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Thomas Edgar 1740–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Sep 1740

Birth Location: Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 May 1796

Death Location: Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Edgar

Mother: Agnes Scougall

Spouse(s): Beatrix Dods

Children(s): Agnes Edgar, John Edgar

Thomas Edgar was born in 1740 in Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Edgar And Agnes Scougall. Thomas Edgar married Beatrix Dods, and had children including Agnes Edgar, John Edgar. Thomas Edgar passed away in 1796 in Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Thomas Edgar was born in 1740 in Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Edgar And Agnes Scougall.
  • Thomas Edgar married Beatrix Dods, and had children including Agnes Edgar, John Edgar.
  • Thomas Edgar passed away in 1796 in Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Edgar
1686–1741
Birth Location: Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Agnes Scougall
1697–1726
Birth Location: Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Beatrix Dods
1736–
Birth Location: Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Agnes Edgar
1765–
Birth Location: Rathfriland, County Down, Northern Ireland
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John Edgar
1771–
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Edgar's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Edgar
1740–1796
Birth Place: Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Edgar
1686–1741
Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland
Agnes Scougall
1697–1726
Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Edgar
1666–
Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland
Patrick Scougall
1660–1739
North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Isobell Ferguson
1660–
Great-Grandparents
Robert Edgar
1649–1730
Margaret Law
1653–
William Scougal
1640–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Edgar
1625–
Nicholas Law
1628–
Margratt Allexander
1629–

Thomas Edgar's Descendants

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Thomas Edgar (08 Sep 1740–15 May 1796) m. Beatrix Dods (1736–)
  1. 1. Agnes Edgar 1765– m. George Cantley 1750–1827
    1. 1. Mary Cantley 1782–1888 m. James Cromie 1785–1875
      1. 1. James Cromie 1810–1893 m. Martha Hood 1813–1903
        1. 1. Hugh Cromie 1856– m. Mary (Moffet) Cromie 1850–1926
        2. 2. Mary Cromie 1843–1893
    2. 2. Robert Cantley 1785–
    3. 3. Joseph Kentley 1790–1862
    4. 4. John Cantley 1786–1853
    5. 5. George Cantley 1780–1872
    6. 6. M ((Mary)) Cantley 1780–1851
    7. 7. James Cantley 1790–
  2. 2. John Edgar 1771–

Thomas Edgar's Timeline

2 Records

1740
08 Sep 1740
Birth of Thomas Edgar in Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland
Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland
1796
15 May 1796
Age 56
Death of Thomas Edgar in Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland
Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1740
    Event Place: Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1796
    Event Place: Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland
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