Clezy, Clezie connections

[anndra]

Does anyone (other than me) think that the William Clazy baptized in Berwick-on-Tweed in 1670 is the same William who married Katherine Scougal in Hutton in 1704?

I do! - sounds more than likely - Berwick to Hutton only 6 miles.

[T. Michael Sommers]

Who were the parents of the George C. who married Agnes Middlemist?

The first we hear of George is his marriage to Agnes in 1751, so we don't have any record of his parents.  There are two possibilities: the William who married Katherine Scougal, or their son William (whom I will call `Junior').  The former seems more likely.

Given the date of George's marriage, he was probably born in the mid-1720s, so he could be a late child of William or an early child of Junior. (These are the only two Clazeys known to have had children at the relevant times.)  Neither possibility is inherently implausible.

However, ScotlandsPeople has a George Clunie being  baptized in Ladykirk in 1748. His father is "William Clunie or Clazie" (it was in the IGI, too, but I don't see it now).  Junior's last two known children were also baptized in Ladykirk in the 1740s, so this young George is probably his son.  But George was still alive in 1748; he had not even married yet.  That means that either Junior had two living sons named George, or that George was not Junior's son.  The former seems much less likely than the latter (although stranger things have happened).  So if George was not the son of Junior, he was probably his brother.

Does this make sense to anyone?

[T. Michael Sommers]

In case anyone is interested, I found George Clazy the minister of Paisley, Renfrew, in Ancestry's 1871 census indexed under the name 'George Clarice'.

[karenFD]

Hi I have just signed up to Rootschat.com and I am interested in the Clazy family - my GG Grandmother's brother Dr William C MCEwan was married to Agnes Clazy daughter of Rev George Clazy (b. 1860) of Paisley - I have the line from the McEwan side down to myself if anyone is interested.

[LowrieT]

I have just joined Rootsweb and intrigued to find this Clazy thread.

I am descended from HELEN CLAZY born Eccles c 1800 who married JOHN LOWRIE

I have her parents down as George Clazy amd Agnes Alexander.

[anndra]

Sorry, wrong parents.
The Helen married to John Lowrie was born 04 Mar 1793 in Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland, to James Clazy and Helen Kerr. She died on 17 May 1878 in Plympton Township, Lambton Co. Ontario, Canada.

[LowrieT]

That is interesting.  I gave up looking for the death of John Lowrie.  Do you know if John Lowrie also died in Canada?   I have all their children being born at Hassington Mains, Eccles.  All boys. 

Thank you for this information.

[anndra]

Yes, John also died in Canada on 13 Jun 1877 in Plympton Township, Lambton Co, Ontario, Canada.
From my records they had seven sons and one daughter, Helen, b. 1814; d 09 Sep 1877 in Plympton Township, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

[LowrieT]

Thank you once again for this information.  I worked on my Lowrie's 20 years ago and gave up because I was unable to find the death. of father John Lowrie.  I just thought he had died prior to registration and buried in an unmarked grave in Eccles Cemetery.   I never thought of him emigrating to Canada.   I would be interested in any information you have re.  the Lowrie's.   Should you have the name of his Father then I would get going again on my family.