Alexander Ferguson^[1]

Abt 1798 - 1880  (~ 82 years)

• Name	Alexander Ferguson
  Born	Abt 1798	Edinburgh, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1841	Moor Cheek, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [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   [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   [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   [3, 7]
  	Blairdunhill, Shotts, Lanarkshire * Alexander Ferguson, Head, 63, Blacksmith, Edinburgh
  	Age: 63
  Death Certificate	8 Nov 1880	Holytown, Lanark, Scotland   [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   [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 ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine Wilson,   b. Abt 1760, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F568	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Robb,   b. Abt 1805,   d. 29 May 1866, Holytown, Lanark, Scotland  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1824	Dalserf, South Lanarkshire, Scotland   [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 ,   d. Abt 1885  (Age 59 years)   02. Arthur Ferguson,   b. 23 Sep 1827, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   03. Margaret Ferguson,   b. 12 Oct 1829, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland   04. Catherine Ferguson,   b. 1831, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   05. Thomas Ferguson,   b. 1833, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1890  (Age 57 years)   06. James Ferguson,   b. 1835, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   07. Mary Ferguson,   b. 1836, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 08. William Watson Ferguson,   b. 28 Aug 1838, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 19 Feb 1897, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 58 years)   09. George Ferguson,   b. 1840, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Alexander Ferguson,   b. 1845, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Janet Ferguson,   b. 1846, Camnethen, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown 12. Lilias Ferguson,   b. 1846, Camnethen, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   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

  [S60] FamilySearch™ LDS, IGI Individual Record, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). [S123] Rootsweb WorldConnect Project, (Rootsweb, Ancestry.com). http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gregweeter&id=I12463 [S185] Fergus(s)on DNA Project, William Watson Ferguson, Colin Ferguson, (http://dna.cfsna.net/GEN/UT/Provo_Edinburgh.html) (Reliability: 3). [S186] 1841 Census of Scotland, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3). [S187] 1851 Census of Scotland , (Ancestry.com. 1851 Wales Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005) (Reliability: 3). [S188] 1861 Census of Scotland , Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3). [S189] 1871 Census of Scotland , (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3). [S128] ScotlandsPeople, (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/), www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk (Reliability: 3).