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marion mowat 1781 birsay orkney islands

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mgnv

mgnv Report 21 Sep 2012 01:16

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2587180


You can get an 1890s map of any Scottish county, showing parishes, at:
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/gazetteer/

Philip

Philip Report 20 Sep 2012 17:57

thanx all you have opened a new avenue for me


cheers phil :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 20 Sep 2012 10:59

????

Andrew Spence
Scotland Census, 1891
birth: 1816 Orkney
residence: 1891 Birsay,? Orkney,? Scotland

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 20 Sep 2012 10:58

????

Jane Spence
Scotland Census, 1891
birth: 1822 Orkney
residence: 1891 Birsay,? Orkney,? Scotland



Mary Spence
Scotland Census, 1891
birth: 1821 Orkney
residence: 1891 Birsay,? Orkney,? Scotland



Daniel Spence
Scotland Census, 1891
birth: 1821 Orkney
residence: 1891 Birsay,? Orkney,? Scotland

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 20 Sep 2012 10:57

Katharine Spence
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth: 24 Jan 1813
christening: 04 Feb 1813 BIRSAY,?ORKNEY,?SCOTLAND
parents: Willm. Spence,? Marion Mowat


name: Katharine Spence
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 04 Feb 1813
baptism/christening place: BIRSAY,ORKNEY,SCOTLAND
birth date: 24 Jan 1813
father's name: Willm. Spence
mother's name: Marion Mowat
indexing project (batch) number: C11013-2
system origin: Scotland-ODM
source film number: 919497

mgnv

mgnv Report 19 Sep 2012 23:05

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm
Birsay
C110131 1855-1867 M110131 1855-1875
C110132 1645-1820 M110132 1654-1822
C110133 1868-1875 M110134 1820-1854
C110134 1820-1854

Via a search in a collection at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=UNITED_KINGDOM_IRELAND

Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
1-4 of 4 results for >Batch Number: c110132, Father Name: alexander mowat, Mother Name: catherine slater
Marion Mowat
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
christening: 04 Jan 1781 BIRSAY,?ORKNEY,?SCOTLAND
parents: Alexander Mowat,? Catharine Slater
Ann Mowat
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
christening: 08 May 1785 BIRSAY,?ORKNEY,?SCOTLAND
parents: Alexr. Mowat,? Catharine Sclaiter
Janet Mowat
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
christening: 19 Nov 1778 BIRSAY,?ORKNEY,?SCOTLAND
parents: Alexander Mowat,? Katharine Sclaitter
Janet Mowat
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
christening: 04 Nov 1782 BIRSAY,?ORKNEY,?SCOTLAND
parents: Alexr. Mowat,? Katharine Sclaitter

If you purchased the original image from SP, it might give additional details, e.g., the farm name, etc.

alviegal

alviegal Report 19 Sep 2012 21:49

??


Ann MOWAT (F)......................... B: 15 Apr 1785
Father: Alexander MOWAT Howe, Marwick, Orkney, Scotland
Mother: Katharine SCLAITTER


Ann MOWAT (F)......................... C: 8 May 1785
Father: Alexr. MOWAT Birsay, Orkney, Scotland
Mother: Catharine SCLAITER



Janet MOWAT (F)....................... C: 19 Nov 1778
Father: Alexander MOWAT Birsay, Orkney, Scotland
Mother: Katharine SCLAITTER


Janet MOWAT (F)....................... B: 4 Nov 1782
Father: Alexander MOWAT Howe, Marwick, Orkney, Scotland
Mother: Katharine SCLAITTER


Janet MOWAT (F)....................... C: 4 Nov 1782
Father: Alexr. MOWAT Birsay, Orkney, Scotland
Mother: Katharine SCLAITTER




Father and mother?

Alexander MOWAT (M)................... B: Abt 1751
Spouse: Katharine SCLAITTER of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland

alviegal

alviegal Report 19 Sep 2012 21:27

1841 census
Polnoon Street, Eaglesham

SPENCE, William M 63 1778 Cotton H L W Ireland
N/A

SPENCE, Marion F 60 1781 Scotland
N/A

SPENCE, Mary F 15 1826 Cotton Yarn Reeler Renfrewshire
N/A

SPENCE, William M 10 1831 Cotton Sp Piecer Renfrewshire
N/A

SPENCE, Alexander M 7 1834 Renfrewshire

alviegal

alviegal Report 19 Sep 2012 21:17

Marion MOWAT (F)...................... B: 4 Jan 1781
Father: Alexander MOWAT Howe, Marwick, Orkney, Scotland
Mother: Katharine SCLAITTER



Marion MOWAT (F)...................... C: 4 Jan 1781
Father: Alexander MOWAT Birsay, Orkney, Scotland
Mother: Catharine SLATER


From http://www.cursiter.com/pages/indices.htm

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Philip

Philip Report 19 Sep 2012 20:44

hi i have marion mowat 04/01/1781 born birsay orkney islands married to william spence 1778 possibly from ireland married 16/02/1813 in birsay orkney islands

i am looking for parents and any siblings for marion and parents and any siblings for william spence

if any of you clever people can help me i would be grateful
cheers phil :-D :-D :-D