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Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests / Re: Ann Young - convict
« on: Wednesday 21 November 18 03:13 GMT (UK)  »
I suspect that Ann's death must have occurred only a week or two before the article. The Maitland Mercury printed the same article just a few days later.

It would be interesting, as suggested above, if Sergeant Thomas Whittle turned out to be the real father of James Parker Jnr. because that would seem to be the root of the story that James Parker Snr was in fact a soldier rather than a convict.

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Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests / Re: Ann Young - convict
« on: Wednesday 21 November 18 01:11 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for getting back Marycs23

I included James Jnr in my list. I just put him above the children born after Ann married James Parker.

If you want to see the article about the court case in 1808 you can try this page.

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/GMCH-P4Y

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Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests / Re: Ann Young - convict
« on: Tuesday 20 November 18 23:54 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

First post on what is an old thread so I am not hopeful of getting a reply, however, I too am related to Ann Young (through Euphemia Young - assuming she is the sister of Ann). Despite having no direct connection with Ann I am curious about her history as her children would have been cousins of people who I am directly related to.

I would like to be clear in my own mind as to what the consensus is on the immediate descendants of Ann Young given the information already posted on this forum.

Is this how the tree would look?

1. Ann Young (1778-1876) (m. before 1804) Peter Cavanagh (1764- )
   2. Unknown Cavanagh (1804 - after 1808)
                   
   2. James "Parker" (1806 - 1850) - Father unknown - Possibly Sargent Thomas Whittle
   
1. Ann Young (1778-1876) (m. 1810) James Parker (1784-1850)
   2. Margaret Parker (1809-1895)
   2. Catherine Parker (1814-1898)
   2. Ann Parker (1817-1896
   2. Jane Parker (1818-1862)
   2. Euphemia Essina Parker (1819-1908)
   2. Esther Parker (1820-1820)
   2. Mary Ann Parker (1825-1887)

If I have correctly read the previous posts there is a possibility that there was another James Parker in the family born before or after Mary Ann Parker. Is that right?

Also, there is some confusion about the deaths of James Parker (born 1784) and James Parker (born 1806). Did they both die in 1850?

I guess what rossmcmillan is saying above is that Ann's child to Peter Cavanagh must have survived because in 1808 she testifies to having at least two children in the court case and Margaret Parker wasn't born until at least 1809. Is this correct? If so, do we know the name of this Cavanagh child?

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