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Personal data Andrew Dunsire 

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Household of Andrew Dunsire

He is married to Agnes Nicol.

Their notice of marriage was on November 17, 1781 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Sources 3, 5

They got married at Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 5


Child(ren):

  1. David Dunsire  1795-1877 
  2. Peter Dunsire  1782-????
  3. Alexander Dunsire  1782-????
  4. Ann Dunsire  1785-< 1804
  5. Janet Dunsire  1787-????
  6. Mary Dunsire  1787-???? 
  7. Thomas Dunsire  1790-????
  8. William Dunsire  1798-1864 
  9. Peter Dunsire  1807-????
  10. Ann Dunsire  1804-????
  11. Andrew Dunsire  1801-????
  12. John Dunsire  1793-????


Notes about Andrew Dunsire

1. There is an Andrew Dunsire dies in Wemyss on 2 Jan 1798, no age given. Andrew's son William is born 14 Jan 1798. There is no mention of a death on Williams birth record!

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Andrew Dunsire

Andrew Dunsire
1759-????


Agnes Nicol
1762-????

David Dunsire
1795-1877
Peter Dunsire
1782-????
Alexander Dunsire
1782-????
Ann Dunsire
1785-< 1804
Janet Dunsire
1787-????
Mary Dunsire
1787-????
Thomas Dunsire
1790-????
William Dunsire
1798-1864
Peter Dunsire
1807-????
Ann Dunsire
1804-????
Andrew Dunsire
1801-????
John Dunsire
1793-????

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Sources

  1. Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1759 Record for Andrew Dunsire Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
    Record for Andrew Dunsire
    Name: Andrew Dunsire
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 29 Dec 1759
    Baptism Date: 30 Dec 1759
    Baptism Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Father: Peter Dunsire
    Mother: Janet Jamfrey
    FHL Film Number: 1040183
  2. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1759 DUNSIRE, ANDREW (Old Parish Registers Births 459/ 30 180 Wemyss)
    1759 DUNSIRE, ANDREW (Old Parish Registers Births 459/ 30 180 Wemyss)
    Dunsire Andrew lawful Son to Peter Dunsire Coalier in Methil hill & Janet Jamfrey
    Born 29 December
    Baptized 30 December
  3. Dunsire, Andrew, The Dunsire Families of Fife 1660-1875, The Dunsire Families of Fife 1660-1875 Andrew Dunsire University Lecturer A Surname History A one-name study of the Dunsire/ Dunsyre family in Fife, Scotland.
    A one-name study of the Dunsire/ Dunsyre family in Fife, Scotland.

    THERE MAY BE ONLY a thousand or so holders of the surname DUNSIRE in the world today, many of them still living in Scotland, and particularly in Fife, though there are now large extended families in Canada and USA, and in Western Australia.
    With this site you can explore your own Dunsire ancestry, and contribute your own family tree if it is not here, or bring it up to date if it is.
    / www.dunsires.co.uk
  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 - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1781 DUNSIRE, ANDREW, AGNES NICOL (Old Parish Registers Marriages 459/ 40 414 Wemyss)
    1781 DUNSIRE, ANDREW, AGNES NICOL (Old Parish Registers Marriages 459/ 40 414 Wemyss)
    Wemyss Church Register
    Surnames
    Dunsire & Nicol
    Booked 1781 Nov. 17
    Andrew Dunsire & Agnes Nicol both in this parish
    married (no date)

Historical events

Birthday December 29, 1759

  • The temperature on December 29, 1759 was about 4.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1759: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 11 » The first American life insurance company, the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of the Presbyterian Ministers (now part of Unum Group), is incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • August 1 » Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments.
    • August 19 » Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.
    • September 18 » French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed.
    • November 25 » An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
    • December 31 » Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.

Christening day December 30, 1759

  • The temperature on December 30, 1759 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: geheel betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1759: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 15 » The British Museum opens to the public.
    • May 1 » Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.
    • July 25 » French and Indian War: In Western New York, British forces capture Fort Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé.
    • August 19 » Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.
    • September 13 » Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
    • December 31 » Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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