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Alexander Ferguson

Alexander Ferguson[1]

Male Abt 1798 - 1880  (~ 82 years)

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  • Name Alexander Ferguson 
    Born Abt 1798  Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Moor Cheek, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    1841 Census of Scotland

    Moor Cheek, Carluke, Lanarkshire

    * Alexander Ferguson, 40, Black Smith, Scotland
    * Jean Ferguson, 37, Lanarkshire
    * Jean Ferguson Jr, 15, Lanarkshire
    * Catherine Ferguson, 11, Lanarkshire
    * Thomas Ferguson, 7, Lanarkshire
    * Mary Ferguson, 5, Lanarkshire
    * William Ferguson, 3, Lanarkshire
    * George Ferguson, 1 month, Lanarkshire 
    Age: 40 
    Census 1851  Crossroads, Shotts, Lanarkshire , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    1851 Census of Scotland

    Crossroads, Shotts, Lanarkshire

    * Alexr Forguson, Head, 45, Black Smith, Edinburgh
    * Jane Robb, Wife, 43, Shotts, Lanarkshire
    * Catharine Forguson, Dau, 20, Carluke, Lanarkshire
    * William Forguson, Son, 11, Carluke, Lanarkshire
    * George Forguson, Son, 8, Carluke, Lanarkshire
    * Alexr Forguson, Son, 7, Camnethen, Lanarkshire
    * Janet Forguson, Dau, 5, Camnethen, Lanarkshire
    * Lilias Forguson, Dau, 5, Camnethen, Lanarkshire  
    Age: 45 
    Census 1861  House Of Muir, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    House Of Muir, Shotts, Lanarkshire

    * Alexander Ferguson, Head, 56, Black Smith, Edinburgh
    * Jane Ferguson, 55, Shotts, Lanark
    * George Ferguson, 19, Mineral Borer, Carluke, Lanark
    * Alexr Ferguson, 16, Mineral Borer, Cambuonetham, Lanark
    * Janet Ferguson, 14, Cambuonetham, Lanark
    * Lilie Ferguson, 14, Cambuonetham, Lanark
     
    Age: 56 
    Census 1871  Blairdunhill, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    Blairdunhill, Shotts, Lanarkshire

    * Alexander Ferguson, Head, 63, Blacksmith, Edinburgh
     
    Age: 63 
    Death Certificate 8 Nov 1880  Holytown, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    1880 Deaths in the District of Holytown in the County of Lanark, page 68, #204

    Alexander Ferguson, dod 8 Nov 1880, at age 82 years, Master Blacksmith, husband to (1) Jane Robb and (2) Mary McGirdy

    Son of:
    Alexander Ferguson (deceased), Coachman, domestic servant
    Catherine Wilson (deceased)

    Informant: George Ferguson (son)
    Registered: Nov 30, 1880, Holytown by William Richard, Registrar 
    Age: 82 
    Died 8 Nov 1880  Holytown, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 1880 Nov 8, Alexander FERGUSON, Blacksmith, 82, Holytown, Lanarkshire

      * Father: Alexander FERGUSON, coachman, domestic servant, deceased
      * Mother: Catherine WILSON, deceased
      * Wife: 1st Jane ROBB; 2d Mary MCGIRDY
      * Present: George FERGUSON, son [3]
    Person ID I901  clanSoren | I103-Ferguson, FRS101
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2015 

    Father Alexander Ferguson,   b. Abt 1760, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Catherine Wilson,   b. Abt 1760, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F568  Group Sheet

    Family 1 Ancestors Jane Robb,   b. Abt 1805,   d. 29 May 1866, Holytown, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Married 4 Apr 1824  Dalserf, South Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Email from C. Ferguson, dated 20 Oct 2007, containing 1841 Scotland census data and images of Alexander and Jane Robb Ferguson's Death Certificates. Missing from the 1841 census were Arthur and Margaret; the remaining children were documented within the census year.
    Children 
     01. Jean Ferguson,   b. 1826, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1885  (Age 59 years)
     02. Arthur Ferguson,   b. 23 Sep 1827, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     03. Margaret Ferguson,   b. 12 Oct 1829, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     04. Catherine Ferguson,   b. 1831, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     05. Thomas Ferguson,   b. 1833, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1890  (Age 57 years)
     06. James Ferguson,   b. 1835, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     07. Mary Ferguson,   b. 1836, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +08. William Watson Ferguson,   b. 28 Aug 1838, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1897, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     09. George Ferguson,   b. 1840, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Alexander Ferguson,   b. 1845, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Janet Ferguson,   b. 1846, Camnethen, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Married: 1x12. Lilias Ferguson,   b. 1846, Camnethen, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2011 
    Family ID F339  Group Sheet

    Family 2 Mary McGirdy 
    Married Aft 1866 
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2011 
    Family ID F1720  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S60] FamilySearch™ LDS, IGI Individual Record, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).

    2. [S123] Rootsweb WorldConnect Project, (Rootsweb, Ancestry.com).
      http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gregweeter&id=I12463

    3. [S185] Fergus(s)on DNA Project, William Watson Ferguson, Colin Ferguson, (http://dna.cfsna.net/GEN/UT/Provo_Edinburgh.html) (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S186] 1841 Census of Scotland, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S187] 1851 Census of Scotland , (Ancestry.com. 1851 Wales Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005) (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S188] 1861 Census of Scotland , Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S189] 1871 Census of Scotland , (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S128] ScotlandsPeople, (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/), www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk (Reliability: 3).