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James John ABERNETHY 1846 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1846

Birth Location: Sands, orkney and zetland

Death Date: 11 Feb 1922

Death Location: Port Chalmers, NZL

Father: John ABERNETHY

Mother: Christina HENDERSON

Spouse(s): Margaret GAIR

Children(s): John ABERNETHY, William Abernethy, Christina Abernethy, Ann ABERNETHY, James Abernethy, Jeremiah Abernethy, George ABERNETHY, Peter Abernethy, Archibald Abernethy, Joseph Abernethy, Ann Abernethy, Jemina ABERNETHY, Thomasina ABERNETHY, Charles ABERNETHY, Alexander Abernethy

James John ABERNETHY was born in 1846 in Sands, orkney and zetland, the child of John A. ABERNETHY and Christina HENDERSON. James John ABERNETHY married Margaret GAIR, and had children including John James Gear ABERNETHY, William Abernethy, Christina Abernethy, Ann Eliza ABERNETHY, James A Abernethy, Jeremiah William Abernethy, George Henry ABERNETHY, Peter George Abernethy, Archibald J Abernethy, Joseph James Abernethy, Ann Margaret Abernethy, Jemina Dingwall ABERNETHY, Thomasina Agnes ABERNETHY, Charles Milne ABERNETHY, Alexander Abernethy. James John ABERNETHY passed away in 1922 in Port Chalmers, NZL.

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Biography

  • James John ABERNETHY was born in 1846 in Sands, orkney and zetland, the child of John A. ABERNETHY and Christina HENDERSON.
  • James John ABERNETHY married Margaret GAIR, and had children including John James Gear ABERNETHY, William Abernethy, Christina Abernethy, Ann Eliza ABERNETHY, James A Abernethy, Jeremiah William Abernethy, George Henry ABERNETHY, Peter George Abernethy, Archibald J Abernethy, Joseph James Abernethy, Ann Margaret Abernethy, Jemina Dingwall ABERNETHY, Thomasina Agnes ABERNETHY, Charles Milne ABERNETHY, Alexander Abernethy.
  • James John ABERNETHY passed away in 1922 in Port Chalmers, NZL.

Immediate Family

Parents

John ABERNETHY
1801 – 1871
Birth Location: Walls, ork and zetland
JA
Christina HENDERSON
1809 – 1892
Birth Location: Aithsting, ork and zetland
CH

Spouses(s)

Margaret GAIR
1843 – 1917
Birth Location: Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
MG

Children(s)

John ABERNETHY
1865 – 1943
Birth Location: Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland
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William Abernethy
1867 –
Birth Location: Stonehaven, Kincardineshire
WA
Christina Abernethy
1868 – 1946
Birth Location: Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, Shetland Isles, Scotland
CA
Ann ABERNETHY
1870 – 1873
Birth Location: Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland
AA
James Abernethy
1871 –
Birth Location: Stonehaven, Kincardineshire
JA
Jeremiah Abernethy
1872 – 1937
Birth Location: Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland
JA
George ABERNETHY
1874 – 1897
Birth Location: Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, SHI, SCT
GA
Peter Abernethy
1875 –
Birth Location: Zetland, Whiteness
PA
Archibald Abernethy
1876 – 1955
Birth Location: Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, SHI, SCT
AA
Joseph Abernethy
1879 – 1899
Birth Location: 1879/14244 Aramoana, near Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
JA
Ann Abernethy
1880 – 1896
Birth Location: 1880/12120 Aramoana, near Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
AA
Jemina ABERNETHY
1882 – 1942
Birth Location: 1882/13104 Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
JA
Thomasina ABERNETHY
1884 – 1921
Birth Location: 1884/13871 Aramoana, near Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
TA
Charles ABERNETHY
1885 – 1915
Birth Location: 1885/15377 Port Chalmers, New Zealand
CA
Alexander Abernethy
1887 – 1978
Birth Location: 1887/4107 Aramoana, near Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
AA

James ABERNETHY's Ancestors

Self
James ABERNETHY
1846 – 1922
Birth Place: Sands, orkney and zetland
Parents
John A. ABERNETHY
1801 – 1871
Walls, ork and zetland
Christina HENDERSON
1809 – 1892
Aithsting, ork and zetland
Grandparents
Henry Abernethy
1762 – 1841
Culswick, Sandsting, SHI, SCT
Barbara Abernethy
1770 – 1810
Alexander Henderson
1775 –
Elizabeth Hanson
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Abernethy
1735 – 1796
Helen Twatt
1736 –
Laurence Henderson
Andrina Hawick
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Abernethy
1690 – 1771

James ABERNETHY's Descendants

1.
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James (John) ABERNETHY (19 Jun 1846 – 11 Feb 1922) m. Margaret GAIR (15 Nov 1843 – 04 Mar 1917)
  1. 1. John (James Gear) ABERNETHY (24 Jul 1865 – 12 Dec 1943) m. Mary (Bridget Merryman (Polly)) DRAKE (Abt. 1869 – 28 Nov 1963)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaret Mary) ABERNETHY (23 Dec 1907 – 08 Mar 1976)
    2. 2. James (John) Abernethy (21 Mar 1909 – 21 Nov 1975) m. Joyce (Mary) GASPAR (28 May 1916 – 1986)
      1. 1. Gordon (Sydney) Abernethy (1938 – ) m. Margaret (Anne "Anne") Kinvis (1939 – 16 Dec 2023)
        1. 1. Lynley (Karen) Abernethy (Abt. 1961 – ) m. Richard (Ian) Kloogh
        2. 2. David Abernethy (Abt. 1963 – ) m. Carol
        3. 3. Robyn Abernethy (Abt. 1965 – )
        4. 4. Ian Abernethy (Abt. 1967 – ) m. Raelene
        5. 5. Graeme Abernethy (abt 1969 – ) m. Lisa
      2. 2. Evewyn (Joy) ABERNETHY (21 JUN 1941 – 1944)
      3. 3. Trevor (John) Abernethy (1943 – 10 Feb 2017) m. Jan
      4. 4. Ron Abernethy m. Myra
      5. 5. Lyn Abernethy m. Gordon Clark
      6. 6. Jenness Abernethy m. Peter Brooking
      7. 7. Wayne Abernethy
    3. 3. Agnes (Ellen) ABERNETHY (05 DEC 1910 – 1991)
    4. 4. Christina (Ester) ABERNETHY (23 Mar 1913 – 1986)
    5. 5. Bessie (Ann) ABERNETHY (1 Jul 1914 – 1989)
    6. 6. Thomas (Roger) Abernethy (05 Jul 1916 – 12 Dec 1991)
    7. 7. George (Francis) ABERNETHY (12 NOV 1918 – 1985)
    8. 8. Bessie (Ann) Abernethy
    9. 9. Agnes (Ellen) Abernethy
  2. 2. William Abernethy (abt 1867 – )
  3. 3. Christina Abernethy (12 Oct 1868 – 05 Sep 1946) m. Alexander (Walker) ROGER (1845 – )
  4. 4. Ann (Eliza) ABERNETHY (07 Oct 1870 – 20 May 1873)
  5. 5. James (A) Abernethy (abt 1871 – )
  6. 6. Jeremiah (William) Abernethy (05 Jul 1872 – 23 Jun 1937) m. Rose (Isabel) WARREN (13 Mar 1869 – 27 Apr 1963)
    1. 1. William (Arthur) ABERNETHY (17 Nov 1893 – 12 Feb 1966) m. Lula (Abt. 1897 – )
    2. 2. George (Henry Woodington) ABERNETHY (09 Dec 1894 – 27 Jun 1923) m. Louie (Emma) ROBINSON (07 Aug 1897 – 1990)
    3. 3. Effie (Isabel) ABERNETHY (03 Mar 1897 – 23 Jun 1923) m. Alex ROBERTSON (Abt. 1893 – )
    4. 4. Joseph (James) ABERNETHY (19 Jun 1898 – 29 Aug 1898)
    5. 5. Rosina (Margaret) ABERNETHY (27 Aug 1899 – 30 Apr 1970) m. Frank (Westwood) MATTHEWS (22 Jan 1893 – 30 May 1973)
      1. 1. Living MATTHEWS m. Living m. Living
        1. 1. Living MATTHEWS
        2. 2. Living MATTHEWS
      2. 2. Living MATTHEWS
      3. 3. Living MATTHEWS
      4. 4. Living MATTHEWS
    6. 6. Dolly ABERNETHY (1901 – 1901)
    7. 7. John (Warren) ABERNETHY (15 Nov 1902 – 4 Jan 1990) m. Marion (Susannah) Barker (9 Dec 1904 – 13 Jul 1998)
      1. 1. John (Louis) Abernethy (21 Jul 1929 – 3 Sep 2010)
      2. 2. David (Rodney) Abernethy (5 Mar 1936 – 4 Nov 1984)
      3. 3. Ian (Michael) Abernethy (28 Jan 1939 – 17 January 2016)
      4. 4. Stephen (Donald) Abernethy (6 Oct 1944 – 1 Jan 1945)
    8. 8. Ernest (James) ABERNETHY (26 Jun 1904 – 25 Jul 1990)
    9. 9. Olive (Martha) ABERNETHY (12 Dec 1906 – 29 Jun 1967)
    10. 10. Ethel (May) ABERNETHY (Jun 1909 – 14 Jul 1909)
  7. 7. George (Henry) ABERNETHY (24 Jul 1874 – 26 May 1897)
  8. 8. Peter (George) Abernethy (abt 1875 – )
  9. 9. Archibald (J) Abernethy (6 Oct 1876 – 24 May 1955) m. Jessie (Margaret) LAUGHTON (Abt. 1880 – 1963)
    1. 1. Ilma (Jessie Ann Margaret) Abernethy (1905 – )
    2. 2. Alexander (William) Abernethy (1908 – )
    3. 3. Leslie (Roger) Abernethy (1910 – )
  10. 10. Joseph (James) Abernethy (April 1879 – 26 OCT 1899)
  11. 11. Ann (Margaret) Abernethy (July 1880 – 1 Nov 1896)
  12. 12. Jemina (Dingwall) ABERNETHY (05 Jul 1882 – 10 Jun 1942) m. Arthur PICKERING (26 May 1878 – 17 Dec 1940)
    1. 1. James (Arthur) Pickering (22 Jun 1905 – 23 Oct 1959) m. Unavailable
    2. 2. Margaret (Bathia) PICKERING (25 MAR, 1907 – 1970)
    3. 3. Agnes (Mima) PICKERING (1909 – 24 Sep 1985)
    4. 4. Annie (Christina) PICKERING (15 Jul 1912 – 17 Apr 2005)
    5. 5. Rose (Elsie) PICKERING (4 OCT 1914 – 8 OCT 1994)
    6. 6. Ivy (Alexandrina) PICKERING (1916 – 04 FEB 1957)
    7. 7. Ernest (John) PICKERING (06 Feb 1919/ 1918 – 17 Jul 1942)
    8. 8. Myrtle (Olive) PICKERING (30 Jul 1922 – 24 Jul 1998)
    9. 9. Bessie (Florence) PICKERING (1924 – 1974)
    10. 10. Kenneth (Charles) PICKERING (2 AUG 1927 – 1 JUN 1999)
  13. 13. Thomasina (Agnes) ABERNETHY (April 1884 – 10 Mar 1921) m. William LESLIE (Abt. 1879 – )
  14. 14. Charles (Milne) ABERNETHY (26 Nov 1885 – 1 May 1915)
  15. 15. Alexander Abernethy (16 May 1887 – 2 Oct 1978) m. Isabel Keys (1893 – 20 June 1933)
    1. 1. Alister (Scott) Abernethy (24 Sep 1920 – 5 June 2003) m. Nyra (Edith) Norman (21 September 1921 – 24 June 1987)
      1. 1. Lorraine (Isabel) Abernethy
      2. 2. Malcolm (John) Abernethy
      3. 3. Dianne (Nyra) Abernethy
      4. 4. Lesley (Jane) Abernethy
    2. 2. Iona (Margaret) Abernethy (1928 – 11 Jan 2002) m. Arthur (Leslie (Paul)) Guthrie (7 Feb 1923 – 4 Apr 1991)
      1. 1. Paul (Justin) Guthrie
      2. 2. Bronwyn (Leanne) Guthrie
      3. 3. Rosslyn (Jane) Guthrie
      4. 4. Jacqueline (Margaret) Guthrie
      5. 5. Karen (Lee) Guthrie
    3. 3. Stephen (Gair) Abernethy (23 Jun 1924 – 5 Jul 2007) m. Edith Edkins
      1. 1. Janet (Susan) Abernethy
      2. 2. Graeme (John) Abernethy
      3. 3. Robert (James) Abernethy
    4. 4. Maurice (Stewart) Abernethy (abt 1929 – 12 Jan 1968) m. Nancy Rocke (01 Jul 1930 – )
      1. 1. David (Alexander) Abernethy (15 Jun 1955 – ) m. Robyn Kelly (1957 – )
        1. 1. Alexander (Stewart) Abernethy (28 Aug 1985 – ) m. Charlotte Basher (10 Apr 1987 – )
        2. 2. Thomas (James) Abernethy
      2. 2. James (William) Abernethy (04 Apr 1957 – ) m. Janet Robinson m. Chris Papesch
        1. 1. Michael (Stewart) Abernethy
        2. 2. Hamish (Scott) Abernethy
        3. 3. Duncan (James) Abernethy
        4. 4. Sarah (Clair Elizabeth) Abernethy
      3. 3. Peter (Stewart) Abernethy (21 Apr 1959 – ) m. Tina Parker
        1. 1. Ioana Abernethy
        2. 2. Lusi Abernethy
      4. 4. Stephen (John) Abernethy (01 Sep 1960 – ) m. Melanie Hickmott
        1. 1. Olivia (Grace) Abernethy
        2. 2. Samantha (Julia) Abernethy
        3. 3. Krysta Abernethy
        4. 4. Renee Abernethy
      5. 5. Andrew (Thomas Rocke) Abernethy (24 Mar 1963 – ) m. Jos (Van De) Mond
        1. 1. Luuk (Jan) Abernethy
        2. 2. Kate (Janet) Abernethy
        3. 3. Els (Marian) Abernethy
      6. 6. Jonathan (Mark) Abernethy (28 Aug 1966 – ) m. Lovelle White
        1. 1. Hunter Abernethy
        2. 2. Harrison Abernethy
        3. 3. Spencer Abernethy
    5. 5. William (Stanley) Abernethy (28 Jul 1930 – 12 Jan 2017) m. Hilda Robertson
      1. 1. Alison (May) Abernethy
      2. 2. Christine (Isabel) Abernethy
      3. 3. Eion (Stewart) Abernethy
      4. 4. William (Scott) Abernethy m. Anna Willett
    6. 6. Eion (James) Abernethy (1934 – 8 May 1957) m. Betty McNeil
      1. 1. Janice (Ann) Abernethy

James ABERNETHY's Timeline

9 Records

1846
19 Jun 1846
Birth of James John ABERNETHY in Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
1846
19 Jun 1846
Birth of James John ABERNETHY in Reawick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
Reawick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
1846
19 Jun 1846
Birth of James John ABERNETHY in Sands, orkney and zetland
Sands, orkney and zetland
1851
1851
Age 5
James John ABERNETHY resided here in Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 15
James John ABERNETHY resided here in Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
1886
1886
Age 40
James John ABERNETHY resided here in Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1922
11 Feb 1922
Age 76
Death of James John ABERNETHY in Port Chalmers,New Zealand
Port Chalmers,New Zealand
1922
11 Feb 1922
Age 76
Death of James John ABERNETHY in Owaka, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Owaka, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
1922
11 Feb 1922
Age 76
Death of James John ABERNETHY in Port Chalmers, NZL
Port Chalmers, NZL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1846
    Event Place: Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1846
    Event Place: Reawick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Tingwall; ED: 4; Page: 1; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1861_2
    [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] New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1846
    Event Place: Sands, orkney and zetland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Sandsting and Aithsting; ED: 1; Page: 4; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_2; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Sandsting and Aithsting; ED: 1; Page: 4; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_2; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Tingwall; ED: 4; Page: 1; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1861_2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, 1866-1954, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Stone's Dunedin and Invercargill Directory; Fiche Numbers: 5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Port Chalmers,New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Owaka, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [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 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Port Chalmers, NZL

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunedin City, Otago, 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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