Marjory Fidlar1

#2252, (1803 - 1893)
FatherMagnus Fidlar1 (1759 - a 1821)
MotherJanet Irvine1 (1766 - bt 1809 - 1821)
Extended Family
ChartsDescendants of Magnus Fidlar & Janet Irvine

Life Events

BirthMarjory Fidlar was born on 21 Jun 1803 in Stromness, Orkney.
Her father was noted to be a carpenter.1 
BaptismShe was baptized on 3 Jul 1803 in Stromness.1 
(with Father) 1821 CensusMary [sic] appeared on the 1821 Census of Stromness with her father, Magnus. She was 17 years old.2 
MarriageMarjory Fidlar married Robert Parker on 27 Feb 1851 in Victoria District, Ontario.3
 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Robert died before 1856.4 
1861 CensusMargary [sic] Parker appeared on the 1861 Census of Stirling, Hastings County, Ontario. She was a widow, born in Scotland, age 54 next birthday, religion Church of Scotland. With her were [stepsons] Francis B (28, grocer), Robert (27, M.S., absent), Edward (19, clerk), and James (17, clerk). They lived in a one story frame house.5 
(Other) 1871 CensusMargery Parker appeared on the 1871 Census of Stirling, Hastings County, Ontario, in the household of Francis and Sarah Parker. She was 67 years old, born in Scotland, religion Church of Scotland, and she was a widow.6 
(Other) 1881 CensusMargery Parker appeared on the 1881 Census of Stirling, Hastings County, Ontario, in the household of Francis Borland Parker and his wife Sarah. She was 76, a widow, and born in Scotland.7 
(Other) 1891 CensusMarjora Parker appeared on the 1891 Census of Stirling Village, Hastings County, Ontario, in the household of Francis Borland Parker. She was 85 years old, a widow, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, religion Presbyterian and was Frances' step mother.8 
DeathMarjory died on 26 Aug 1893 in Stirling, Hastings County, Ontario.
Information from the register: age 90 years, widow, born Stromness, Orkney Island, died of old age, Presbyterian, physician W? R Parker, informant F.B. Parker of Stirling, registered 21 Sep 1893.9 
BurialShe was buried in Stirling Cemetery, Hastings County, Ontario. Old stone in ground. Marjory Parker. June 21 1803 - Aug 20 1893.10 
Last Edited21 Sep 2010

Citations

  1. Microfilm of the Old Parochial Register of Stromness, Orkney, 1695-1854 (Family History Library, 990514 & 990515).
  2. 1821 Census for Orkney, Scotland "ed1, house 291."
  3. Website International Genealogical Index, parish register extraction (www.familysearch.org), district marriage register.
  4. Blanche Faulkner and Rosella Clancy ed. The Heritage Years: A History of Stirling and District, The Stirling Historical Book Committee, Ontario(1983) (Our Roots Digitization Project, http://www.ourroots.ca), page 179.
  5. 1861 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Canada West, Hastings County, Stirling Village (1), page 6.
  6. 1871 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, North Hastings (62), Stirling (b), Page 34.
  7. 1881 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, North Hastings (122), Village of Stirling, (B), Page 21 & 22.
  8. 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Hastings North (74), Village of Stirling (), page 24.
  9. Death Registrations of Ontario, 1869-1938. Image viewed at Ancestry.com. Marjory Parker, #006780-93.
  10. Eleanor Botting ed. Stirling Cemetery, Ontario Genealogical Society Quinte Branch, Ameliasburg, (1994) FHL 6039142 "#77."