Temple Village Midlothian

[MonicaL]

Hi Meg

Did James Harper die before 1855? From 1851 (sure you have this but may help others). All the children below born in Cleish, Kinrossshire:

James Harper 30, Forrester b. Carrington
Hannah Harper 30 b. Inveresk, Midlothian
Hannah Harper 7 b. Cleish, kinrossshire
James Harper 5
Jane Harper 4
John Harper 2
Thomas Harper 4 Months

Address: West Mains, Cleish

Nothing on his death cert that might help you?

Monica 

[garibaldired]

Thanks for your reply, Monica.
There was no information on his death certificate even though his son was the informant.
Part of my problem is that James was already in Cleish in 1841, although he did marry in Lasswade in 1842.
The traditional naming pattern isn't obvious either as Hannah's parents were James and Hannah too! It could indicate John and Jane but who knows!

Best wishes,
Meg

[MonicaL]

There are a couple of Dobie families showing on IGI as having children in Inveresk in the right time period:

James Dobie and Anne Whitelaw
Thomas Dobie and Isabel Williamson
https://familysearch.org/

Did you get a maiden name for Agnes from her death certificate?

Monica

[garibaldired]

It's James' parents and birth I'm stuck with; I know Hannah's parents.

Meg

[MonicaL]

I thought you had  So what were their names? This might help with establishing possible names for James' parents.

Monica

[garibaldired]

The traditional naming pattern isn't obvious either as Hannah's parents were James and Hannah too! It could indicate John and Jane but who knows!

As I said above they could be John and Jane; Hannah's parents are James Dob(b)ie and Hannah Dob(b)ie ms York.

Meg

[Templar75]

Hi Meg,

             I have James Harper born at Temple 7 June 1830 parents are William Harper and Margaret Denholm.

They also had :

Marion 2 Jan 1823
Andrew 22 July 1825
Elisabeth 14 Nov 1827
Margaret 14 Nov 1827 ( Twins )

Cheers.

Archie.

[garibaldired]

Thanks very much for that, Archie.

Not "my" James but perhaps a connection.

Best wishes,
Meg

[Templar75]

Hi Meg,

            I got these off Scotlands People I put in dates from 1815 to 1825 and this is all that came up.

1   10/10/1819  HARPER JAMES parents WILLIAM HARPER/CHRISTIAN RONALDSON FR3420   M   INVERESK AND MUSSELBURGH        /MIDLOTHIAN   689/00 0100 0384   

   
2   12/04/1825   HARPER   JAMES   JAMES HARPER/ELIZABETH GIBSON FR1584   M   STOW   /MIDLOTHIAN   699/00 0050

Archie.