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James Waugh 1781–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Mar 1866

Death Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: George Waugh

Mother: Betty Jerdan

Spouse(s): Mary Lorimer

Children(s): Margaret Haig, James Waugh, Helen Waugh

James Waugh was born in 1781 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of George Waugh And Betty Jerdan. In 1851, James Waugh resided in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. James Waugh married Mary Lorimer, and had children including Helen Waugh, James Waugh, Margaret Haig. James Waugh passed away in 1866 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Waugh was born in 1781 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of George Waugh And Betty Jerdan.
  • In 1851, James Waugh resided in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • James Waugh married Mary Lorimer, and had children including Helen Waugh, James Waugh, Margaret Haig.
  • James Waugh passed away in 1866 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Waugh
1765–1866
Birth Location: –
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Betty Jerdan
1765–1866
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lorimer
1781–1858
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Margaret Haig
1814–1895
Birth Location: Scotland
MH
James Waugh
1816–1865
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Helen Waugh
1821–1888
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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James Waugh's Ancestors

Self
James Waugh
1781–1866
Birth Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
George Waugh
1765–1866
Betty Jerdan
1765–1866
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Waugh's Descendants

1.
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James Waugh (1781–18 Mar 1866) m. Mary Lorimer (1781–22 Jan 1858)
  1. 1. Margaret Haig 1814–1895 m. Edward (Adam) Haig 1813–1892
    1. 1. James Haig 1838–1912
    2. 2. Jane Haig 1846–1904 m. Alexander Oliver 1843–1916
      1. 1. Edward Oliver 1871–
      2. 2. Alexander Oliver 1875– m. Betsy (Fair (Bessie)) Gegg 1879–1957
        1. 1. Janet (Fair) Oliver 1901–
        2. 2. Jean (Haig) Oliver 1918–2001 m. Albert (Edward) Drake 1920–1978
      3. 3. Margaret Oliver 1873–
      4. 4. James Oliver 1870–
      5. 5. Robert Oliver 1878–1944 m. Sophia (Louisa (Lily)) Johnston 1880–1960
        1. 1. Robert Oliver 1915–
        2. 2. John (Johnston) Oliver 1911–
        3. 3. Kenneth (Joseph) Oliver 1919– m. Phylis 1923–
      6. 6. Jane Oliver 1884–
      7. 7. William Oliver 1887–
      8. 8. John Oliver 1882–
      9. 9. Peter Oliver 1880–
      10. 10. Adam Oliver 1872–
    3. 3. John Haig 1854–1916 m. Maggie (Mc) Haig 1857–1929
      1. 1. Edward Haig 1881–
      2. 2. Janet ("Jane") Haig 1878–1968 m. John Reid 1886–
        1. 1. Margaret (Haig) Illegitamite 1899–1970
        2. 2. George (Lauder (Tattie)) Reid 1912–1995
        3. 3. John (Haig) Reid 1911–1985
        4. 4. Edward (William) Reid 1920–1990
        5. 5. James ((Pin)) Reid 1909–1988
        6. 6. Annie (Brown) Reid 1903–1990
      3. 3. Maggie (W) Haig 1891– m. James Burnett 1884– m. William Stevenson 1885–
        1. 1. Margaret (Haig) Burnett 1912–
        2. 2. John (James Haig) Illegitamite 1909–1926
      4. 4. John Haig 1893–
      5. 5. William Haig 1895–1915
      6. 6. Isabella (A) Haig 1899– m. John (Joseph) Park 1900–1955
      7. 7. Helen (J) Haig 1890–
      8. 8. James Haig 1884–1886
    4. 4. William Haig 1855–1916 m. Janet Logan 1852–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Haig 1876–
      2. 2. Charles Haig 1874–
    5. 5. Robert Haig 1847–1916 m. Annie Haig 1855–1918
      1. 1. Maggie Haig 1882–
      2. 2. Edward (Adam) Haig 1874–
      3. 3. Marrie Haig 1886–
      4. 4. Robert Haig 1889–
      5. 5. Jeanie Haig 1872–
      6. 6. Annie Haig 1879–
      7. 7. Andrew Haig 1875–
      8. 8. Edward (Adam) Haig 1873–1884
      9. 9. James Haig 1891–1893
      10. 10. Margaret Haig 1877–1882
    6. 6. Edward ("Ned" Adam) Haig 1859–1939 m. Bridget (Louise) Weir 1868–1938
      1. 1. Cecilia (Haig Weir) Illegitimate 1888–1891
      2. 2. Catherine ("Katie" Haig Weir) Illegitimate 1891–
    7. 7. Mary Watson 1851–1934 m. Adam (Wark) Watson 1851–1884
      1. 1. Adam Watson 1888–1956
        1. 1. Adam (Wark) Watson 1911–
        2. 2. William (Wilson) Watson 1913–1977
        3. 3. Christina (M Wilson) Watson 1917–
      2. 2. Jeanie (Haig) Watson 1883–1975 m. Robert Scott –1926
        1. 1. Thomas (Marshall) Scott 1907–
      3. 3. James (Haig) Watson 1881–1936 m. Elizabeth Ferguson 1880–
        1. 1. James ("Jimmie" Barnes Ferguson Watson) Illegitamite 1896–1974 m. Maggie (Brodie) Thompson 1897–1949
      4. 4. Edward Watson 1876–1962 m. Elizabeth (Isabella) Geggie 1875–1946 m. Elizabeth Ferguson 1880–
        1. 1. Adam (Wark) Watson 1896–1968 m. Annie (Bertha Madeline Phillips Annie Bertha Madeline) Phillips 1899–1936
        2. 2. John (Geggie) Watson 1899–1975
        3. 3. Andrew (James) Watson 1902–1975
      5. 5. Margaret ("Maggie") Watson 1871–1951 m. Thomas (Reid) Lunn 1869–1953
        1. 1. Adam (Wark Watson) Lunn 1900–1975
        2. 2. William (Reid) Lunn 1898–1975
        3. 3. Agnes ("Nessie" Reid) Lunn 1894–1987
        4. 4. Mary (Haig) Lunn 1891–1988
        5. 5. Walter Lunn 1895–1972 m. Margaret Elliot 1905–1954 m. Daisy (Muriel) Palmer 1901–
      6. 6. Mary (Haig) Watson 1878–1901 m. Peter Aitchison 1867–
        1. 1. William (James) Aitchison 1901–1966
      7. 7. Andrew (Wark) Watson 1872–1955 m. Esabelle Watson 1870–1933
        1. 1. James (Purdie) Watson 1908–1971 m. Lillian (Marion) Diamond 1914–1998
        2. 2. Mary Watson 1911–1956 m. Wilbert (Stanley) Cole 1901–1941 m. Joseph Smith –1956
        3. 3. Adam (Wark) Watson 1900–1943 m. Doris Partridge 1902–
        4. 4. Janet (A P) Watson 1903–1999 m. George Scott 1896– m. Stevens McEvoy 1901–1976
      8. 8. Helen (Wark) Watson 1876–1932 m. Sergeant-Major (William) Rennie 1871–1954
        1. 1. Margaret (Lunn Watson) Illegitimate 1898–1970
        2. 2. William Rennie 1909–1991 m. Mary (Smith) Reid 1915–1977
        3. 3. Adam (Wark Watson) Rennie 1903–1952
        4. 4. James (Watson) Rennie 1913–1914
    8. 8. Mary Haig 1841–1850
  2. 2. James Waugh 1816–1865 m. Margaret Graham 1823–1905
    1. 1. George Waugh 1863–1930 m. Jane (Murray) Martin 1869–1912
      1. 1. Isabella (Gray) Waugh 1894–1987
      2. 2. James Waugh 1890–
    2. 2. Helen Waugh 1857–
    3. 3. Margaret Waugh 1860–
    4. 4. Janet Waugh 1840–1933 m. Adam Muir 1847–1918
      1. 1. Margaret Muir 1874–1941
      2. 2. Mary (Waugh) Muir 1882–1956
      3. 3. Helen Muir 1875–1909
      4. 4. Andrew Muir 1878–1932
      5. 5. James (Waugh) Muir 1886–1948
      6. 6. Catherine Muir 1888–1980
      7. 7. Janet (Stewart (or Stuart)) Muir 1884–1963
    5. 5. Mary Waugh 1855–
      1. 1. Mary (R) Waugh 1891–
    6. 6. Thomas Waugh 1853–
    7. 7. James Waugh 1846–1922 m. Agnes Kennedy 1851–1894
      1. 1. James Waugh 1874–
      2. 2. Agnes (Kennedy) Waugh 1875–1953 m. Peter Cairns 1873–
        1. 1. Helen (Waugh) Cairns 1899–1989 m. Thomas Graham 1894–1967
        2. 2. Euphemia Cairns 1898–
        3. 3. Agnes (Kennedy) Cairns 1896–1984 m. Thomas (Scott) Paterson 1893–1960
        4. 4. Margaret (Waugh) Cairns 1902–
      3. 3. Margaret Waugh 1878–
      4. 4. Thomas Waugh 1880–
      5. 5. George Waugh 1881–
      6. 6. Euphemia Waugh 1884–
      7. 7. Robert Waugh 1886–
      8. 8. Adam Waugh 1890–
  3. 3. Helen Waugh 1821–1888

James Waugh's Timeline

3 Records

1781
1781
Birth of James Waugh in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 70
James Waugh resided here in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1866
18 Mar 1866
Age 85
Death of James Waugh in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Jedburgh; ED: 4; Page: 10; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_202; Year: 1851
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Jedburgh; ED: 4; Page: 10; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_202; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1866
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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