. Robert Elliot 1861–1961
      1. 1. Sarah (Hewitt (Helen)) Elliott 1894–1956
      2. 2. John (Hewitt) Elliott 1891–1958
      3. 3. Lilias (Somerville) ELLIOTT 1890–1926
      4. 4. Robert ELLIOTT 1886–1972
      5. 5. George (Muir) ELLIOTT 1888–1977
      6. 6. Agnes (M.) ELLIOTT 1897–1922
    5. 5. Thomas (Wallace) Muir 1886–1968 m. Elizabeth (Laing Henderson) Muir 1884–1938
      1. 1. Rev. (Christine Laing Muir) Drake 1915–1992 m. Leigh (Edison) Drake 1905–1979
      2. 2. James Muir 1913–1987
      3. 3. Marybelle Muir 1923–2007
      4. 4. Wallace (Ramsay) Muir 1920–1989
      5. 5. Helen (Jean) Muir 1921–2004
      6. 6. Annie (Elizabeth Muir Krohn) Parke 1926–2021
    6. 6. Margaret (Suttie) Muir 1883–1968 m. Charles (James) Palmer 1882–1959
      1. 1. Donald (Muir) Palmer 1914–1975 m. Lucille (Germaine) Girouard 1915–1999
        1. 1. Donald (Bruce) Palmer 1951–2005
      2. 2. William (Muir) Palmer 1903–1986
      3. 3. James (Muir) Palmer 1905–1988
      4. 4. Christina Palmer 1902–1902
      5. 5. Charles Palmer 1906–1990
      6. 6. Harry Palmer 1909–1998
      7. 7. David Palmer 1920–1920
    7. 7. Christina Muir 1891–
    8. 8. Archibald Muir 1894–
    9. 9. Harry Muir 1890–1966 m. Jane ("Jennie" Duncan) Allen 1891–1948
      1. 1. Mary (Victoria) Muir 1914–2002
      2. 2. James (Gilbert) Muir 1912–1953
      3. 3. Henry (Allan) Muir 1924–1985

Agnes Birrell's Timeline

7 Records

1820
13 Mar 1820
Birth of Agnes Birrell // in Newgilston, Fife, Scotland
Newgilston, Fife, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 31
Agnes Birrell // resided here in Backmuir, Largo, Fife, Scotland
Backmuir, Largo, Fife, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 41
Agnes Birrell // resided here in Largo, Fife, Scotland
Largo, Fife, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 51
Agnes Birrell // resided here in Largo, Fife, Scotland
Largo, Fife, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 61
Agnes Birrell // resided here in Largo, Fife, Scotland
Largo, Fife, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 71
Agnes Birrell // resided here in Largo, Fife, Scotland
Largo, Fife, Scotland
1904
6 Jul 1904
Age 84
Death of Agnes Birrell // in Newgilston, Fife, Scotland
Newgilston, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Newgilston, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Largo; ED: 6; Page: 8; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_91; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Largo; ED: 6; Page: 3; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1861_59
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Largo; ED: 6; Page: 5; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_77
    [4] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Largo; ED: 6; Page: 7; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_136
    [5] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Largo; ED: 6; Page: 2; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_123
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Backmuir, Largo, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Largo; ED: 6; Page: 8; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_91; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Largo, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Largo; ED: 6; Page: 3; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1861_59

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Largo, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Largo; ED: 6; Page: 5; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_77

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Largo, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Largo; ED: 6; Page: 2; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_123

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Largo, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Largo; ED: 6; Page: 7; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_136

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1904
    Event Place: Newgilston, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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