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Bessie (Elspet\ Elizabeth) Allan 1684 – 1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1684

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 21 MAR 1761

Death Location: Dalgety, Fife, Scotland

Father: #362 Mcknab

Mother: Anna Bethune

Spouse(s): James (Muir)

Children(s): Margaret Muir, Margaret Muir, James Muir

Bessie (Elspet\ Elizabeth) Allan was born in 1684 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of #362 John II Mcknab and Anna Bethune. Bessie (Elspet\ Elizabeth) Allan married James Alexander Mure (Muir), and had children including Margaret Muir, Margaret Muir, James Muir. Bessie (Elspet\ Elizabeth) Allan passed away in 1761 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland.

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  • Bessie (Elspet\ Elizabeth) Allan was born in 1684 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of #362 John II Mcknab and Anna Bethune.
  • Bessie (Elspet\ Elizabeth) Allan married James Alexander Mure (Muir), and had children including Margaret Muir, Margaret Muir, James Muir.
  • Bessie (Elspet\ Elizabeth) Allan passed away in 1761 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland.

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Bessie Allan's Ancestors

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Bessie Allan
1684 – 1761
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
#362 John II Mcknab
1667 –
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Anna Bethune
1669 – 1716
Fife,Scotland
Grandparents
John Mcnab
Elisabeth ((Bessie)) Sword
1644 –
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Allan's Descendants

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Bessie ((Elspet\ Elizabeth)) Allan (12 Apr 1684 – 21 MAR 1761) m. James (Alexander Mure) (Muir) (29 APR 1684 – 29 May 1746)
  1. 1. Margaret Muir (21 April 1717 – 28 April 1769)
  2. 2. Margaret Muir (21 April 1717 – 28 April 1769)
  3. 3. James Muir (11 MAY 1731 – 30/8/1775) m. Elizabath Muir (17 January 1728 – )
    1. 1. Alexander Muir (27 November 1760 – 1790) m. Katharine Thomson (16 September 1761 – )
      1. 1. Euphan Muir (29 October 1780 – )
      2. 2. Bessie Muir (23 May 1782 – )
      3. 3. John (James) Muir (12 September 1783 – 29 April 1867) m. Janet Cowan (5 February 1779 – 1 April 1867)
        1. 1. Alexander Muir (9 Jun 1806 – )
        2. 2. James Muir (1812 – 26 May 1896) m. Mary Ditchburn (9 June 1839 – 1891)
        3. 3. John (W) Muir ( – 10 Oct 1902)
        4. 4. Robert Muir (3 February 1808 – )
        5. 5. Jean Muir (11 January 1810 – )
        6. 6. Catherine Muir (abt 1815 – )
        7. 7. Agnes Muir (1816 – )
        8. 8. Walter Muir (28 January 1816 – 20 June 1892)
        9. 9. Christian Muir (24 May 1818 – )
        10. 10. Thomas Muir (6 January 1820 – 14 December 1893)
        11. 11. Margaret Muir (19 February 1826 – 26 October 1914)
      4. 4. James Muir (14 October 1783 – 1 December 1783)
      5. 5. James Muir (14 October 1784 – )
      6. 6. Catherine Muir (1786 – )
      7. 7. Christian Muir (31 October 1789 – 1857)
      8. 8. Margaret Muir (1790 – )
      9. 9. Isabell Muir (15 February 1790 – )
      10. 10. William Muir (1791 – )
      11. 11. James Muir (29 July 1791 – )
      12. 12. Elizabeth Muir (5 June 1792 – )
      13. 13. Helen Muir (1796 – )
      14. 14. Margaret Muir (1796 – )
      15. 15. Janet Muir
    2. 2. Thomas Muir
    3. 3. Walter Muir (5 May 1771 – )

Bessie Allan's Timeline

2 Records

1684
12 Apr 1684
Birth of Bessie (Elspet\ Elizabeth) Allan in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1761
21 MAR 1761
Age 77
Death of Bessie (Elspet\ Elizabeth) Allan in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Dalgety, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1684
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 MAR 1761
    Event Place: Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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