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Personal data Isabella Morton 

Sources 1, 2

Household of Isabella Morton

She is married to Charles Barclay.

They got married on December 4, 1891 at The Manse, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland, she was 42 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Charles Wilkie Barclay  1900-1955 
  2. Janet Barclay  1899-????
  3. David Barclay  1896-????
  4. John Barclay  1898-????


Notes about Isabella Morton

1. Death certificate for Charles Barclay, d. 1955, (b. 1900) states his Mothers name is Isabella Shepherd. A search in Scotlands People finds no record of a marriage between a Charles Barclay and Isabella Shepherd! Charles birth register states his Mothers name Isabella Morton! Possible error by registrar as Charles Barclay was a Shepherd!

2. Charles Wilkie Barclay, born in 1900, likely parents marriage entries in Scotlands People are
BARCLAY, CHARLES, MORTON, ISABELLA, m. 1891, 458/ 6, Torryburn

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Isabella Morton

Isabella Morton
1849-< 1953

1891

Charles Barclay
1869-1953

Charles Wilkie Barclay
1900-1955
Janet Barclay
1899-????
David Barclay
1896-????
John Barclay
1898-????

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Sources

  1. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1891 BARCLAY, CHARLES, ISABELLA MORTON (Statutory registers Marriages 458/ 6)
    1891 BARCLAY, CHARLES, ISABELLA MORTON (Statutory registers Marriages 458/ 6)
    Marriages in th Parish of Torryburn in the County of Fife 1891.
    1891, Fourth December
    The Manse, Torryburn
    After Banns according to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland
    (Signed)
    Charles Barclay
    Ploughman, Bachelor
    Age 21.
    Finderly Farm, Parish of Orwell
    Parents: David Barclay
    Saw Miller, Deceased
    Margaret Barclay MS. Wilkie, Deceased
    (Signed) Isabella Morton
    General Servant, Spinster
    Age 22
    Finderly Farm, Parish of Orwell
    Parents: John Morton, Ploughman
    Janet Norton MS. Grieve
    Signed
    William Gall
    Minister of Torryburn
    (Signed)
    Andrew Morton, Witness
    Helen Walls, Witness
    Registered
    1891 December 5th, Torryburn
    And. Malloch
    Registrar
  2. 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Charles Barclay Parish: Auchterderran; ED: 4; Page: 4; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1901_129 1901 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. 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 Charles Barclay
    Name: Charles Barclay
    Age: 31
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Isabella Barclay
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Kinross
    Registration Number: 405
    Registration District:Auchterderran
    Civil Parish: Auchterderran
    County: Fife
    Address: Little Raith Cottage
    Occupation: Shepherd
    ED: 4
    Household Schedule Number:16
    Line: 6
    Roll: CSSCT1901_129
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Charles Barclay 31
    Isabella Barclay 52
    Janet Barclay 2
    David Barclay 5
    John Barclay 3
    Charles Barclay 1
  3. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1953 BARCLAY, CHARLES WILKIE 409/ 2 Balmerino Downloaded from Ancestry https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=People&surname=barclay&forename=Charles&forename_so=starts&from_year=1953&to_year=1953&surname_so=exact&record_type=stat_deaths
    1953 BARCLAY, CHARLES WILKIE 409/ 2 Balmerino
    Deaths in the District of Balmerino in the County of Fife 1953.
    Charles Wilkie Barclay
    Retired Shepherd
    Widow of Isabella Morton
    1953 March Seventh 5h 0m AM
    Bottomcraig Farm,
    Balmerino, Wormit
    M.83 Years
    Parents: David Barclay
    Saw Miller (Deceased)
    Margaret Barclay
    MS Wilkie (Deceased)
    COD: Cardiovascular Degeneration
    As certified by William Mears
    LRCPS(Ed)
    Inf Janet Gordon, Daughter
    North Lodge, Newport
    Registered
    1953 March 27th? Gauldry
    John McFarlane
    Registrar

Historical events

Day of marriage December 4, 1891

  • The temperature on December 4, 1891 was about 10.9 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
    • April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
    • May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
    • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
    • July 26 » France annexes Tahiti.
    • August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.

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