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James Wishart

M, #4115, b. 16 May 1812, d. 16 October 1882
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: Charles Wishart b. c 1790
Mother*: Elizabeth Carr b. c 1790
  • Birth*: James Wishart was born on 16 May 1812 at Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1
  • He was the son of Charles Wishart and Elizabeth Carr.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: James Wishart married Margaret Grant on 11 July 1847 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2
  • (Deceased) Death*: James Wishart died on 16 October 1882 at Haresburn, Rescobie, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 70 1882 deaths in the parish of Rescobie in the county of Forfar; #6; James Wishart farmer married to Margaret Grant; 1882 October sixteenth 9h 45m am Haresburn Rescobie; m, 71 years; Charles Wishart farmer (dec) Elizabeth Wishart ms Carr (dec); cirrhosis of liver as cert by John Mackie jnr MD LRGSP; James Wishart son East Mains of Lour Forfar; registered 1882 Pctober 17th at Rescobie signed Walter Strachan registrar.3
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: He is commemorated on the headstone erected by Margaret Grant on 13 August 1888 at Rescobie Churchyard, Rescobie, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads by Margaret Grant 13.8.1888 73, h Jas Wishart fr Haresburn 16.10.1882 72, da Ann Grant 19.11.1854 1y.4

Census & Directory Entries

Principal6 June 1841James Wishart appeared in the 1841 census at Lochside, Glammis, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Mathew, Jane, f, 75, farmer, Angus; Wishart, James, m, 25, male servant, Angus; Wishart, George, m, 15, male servant, Angus; Ramsay, Isable, f, 13, female servant, Angus; Keith, Mary, f, 10, female servant, Angus.5
Head of Household3 April 1881He was listed as head of household along with spouse Margaret Grant in the 1881 census at Haresburn Farm House, Rescobie, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Wishart, head, mar, 69, famer of 280 ac ara emp 3 men, Glamis; Margret Wishart, wife, mar, 66, Inverarity; Matilda Wishart, grd dau, 12, scholar, Rescobie; also in the household were John Boath Wishart.6

Family:

Margaret Grant b. c 1823, d. 13 Aug 1888
  • (Groom) Marriage*: James Wishart married Margaret Grant on 11 July 1847 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2

Children:

Betsy Rodger Wishart b. 23 Apr 1848
Margaret Kerr Wishart b. 27 Jul 1849
James Grant Wishart+ b. 9 Dec 1850, d. 9 Jan 1909
Ann Grant Wishart b. 31 Aug 1853, d. 19 Nov 1854
Jean Grant Wishart b. 9 Aug 1857
John Boath Wishart b. 20 Sep 1859

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), C112892 [Jan 2008].
  2. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI), M112884 [Jan 2008].
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Stautory Death 1882 Rescobie ref 317/00 0006 [Jan 2008].
  4. [S42] Alison Mitchell ed. Monumental Inscriptions pre-1855 Angus Strathmore vol 1, Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh, first ed (1979, reprint 1993 & 1996) 0 901061 20 4 Angus MI pre 1855 vol 1 ed Alison Mitchell [Jan 2008].
  5. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) FreeCEN SCT1841/289, Glammis - Angus, enumdis 5, civil parish Glammis, folio 5, page 1; Lochside [Jan 2008].
  6. [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL film 0203499 GRO ref vol 317 enumdis 3 page 5.