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Personal data John Harley 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4

Household of John Harley

He is married to Janet Boss.

They got married on October 11, 1846 at Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland, he was 33 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jessie Harley  1859-1922 
  2. John Harley  1850-????
  3. James Harley  1852-????
  4. Margaret Harley  1855-????
  5. Elisabeth Harley  1857-????
  6. William Harley  1862-????
  7. Robert Harley  1864-????
  8. Catherine Harley  1868-????
  9. Isabella Harley  1873-????
  10. Alexander Harley  1858-1874


Notes about John Harley

1. Bio: John Harley, gatekeeper, married to Janet Boss, died on 13th October 1896 at Townhead, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, aged 82 years. Son of Alexander Harley, farmer, deceased, and his wife Elizabeth Guild, deceased. Details registered by his son John Harley of 46 Main Street, Rutherglen.

John Harley and Janet Boss were married in Dunning on 11 Oct 1846, and had a family of 10 children: Alexander 1847; John 1849; James 1852; Margaret 1854; Elizabeth 1856; Jessie 1859; William 1861; Robert 1863; Catherine 1867; Isabella 1872.
Inscription:
Erected / By / JOHN HARLEY / In Memory Of His Son / ALEXANDER / Who Died At Coul Cottage / 10th Aug 1874 Aged 26 Years. / The Above JOHN HARLEY / Died At Auchterarder 13th / October 1896 Aged 82 Years

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Harley

John Harley
1813-1896

1846

Janet Boss
1826-????

Jessie Harley
1859-1922
John Harley
1850-????
James Harley
1852-????
Margaret Harley
1855-????
Elisabeth Harley
1857-????
William Harley
1862-????
Robert Harley
1864-????
Catherine Harley
1868-????
Isabella Harley
1873-????
Alexander Harley
1858-1874

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Sources

  1. United States Marriages, 1897 Record for Robert Chalmers Leitch and Jessie Harley "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24C4-9X4 : 10 February 2018), Robert Leitch and Jessie Harley Keron, 17 Apr 1897; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,487,627.
    Name: Robert Leitch

    Note: of Chicago, Ill.

    Sex: Male

    Age: 38

    Birth Year (Estimated): 1859

    Birthplace: Oakley, Scotland

    Marital Status: Divorced

    Race: White

    Father's Name: Andrew Leitch

    Mother's Name: Elizabeth Mclaun

    Spouse's Name: Jessie Harley Keron

    Spouse's Sex: Female

    Spouse's Age: 37

    Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1860

    Spouse's Birthplace: Auchterarder, Scotland

    Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed

    Spouse's Race: White

    Spouse's Father's Name: John Harley

    Spouse's Mother's Name: Jennie Breas

    Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1897
    Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

    Marriage Place (Original): Manhattan, New York

    Additional Relatives: X

    Household
    Name Role Sex Age Birthplace

    Andrew Leitch Father M

    Elizabeth Mclaun Mother F

    Jessie Harley Keron Wife F 37 Auchterarder, Scotland

    John Harley FatherM

    Jennie Breas MotherF

    Source Details: cn 5641
    Digital Folder Number: 007586913
    Microfilm Number: 1487627
    Indexing Batch: M00629-7

    Citing this Record
    "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24C4-9X4 : 10 February 2018), Robert Leitch and Jessie Harley Keron, 17 Apr 1897; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,487,627.
  2. 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Harley Parish: Auchterarder; ED: 1; Page: 10; Line: 1; Roll: cssct1881_99 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. 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 John Harley
    Name: John Harley
    Age: 66
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Janet Harley
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Dunning, Perthshire
    Registration Number: 329
    Registration district: Auchterarder
    Civil parish: Auchterarder
    County: Perthshire
    Address: Coul Cottage
    Occupation: Railway Labourer
    ED: 1
    Household schedule number: 33
    Line: 1
    Roll: CSSCT1881_99
    Household Members Age Relationship
    John Harley 66 Head
    Janet Harley 64 Wife
    Elizabeth Harley 24 Daughter
    William Harley 19 Son
    Robert Harley 17 Son
    Catherine Harley 13 Daughter
    Isabella Harley 8 Daughter
  3. UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com, 1896 Record for John Harley John Harley Birth: 8 Jul 1813 Dunning, Perth and Kinross, Scotland Death: 13 Oct 1896 (aged 83) Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland Burial: St Serfs Churchyard, Dunning, Perth and Kinross, Scotland Memorial #: 180275920
    Record for John Harley
    John Harley

    Birth: 8 Jul 1813 Dunning, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Death: 13 Oct 1896 (aged 83) Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Burial: St Serfs Churchyard, Dunning, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Memorial #: 180275920

    Bio: John Harley, gatekeeper, married to Janet Boss, died on 13th October 1896 at Townhead, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, aged 82 years. Son of Alexander Harley, farmer, deceased, and his wife Elizabeth Guild, deceased. Details registered by his son John Harley of 46 Main Street, Rutherglen.

    John Harley and Janet Boss were married in Dunning on 11 Oct 1846, and had a family of 10 children: Alexander 1847; John 1849; James 1852; Margaret 1854; Elizabeth 1856; Jessie 1859; William 1861; Robert 1863; Catherine 1867; Isabella 1872.
    Inscription:
    Erected / By / JOHN HARLEY / In Memory of His Son / ALEXANDER / Who Died At Coul Cottage / 10th Aug 1874 Aged 26 Years. / The Above JOHN HARLEY / Died At Auchterarder 13th / October 1896 Aged 82 Years
    Family Members
    Children Alexander Harley 1858-1874
    Created by: Mentiplay (47357469)
    Added: 12 Jun 2017
    URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180275920/john-harley/photo
    Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180275920/john-harley : accessed 06 November 2021), memorial page for John Harley (8 Jul 1813–13 Oct 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180275920, citing St Serfs Churchyard, Dunning, Perth and Kinross, Scotland ; Maintained by Mentiplay (contributor 47357469) .
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  4. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Harley Parish: Auchterarder; ED: 1; Page: 8; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1861_47 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 John Harley
    Name: John Harley
    Age: 48
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Janet Harley
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Dunning, Perthshire
    Registration Number: 329
    Registration district: Auchterarder
    Civil parish: Auchterarder
    Town: Auchterarder
    County: Perthshire
    Address: Coul Cottage
    Occupation: Platelayer
    ED: 1
    Household schedule number: 38
    Line: 11
    Roll: CSSCT1861_47
    Household Members Age Relationship
    John Harley 48 Head
    Janet Harley 44 Wife
    John Harley 11 Son
    James Harley 9 Son
    Margaret Harley 6 Daughter
    Elisabeth Harley 4 Daughter
    Jessie Harley 2 Daughter

Historical events

Birthday July 8, 1813

  • The temperature on July 8, 1813 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: half bewolkt regen. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1813: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 3 » José de San Martín defeats a Spanish royalist army at the Battle of San Lorenzo, part of the Argentine War of Independence.
    • April 27 » War of 1812: American troops capture York, the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York.
    • July 23 » Sir Thomas Maitland is appointed as the first Governor of Malta, transforming the island from a British protectorate to a de facto colony.
    • August 10 » Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means "Work conquers all things".
    • September 10 » The United States defeats a British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
    • September 11 » War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C..

Day of marriage October 11, 1846

  • The temperature on October 11, 1846 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1846: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • May 1 » The few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicate the Nauvoo Temple.
    • May 8 » Mexican–American War: American forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
    • May 11 » President James K. Polk asked for a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican–American War.
    • June 14 » Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
    • October 10 » Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.
    • December 28 » Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.

Day of death October 13, 1896

  • The temperature on October 13, 1896 was about 5.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
    • March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
    • May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
    • June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
    • August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
    • November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.


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