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David Kinnear

M, #4021, b. 11 July 1836, d. 16 November 1865
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: Andrew Kinnear b. 25 Dec 1807, d. 1 Jul 1874
Mother*: Betty Watt b. c 1814, d. 17 Oct 1888
  • Birth*: David Kinnear was born on 11 July 1836 at Rescobie, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1
  • He was the son of Andrew Kinnear and Betty Watt.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: David Kinnear married Elizabeth Duncan on 28 June 1861 at Marywell, St Vigeans, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1861 marriages in the parish of St Vigeans in the county of Forfar; ref 4; 1861 June twenty-eighth at Marywell St Vigeans after banns according to the forms of the Established Church; signed David Kinnear tailor batchelor, 25, residing Ponderlaw Arbroath, parents Andrew Kinnear ag lab Betty Kinnear ms Watt; Elisabeth Duncan dom serv spinster, 30, residing Marywell St Vigeans, parents William Duncan handloom linen weaver Isobel Duncan ms Mill; signed William Duke minister, signed John Coutts, Isabella Duncan, witnesses; registered 1861 June 29th at St Vigeans signed John Naysmith registrar.2
  • (Erector) Memorial Inscription*: A Headstone was erected by David Kinnear in 1865 at Dunnichen Churchyard, Letham, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads 1865…Erected by David KINNEAR and Betsy Duncan his spouse in memory of their son Andrew 25.3.1862 – 5.10.1864. The above David KINNEAR 14.7.1835 – 16.11.1865 and his beloved wife Betsy Duncan 19.5.183* - 9.8.188*.3
    1865…Erected by David KINNEAR and Betsy Duncan his spouse in memory of their son Andrew 25.3.1862 – 5.10.1864. The above David KINNEAR 14.7.1835 – 16.11.1865 and his beloved wife Betsy Duncan 19.5.183* - 9.8.188*
  • (Deceased) Death*: He died on 16 November 1865 at The Square, Letham, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 29 1865 deaths in the parish of Dunnichen in the county of Forfar, ref 41; David Kinnear tailor married to Elisabeth Duncan, died 1865 November Sixteenth 5h 45 m pm at The Square Letham, male aged 29 years, parents Andrew Kinnear ploughman and Elisabeth Kinnear ms Watt, cause psoas abscess 2 1/2 years as cert by David Paton MD, signed Elisabeth Kinnear widow present, registered 1865 November 21st at Letham signed Thomas Macbeth registrar.5,3
  • (Informant) Death: He registered the death of Andrew Kinnear on 5 October 1864 at The Square, Letham, Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1864 deaths in the parish of Dunnichen in the county of Forfar; #23; Andrew Kinnear single; 1864 October fifth 6h 15m am The Square Letham; m, 2 years; David Kinnear tailor master Elizabeth Kinnear ms Duncan; acute bronchitis three days as cert by William Edward surgeon; David Kinnear father present; 1864 October 7th at Letham, Thomas Macbeth registrar.6
  • (Testator) Will*: David Kinnear made a will on 23 March 1866; Estate:
    Personal Estate in Scotland £63 5s 2d, England, Ireland none.
    Signed Elisabeth Kinnear, Jas A Dickson JP ... At Arbroath the Twenty Second day of March One Thousand eight hundred and sity six. In presence of James Anderson Dickson ... appeared Elisabeth or Betsy Duncan or Kinnear formerly residing at Letham in the parish of Dunnichen, now at Marywell near Arbroath widow of the deceased David Kinnear tailor residing at Letham aforesaid ...7

Census & Directory Entries

Witness6 June 1841David Kinnear appeared in the household of Andrew Kinnear and Betty Watt in the 1841 census at Fleemington Cottar, Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland, . David Kinnear, m, 5, Angus Fleemington Cottar; Kinnear Andrew, m, 30, ag lab, Angus; Kinnear Betty, f, 30, Angus.8

Family:

Elizabeth Duncan b. c 1831
  • (Groom) Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Duncan on 28 June 1861 at Marywell, St Vigeans, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1861 marriages in the parish of St Vigeans in the county of Forfar; ref 4; 1861 June twenty-eighth at Marywell St Vigeans after banns according to the forms of the Established Church; signed David Kinnear tailor batchelor, 25, residing Ponderlaw Arbroath, parents Andrew Kinnear ag lab Betty Kinnear ms Watt; Elisabeth Duncan dom serv spinster, 30, residing Marywell St Vigeans, parents William Duncan handloom linen weaver Isobel Duncan ms Mill; signed William Duke minister, signed John Coutts, Isabella Duncan, witnesses; registered 1861 June 29th at St Vigeans signed John Naysmith registrar.2

Children:

Andrew Kinnear b. 27 Apr 1862, d. 5 Oct 1864
David Kinnear b. 20 May 1864

Notes

  • Note for Web*: David Kinnear the OTHER Janet Stirling & William Kinnear - merged from earlier database on 22 May 2016.

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), [Oct 2007].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Stautory Marriages 1861 St Vigeans; ref 4; image held [Jan 2006].
  3. [S62] Website Deceased online (www.deceasedonline.com) Additional info : Deceased Online Headstone Collection, Angus Headstone Collections (Scotland), Dunnichen Church and Cemetery [Oct 2019].
  4. Deceased Online Headstone Collection, Angus Headstone Collections (Scotland), Dunnichen Church and Cemetery Photograph copyright Scottish Monumental Inscriptions [Oct 2019]
  5. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Deaths 1865 Dunnichen ref 41 [Jan 2006].
  6. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutoy Deaths 1864 Dunnichen ref 23; image held [Oct 2008].
  7. [S57] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), KINNEAR, DAVID, 23/03/1866, TAILOR, RESIDING AT LETHAM IN PARISH OF DUNNICHEN, FORFAR SHERIFF COURT, SC47/40/32 [Jan 2006].
  8. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) SCT1841/269, Aberlemno, enum 5, folio 5, page 6 [Oct 2007].