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Andrew Carnegie 1769–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Apr 1769

Birth Location: Old Grayfriars, Edinburgh, M-Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 16 May 1839

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Captain Carnegie

Mother: Charlotte Walker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thomson

Children(s): William Carnegie

The story of Andrew Carnegie began in 1769 in Old Grayfriars, Edinburgh, M-Lothian, Scotland. Andrew Carnegie married Elizabeth Thomson, and had children including William Andrew Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie passed away in 1839 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Andrew Carnegie began in 1769 in Old Grayfriars, Edinburgh, M-Lothian, Scotland.
  • Andrew Carnegie married Elizabeth Thomson, and had children including William Andrew Carnegie.
  • Andrew Carnegie passed away in 1839 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Andrew Carnegie's Ancestors

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Andrew Carnegie
1769–1839
Birth Place: Old Grayfriars, Edinburgh, M-Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Captain James Carnegie
1735–1851
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Charlotte Walker
1740–
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
George (Carnegie , Merchant in Montrose, Jacobite, Laird of Charleton & of) Pittarrow
1726–1799
Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Susan Scott
1743–1821
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Carnegie
1673–1729
Mary Burnett
1687–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Baronet
1641–1708

Andrew Carnegie's Descendants

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Andrew Carnegie (7 Apr 1769–16 May 1839) m. Elizabeth Thomson (15 Nov 1767–26 Jan 1837)
  1. 1. William (Andrew) Carnegie 1804–1855 m. Margaret ("Peggy") Morrison 1810–1886
    1. 1. Andrew Carnegie 1835–1919 m. Louise Whitfield 1860–
      1. 1. Margaret Carnegie 1897–
    2. 2. Thomas Carnige 1843–

Andrew Carnegie's Timeline

2 Records

1769
7 Apr 1769
Birth of Andrew Carnegie in Old Grayfriars, Edinburgh, M-Lothian, Scotland
Old Grayfriars, Edinburgh, M-Lothian, Scotland
1839
16 May 1839
Age 70
Death of Andrew Carnegie in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1769
    Event Place: Old Grayfriars, Edinburgh, M-Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1751-1800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1839
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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