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Margaret LAMB 1781–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1781

Birth Location: Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: after 13 December 1857

Death Location: Saint Cuthbert's Church Graveyard, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

Father: William LAMB

Mother: Margaret THOMSON

Spouse(s): John SHINNAR

Children(s): John SHENNAN, Christina Knox, Alexander Shennan, Isabella Shennan, Janet Shennan, Marianne Shennan, William Shennan, Mary Shennan

In 1781, Margaret LAMB entered the world in Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland, born to William Lamb And Margaret Thomson. Margaret LAMB married John Shinnar, and had children including Alexander Shennan, Christina Graham Knox, Isabella Shennan, Janet Jessie Shennan, John Shennan, Marianne Shennan, Mary Ann Shennan, William Shennan. Margaret LAMB passed away in 1857 in Saint Cuthbert's Church Graveyard, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK.

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Biography

  • In 1781, Margaret LAMB entered the world in Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland, born to William Lamb And Margaret Thomson.
  • Margaret LAMB married John Shinnar, and had children including Alexander Shennan, Christina Graham Knox, Isabella Shennan, Janet Jessie Shennan, John Shennan, Marianne Shennan, Mary Ann Shennan, William Shennan.
  • Margaret LAMB passed away in 1857 in Saint Cuthbert's Church Graveyard, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK.

Immediate Family

Parents

William LAMB
1734–1809
Birth Location: Whitekirk and Tynninghame, East Lothian, Scotland
WL
Margaret THOMSON
1737–1818
Birth Location: Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland
MT

Spouses(s)

John SHINNAR
1773–1842
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

John SHENNAN
1811–1866
Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
JS
Christina Knox
1815–1864
Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
CK
Alexander Shennan
1824–1891
Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
AS
Isabella Shennan
1822–1900
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
IS
Janet Shennan
1813–1890
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JS
Marianne Shennan
1820–1851
Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
MS
William Shennan
–1835
Birth Location: –
WS
Mary Shennan
1820–1851
Birth Location: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MS

Margaret LAMB's Ancestors

Self
Margaret LAMB
1781–1857
Birth Place: Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William LAMB
1734–1809
Whitekirk and Tynninghame, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret THOMSON
1737–1818
Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick Lamb
1706–
East Lothian,Scotland.
Marjory Dodds
1710–
East Lothian,Scotland.
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret LAMB's Descendants

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Margaret LAMB (24 Jul 1781–after 13 December 1857) m. John SHINNAR (5 December 1773–after 25 November 1842)
  1. 1. John SHENNAN 1811–1866 m. Janet (or Jessie) HAY 1813–1873
    1. 1. Peter (Hay) SHENNAN 1850–1924 m. Elizabeth McWILLIAM 1854–1925
      1. 1. John SHENNAN 1884–1948 m. Lucy (Agnes) HURDLEY 1889–1980
        1. 1. Dorothea (Margaret) SHENNAN 1916–2007 m. Charles (John) MURPHY 1913–1983
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Marjory) Shennan 1921–2014
        3. 3. William (Douglas) Shennan 1926–2010
      2. 2. Janet (Mary) Shennan 1889–1966
    2. 2. Alexander Shennan 1846–1912
    3. 3. James (William) Shennan 1856–1928
    4. 4. Mary (Bamford) Shennan 1844–1921
    5. 5. John Shennan 1842–1864
  2. 2. Christina (Graham) Knox 1815–1864
  3. 3. Alexander Shennan 1824–1891
  4. 4. Isabella Shennan 1822–1900
  5. 5. Janet (( Jessie )) Shennan 1813–1890
  6. 6. Marianne Shennan 1820–1851
  7. 7. William Shennan –1835
  8. 8. Mary (Ann) Shennan 1820–1851

Margaret LAMB's Timeline

7 Records

1781
24 Jul 1781
Birth of Margaret LAMB in Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland
1781
26 July 1781
Margaret LAMB was baptized in Whitekirk, Parish of Whitekirk and Tynninghame, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Whitekirk, Parish of Whitekirk and Tynninghame, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
1781
26 July 1781
Margaret LAMB was christened in , Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland
, Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 60
Margaret LAMB appeared in census in Grayfield Square, St. Cuthberts Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grayfield Square, St. Cuthberts Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 70
Margaret LAMB appeared in census in Broughton Low, Rd., Bellevue Cottages, St. Cuthberts Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Broughton Low, Rd., Bellevue Cottages, St. Cuthberts Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1857
13 Dec 1857
Age 76
Death of Margaret LAMB in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1857
after 13 December 1857
Age 76
Burial of Margaret LAMB in Saint Cuthbert's Church Graveyard, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Saint Cuthbert's Church Graveyard, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1781
    Event Place: Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 July 1781
    Event Place: Whitekirk, Parish of Whitekirk and Tynninghame, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
    Record Source: Donald Larnach Sutherland's Family Tree, Margaret Lamb

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 July 1781
    Event Place: , Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Grayfield Square, St. Cuthberts Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Loons and Quines, Margaret LAMB

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Broughton Low, Rd., Bellevue Cottages, St. Cuthberts Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Loons and Quines, Margaret LAMB

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1857
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: after 13 December 1857
    Event Place: Saint Cuthbert's Church Graveyard, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
    Record Source: Donald Larnach Sutherland's Family Tree, Margaret Lamb
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