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Elizabeth Edgar 1784–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1784

Birth Location: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Feb 1865

Death Location: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Edgar

Mother: Agness Findlay)

Spouse(s): Archibald Matheson

Children(s): Mary Mathieson, Agnes Matthison, John Matthieson, Jean Mathieson, Archibald Mathieson, Margaret Matthieson, William Mathieson, Flora Matthieson, James Matheson, David Mathieson

The story of Elizabeth Edgar began in 1784 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1851, Elizabeth Edgar resided in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland. Elizabeth Edgar married Archibald Matthieson Or Matheson, and had children including Agnes Mathieson Or Matthison, Archibald Mathieson, David Mathieson, Flora Matthieson, James Matthieson Or Matheson, Jean Mathieson, John Matthieson, Margaret Matthieson, Mary Mathieson, William Mathieson. Elizabeth Edgar passed away in 1865 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Edgar began in 1784 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Elizabeth Edgar resided in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Elizabeth Edgar married Archibald Matthieson Or Matheson, and had children including Agnes Mathieson Or Matthison, Archibald Mathieson, David Mathieson, Flora Matthieson, James Matthieson Or Matheson, Jean Mathieson, John Matthieson, Margaret Matthieson, Mary Mathieson, William Mathieson.
  • Elizabeth Edgar passed away in 1865 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Edgar
1755–
Birth Location: Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Agness Findlay)
1758–
Birth Location: Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
AF

Spouses(s)

Archibald Matheson
1785–
Birth Location: Coll, Argyll, Scotland
AM

Children(s)

Mary Mathieson
1805–1851
Birth Location: Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
MM
Agnes Matthison
1810–1898
Birth Location: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
AM
John Matthieson
1816–
Birth Location: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
JM
Jean Mathieson
1809–
Birth Location: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
JM
Archibald Mathieson
1807–
Birth Location: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
AM
Margaret Matthieson
1819–
Birth Location: Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
MM
William Mathieson
1828–1855
Birth Location: Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Flora Matthieson
1814–
Birth Location: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
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James Matheson
1817–
Birth Location: Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
JM
David Mathieson
1825–
Birth Location: Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
DM

Elizabeth Edgar's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Edgar
1784–1865
Birth Place: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Edgar
1755–
Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agness (Finlay (Or Findley Or Findlaw Or) Findlay)
1758–
Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Edgar
1730–
Jean (Jannet Wallett) Wallet
1733–
Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
James Finlay
1718–
Agness Mitchell
1718–
Great-Grandparents
James Wallet
1700–1737
Cristian Murdoch
1702–
William Mitchell
1694–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Murdoch
1663–1723
Jean Laird
1678–

Elizabeth Edgar's Descendants

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Elizabeth Edgar (20 Jul 1784–11 Feb 1865) m. Archibald (Matthieson Or) Matheson (22 Jun 1785–)
  1. 1. Mary Mathieson 1805–1851 m. William Bennet 1797–1851
    1. 1. Archibald Bennet 1833–1898 m. Jane (McWhinnie) Hunter 1840–1889
      1. 1. Agnes (Alexandrina) Bennet 1868–1928 m. Donald Henderson 1857–1939
        1. 1. Violet (Jane) Henderson 1898–1970 m. James (Richard) Seaton 1892– m. John (Allan Frederick) Garthwaite 1907–1974
        2. 2. Archibald (Donald) Henderson 1895–1896
        3. 3. Alexandrina (Daisy) Henderson 1905–2000 m. Reginald (Gordan) Bird\Oxford 1901–1989
        4. 4. George (Randall) Henderson 1907–1985 m. Maria (Elizabeth Hanley) Hastings 1916–2004
        5. 5. Hector (Hunter) Henderson 1903–1903
        6. 6. Donald (Robert) Henderson 1903–1987 m. Winifred Tone 1914–2003
      2. 2. Mary (Hair) Bennet 1863–1890
      3. 3. Daisy (Brown) Bennet 1877–1908
      4. 4. William Bennet 1864–1941 m. Louisa (or) Lewisa 1865–1939
        1. 1. Kenneth (William) Bennet 1897–1941 m. Martha (Jane) Davies 1900–
        2. 2. Leslie (Frederick) Bennet 1902–1965 m. Amy 1905–1985
      5. 5. Archibald ("Archie") Bennet 1873–1966 m. Elizabeth (Mable "Lizzie") McCrorie 1873–1962
        1. 1. Thomas (McCrorie) Bennet 1905–1981 m. Edna (Gordon) Spence 1910–1985
        2. 2. Archibald Bennet 1908–1989 m. Marjorie (May) Dreaver 1907–1983
      6. 6. Emily Bennet 1865–1893
    2. 2. Thomas Bennet 1836–1926 m. Jane ("Jean") Baird 1839–1878
      1. 1. Robert Bennet 1878–1878
      2. 2. Thomas Bennet 1870–1946 m. Mary Cochrane 1870–1945
        1. 1. Stanley (Thomas) Bennet 1899–1954
        2. 2. Mary Bennet 1906–
        3. 3. Roland (Mansefield "Manse") Bennet 1910–1990 m. Colleen (Brenda Adelaide) Kerridge 1912–1957 m. Audrey (Lucy) Hogwood 1923–2010
        4. 4. Charles (Basil) Bennet 1908–1978
        5. 5. Ruth Bennet 1905–1905
        6. 6. Mona Bennet 1905–1905
        7. 7. Norman Bennet 1901–
        8. 8. Frank (Marcus) Bennet 1903–1977 m. Ellen (May) Boyd 1907–1997
        9. 9. Allan Bennet 1914– m. Rima (Eileen) Ball 1910–
        10. 10. Alma (Nance) Bennet 1912–1912
        11. 11. Naomi Bennet 1905–1905
      3. 3. Jessie (Finlayson) Bennet 1862–1951
      4. 4. William Bennet 1869–1938 m. Leonora Alexander 1868–1944
    3. 3. Adam Bennet 1835–1835
  2. 2. Agnes (Mathieson Or) Matthison 1810–1898 m. Robert Boyd 1810–
    1. 1. William (Mathieson) Boyd 1855–1926
    2. 2. John Boyd 1848– m. Jane 1845–
    3. 3. Allan Boyd 1840–
    4. 4. Thomas (Mathieson) Boyd 1845–
  3. 3. John Matthieson 1816–
  4. 4. Jean Mathieson 1809–
  5. 5. Archibald Mathieson 1807–
  6. 6. Margaret Matthieson 1819–
  7. 7. William Mathieson 1828–1855
  8. 8. Flora Matthieson 1814–
  9. 9. James (Matthieson Or) Matheson 1817–
  10. 10. David Mathieson 1825–

Elizabeth Edgar's Timeline

5 Records

1784
20 Jul 1784
Birth of Elizabeth Edgar in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
1784
20 Jul 1784
Elizabeth Edgar was baptized in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 67
Elizabeth Edgar resided here in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 77
Elizabeth Edgar resided here in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
1865
11 Feb 1865
Age 81
Death of Elizabeth Edgar in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1784
    Event Place: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Auchinleck; ED: 4; Page: 16; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_128; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Auchinleck; ED: 3; Page: 15; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_82

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1784
    Event Place: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Auchinleck; ED: 4; Page: 16; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_128; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Auchinleck; ED: 3; Page: 15; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_82

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1865
    Event Place: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
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