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Personal data Elspeth Cairns 

Source 1
  • Resident in the year 1752: Methil Coal Hill, Wemyss Parish, Fife, Scotland.

Household of Elspeth Cairns

She is married to John Archibald.

They got married on November 24, 1752 at Scoonie, Fife, Scotland.Source 1


Child(ren):


Event (Witness at Marriage) on November 24, 1752 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland : Alexander Cairns, Wm. Archibald.Source 1


Notes about Elspeth Cairns

1. Ref: Scottish Coal Mining Ancestors, author Lindsay S. Reeks. Gateway Press, Baltimore 1986.
John, bp. 4 Jan. 1730, Scoonie p., res., coalhill [165]. M. 24 Nov. 1752, Elspet Cairns of Wemyss p. Also recorded 25 Nov. 1752, Wemyss p., John Archibald, Colier in Durie coal hill, and Elspeth Cairns in Methil coal hill, wit: Alexander Cairns, Wm. Archibald [166].
It is believed that this m. relates to the ancestor, as his first son is named Andrew, and the witness, Wm. Archibald, at his m. was likely his brother, since Wm. was also of Scoonie p. when he m. in Wemyss p. in 1736. Also, John was a colier of Durie coal hill, Scoonie p., when he m., and this is the same locality where his father earlier was reported as a resident.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Elspeth Cairns

Elspeth Cairns
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1752

John Archibald
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Andrew Archibald
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Sources

  1. Scottish Coalmining Ancestors by Lindsay S. Reeks, Lindsay S. Reeks, Scottish Coalmining Ancestors by Lindsay S. Reeks (Baltimore, USA, Gateway Press, 1986). I had been trying to get a copy of this book for nearly 20 years, eventually finding this copy at "WeBuyBooks", which I ordered on 10.04.2018 at a price of £42.71
    Scottish Coalmining Ancestors, author Lindsay S. Reeks. Gateway Press, Baltimore 1986.

    Scottish coalmining ancestors
    by Lindsay S. Reeks

    Published 1986 by Gateway Press, Direct book orders to L.S. Reeks in Baltimore, Pleasant Hill, Calif .
    Written in English
    Subjects
    Genealogy, Registers of births, Coal miners
    Places: Scotland, England, Australia
    Times: Begins over 300 years ago.

    About the Book

    This book is a work of over 30 years research of records of coalmining parishes of Scotland in the counties of Midlothian, Fife, West Lothian, East Lothian, Lanark, and Stirling; the counties of Northumberland and Durham in England, and a few areas of Australia.

    The families include ANDERSON, ARCHIBALD, BLACK, BOYD, BROWN, CHEYNE, CRAWFORD, CUNNINGHAM, FLEUCKER, JACK, JOHNSTON, KING, LINDSAY, LOURIE, MILLER, MOFFAT, NEILSON, PENTLAND, PORTEOUS, REID, ROBERTSON, RUSSEL, SMITH, STEEL, WALKER, WILLIAMSON, WILSON, and others. Many of them are traced back well over 300 years. Each line, treated alphabetically, is fully documented with sources used, contains supportive evidence, and an index of complete names. Some information on Scottish family research, and on Scottish coalminers, is also given.

    The book is 293 pages, hardcover, and is illustrated.

Historical events

Day of marriage November 24, 1752

  • The temperature on November 24, 1752 was about 5.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1752: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 29 » King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
    • April 20 » Start of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, a new phase in the Burmese Civil War (1740–57).
    • June 15 » Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
    • September 2 » Great Britain, along with its overseas possessions, adopts the Gregorian calendar.
    • September 14 » The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).

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