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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: Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Father: John ABERNETHY

Mother: Christina HENDERSON

Spouse(s): Margaret GAIR

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

In 1846, James John ABERNETHY entered the world in Sands, orkney and zetland, born to John A Abernethy And Christina Henderson. James John ABERNETHY married Margaret Gair, and had children including Alexander Abernethy, Ann Eliza Abernethy, Ann Margaret Abernethy, Archibald J Abernethy, Charles Milne Abernethy, Christina Abernethy, George Henry Abernethy, James A Abernethy, James John Gair Abernethy, Jemina Dingwall Abernethy, Jeremiah William Abernethy, Joseph James Abernethy, Peter George Abernethy, Thomasina Agnes Abernethy, William Abernethy. James John ABERNETHY passed away in 1922 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1846, James John ABERNETHY entered the world in Sands, orkney and zetland, born to John A Abernethy And Christina Henderson.
  • James John ABERNETHY married Margaret Gair, and had children including Alexander Abernethy, Ann Eliza Abernethy, Ann Margaret Abernethy, Archibald J Abernethy, Charles Milne Abernethy, Christina Abernethy, George Henry Abernethy, James A Abernethy, James John Gair Abernethy, Jemina Dingwall Abernethy, Jeremiah William Abernethy, Joseph James Abernethy, Peter George Abernethy, Thomasina Agnes Abernethy, William Abernethy.
  • James John ABERNETHY passed away in 1922 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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)

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

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–
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Abernethy
1735–1796
Helen Twatt
1736–
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. James (A) Abernethy 1871–
  2. 2. William Abernethy 1867–
  3. 3. Peter (George) Abernethy 1875–
  4. 4. Alexander Abernethy 1887–1978 m. Isabel Keys 1893–1933
    1. 1. Alister (Scott) Abernethy 1920–2003 m. Nyra (Edith) Norman 1921–2003
    2. 2. Stephen (Gair) Abernethy 1924–2007
    3. 3. Iona (Margaret) Abernethy 1928–2002 m. Paul Guthrie 1923–1991
    4. 4. William (Stanley) Abernethy 1930–2017
    5. 5. Eion (James) Abernethy 1934–1957
    6. 6. Maurice (Stewart) Abernethy 1929–1968
  5. 5. Joseph (James) Abernethy 1879–1899
  6. 6. Ann (Margaret) Abernethy 1880–1896
  7. 7. Thomasina (Agnes) ABERNETHY 1884–1921 m. William LESLIE 1879–
  8. 8. Archibald (J) Abernethy 1876–1955 m. Jessie (Margaret) LAUGHTON 1880–1963
    1. 1. Ilma (Jessie Ann Margaret) Abernethy 1905–
    2. 2. Alexander (William) Abernethy 1908–
    3. 3. Leslie (Roger) Abernethy 1910–
  9. 9. Ann (Eliza) ABERNETHY 1870–1873
  10. 10. Christina Abernethy 1868–1946 m. Alexander (Walker) ROGER 1845–
  11. 11. Jeremiah (William) Abernethy 1872–1937 m. Rose (Isabel) WARREN 1869–1963
    1. 1. Dolly ABERNETHY 1901–1901
    2. 2. Effie (Isabel) ABERNETHY 1897–1923 m. Alex ROBERTSON 1893–
    3. 3. Ethel (May) ABERNETHY 1909–1909
    4. 4. Joseph (James) ABERNETHY 1898–1898
    5. 5. Rosina (Margaret) ABERNETHY 1899–1970 m. Frank (Westwood) MATTHEWS 1893–1973
    6. 6. John (Warren) ABERNETHY 1902–1990 m. Marion (Susannah) Barker 1904–1998
      1. 1. John (Louis) Abernethy 1929–2010
      2. 2. Ian (Michael) Abernethy 1939–2016
      3. 3. David (Rodney) Abernethy 1936–1984
      4. 4. Stephen (Donald) Abernethy 1944–1945
    7. 7. William (Arthur) ABERNETHY 1893–1966 m. Lula 1897–
    8. 8. George (Henry Woodington) ABERNETHY 1894–1923 m. Louie (Emma) ROBINSON 1897–1990
    9. 9. Olive (Martha) ABERNETHY 1906–1967
    10. 10. Ernest (James) ABERNETHY 1904–1990
  12. 12. Jemina (Dingwall) ABERNETHY 1882–1942 m. Arthur (PICKERING) BACHOP 1878–1940
    1. 1. Agnes (Mima) PICKERING 1909–1985
    2. 2. Kenneth (Charles) PICKERING 1927–1999
    3. 3. Ernest (John PICKERING {te) #18986 1919–1942
    4. 4. Margaret (Bathia) PICKERING 1907–1970
    5. 5. Annie (Christina PICKERING) BACHOP 1912–2005
    6. 6. Rose (Elsie) PICKERING 1914–1994
    7. 7. Ivy (Alexandrina) PICKERING 1916–1957
    8. 8. Myrtle (Olive) PICKERING 1922–1998
    9. 9. Bessie (Florence) PICKERING 1924–1974
    10. 10. James (Arthur) Pickering 1905–1959
  13. 13. James (John Gair) ABERNETHY 1865–1943 m. Mary (Bridget Merryman (Polly)) DRAKE 1869–1963
    1. 1. James (John) Abernethy 1909–1975 m. Joyce (Mary) GASPAR 1916–1986
      1. 1. Trevor (John) Abernethy 1943–2017
      2. 2. Evewyn (Joy) ABERNETHY 1941–1944
    2. 2. Thomas (Roger) Abernethy 1916–1991
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Margaret Mary) ABERNETHY 1907–1976
    4. 4. Christina (Ester) ABERNETHY 1913–1986
    5. 5. George (Francis) ABERNETHY 1918–1985
    6. 6. Bessie (Ann) ABERNETHY 1914–1989
    7. 7. Agnes (Ellen) ABERNETHY 1910–1991
  14. 14. George (Henry) ABERNETHY 1874–1897
  15. 15. Charles (Milne) ABERNETHY 1885–1915

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, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [4] New Zealand, World War i Service Records
    [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, 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, 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, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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