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Elisabeth Byers 1825–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1825

Birth Location: Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: Between 1856 and 1861

Death Location: ?

Father: Samuel Byers

Mother: Elisabeth Hannay

Spouse(s): John Shillan

Children(s): John Shillan\Shylan, Robert Shillan, Samuel Shiland, William Shillan

Elisabeth Byers was born in 1825 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Samuel Byers And Elisabeth Hannay. In 1851, Elisabeth Byers resided in Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Elisabeth Byers married John Shillan, and had children including John Shillan Shylan, Robert Shillan, Samuel Shiland, William Shillan. Elisabeth Byers passed away in 1856 in ?.

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Biography

  • Elisabeth Byers was born in 1825 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Samuel Byers And Elisabeth Hannay.
  • In 1851, Elisabeth Byers resided in Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
  • Elisabeth Byers married John Shillan, and had children including John Shillan Shylan, Robert Shillan, Samuel Shiland, William Shillan.
  • Elisabeth Byers passed away in 1856 in ?.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Byers
1799–1875
Birth Location: Sorbie, wigtonshire, Scotland
SB
Elisabeth Hannay
1806–1856
Birth Location: Wigtownshire, Scotland
EH

Spouses(s)

John Shillan
1827–1856
Birth Location: Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

John Shillan\Shylan
1852–1928
Birth Location: Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
JS
Robert Shillan
1855–1935
Birth Location: Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland
RS
Samuel Shiland
1850–1919
Birth Location: Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland
SS
William Shillan
1856–1928
Birth Location: Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland
WS

Elisabeth Byers's Ancestors

Self
Elisabeth Byers
1825–1856
Birth Place: Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
Samuel Byers
1799–1875
Sorbie, wigtonshire, Scotland
Elisabeth Hannay
1806–1856
Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisabeth Byers's Descendants

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Elisabeth Byers (22 Jan 1825–Between 1856 and 1861) m. John Shillan (1827–Between 1856 and 1861)
  1. 1. John Shillan\Shylan 1852–1928 m. Eleanor* Hedley 1854–1926
    1. 1. Andrew (Headley) Shylan 1880–1954 m. Fannie Murray 1886–1938
      1. 1. Derek Shylan 1927–1995
      2. 2. Harrison (H) Shylan 1919–1922
      3. 3. Mary Shylan 1922–1984
    2. 2. Isabella Shylan 1878–1956 m. James (Nicholson) McAdam 1878–1909
      1. 1. Mabel McAdam 1909–1943
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Headley) Shylan 1875–
  2. 2. Robert Shillan 1855–1935 m. Maggie Orr 1856–1923
    1. 1. John (Orr) Shillan 1881–
    2. 2. William Shillan 1883–1919 m. Isabella Walker 1888–1981
      1. 1. Janet ((Jessie) Watson) Shillan 1913–2000 m. David Hunter 1912–1976
    3. 3. Mary Shillan 1886–
    4. 4. Jane Shillan 1889–
  3. 3. Samuel Shiland 1850–1919 m. Sarah (Ellen) Holford 1851–1933
    1. 1. Mabel Shiland 1891–1983 m. Alfred (Cyril) Morris 1892–1949
      1. 1. Ray Morris 1932–2021
      2. 2. Alfred (Samuel Shiland) Morris 1920–1970 m. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Rowlinson 1925–
      3. 3. John (Cyril) Morris 1927–2014 m. Monica (Mary) LOCKE 1931–2006
    2. 2. Samuel (Robert) Shiland 1874–1942 m. Elizabeth Hayes 1887–1986
      1. 1. Ethel (Shiland) (Twin) 1915–1915
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Shiland) (Twin) 1915–1917
      3. 3. Ellen Shiland 1916–1998 m. Harry Dykes 1913–1979
      4. 4. John (William) Shiland 1918–2002 m. Joyce (M) Walsh 1928–2005
      5. 5. Betty Shiland 1919–1999 m. John (Roland) Goodier 1922–2002
      6. 6. Samuel (Robert) Shiland 1921–1996 m. Audrey (May) Crossfield 1920–2006
      7. 7. Marjorie Shiland 1928–2001
    3. 3. Charles (Ernest) Shiland 1876–1928
    4. 4. Mary (Emily Holford) Shiland 1884–1964
    5. 5. Matilda (Louisa Ann) Shiland 1886–1975 m. Harry Davies 1887–1959
      1. 1. John (I) Davies 1914–1995 m. Kathleen Holmes 1918–2009
      2. 2. Leonard Davies 1918–1989 m. Helena Thompson 1920–2003
      3. 3. Mabel Davies 1912–2005 m. Joseph (William) Worthington 1911–1991
      4. 4. Ethel Davies 1912–2002 m. Samuel Moss 1910–1959
    6. 6. Thomas (William) Shiland 1889–1945 m. Annie Williams –1940
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane Ellen) Leach 1878–1961 m. John (Lawrence) Leach 1870–1959
      1. 1. Winifred (Ellen) Leach 1912–1997 m. Thomas (Morgan) Harries 1920–1994
      2. 2. Laurance (Holford) Leach 1911–1989 m. Ada Anglesea 1915–
    8. 8. Agnes (Maria Hannah) Shiland 1880–1949 m. Frank Wilson 1880–1955
      1. 1. Eric Wilson 1909–1979 m. Elizabeth Gleave 1904–1983
        1. 1. Naida (Anne) Wilson 1936–2015 m. John (Douglas) Tiffen 1931–1993
      2. 2. Jennie Wilson 1910–1966 m. Robert (Mason) Woolaston 1909–1983
        1. 1. Derek Woolaston 1933–2018
        2. 2. Robert Woolaston 1945–1966
      3. 3. Mabel Wilson 1919–2005 m. Eric Fryer 1917–2005
      4. 4. Frank Wilson 1923–2005 m. Agnes (Mary) Betton 1928–2003
      5. 5. Emily Wilson 1923–1990 m. James Murphy 1924–1993
      6. 6. Agnes Wilson 1912–1989
        1. 1. John (A) Lucas 1947–2019 m. Ruth Pattinson 1945–2021
      7. 7. Margaret (Helen) Wilson 1914–1993 m. William Hughes 1909–1977
        1. 1. Brenda Hughes 1935–2017 m. John (Francis) Walsh 1938–2000
    9. 9. Ethel Shiland 1891–1892
    10. 10. Thomas (James Nicholls) Shiland 1882–1883
    11. 11. John (William) Shilland 1872–1883
  4. 4. William Shillan 1856–1928

Elisabeth Byers's Timeline

3 Records

1825
22 Jan 1825
Birth of Elisabeth Byers in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 26
Elisabeth Byers resided here in Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1856
Between 1856 and 1861
Age 31
Death of Elisabeth Byers in ?
?

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1825
    Event Place: Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasserton; ED: 4; Page: 2; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1851_215; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasserton; ED: 4; Page: 2; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1851_215; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Between 1856 and 1861
    Event Place: ?
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