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Personal data William Dunsire 

Sources 1, 2, 3

Household of William Dunsire

He is married to Agnes McBain.

They got married on July 24, 1818 at Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, he was 20 years old.Source 7


Child(ren):

  1. Agnes Dunsire  1821-1887 
  2. Ann Dunsire  1834-????
  3. Margaret Dunsire  1837-????
  4. Andrew Dunsire  1840-????
  5. Mary Dunsire  ± 1826-????
  6. Alexander Dunsyre  1824-????
  7. Janet Dunsire  1822-????
  8. William Dunsire  1831-????


Notes about William Dunsire

1. Courtesy of 'The Dunsire Families of Fife' by Andrew Dunsire
[52] William, who married Agnes McBean in 1818, is undoubtedly the sixth son of Andrew Dunsire and Agnes Nicol, noted in the parish record as 'coaler in Wemyss Coaliery' in 1820, but then as a collier in Methilhill, in West Wemyss (1831), in Kirkland (1837), finally as a 'bleacher' in Kirkland (1839) - a large bleach-field is shown on eighteenth century maps, on the other side of the River Leven. Agnes, his wife, has a different surname in almost every parish register entry of the baptisms of their children: Hannah McBean/ Ann McBean/ Agnes MacBonn/ Agnes McBone/ McBean/ McBain/ MckBon/ MckBain/ Bones. (A 'bone in Fife dialect would be pronounced as 'bane' or even 'bin'.) Tracing her parentage therefore proved impractical. According to the 1851 census entry, she was born in Markinch; according to the 1861 entry, she was born in Methil in 1798, like William. A descendant, Mr Malcolm Holt, has obtained her death certificate (she died 7APR1867 in Methil, aged 69), on which her father is named as William McBone, but the mother is not known.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Dunsire

Peter Dunsire
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Janet Jaffrey
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Thomas Nicol
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Agnes Braid
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Agnes Nicol
1762-????

William Dunsire
1798-1864

1818

Agnes McBain
1799-1867

Agnes Dunsire
1821-1887
Ann Dunsire
1834-????
Margaret Dunsire
1837-????
Andrew Dunsire
1840-????
Mary Dunsire
± 1826-????
Alexander Dunsyre
1824-????
Janet Dunsire
1822-????
William Dunsire
1831-????

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    1. 1841 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Dunsire Parish: Wemyss; ED: 6; Page: 25; Line: 880; Year: 1841 1841 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.
      Record for William Dunsire
      Name: William Dunsire
      Age: 43
      Estimated birth year:abt 1798
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Fife, Scotland
      Civil Parish: Wemyss
      County: Fife
      Address: Methilmill
      Occupation: Labourer
      Parish Number: 459
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      William Dunsire 43
      Agnes Dunsire 43
      Agnes Dunsire 22
      Janet Dunsire 19
      Mary Dunsire 15
      William Dunsire 10
      Ann Dunsire 8
      Andrew Dunsire 4
      Margaret Dunsire 2
    2. 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Dunsire Parish: Wemyss; ED: 5; Page: 15; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_94; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for William Dunsire
      Name: William Dunsire
      Age: 52
      Estimated birth year: abt 1799
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse: Agnes Dunsire
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Wemyss, Fife
      Parish Number: 459
      Civil Parish: Wemyss
      Town: Methil
      County: Fife
      Occupation: Carter
      ED: 5
      Page: 15
      Household schedule number: 73
      Line: 7
      Roll: CSSCT1851_94
      Household Members:
      Name Age Occ. Birth.
      William Dunsire 52 Head. Carter. Wemyss
      Agnes Dunsire 52 Wife Markinch
      Ann Dunsire 17 Daughter Flax Spinner. Wemyss
      Margaret Dunsire 14 Daughter Flax Spinner. Wemyss
      Andrew Dunsire 11 Son Wemyss
    3. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Dunsire Parish: Wemyss; ED: 8; Page: 11; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1861_60 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for William Dunsire
      Name: William Dunsire
      Age: 63
      Estimated birth year: abt 1798
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Agnes Dunsire
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Methil, Fife
      Registration Number: 459
      Registration district: Wemyss
      Civil Parish: Wemyss
      County: Fife
      Occupation: Miner
      ED: 8
      Household schedule number: 68
      Line: 14
      Roll: CSSCT1861_60
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      William Dunsire 63
      Agnes Dunsire 63 Methil
      Ann Dunsire 26 Factory-worker (flax). Methil
    4. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1798 DUNSIRE, WILLIAM (Old Parish Registers Births 459/ 0040 0209 Wemyss)
      DUNSIRE, WILLIAM (Old Parish Registers Births 459/ 0040 0209 Wemyss)
      1798 Births and Baptisms
      Dunsire Jany b.8 bap.14
      William lawful Son to Andrew Dunsire coalier in Methelhill & Agnes Nicol
    5. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1864 DUNSIRE, WILLIAM (Statutory Deaths 459/00 0064)
      DUNSIRE, WILLIAM (Statutory Deaths 459/00 0064)
      Deaths in the Parish of Wemys in the County of Fife 1864.
      William Dunsire
      Coal Miner
      Married to Agnes McBain
      1864
      September Third 2h 0m am
      Methil, Wemyss M. 65 Years
      Parents: Andrew Dunsire, Coal Miner (Deceased)
      Agnes Dunsire M.S. Nicol (Deceased)
      COD: Asthma 2 years, and Bowel complaint, 5 weeks Not Certified
      Inf. Mary Galloway, Her X mark Daughter
      Thomas Ireland
      Registrar, Witness
      Registered
      1864, September 12, Buckhaven
      Thomas Ireland
      Registrar
    6. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1824 DUNSYRE, ALEXANDER (Old Parish Registers Births 459/ 60 56 Wemyss) Page 56 of 448
      1824 DUNSYRE, ALEXANDER (Old Parish Registers Births 459/ 60 56 Wemyss) Page 56 of 448
      Register of Births and Baptisms, Wemyss, 1824
      Dunsyre. Dec 4
      Alexander lawful Son of William Dunsyre, Collier, Methilhill, & Agnes Macbonn
    7. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1817 DUNSYRE, WILLIAM AGNES MCBANE (O.P.R. Marriages 459/ 0040 0498 Wemyss)
      DUNSYRE, WILLIAM AGNES MCBANE (O.P.R. Marriages 459/ 0040 0498 Wemyss)
      Wemyss Church Register
      1817 Dunsyre & McBane
      Booked July 4
      William Dunsyre and Agnes McBane both of this Parish Married July 24

      There is doubt in the year of marriage took place, as marriage was booked in 1817, and recorded in 1818!

    Historical events

    Birthday January 8, 1798

    • The temperature on January 8, 1798 was about -1 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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      • May 29 » United Irishmen Rebellion: Between 300 and 500 United Irishmen are executed as rebels by the British Army in County Kildare, Ireland.
      • August 1 » French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay): Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action.
      • August 31 » Irish Rebellion: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.
      • September 3 » The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.
      • November 4 » Beginning of the Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu.

    Christening day January 14, 1798

    • The temperature on January 14, 1798 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
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      • July 21 » French campaign in Egypt and Syria: Napoleon's forces defeat an Ottoman-Mamluk army near Cairo in the Battle of the Pyramids.
      • August 17 » The Vietnamese Catholics report a Marian apparition in Quảng Trị, an event which is called Our Lady of La Vang.
      • September 5 » Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan law.
      • November 4 » Beginning of the Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu.
      • November 28 » Trade between the United States and modern-day Uruguay begins when John Leamy's frigate John arrives in Montevideo.

    Day of marriage July 24, 1818

    • The temperature on July 24, 1818 was about 32.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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      • January 2 » The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded by a group of six engineers; Thomas Telford would later become its first president.
      • January 15 » A paper by David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals. On the same day, Augustin-Jean Fresnel signs a "supplement" (submitted four days later) on reflection of polarized light.
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    Day of death September 3, 1864

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