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Helen Elizabeth Harrison 1808–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1808

Birth Location: Yell Shetland

Death Date: 8 Dec 1861

Death Location: Pettister, Unst

Father: Sinclair Harieson

Mother: Anderina Coutts

Spouse(s): James Abernethy

Children(s): Elizabeth Abernethy, James Abernethy, William Abernethy, Eliza Abernethy, Scott Abernethy

Helen Elizabeth Harrison was born in 1808 in Yell Shetland, the child of Sinclair Harieson And Anderina Coutts. In 1841, Helen Elizabeth Harrison resided in Mid Yell and South Yell, Orkney and Shetland, Scot. Helen Elizabeth Harrison married James Abernethy, and had children including Eliza Margaret Abernethy, Elizabeth Abernethy, James Abernethy, Scott Bruce Abernethy, William Robert Abernethy. Helen Elizabeth Harrison passed away in 1861 in Pettister, Unst.

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Biography

  • Helen Elizabeth Harrison was born in 1808 in Yell Shetland, the child of Sinclair Harieson And Anderina Coutts.
  • In 1841, Helen Elizabeth Harrison resided in Mid Yell and South Yell, Orkney and Shetland, Scot.
  • Helen Elizabeth Harrison married James Abernethy, and had children including Eliza Margaret Abernethy, Elizabeth Abernethy, James Abernethy, Scott Bruce Abernethy, William Robert Abernethy.
  • Helen Elizabeth Harrison passed away in 1861 in Pettister, Unst.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Harrison's Ancestors

Self
Helen Harrison
1808–1861
Birth Place: Yell Shetland
Parents
Sinclair Harieson
1785–1832
Aywick, East Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Anderina Coutts
1779–1825
Gardie, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert Harrison
1766–
Andrew COUTTS
1754–
Kirkabister, North-a-Voe, Yell, SHI, SCT
Agnes MATHEWSON
1761–
Stivler, North-a-Voe, Yell, SHI, SCT
Great-Grandparents
James Coutts
1716–
Margaret Jeromson
1716–
Matthew Laurenson
1721–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jerome Robertson
1700–
Isabella Anderson
1700–
Laurence Matthewson
1695–
Ursula Anderson
1697–

Helen Harrison's Descendants

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Helen (Elizabeth) Harrison (January 1808–8 Dec 1861) m. James Abernethy (1802–29 Dec 1874)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Abernethy 1827–
  2. 2. James Abernethy 1834–
  3. 3. William (Robert) Abernethy 1847–
  4. 4. Eliza (Margaret) Abernethy 1850–
  5. 5. Scott (Bruce) Abernethy 1829–

Helen Harrison's Timeline

6 Records

1808
January 1808
Birth of Helen Elizabeth Harrison in Yell Shetland
Yell Shetland
1841
1841
Age 33
Helen Elizabeth Harrison resided here in Mid Yell and South Yell, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland
Mid Yell and South Yell, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland
1846
09 Sep 1846
Age 38
Helen Elizabeth Harrison was married
None
1851
1851
Age 43
Helen Elizabeth Harrison resided here in Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Unst, Shetland, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 53
Helen Elizabeth Harrison resided here in Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Unst, Shetland, Scotland
1861
8 Dec 1861
Age 53
Death of Helen Elizabeth Harrison in Pettister, Unst
Pettister, Unst

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1808
    Event Place: Yell Shetland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Mid Yell and South Yell; ED: 3; Page: 4; Line: 480; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Unst; ED: 6; Page: 5; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_3; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Unst; ED: 2; Page: 18; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1846
    Record Source: Shetland, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Shetland: Unst - Register of Marriages, 1797-1863
    Record Source: Shetland, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Mid Yell and South Yell, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Mid Yell and South Yell; ED: 3; Page: 4; Line: 480; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Unst, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Unst; ED: 6; Page: 5; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_3; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Unst, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Unst; ED: 2; Page: 18; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Pettister, Unst

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