Elizabeth McGregor1

#8196, (1838 - 1897)
FatherWilliam McGregor2 (c 1804 - )
MotherMary Graham2 (1794 - 1870)
RelationshipGreat-granddaughter of James Graham
Extended Family
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart

Children of Elizabeth McGregor and Alexander Reid

Life Events

BirthElizabeth McGregor was born on 15 Feb 1838 in Quoigs, Dunblane, Perthshire.2
 
BaptismShe was baptized on 16 Mar 1838 in Dunblane, Perthshire.2 
(with Parents) 1841 CensusElizabeth appeared on the 1841 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire in the household of her parents. She was 3 years old.3 
(with Parents) 1851 CensusElizabeth appeared on the 1851 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire with her parents. She was 12 years old and born in Dunblane.4 
(with Parents) 1861 CensusShe appeared on the 1861 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire with her parents. Elizabeth was 22, born in Ardoch.5 
MarriageShe married Alexander Reid, son of John Reid and Isabella Crawford, on 7 Apr 1868 in Dunblane.6
 
1871 CensusAlexander and Elizabeth appeared on the 1871 Census of Ardoch, Perthshire, at Greenloaning. Alexander was a farmer of 150 acres employing 1 boy, 1 woman & 1 girl. He was 54, born in Dunblane. Elizabeth was 33 and born in Ardoch. They had one son, John (age 2). Rounding out the household were Alexander's brother Hugh, a ploughman and 2 female servants.7 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Alexander died on 10 Jan 1880.8 
1881 CensusElizabeth appeared on the 1881 Census of Ardoch, Perthshire, at Greenloaning Farm, enumerated 3 Apr 1881. Elizabeth was age 42, a widow, born Dunblane, and a Farmer of 130 Acres Arable employoing 2 Men & 1 Woman. Her children wee John (12), William (9), and Mary Graham (7). They were all scholars. Also in the household were her brother-in-law Hugh Reid (74, retired farmer), visitor niece Mary Graham McGregor (16), a general servant and a farm servant.9 
1891 CensusElizabeth Reid appeared on the 1891 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire, at Greenloaning Farm. She was 50 years old, a widow, farmer, employer, and born in Ardoch. In the household were her children John (22) and Mary G (17), a domestic servant & 2 farm servants. Their house had 8 rooms with windows.10 
DeathElizabeth died on 15 Aug 1897 in Dunblane.8
 
BurialShe was buried in Dunblane Cathedral, Dunblane, Perthshire.8 
Last Edited28 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S1320] Website International Genealogical Index, civil registration index (www.familysearch.org), children's births.
  2. [S161] Microfilm of the Old Parochial Register of Dunblane, Perthshire, 1653-1859 (Family History Library, 1040065 & 1040066).
  3. [S154] 1841 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, microfilm), Dunblane Q S Ardoch, ed 1, page 6.
  4. [S1185] Online index to the 1851 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Dunblane ED 1/2, page 16, household 43."
  5. [S1186] Online index to the 1861 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Dunblane, ED 7, page 11, household 41."
  6. [S1320] Website International Genealogical Index, civil registration index (www.familysearch.org).
  7. [S1207] Online index to the 1871 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Ardoch, ED 4, page 2, household 13."
  8. [S432] John Fowler Mitchell and Sheila Mitchell, compilers, Monumental Inscriptions (pre-1855) in South Perthshire (n.p.: Scottish Genealogy Society, 1975), FHL film #962930; does not contain full text of inscriptions.
  9. [S246] 1881 Census for England, Scotland, and Wales (Family History Library, on CD), vol 328-B, ed 4, p 3.
  10. [S257] 1891 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, microfilm).