Harrower Family Tree » Barbara Kennedy (1866-????)

Personal data Barbara Kennedy 

Sources 1, 2, 3

Household of Barbara Kennedy

She is married to John Donaldson Cook.

They got married on June 3, 1887 at Newtown, Roxburghshire, Scotland, she was 20 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Maggie Cook  1890-????
  2. Alfred Cook  1892-????
  3. Christina Cook  1898-????

Event (Witness at Marriage) on June 3, 1887 in Newtown, Roxburghshire, Scotland .Source 4


Notes about Barbara Kennedy

Marriages in the District of Melrose in the County of Roxburgh 1887.
1887 Third June, Newtown
After Banns According to the Forms of the Church of Scotland
(Signed)
John Donaldson Cook
Woollen Factory Worker,
(Bachelor) Age 23, Newton
Parents: James Cook
Nurseryman (deceased)
Helen Cook
M.S. Donaldson
(Signed)
Barbara Kennedy
Housekeeper
(Spinster Age 20, Bowden
Parents: Archibald Kennedy
Forester (deceased)
Margaret Kennedy
M.S. James
(Signed)
W.M. Hardie DD
Minister of Bowden
(Signed)
Elizabeth A.S. Fisher, Witness
Walter Cook, Witness
Registered
1887 June 4th, Melrose
Thomas Ballantyne
Registrar

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Barbara Kennedy

Alexander James
1808-????

Barbara Kennedy
1866-????

1887

John Donaldson Cook
1864-????

Maggie Cook
1890-????
Alfred Cook
1892-????
Christina Cook
1898-????

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    Sources

    1. Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1866 Record for Barbara Kennedy 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 Barbara Kennedy
      Name: Barbara Kennedy
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 04 Dec 1866
      Birth Place: Calderhead, Lanark, Scotland
      Father: Archibald Kennedy
      Mother: Margaret James
      FHL Film Number: 6035516
    2. 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Cook Parish: Bowden; ED: 1; Page: 8; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1891_383 1891 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. 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 Cook
      Name: John Cook
      Age: 27
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
      Relationship: Grandson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Melrose, Roxburghshire
      Registration Number: 783
      Registration district: Bowden
      Civil parish: Bowden
      County: Roxburghshire
      Address: Holyrood Cottage
      Occupation: Mill Worker
      ED: 1
      Household schedule number: 58
      Line: 17
      Roll: CSSCT1891_383
      Household Members Age Relationship
      Alexander James 83 Head
      John Cook 27 Grandson
      Barbara K Cook 24 Grandaughter
      Maggie Cook 1 Great Grandaughter
    3. 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Cook Parish: Bowden; ED: 1; Page: 1; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1901_421 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 John Cook
      Name: John Cook
      Age: 37
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's Name: Barbara Cook
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Melrose, Roxburghshire
      Registration Number: 783
      Registration district: Bowden
      Civil parish: Bowden
      County: Roxburghshire
      Address: Chestnut Cottages
      Occupation: Carter on Estate
      ED: 1
      Household schedule number: 6
      Line: 12
      Roll: CSSCT1901_421
      Household Members Age Relationship
      John Cook 37 Head
      Barbara Cook 34 Wife
      Maggie Cook 11 Daughter
      Alfred Cook 9 Son
      Christina Cook 3 Daughter
    4. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1887 COOK, JOHN DONALDSON BARBARA KENNEDY Statutory registers Marriages 799 7
      1887 COOK, JOHN DONALDSON BARBARA KENNEDY Statutory registers Marriages 799 7
      Marriages in the District of Melrose in the County of Roxburgh 1887.
      1887 Third June, Newtown
      After Banns According to the Forms of the Church of Scotland
      (Signed)
      John Donaldson Cook
      Woollen Factory Worker,
      (Bachelor) Age 23, Newton
      Parents: James Cook
      Nurseryman (deceased)
      Helen Cook
      M.S. Donaldson
      (Signed)
      Barbara Kennedy
      Housekeeper
      (Spinster Age 20, Bowden
      Parents: Archibald Kennedy
      Forester (deceased)
      Margaret Kennedy
      M.S. James
      (Signed)
      W.M. Hardie DD
      Minister of Bowden
      (Signed)
      Elizabeth A.S. Fisher, Witness
      Walter Cook, Witness
      Registered
      1887 June 4th, Melrose
      Thomas Ballantyne
      Registrar

    Historical events

    Birthday December 4, 1866

    • The temperature on December 4, 1866 was about 10.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 30 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 27 » President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
      • April 10 » The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
      • May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
      • May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.
      • August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
      • December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.

    Day of marriage June 3, 1887

    • The temperature on June 3, 1887 was about 13.2 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
      • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
      • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
      • July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
      • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
      • November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
    

    Same birth/death day

    Source: Wikipedia


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