1841 Aberdour, Burntisland, Dalgety

[JAP]

Happy to do lookups in the 1841 census in the parishes of Aberdour, Burntisland and Dalgety.

JudyP

[Lorra]

Thanks for your kind offer, Judy,

Could you look up a MITCHELL  family in Dalgety in the 1841 census for me please?
Father: William MITCHELL born 1790 in Dalgety. Occupation, coal miner. (not alive in 1851 census)
Mother: Janet MITCHELL m.s. PATERSON born 1797 in Dalgety (aka Mary in 1851 census)
Children: Stewart MITCHELL born 1823 in Dalgety
Janet MITCHELL born 1824 in Dalgety

Thank you very much

Lorraine

[JAP]

Hello Lorraine,

MITCHELL is not an uncommon name in the 1841 Dalgety.

Here are the only possibilities (remember, ages over 15 were rounded down to the nearest 5, relationships were not shown, and birthplace indicated only the county).

DALGETY
ED 1, page 12
Terrace Row (the enumerator doesn't specify where Terrace Row is - before it are Crossgates, Springhill,  Mossgreen, and Ansonhill then Terrace Row followed by Durham Row, back to Terrace Row, then Fary Fa, then Square).
MITCHELL Janet, F, 35, Outdoor Labourer, born Fife
MITCHELL Stewart, F, 15, Coal Miner, born Fife
Janet's age not right for you - but ages were notoriously unreliable; if you think she would have been 43/44 she only had to drop it to 39 to be recorded as 35.
Stewart/Stuart would have been ca 18 so would have been recorded as 15.
No sign of father William.

There is a possible Janet jnr in Dalgety (she would have been ca 17 so would have been recorded as 15) as follows:
ED 4, page 3
St Davids
DRYSDALE James, M, 15, Farmer, b FIF
DRYSDALE Isabella, F, 50, b FIF
DRYSDALE Rankeillor, F, 15, b FIF
DRYSDALE William, M, 13, b FIF
DRYSDALE Abiel, M, 11, b FIF
MITCHELL James, M, 20, Ag Lab, b FIF
ADDISON William, M, 15, Ag Lab, b FIF
JULVEER Catherine, F, 20, Female Servant, b FIF
MITCHELL Janet, F, 15, Female Servant, b FIF

There's also a Janet MITCHELL, F, 14, Female Servant, b FIF in a household in Burntisland but she's too young.

Judy

[Lorra]

Thank you very much for that prompt reply, Judy. The info is a great help!

Cheers,

Lorraine

[JAP]

Re LIVINGSTON, Hugh and Cecilia.

There are quite a few LIVINGSTONs in Aberdour.

Here are Hugh and Cecilia and family (ages were rounded down to the nearest 5 in the 1841, no relationships were shown).

HS410401
Aberdour
ED2, Page 7
Wester Village, North Side
LIVINGSTONE [sic], all born Fife, no occupations shown for anyone other than Hugh.
Hugh 36, labourer
Cecilia 30
Elizabeth 15
Agnes 9
James 7
Robert 5
Cecilia 4
David 3
Jane 1

Regards,

JAP
 

[JAP]

Re DOVER

Burntisland 1841 census
ED 1, page 12
High Street North
DOVER James, 65, Shoemaker, b FIF
DOVER Mary, 60, b FIF
DOVER David, 25, Tailor, b FIF

No other DOVERs in Burntisland
None in Aberdour or Dalgety

[Dave88]

Hello Judy,
Could I take you up on your kind offer .
I wouldn't normally ask for a general search but if possible could you send me details of DRYSDALE families in Dalgety . I am trying to sort out my DRYSDALE ancestors and any help would be appreciated . I have noted a previous reply for Isabella and family at St. Davids .

Thanks in advance ,
David

[JAP]

Hello David,

DRYSDALE in Aberdour, Burntisland and Dalgety, 1841 census.

ABERDOUR
ED 1, page 2
Village of Aberdour Easter
CHANSERS(?), Margt., 45, b FIF
DRYSDALE, Margt., 20, b FIF
OWEN, Catherine, 14, b FIF
ANDERSON, Robert, 3, b FIF
ANDERSON, Robert, 30, Labourer, b FIF

ED 1, page 8
Village of Aberdour Easter
DRYSDALE Mary, 60, b FIF
FISHER Cesillia, 12, b FIF

ED 4, page 3
Mukle Couston
SYME William, 30, Farmer, b out of the county
" Margaret, 30, b FIF
" Margaret G, 1, b FIF
" John, 4m, b FIF
MOYES Ann, 25, Female Servant, b FIF
DRYSDALE Jean, 25, Female Servant, b FIF

ED 5, page 7
Wester Bucklyvie
BUTTERS James, 35, Farmer, b FIF
" Ann, 30, b FIF
" Hugh, 8, b FIF
" James, 6, b FIF
" Isabell, 4, b FIF
" Janet, 2, b FIF
LUVE Hannah, 30, Female Servant, b FIF
PATON Julia, 15, Female Servant, b FIF
DRYSDALE Andrew, 15, Male Servant, b FIF

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BURNTISLAND
ED 1, page 20
High Street North
DRYSDALE, Joan, 20, Female Servant, b FIF
(Yes, it did seem to be a household of one)

ED 2, page 2
Back Street
DRYSDALE, Ann, 15, b FIF
LESLIE, Ann, 9m, b FIf

**********
DALGETY
See next post.

JAP

[JAP]

David,

DRYSDALE in Dalgety, 1841 Census

DALGETY
ED 2, page 5
Square
DRYSDALE Robert, 45, Groom
" Janet, 48
" Festus, 15, Ag Lab
" William, 13
" Jean, 10
All b FIF

ED 2, page 9
Muir Row
DRYSDALE Ebenr., 36, Ag Lab
" Grace, 33, b out of the county
" Thomas, 9
" Ebenezer, 7
" Agnes, 11
" Jean, 1
All except Grace b FIF

Also ED 2, page 9, Muir Row (separated from the above by one uninhabited building)
DRYSDALE John, 58, Farmer
" Jean, 70
" Janet, 25
(household continues on page 10)
DRYSDALE Margaret, 20
" John, 18, Ag Lab
" James, 20, Ag Lab
ADAMSON Alexr., 14
All b FIF

ED 3, page 6
Clink Hill
DRYSDALE Willm, 80, Ag Lab
" Elizabeth, 70
Both b FIF

ED 4, page 1
Hillend
DRYSDALE William, 50, Ag Lab
" Elizabeth, 45
" Elizabeth, 25
" Isabella, 15
" Helen, 13
" Janet, 10
" Mary, 10
All b FIF

ED 4, page 3
St Davids
DRYSDALE James, M, 15, Farmer
" Isabella, F, 50
" Rankeillor, F, 15
" William, M, 13
" Abiel, M, 11
MITCHELL James, M, 20, Ag Lab
ADDISON William, M, 15, Ag Lab
JULVEER Catherine, F, 20, Female Servant
MITCHELL Janet, F, 15, Female Servant
All b FIF

Plenty of DRYSDALEs!  I hope you can sort them out.

JAP