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John Edgar 1842–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1842

Birth Location: Ewes, Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Jul 1934

Death Location: Otago, New Zealand

Father: James Edgar

Mother: Isabella Scott

Spouse(s): Eliza Dickison

Children(s): James Edgar, John Edgar, Margaret Edgar, Isabella Edgar, Adam Edgar, Jane Edgar, George Edgar, Dr Edgar, Eliza Edgar, david Edgar, Eliza Edgar

In 1842, John Edgar entered the world in Ewes, Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to James Edgar And Isabella Scott. In 1919, John Edgar resided in Clutha, Otago, New Zealand. John Edgar married Eliza Dickison, and had children including Adam David Edgar, David Dickison Edgar, Dr Robert Walter Edgar, Eliza Dickison Edgar, Eliza Edgar, George Thomas Edgar, Isabella Christina Edgar, James Edgar, Jane Agnes Edgar, John Dickison Edgar, Margaret Jane Edgar. John Edgar passed away in 1934 in Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1842, John Edgar entered the world in Ewes, Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to James Edgar And Isabella Scott.
  • In 1919, John Edgar resided in Clutha, Otago, New Zealand.
  • John Edgar married Eliza Dickison, and had children including Adam David Edgar, David Dickison Edgar, Dr Robert Walter Edgar, Eliza Dickison Edgar, Eliza Edgar, George Thomas Edgar, Isabella Christina Edgar, James Edgar, Jane Agnes Edgar, John Dickison Edgar, Margaret Jane Edgar.
  • John Edgar passed away in 1934 in Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Edgar's Ancestors

Self
John Edgar
1842–1934
Birth Place: Ewes, Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
James Edgar
1811–1872
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Isabella Scott
1818–1850
Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Edgar
1778–1868
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Isabella Aitcheson
1787–1882
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Edgar
1751–1759
Jean Johnston
1748–1814
James Aitcheson
1755–1792
Isabella Scott
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Edgar
1717–1759

John Edgar's Descendants

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John Edgar (5 Aug 1842–28 Jul 1934) m. Eliza Dickison (29 Sep 1845–13 nov 1920)
  1. 1. James Edgar 1868–1930
    1. 1. John Edgar 1901–
    2. 2. Robert (Mackie) Edgar 1902–1909
    3. 3. Stanley (James) Edgar 1913–
    4. 4. William (White Mackie) Edgar 1915–1938
    5. 5. Agnes (Isabella) Edgar 1895–
    6. 6. Eliza (Dickison) Edgar 1896–
    7. 7. Mary Edgar 1898–
    8. 8. Margaret (Jane) Edgar 1899–
    9. 9. Annie (Mackie) Edgar 1904–
    10. 10. Jessie Edgar 1906–
    11. 11. Marian Edgar 1907–
    12. 12. Robina (Olive) Edgar 1910–
    13. 13. Kathleen (Sealey) Edgar 1917–
  2. 2. John (Dickison) Edgar 1872–1945 m. Margaret (Catherine) Nimmo 1868–1941 m. Helen (Connell (Nellie)) Howat 1879–1937
    1. 1. Vida (Nancy) Edgar 1911–1994
    2. 2. David (Ivon "Brud") Edgar 1914–1988
    3. 3. Vincent (Elliot Meredith) Edgar 1894–1931
    4. 4. John (Dickison) Edgar 1897–1903
    5. 5. Effie (Margaret) Edgar 1898–1940
    6. 6. Catherine (Isabel (Kitty)) Edgar 1900–1986
    7. 7. Robert (Nimmo) Edgar 1903–1919
    8. 8. Alison (May) Edgar 1908–1989
    9. 9. John (Walter) Edgar 1910–1928
  3. 3. Margaret (Jane) Edgar 1865–1955
    1. 1. Agnes (Riddell) Mackie 1905–1906
  4. 4. Isabella (Christina) Edgar 1870–1886
  5. 5. Adam (David) Edgar 1877–1958
    1. 1. John Edgar 1909–
    2. 2. Francis (Geoffrey) Edgar 1914–
  6. 6. Jane (Agnes) Edgar 1881–1959 m. George Howat 1852–1940
  7. 7. George (Thomas) Edgar 1886–1959
    1. 1. George (Thomas) Edgar 1908–
    2. 2. John (Edwin Rsymond) Edgar 1915–
    3. 3. Martha (Blance) Edgar 1909–
  8. 8. Dr (Robert Walter) Edgar 1883–1968
    1. 1. Robert (Walter Scott) Edgar 1914–
    2. 2. Ngaire (Dickison) Edgar 1919–
  9. 9. Eliza (Dickison) Edgar 1876–1953
    1. 1. Margaret (Mair) Howat 1901–
  10. 10. david (dickison) Edgar 1879–1944 m. Helen (Connell) Howat 1879–1937
    1. 1. David (Ivon) Edgar 1914–
    2. 2. Vida (Nancy) Edgar 1912–
    3. 3. Vida (Nancy) Edgar 1911–1994
    4. 4. David (Ivon "Brud") Edgar 1914–1988
  11. 11. Eliza Edgar 1874–1876

John Edgar's Timeline

3 Records

1842
5 Aug 1842
Birth of John Edgar in Ewes, Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Ewes, Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1919
1919
Age 77
John Edgar resided here in Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
1934
28 Jul 1934
Age 92
Death of John Edgar in Tapanui, New Zealand
Tapanui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1842
    Event Place: Ewes, Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1919

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Tapanui, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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