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Personal data Philemon Blair 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4

Household of Philemon Blair

He is married to Jean White.

They got married on April 16, 1814 at Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, he was 22 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Robert Blair  1831-1866 
  2. Edward Blair  1823-1862 
  3. William Blair  1818-???? 
  4. Andrew Blair  1821-????
  6. Philemon Blair  1826-????


Notes about Philemon Blair

1. BLAIR, PHILEMON PHILEMON BLAIR/MARGARET MCGOWAN M 26/02/1792 465/ 50 189 Alloa

2. https://www-britishnewspaperarchive-co-uk.nls.idm.oclc.org/viewer/bl/0001604/18670622/053/0003
Alloa Advertiser - Saturday 22 June 1867 FOLK IN ALLOA WHOM I HAVE KNOWN
Philemon the 2nd reigned in the stead of his father. He came into office about the time of the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte (i.e. 1814), and was a real chip off the old block. He was very useful for many purposes, and was pretty generally employed by the merchants in the town. He was a capital “bottler,” and was allowed to be a fair judge of quality. In his chief occupation of grave-digger he used to have some quaint remarks. I remember on one occasion of a party who had a relative died, and who, before dying, had expressed a wish to be interred in another parish. Philie, on hearing of this, used the freedom of recommending surviving friends to “try her in Alloa first.” The advice was taken, and so far I have heard there has never been any complaints. Philie was a well-known character, and a considerable amount of liberty was taken with him. On one occasion, a person said to him, “I am afraid ye’ll no be lang in getting me, Philie.” “No a word about that,” he would kindly reply, “I would rather have either twa.” As stories about grave-diggers are very acceptable, I may mention that in his capacity of custodian of the old steeple, Philie's duty was to ring the old church bell every night at ten o’clock. From causes which need not be particularly alluded to, Phillie sometimes rung the bell the wrong hour, and clocks and watches were not so plentiful then as they are now, people sometimes went to their beds an hour earlier than they intended. On one occasion when he was ringing the bell, two of your young Alloa swells (now no more) went in by the gate and locked the steeple door from the outside. It was a dark winter night and Philie was perplexed what to do. Looking over the opening above the dial plate, he called lustily to a passer-by to come and open the door. But the passer-by, thinking he was spoken to by a resurrectionist, took to his heels and ran. At length, seeing no way of escape from his unpleasant place of confinement, Philie had recourse to the expedient of ringing the “fire bell.” Very soon crowds gathered, and everybody was crying “fire, fire!” Where, where ?” At length several people went to the steeple itself, and loud overhead Philemon was heard howling "here, here,” and having given explanations, he was soon extricated from his prison. The end came at last, however. Philemon Blair, who as grave-digger, and as the manner of the class is, had callously consigned so many of the townsfolk to the narrow house, himself died and was buried, and Edward his son was called to reign in his stead. The careers of Ned, and his brother and successor Robert, are too recent for me particularly to describe. ...

3. Philimon is not in 1851 Census. There is no record of death.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Philemon Blair

Philemon Blair
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Isobel Davidson
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Philemon Blair
1792-< 1862

1814

Jean White
1791-????

Robert Blair
1831-1866
Edward Blair
1823-1862
William Blair
1818-????
Andrew Blair
1821-????
Francis Erskine Blair
1824-????
Philemon Blair
1826-????

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    1. Scotland, Select Marriages, Ancestry.com, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, 1814 Record for Philemon Blair & Jane White Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
      Record for Philemon Blair & Jane White
      Name: Philemon Blair
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 16 Apr 1814
      Marriage Place: Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
      Spouse: Jane White
      FHL Film Number: 1040207
      / Ancestry.com
    2. Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1792 Record for Philemon Blair 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 Philemon Blair
      Name: Philemon Blair
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 23 Feb 1792
      Baptism Date: 26 Feb 1792
      Baptism Place: Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
      Father: Philemon Blair
      Mother: Margaret Mcgowan
      FHL Film Number: 1040206
    3. 1841 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1841 BLAIR, PHILIMON (Census 465/ 3/ 19) Parish: Alloa 1841 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.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.
      1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
      Kirkgate, Alloa (Clackmannan), Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      Household Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
      First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
      Philimon Blair Male 45 1796 Sexton Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      Jane Blair Female 50 1791 Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      Edward Blair Male 15 1826 Tinsmith Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      Robert Blair Male 15 1826 -
      Catherine Macgowan Female 75 1766 Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      James Macbeath Male 70 1771 Scotland
      Jane Macbeath Female 55 1786 Scotland
      James Younger Male 40 1801 Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      George Younger Male 45 1796 Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      Margaret Younger Female 70 1771 Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      William Thomson Male 30 1811 Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      Jane Thomson Female 20 1821 Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      Hannah Thomson Female 3 1838 Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      Jane Thomson Female 1 1840 Clackmannanshire, Scotland
      Jane Thomson Female 60 1781 Scotland
      Jane Williamson Female 20 1821 Scotland
    4. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1866 BLAIR, ROBERT (Statutory Registers of Deaths 689/ 292) Inveresk and Musselburgh Downloaded from Ancestry @ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/tree/23949161/person/12797777158/media/ee82622b-6439-4ba8-b5e6-6c6177bc4c76
      1866 BLAIR, ROBERT (Statutory Registers of Deaths 689/ 292) Inveresk and Musselburgh
      Deaths in the District of Inveresk and Musselburgh in the County of Edinburgh 1866.
      Robert Blair
      Labourer, Pauper, Lunatic from Alloa, Single
      1866 December Twelfth 8h 0m am
      Hallcross Assylum, Musselburgh M 34 Years
      Parents: Philemon Blair
      Sexton, Deceased
      Jean BlairMS White
      COD: Epilepsy, Months
      Apoplexy, Days
      As Cert by Henry Sanderson
      Surgeon Rit
      Inf. John Donaldson
      Attendant Present
      Registered
      1866 Twenty Sixth, Musselburgh
      DS M?
      Assist, Reg.
    5. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1792 BLAIR, PHILEMON (Old Parish Registers Births 465/ 50 189) Alloa Not downloaded
      BLAIR, PHILEMON PHILEMON BLAIR/MARGARET MCGOWAN M 26/02/1792 465/ 50 189 Alloa
    6. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1862 BLAIR, EDWARD (Statutory Registers of Deaths 465/ 116) Alloa (Clackmannan) Downloaded from Ancestry @ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/68714567/person/332178183729/media/1d7acf7e-d348-4399-940e-4bc42ce9d7ec?_phsrc=hTf1887&usePUBJs=true
      BLAIR, EDWARD (Statutory Registers of Deaths 465/ 116) Alloa (Clackmannan)
      Deaths in the Parish of Alloa in the County of Clackmannan 1862.
      Edward Blair, Sexton
      Married to Margaret Hart
      1862 July Seventh 3h 45m A.M. M 39 Years
      Parents: Philimon Blair
      Sexton (Deceased)
      Jane Blair
      M.S. White
      COD: Disease of the Heart
      Several years
      As Certified by John Allan,
      Surgeon, Menstry
      Inf. Margaret Blair, Widow, Present
      Registered
      1862 12th July, Alloa
      Rob. D Bruce
      Registrar

    Historical events

    Birthday February 23, 1792

    • The temperature on February 23, 1792 was about -4 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer 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)
    • In the year 1792: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 5 » United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
      • April 25 » Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.
      • April 28 » France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.
      • May 11 » Robert Gray commands the first expedition to sail into the Columbia River.
      • June 4 » Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
      • July 25 » The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French royal family is harmed.

    Christening day February 26, 1792

    • The temperature on February 26, 1792 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: 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)
    • In the year 1792: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 20 » France declares war against the "King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of French Revolutionary Wars.
      • April 21 » Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.
      • September 22 » Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being.
      • October 12 » The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
      • October 13 » In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
      • December 11 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.

    Day of marriage April 16, 1814

    • The temperature on April 16, 1814 was about 13.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly south. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1814: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 31 » Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (present-day Argentina).
      • March 4 » Americans defeat British forces at the Battle of Longwoods between London, Ontario and Thamesville, near present-day Wardsville, Ontario.
      • May 4 » Emperor Napoleon arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.
      • September 11 » War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.
      • October 2 » Chilean War of Independence: Royalist troops defeat Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and José Miguel Carrera.
      • December 25 » Rev. Samuel Marsden holds the first Christian service on land in New Zealand at Rangihoua Bay.
    

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