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George Hepburn 1803 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1803

Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Dec 1883

Death Location: Wakari, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: William Hepburn

Mother: Janet Sinclair

Spouse(s): Rachel Paterson

Children(s): George Hepburn, William Hepburn, James Hepburn, Sarah Hepburn, George Hepburn, Alexander HEPBURN, David HEPBURN, David Hepburn, Jessie HEPBURN, Rachel HEPBURN, Andrew Hepburn

In 1803, George Hepburn MP entered the world in Leslie, Fife, Scotland, born to William Hepburn and Janet (Jessie) Sinclair. George Hepburn MP married Rachel Paterson, and had children including George Hepburn, William Hepburn, James Paterson Hepburn, Sarah Hepburn, George Hepburn, Alexander Duff HEPBURN, David HEPBURN, David Hepburn, Jessie Sinclair HEPBURN, Rachel HEPBURN, Andrew Hepburn. George Hepburn MP passed away in 1883 in Wakari, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1803, George Hepburn MP entered the world in Leslie, Fife, Scotland, born to William Hepburn and Janet (Jessie) Sinclair.
  • George Hepburn MP married Rachel Paterson, and had children including George Hepburn, William Hepburn, James Paterson Hepburn, Sarah Hepburn, George Hepburn, Alexander Duff HEPBURN, David HEPBURN, David Hepburn, Jessie Sinclair HEPBURN, Rachel HEPBURN, Andrew Hepburn.
  • George Hepburn MP passed away in 1883 in Wakari, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hepburn
1767 – 1823
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Sinclair
1771 –
Birth Location: Prinlaws, Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Paterson
1805 – 1875
Birth Location: Tollcross, Edinburgh, Scotland
RP

Children(s)

George Hepburn
1834 – 1887
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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William Hepburn
1834 – 1887
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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James Hepburn
1835 – 1875
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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Sarah Hepburn
1837 – 1908
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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George Hepburn
1838 – 1862
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Alexander HEPBURN
1840 – 1840
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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David HEPBURN
1841 – 1870
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
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David Hepburn
1841 – 1870
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Jessie HEPBURN
1843 – 1923
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
JH
Rachel HEPBURN
1845 – 1878
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
RH
Andrew Hepburn
1847 – 1929
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
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George Hepburn's Ancestors

Self
George Hepburn
1803 – 1883
Birth Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
William Hepburn
1767 – 1823
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Janet ((Jessie)) Sinclair
1771 –
Prinlaws, Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew Hepburn
1740 – 1824
Leslie? Fife Scotland
Janet REEKIE
1736 – 1818
Abbottshall, Fife, Scotland
George (Sinklar \ St. Clair \) Sinclair
1740 – 1818
Abdie Fife Scotland
Katharine Sutie
1740 – 1814
Collessie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Hepburn
1698 –
Andrew REEKIE
1703 – 1803
Janet Coyler
1702 – 1803
Alexander Sinclair
1692 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Reike
1668 –
Cristian Couper
1670 –

George Hepburn's Descendants

1.
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George Hepburn (28 Feb 1803 – 9 Dec 1883) m. Rachel Paterson (10 Mar 1805 – 15 Aug 1875)
  1. 1. George Hepburn (2 May 1834 – 29 Sep 1887)
  2. 2. William Hepburn (2 May 1834 – 29 Sep 1887) m. Margaret (Dunbar) Marshall (6 July 1839 – 24 August 1901)
    1. 1. George (Douglas) Hepburn (8 Feb 1865 – 1 July 1899)
    2. 2. Rachel (Louisa (Lulu)) Hepburn (26 February 1867 – 26 March 1950)
    3. 3. Mary (Ethel) Hepburn (6 September 1868 – 15 May 1947)
    4. 4. Sophia (Mabel (Mabel)) Hepburn (23 October 1869 – 24 August 1950)
    5. 5. Margaret (Marshall) Hepburn (29 August 1871 – 12 April 1955)
    6. 6. Jessie (Helena) Hepburn (26 June 1875 – 18 September 1966) m. Charles (Herbert) Guthrie (18 June 1877 – 25 January 1913)
      1. 1. Charles (Hepburn) Guthrie (23 March 1903 – 13 June 1974)
      2. 2. Violet (Graham Hutton) Guthrie (10 November 1905 – 06 December 1988) m. William (Barrie) Hutton (1 Dec 1894 – 29 Sep 1965)
        1. 1. Peter (Ronald Moore) Hutton (27 Jan 1931 – 23 Sep 1981)
        2. 2. Graham (Robert) Hutton (11 Jun 1933 – 17 Jan 2019)
        3. 3. Donald (Barrie) Hutton (23 Jan 1938 – ) m. Alison (Mary) Metcalfe (16 Nov 1941 – )
      3. 3. Ronald (Edmund) Guthrie (28 February 1911 – 13 November 1985)
    7. 7. Violet (Minnie) Hepburn (12 September 1877 – 27 August 1945)
    8. 8. William (Leslie) Hepburn (23 April 1882 – 26 March 1916)
  3. 3. James (Paterson) Hepburn (13 Aug 1835 – 25 Aug 1875)
  4. 4. Sarah Hepburn (21 Mar 1837 – 9 Jul 1908) m. Archibald Barr (30 NOV 1821 – 20 AUG 1898) m. Barr
    1. 1. Rachel Barr (Abt 1859 – 24 FEB 1862)
    2. 2. Peter Barr (9 JUL 1861 – 21 MAR 1951)
    3. 3. Sarah Barr (1863 – 17 JAN 1933)
    4. 4. Jessie (Lawson) Barr (1865 – 1937)
    5. 5. Dora (Isobel) Barr (17 OCT 1867 – 1956)
    6. 6. Margaret (Alice) Barr (23 JUN 1869 – 1959)
    7. 7. Winifred (Hepburn) Barr (17 OCT 1871 – )
  5. 5. George Hepburn (06 JUL 1838 – 02 NOV 1862)
  6. 6. Alexander (Duff) HEPBURN (3 Jan 1840 – 9 Nov 1840)
  7. 7. David HEPBURN (22 APR 1841 – 20 DEC 1870)
  8. 8. David Hepburn (22 Apr 1841 – 20 Dec 1870)
  9. 9. Jessie (Sinclair) HEPBURN (1 Jul 1843 – 29 Dec 1923)
  10. 10. Rachel HEPBURN (29 Mar 1845 – 11 NOV 1878)
  11. 11. Andrew Hepburn (31 Jan 1847 – 25 Apr 1929) m. Janet (Nimmo) Healey (18 Sept 1852 – 6 Jun 1883) m. Elizabeth Morton (Abt 1849 – 29 Jul 1939)
    1. 1. Catherine (Healey) Hepburn (20 Mar 1874 – 19 Jun 1951) m. George (Edward) Porteous (October 1874 – 28 March 1947)
      1. 1. Rose (Emmaline Martin) Porteous (23 Sep 1896 – 30 Sep 1995)
      2. 2. Kathleen (Alice) Porteous (27 Jun 1899 – 01 Jan 1980)
      3. 3. Irene (Nee Porteous) Smith (31 May 1900 – 19 Dec 1988)
      4. 4. Alice Porteous (January 1902 – ?)
      5. 5. Alice Porteous (January 1902 – ?)
      6. 6. John (Hepburn) Porteous (7 Sep 1904 – 25 Jan 1979)
      7. 7. George (Edward) Porteous (8 Aug 1906 – 7 Jun 1986) m. Heather Wells (3 Feb 1910 – 6 Apr 1987)
        1. 1. Brian (Edward) Porteous (1 May 1941 – 23 Feb 1986) m. Allison (Jessie) Porteous (7 APR 1944 – april 2005)
        2. 2. Howard (George) Porteous (6 Mar 1944 – 1 Sep 2019)
      8. 8. Hannah (Ruth (Ruth)) Porteous (2 Jan 1909 – Sep 1987)
      9. 9. Frederick (James) Porteous (05 Oct 1910 – 27 Jun 1969)
    2. 2. George Hepburn (9 May 1875 – July 1937) m. Agnes Sidey (Abt. Apr 1874 – Apr 1923)
      1. 1. James (Andrew) HEPBURN (01 Jul 1905 – 25 May 1941)
      2. 2. George (Arthur) Hepburn (10 Jun 1910 – 8 MAR 1911)
      3. 3. Ronald (Scott) Hepburn (Abt. Jan 1913 – 7 JUN 1980) m. Jessie (Ellen) Blaikie (Dec 1916 – 24 OCT 2002)
        1. 1. Sharron Hepburn
        2. 2. Barrie (J) Hepburn
      4. 4. Mabel HEPBURN (13 Nov 1915 – 1962) m. William (Whitefield) Watson (1 May 1913 – 14 Nov 1982)
        1. 1. Janice Watson
    3. 3. Rachel Hepburn (13 Feb 1877 – 28 June 1936)
    4. 4. John ("Jack" Healey) Hepburn (4 Nov 1878 – 9 Feb 1970)
    5. 5. Janet (Ruth) Hepburn (1 Oct 1880 – 22 Dec 1932)
    6. 6. Hector (Munro) Hepburn (1 JUN 1883 – 27 Sep 1883)
    7. 7. Elizabeth Hepburn (5 Mar 1892 – 27 Oct 1960) m. Andrew Scott (8 Sep 1888 – 10 Sep 1976)

George Hepburn's Timeline

2 Records

1803
28 Feb 1803
Birth of George Hepburn MP in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1883
9 Dec 1883
Age 80
Death of George Hepburn MP in Wakari, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Wakari, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1803
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waikari, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates, 1880-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1883
    Event Place: Wakari, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates, 1880-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waikari, Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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