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Margaret Ferguson 1806 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1806

Birth Location: Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Aug 1868

Death Location: Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: John Ferguson

Mother: Agnes McFarlane

Spouse(s): John Murray

Children(s): Catherine Murray

The story of Margaret Ferguson began in 1806 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Margaret Ferguson married John Murray, and had children including Catherine Jane Murray. Margaret Ferguson passed away in 1868 in Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Ferguson began in 1806 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret Ferguson married John Murray, and had children including Catherine Jane Murray.
  • Margaret Ferguson passed away in 1868 in Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ferguson
1783 – 1868
Birth Location: Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland
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Agnes McFarlane
1784 – 1860
Birth Location: Low Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Murray
1799 – 1866
Birth Location: Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Catherine Murray
1827 – 1919
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Margaret Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Ferguson
1806 – 1868
Birth Place: Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John (Dunoon) Ferguson
1783 – 1868
Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland
Agnes McFarlane
1784 – 1860
Low Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
Grandparents
Fergus Ferguson
1754 – 1806
Moulin, Perthshire, Scotland
Euphemia Black
1761 – 1868
Fife, Scotland
JAMES McFARLANE
1760 –
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
MARY MCFARLAND
1743 –
Greenock Renfrewshire Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Duncan Ferguson
1721 –
Margaret Ferguson
1730 –
John Black
1726 –
Mary Paterson
1726 –
Walter McFarlane
1732 – 1839
Katharine Stewart
1737 – 1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Ferguson's Descendants

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Margaret Ferguson (28 Apr 1806 – 23 Aug 1868) m. John Murray (4 May 1799 – 16 Apr 1866)
  1. 1. Catherine (Jane) Murray (Abt 1827 – 16 Jul 1919) m. Charles Nicol (1828 – 3 April 1883)
    1. 1. Mary Nicol (1853 – 24 Sep 1926)
    2. 2. Janet Nicol (19 September 1855 – 13/11/1919) m. John Aitken (24/6/1851 – 19 April 1890)
      1. 1. Catherine (Nicol) Aitken (12/02/1878 – 01/10/1948)
      2. 2. Margaret Aiken (5 March 1880 – 1972) m. James (Timothy) Fahey (1882 – 18 November 1964)
        1. 1. Geoffrey (Brennan) Fahey (5 June 1907 – 4 May 1974) m. Margaret (Ellen) Cooney (9 Dec 1917 – 25 Apr 2017)
        2. 2. Kathleen (Ellen) Fahey (22 February 1910 – 1993) m. Robert (George) Cooper
      3. 3. William (Charles) Aitken (24 April 1883 – 1973)
      4. 4. Samuel (Pointon) Aitken (28/01/1886 – )
      5. 5. Charles (Claude) Aitken (1887 – 5 Jan 1978)
    3. 3. John (Murray) NICOL (1861 – 2 Feb 1918)
    4. 4. Margaret (Kate) Nicol (1868 – )
    5. 5. Annie (Harriet) Nicol (1869 – Jun 1935)
    6. 6. Ellen (McFarlane) Nicol (BEF 1872 – 26 Jul 1954)

Margaret Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1806
28 Apr 1806
Birth of Margaret Ferguson in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1868
23 Aug 1868
Age 62
Death of Margaret Ferguson in Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1806
    Event Place: Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1868
    Event Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
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