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William Moffat 1817–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1817

Birth Location: Crawick, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jun 1881

Death Location: Nether Laggen, Dunscore, Dunfries-shire, Scotland

Father: John Moffat

Mother: Alison McMICHAEL

Spouse(s): Janet Armstrong

Children(s): William Moffat, Andrew Moffat, Archibald Moffat, Janet Moffat, Mary Moffat, Agnes Moffat, Alison Moffat, Margaret Moffat, David Moffat, John Moffat

William Moffat was born in 1817 in Crawick, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John Moffat And Alison Mcmichael. William Moffat married Janet Irving Armstrong, and had children including Agnes Moffat, Alison Mcmichael Moffat, Andrew Moffat, Archibald Vinton Moffat, David Moffat, Janet Little Moffat, John Moffat, Margaret Irving Moffat, Mary Jane Moffat, William Moffat. William Moffat passed away in 1881 in Nether Laggen, Dunscore, Dunfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Moffat was born in 1817 in Crawick, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John Moffat And Alison Mcmichael.
  • William Moffat married Janet Irving Armstrong, and had children including Agnes Moffat, Alison Mcmichael Moffat, Andrew Moffat, Archibald Vinton Moffat, David Moffat, Janet Little Moffat, John Moffat, Margaret Irving Moffat, Mary Jane Moffat, William Moffat.
  • William Moffat passed away in 1881 in Nether Laggen, Dunscore, Dunfries-shire, Scotland.

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William Moffat's Ancestors

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William Moffat
1817–1881
Birth Place: Crawick, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John Moffat
1785–1863
Moffatt, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Alison McMICHAEL
1785–1850
New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter Moffat
1754–1838
Stobbiehill, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Janet Wells
1764–1809
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Daniel McMichael
1744–1811
New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Sharp
1756–1852
New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Daniel McMichael
1720–1876
Ellison Stewart
1706–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McMichael
1684–1751
Mary Lennox
1691–1750

William Moffat's Descendants

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William Moffat (8 Oct 1817–22 Jun 1881) m. Janet (Irving) Armstrong (1832–20 Nov 1874)
  1. 1. William Moffat 1865–1897
  2. 2. Andrew Moffat 1856–1894
  3. 3. Archibald (Vinton) Moffat 1870–1924
  4. 4. Janet (Little) Moffat 1862–1901
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Moffat 1868–1869
  6. 6. Agnes Moffat 1864–1941
  7. 7. Alison (McMichael) Moffat 1858–1924
  8. 8. Margaret (Irving) Moffat 1854–1891 m. Andrew (Inglis) Grierson 1850–1914
    1. 1. William (Moffat) Grierson 1885–1954
    2. 2. Andrew (Inglis) Grierson 1886–1951
    3. 3. John (Moffat) Grierson 1890–1891
  9. 9. David Moffat 1855–1866
  10. 10. John Moffat 1860–1892

William Moffat's Timeline

2 Records

1817
8 Oct 1817
Birth of William Moffat in Crawick, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Crawick, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1881
22 Jun 1881
Age 64
Death of William Moffat in Nether Laggen, Dunscore, Dunfries-shire, Scotland
Nether Laggen, Dunscore, Dunfries-shire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1817
    Event Place: Crawick, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun1881
    Event Place: Nether Laggen, Dunscore, Dunfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1881
    Event Place: Nether Laggen, Dunscore, Dunfries-shire, Scotland

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