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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): Archibald ABERNETHY, Mary ABERNETHY, Anderina ABERNETHY, Anne ABERNETHY, Margaret ABERNETHY, James ABERNETHY, George ABERNETHY, John ABERNETHY, Christina 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 Archibald ABERNETHY, Mary ABERNETHY, Anderina ABERNETHY, Anne Eliza ABERNETHY, Margaret ABERNETHY, James John ABERNETHY, George ABERNETHY, John ABERNETHY, Christina 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 Archibald ABERNETHY, Mary ABERNETHY, Anderina ABERNETHY, Anne Eliza ABERNETHY, Margaret ABERNETHY, James John ABERNETHY, George ABERNETHY, John ABERNETHY, Christina 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: –
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Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

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

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. Archibald ABERNETHY (28 Feb 1833 – )
  2. 2. Mary ABERNETHY (08 Jan 1835 – )
  3. 3. Anderina ABERNETHY (abt 1838 – )
  4. 4. Anne (Eliza) ABERNETHY (abt 1840 – )
  5. 5. Margaret ABERNETHY (abt 1842 – )
  6. 6. 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)
        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
        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 – )
        2. 2. James (William) Abernethy (04 Apr 1957 – ) m. Janet Robinson m. Chris Papesch
        3. 3. Peter (Stewart) Abernethy (21 Apr 1959 – ) m. Tina Parker
        4. 4. Stephen (John) Abernethy (01 Sep 1960 – ) m. Melanie Hickmott
        5. 5. Andrew (Thomas Rocke) Abernethy (24 Mar 1963 – ) m. Jos (Van De) Mond
        6. 6. Jonathan (Mark) Abernethy (28 Aug 1966 – ) m. Lovelle White
      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
  7. 7. George ABERNETHY (abt 1848 – )
  8. 8. John ABERNETHY (14 Apr 1856 – 28 May 1923)
  9. 9. Christina ABERNETHY

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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