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Margaret Hepburn 1799–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1799

Birth Location: Stronsay, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Mar 1885

Death Location: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Hepburn

Mother: Janet Graham

Spouse(s): John Gourlay

Children(s): Elizabeth Gourlay, Margaret Gourlay, David Gourlay, Janet Gourlay, Magdalene Gourley, Thomas Gourlay, James Gourlay, Mary Gourlay, Barbara Gourlay, Kennedy Gourlay, Agnes Gourlay, Susan Gourlay, Arnot Gourlay

In 1799, Margaret Hepburn entered the world in Stronsay, Orkney, Scotland, born to John Hepburn And Janet Graham. In 1851, Margaret Hepburn resided in Fife, Scotland. In 1851, Margaret Hepburn resided in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. Margaret Hepburn married John Gourlay, and had children including Agnes Gourlay, Arnot Gourlay, Barbara Gourlay, David Gourlay, Elizabeth Gourlay, James Gourlay, Janet Gourlay, Kennedy Gourlay, Magdalene Gourley, Margaret Gourlay, Mary Gourlay, Susan Gourlay, Thomas Hepburn Gourlay. Margaret Hepburn passed away in 1885 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1799, Margaret Hepburn entered the world in Stronsay, Orkney, Scotland, born to John Hepburn And Janet Graham.
  • In 1851, Margaret Hepburn resided in Fife, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Margaret Hepburn resided in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.
  • Margaret Hepburn married John Gourlay, and had children including Agnes Gourlay, Arnot Gourlay, Barbara Gourlay, David Gourlay, Elizabeth Gourlay, James Gourlay, Janet Gourlay, Kennedy Gourlay, Magdalene Gourley, Margaret Gourlay, Mary Gourlay, Susan Gourlay, Thomas Hepburn Gourlay.
  • Margaret Hepburn passed away in 1885 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hepburn
1769–1828
Birth Location: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Graham
1785–
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
JG

Spouses(s)

John Gourlay
1798–1855
Birth Location: Abbotshall, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
JG

Children(s)

Elizabeth Gourlay
1836–1900
Birth Location: Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Margaret Gourlay
1824–
Birth Location: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
MG
David Gourlay
1832–1918
Birth Location: Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
DG
Janet Gourlay
1821–
Birth Location: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
JG
Magdalene Gourley
1842–1919
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
MG
Thomas Gourlay
1840–1920
Birth Location: Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
TG
James Gourlay
1838–1924
Birth Location: Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
JG
Mary Gourlay
1834–1900
Birth Location: Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
MG
Barbara Gourlay
1829–1900
Birth Location: Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
BG
Kennedy Gourlay
1840–1924
Birth Location: Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
KG
Agnes Gourlay
1822–1824
Birth Location: –
AG
Susan Gourlay
1841–
Birth Location: Abbotshall, fifeshire
SG
Arnot Gourlay
1826–1901
Birth Location: Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
AG

Margaret Hepburn's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Hepburn
1799–1885
Birth Place: Stronsay, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
John Hepburn
1769–1828
Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Janet Graham
1785–
Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James Hepburn
1724–1828
Abbotshall, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Miller
1731–1811
Torphican,West Lothian
Alexander Graham
1760–1823
Fife, Scotland
Isabel Reid
1761–1831
, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Hepburn
1694–1759
Christain Stanes
1702–1795
John Millar
1698–1760
Jannet Thomson
1681–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Hepburn
1660–
Janet Murrie
1657–
Thomas Miller
1674–1743
Kathren Broun
1674–
John Thomson
1640–1681
Elizabeth Murray
1673–1730

Margaret Hepburn's Descendants

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Margaret Hepburn (14 Jan 1799–17 Mar 1885) m. John Gourlay (27 Apr 1798–15 Feb 1855)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gourlay 1836–1900
  2. 2. Margaret Gourlay 1824–
    1. 1. Margaret Nicolson 1857–
    2. 2. Thomas Nicolson 1855–
  3. 3. David Gourlay 1832–1918
  4. 4. Janet Gourlay 1821–
  5. 5. Magdalene Gourley 1842–1919 m. Duncan McLean 1844–1913
    1. 1. Helen Livingston 1864–
    2. 2. Alexander McLean 1890–
    3. 3. Archibald (L) Livingston 1873–
    4. 4. Euphemia Livingston 1858–
    5. 5. Margaret (Hepburn Gourlay) McLean 1878–1954
      1. 1. John Blackney 1901–1934
      2. 2. Madeline (Gourlay) Blackney 1907–1988
        1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Eldridge 1930–2016
      3. 3. Agnes (Elizabeth) Blackney 1916–1999
      4. 4. William (Barr Blackney) Jr 1903–1980
    6. 6. Lillian Gourlay 1881–1956 m. Thomas (Forsyth) Menzies 1884–1931 m. David Gourlay 1871–1944
      1. 1. Baby Menzies 1917–1917
      2. 2. Gladys (Magdalene) Menzies 1912–2002 m. Ernest (Xavier) Child 1907–1981
        1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Koza 1933–1986
      3. 3. Donald (MacPherson) Menzies 1909–1979 m. Margaret (Geraldine) Grant 1913–1997
        1. 1. Joseph (Donald) Menzies 1946–1996
        2. 2. Ellen (Shirley) Benedict 1934–2015
      4. 4. Norman (Forsyth Menzies) Sr 1919–1972 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Carr 1917–2012
        1. 1. Robert (Bruce) Menzies 1942–2021
        2. 2. James (Carr) Menzies 1944–1993
        3. 3. Thomas (Richard Menzies) Sr 1940–1979
        4. 4. Norman (Forsyth Menzies) Jr 1947–2023
  6. 6. Thomas (Hepburn) Gourlay 1840–1920
    1. 1. Thomas (Scott Hepburn) Gourlay 1878–1958
    2. 2. Janet (Wilson) Gourlay 1874–
    3. 3. Michael (Dryburgh) Gourlay 1883–
    4. 4. George (Dryburgh) Gourlay 1871–1873
    5. 5. Thomas (Kennedy) Gourlay 1876–1876
    6. 6. John Gourlay 1870–1871
    7. 7. John (Dryburgh) Gourlay 1876–1876
  7. 7. James Gourlay 1838–1924
  8. 8. Mary Gourlay 1834–1900
    1. 1. James (L) Wyles 1866–
    2. 2. William (P) Wyles 1874–1940
    3. 3. Margaret (Hepburn) Wyles 1867–
    4. 4. John Wyles 1872–
    5. 5. Agnes (L) Wyles 1870–
    6. 6. Mary Wyles 1878–
  9. 9. Barbara Gourlay 1829–1900
  10. 10. Kennedy Gourlay 1840–1924
    1. 1. Jane (S) Gourlay 1870–
    2. 2. John Gourlay 1874–
    3. 3. Elezabeth Gourlay 1876–
    4. 4. Margaret Gourlay 1878–
    5. 5. Annie (Stenhouse) Gourlay 1881–1948
      1. 1. Elizabeth Davidson 1910–1994
  11. 11. Agnes Gourlay 1822–1824
  12. 12. Susan Gourlay 1841–
  13. 13. Arnot Gourlay 1826–1901
    1. 1. David Gourlay 1871–1944 m. Louisa (Johnstone) Lees 1877–1932 m. Lillian Gourlay 1881–1956
      1. 1. Catherine (Louisa) Gourlay 1910–1998
      2. 2. Irene (Malcolm) Gourley 1909–2005
    2. 2. Lillias Gourlay 1875–
    3. 3. John Gourlay 1860–1902
    4. 4. Catherine (Milne) Gourlay 1869–
    5. 5. Janet (Hepburn) Gourlay 1865–1915
    6. 6. Arnot (Hepburn) Gourlay 1867–1910
    7. 7. William (Lawson Hay) Gourlay 1862–

Margaret Hepburn's Timeline

8 Records

1799
14 Jan 1799
Birth of Margaret Hepburn in Stronsay, Orkney, Scotland
Stronsay, Orkney, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 52
Margaret Hepburn resided here in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 52
Margaret Hepburn resided here in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 62
Margaret Hepburn resided here in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 72
Margaret Hepburn resided here in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 72
Margaret Hepburn resided here in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 82
Margaret Hepburn resided here in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
1885
17 Mar 1885
Age 86
Death of Margaret Hepburn in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1799
    Event Place: Stronsay, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census
    [4] 1881 Scotland Census
    [5] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 4; Page: 7; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_91; Year: 1851
    [9] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Abbotshall; ED: 30; Page: 10; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1861_58
    [10] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkcaldy; ED: 22; Page: 10; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1871_76
    [11] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Abbotshall; ED: 23; Page: 7; Line: 21; Roll: cssct1881_122

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 4; Page: 7; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_91; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkcaldy; ED: 22; Page: 10; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1871_76

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Scotland Census
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Abbotshall; ED: 30; Page: 10; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1861_58

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census
    [2] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Abbotshall; ED: 23; Page: 7; Line: 21; Roll: cssct1881_122

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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