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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: Waikari, Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Father: William Hepburn

Mother: Janet Sinclair

Spouse(s): Rachel Paterson

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

The story of George Hepburn began in 1803 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. George Hepburn married Rachel Paterson, and had children including Alexander Duff Hepburn, Andrew Hepburn, David Hepburn, George Hepburn, George Hepburn Jr, James Paterson Hepburn, Jessie Sinclair Hepburn, Rachel Stewart, Sarah Hepburn, William Hepburn. George Hepburn passed away in 1883 in Waikari, Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of George Hepburn began in 1803 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.
  • George Hepburn married Rachel Paterson, and had children including Alexander Duff Hepburn, Andrew Hepburn, David Hepburn, George Hepburn, George Hepburn Jr, James Paterson Hepburn, Jessie Sinclair Hepburn, Rachel Stewart, Sarah Hepburn, William Hepburn.
  • George Hepburn passed away in 1883 in Waikari, Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hepburn
1767–1823
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
WH
Janet Sinclair
1771–
Birth Location: Prinlaws, Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
JS

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

George Jr
1834–1887
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
GJ
David HEPBURN
1841–1870
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
DH
William Hepburn
1834–1887
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
WH
Alexander HEPBURN
1840–1840
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
AH
David Hepburn
1841–1870
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
DH
Jessie HEPBURN
1843–1923
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
JH
Rachel Stewart
1845–1878
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
RS
Andrew Hepburn
1847–1929
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
AH
James Hepburn
1835–1875
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
JH
George Hepburn
1838–1862
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Sarah Hepburn
1837–1908
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
SH

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) Jr 1834–1887
  2. 2. David HEPBURN 1841–1870
  3. 3. William Hepburn 1834–1887 m. Margaret (Dunbar) Marshall 1839–1901
    1. 1. George (Douglas) Hepburn 1865–1899
    2. 2. Jessie (Helena) Hepburn 1875–1966 m. Charles (Herbert) Guthrie 1877–1913
      1. 1. Violet (Graham Hutton) Guthrie 1905–1988 m. William (Barrie) Hutton 1894–1965
        1. 1. Graham (Robert) Hutton 1933–2019
        2. 2. Peter (Ronald Moore) Hutton 1931–1981
      2. 2. Charles (Hepburn) Guthrie 1903–1974
      3. 3. Ronald (Edmund) Guthrie 1911–1985
    3. 3. William (Leslie) Hepburn 1882–1916
    4. 4. Margaret (Marshall) Hepburn 1871–1955
    5. 5. Mary (Ethel) Hepburn 1868–1947
    6. 6. Rachel (Louisa (Lulu)) Hepburn 1867–1950
    7. 7. Sophia (Mabel (Mabel)) Hepburn 1869–1950
    8. 8. Violet (Minnie) Hepburn 1877–1945
  4. 4. Alexander (Duff) HEPBURN 1840–1840
  5. 5. David Hepburn 1841–1870
  6. 6. Jessie (Sinclair) HEPBURN 1843–1923
  7. 7. Rachel Stewart 1845–1878
  8. 8. Andrew Hepburn 1847–1929 m. Elizabeth Morton 1849–1939 m. Janet (Nimmo) Healey 1852–1883
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hepburn 1892–1960 m. Andrew Scott 1888–1976
    2. 2. George Hepburn 1875–1937 m. Agnes Sidey 1874–1923
      1. 1. Ronald Hepburn 1913–1980 m. Jessie (Ellen) Blaikie 1916–2002
      2. 2. James (Andrew) HEPBURN 1905–1941
      3. 3. Mabel HEPBURN 1915–1962 m. William (Whitefield) Watson 1913–1982
      4. 4. George (Arthur) Hepburn 1910–1911
    3. 3. Janet (Ruth) Hepburn 1880–1932
    4. 4. John ("Jack" Healey) Hepburn 1878–1970
    5. 5. Catherine (Healey) Hepburn 1874–1951 m. George (Edward) Porteous 1874–1947
      1. 1. Alice Porteous 1902–
      2. 2. George (Edward) Porteous 1906–1986 m. Heather Wells 1910–1987
        1. 1. Brian (Edward) Porteous 1941–1986 m. Allison (Jessie) Porteous 1944–2005
        2. 2. Howard (George) Porteous 1944–2019
      3. 3. Irene (Nee Porteous) Smith 1900–1988
      4. 4. Rose (Emmaline Martin) Porteous 1896–1995
      5. 5. John (Hepburn) Porteous 1904–1979
      6. 6. Kathleen (Alice) Porteous 1899–1980
      7. 7. Hannah (Ruth (Ruth)) Porteous 1909–1987
      8. 8. Frederick (James) Porteous 1910–1969
      9. 9. Alice Porteous 1902–
    6. 6. Rachel Hepburn 1877–1936
    7. 7. Hector (Munro) Hepburn 1883–1883
  9. 9. James (Paterson) Hepburn 1835–1875
  10. 10. George Hepburn 1838–1862
  11. 11. Sarah Hepburn 1837–1908 m. Archibald Barr 1821–1898
    1. 1. Margaret (Alice) Barr 1869–1959
    2. 2. Jessie (Lawson) Barr 1865–1937
    3. 3. Winifred (Hepburn) Barr 1871–
    4. 4. Sarah Barr 1863–1933
    5. 5. Rachel Barr 1859–1862
    6. 6. Peter Barr 1861–1951
    7. 7. Dora (Isobel) Barr 1867–1956

George Hepburn's Timeline

2 Records

1803
28 Feb 1803
Birth of George Hepburn in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1883
9 Dec 1883
Age 80
Death of George Hepburn 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, 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

    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
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 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, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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