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John A. ABERNETHY 1801–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1801

Birth Location: Walls, ork and zetland

Death Date: 17 Jul 1871

Death Location: Stebbiegrind, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland

Father: Henry Abernethy

Mother: Barbara Abernethy

Spouse(s): Christina HENDERSON

Children(s): James ABERNETHY, George ABERNETHY, Mary ABERNETHY, Archibald ABERNETHY, Anne ABERNETHY, Margaret ABERNETHY, Anderina ABERNETHY, John ABERNETHY

In 1801, John A. ABERNETHY entered the world in Walls, ork and zetland, born to Henry Abernethy And Barbara Abernethy. In 1851, John A. ABERNETHY resided in Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland. John A. ABERNETHY married Christina Henderson, and had children including Anderina Abernethy, Anne Eliza Abernethy, Archibald Abernethy, Christina Abernethy, George Abernethy, James John Abernethy, John Abernethy, Margaret Abernethy, Mary Abernethy. John A. ABERNETHY passed away in 1871 in Stebbiegrind, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1801, John A. ABERNETHY entered the world in Walls, ork and zetland, born to Henry Abernethy And Barbara Abernethy.
  • In 1851, John A. ABERNETHY resided in Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland.
  • John A. ABERNETHY married Christina Henderson, and had children including Anderina Abernethy, Anne Eliza Abernethy, Archibald Abernethy, Christina Abernethy, George Abernethy, James John Abernethy, John Abernethy, Margaret Abernethy, Mary Abernethy.
  • John A. ABERNETHY passed away in 1871 in Stebbiegrind, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Abernethy
1762–1841
Birth Location: Culswick, Sandsting, SHI, SCT
HA
Barbara Abernethy
1770–1810
Birth Location: –
BA

Spouses(s)

Christina HENDERSON
1809–1892
Birth Location: Aithsting, ork and zetland
CH

Children(s)

James ABERNETHY
1846–1922
Birth Location: Sands, orkney and zetland
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George ABERNETHY
1848–
Birth Location: Sands, orkney and zetland
GA
Mary ABERNETHY
1835–
Birth Location: Sandsting, ork and zetland
MA
Archibald ABERNETHY
1833–
Birth Location: Sandsting, ork and zetland
AA
Anne ABERNETHY
1840–
Birth Location: Sands, orkney and zetland
AA
Margaret ABERNETHY
1842–
Birth Location: Sands, orkney and zetland
MA
Anderina ABERNETHY
1838–
Birth Location: Sandsting, ork and zetland
AA
John ABERNETHY
1856–1923
Birth Location: Sandsting And Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
JA

John ABERNETHY's Ancestors

Self
John ABERNETHY
1801–1871
Birth Place: Walls, ork and zetland
Parents
Henry Abernethy
1762–1841
Culswick, Sandsting, SHI, SCT
Barbara Abernethy
1770–1810
Grandparents
Alexander Abernethy
1735–1796
Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
Helen Twatt
1736–
Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Abernethy
1690–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John ABERNETHY's Descendants

1.
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John (A.) ABERNETHY (abt 1801–17 Jul 1871) m. Christina HENDERSON (04 Jun 1809–08 Jan 1892)
  1. 1. James (John) ABERNETHY 1846–1922 m. Margaret GAIR 1843–1917
    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
  2. 2. George ABERNETHY 1848–
  3. 3. Mary ABERNETHY 1835–
  4. 4. Archibald ABERNETHY 1833–
  5. 5. Anne (Eliza) ABERNETHY 1840–
  6. 6. Margaret ABERNETHY 1842–
  7. 7. Anderina ABERNETHY 1838–
  8. 8. John ABERNETHY 1856–1923

John ABERNETHY's Timeline

5 Records

1798
13 Nov 1798
Birth of John A. ABERNETHY in Raewick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
Raewick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
1801
abt 1801
Birth of John A. ABERNETHY in Walls, ork and zetland
Walls, ork and zetland
1851
1851
Age 50
John A. ABERNETHY resided here in Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 60
John A. ABERNETHY resided here in Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
1871
17 Jul 1871
Age 70
Death of John A. ABERNETHY in Stebbiegrind, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland
Stebbiegrind, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1798
    Event Place: Raewick, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1801
    Event Place: Walls, ork and zetland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Sandsting and Aithsting; ED: 1; Page: 3; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_2; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    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: 3; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_2; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1871
    Event Place: Stebbiegrind, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland
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