Charles Geddes/Margaret Brown 1800's

[bgeddes49]

Hello,

I am researching our Geddes Family Tree and have located my Dad's Great Grandfather, Alexander Geddes born in 1834 in Scotland and his son Charles A. Geddes born US (my Dad's grandfather). Alexander Geddes was married to a Sarah (haven't located her maiden name???) and died in Philadelphia, in 1896. 

I believe that Alexander Geddes named his son Charles A. after his father and that Charles Geddes born about 1799 or thereafter and Margaret Brown born 1806 from Fife, Scotland may be Alexander's parents. 

Can anyone provide more info on the children of Charles Geddes and Margaret Brown?  If anyone knows of information regarding their son Alexander, it will help me in my family research.  Alexander was a plumber by trade when living in Philadelphia.  I have info that Charles Geddes was born at Collessie, Fife, Scotland and Margaret Brown at Creich, Fife Scotland.

Thank you.

[NorrieG]

Hello, I am trying to discover the parents of Alexander Geddes born 1834 in Scotland and died 1896 in Philadelphia.  He was married to Sarah ?? and had a son Charles A. who was my Dad's grandfather. I believe that Alexander's Dad may have been named Charles since he named his son Charles A.  I have found a Charles Geddes married to Margaret Brown from Fife Scotland and that they had a son named Alexander. 
Hi these are the Children of Charles Geddes &  Margaret Brown  on the IGI

Father: Charles Geddes, Mother: Margaret Brown
 
ANDREW GEDDES b 28 AUG 1834 bap 21 SEP 1834 Cupar
JOHN GEDDES b 28 AUG 1834 bap 21 SEP 1834 Cupar
CHARLES GEDDES b 7 AUG 1836 bap 28 AUG 1836 Cupar
MARGARET GEDDES b 10 OCT 1838 Cupar, Fife
JANE GEDDES b 20 FEB 1844 Cupar, Fife

I can find nothing on an Alexander born to this couple 1834
in Fife how did you find the Birth.

Norrie

[bgeddes49]

Thank you Norrie for your response.

In researching Alexander Geddes on familysearch.org, I found that there is a record of his christening on Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950.  The information states the following:

Alexander Geddes b28 Aug 1834  bp  21 Sep 1834 Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Parents: Charles Geddes and  Margaret Brown


Bernadette

[DDJJake]

Hi Bernadette,
I am currently looking at the jpg image from GRO that you seek ...
It states,
For Cupar Parish, Fife, Scotland .....
Birth 28 Aug't 1834 Baptism 21 Sept'r 1834
Alexander and John, Twin Sons of Charles Geddes (Shoemaker) and Margaret Brown his spouse.

I will Personal Message you with my e-mail address for you to contact me, so that I can send you the image.
Aye
DDJJAKE with his roots also deep in Fife

[DDJJake]

Of General Interest re-OPRs
Book out of copywrite available as a .pdf from www.archive.org

Aye
DDJJAKE

[DDJJake]

Bernadette,
This is why I cannot locate the Geddes family in Cupar in 1841, although thay had another child there in 1844 ! Pity .. especially if they emigrated before the 1851 Census !

Aye
DDJJAKE

[NorrieG]

When the IGI was being prepared for the Church of Latter Day Saints
They must have typed Andrew instead of Alexander, well they both start With the leter A
But its sorted  thanks Jake

IGI Father: Charles Geddes, Mother: Margaret Brown
 
ANDREW GEDDES b 28 AUG 1834 bap 21 SEP 1834 Cupar
JOHN GEDDES b  28 AUG 1834 bap 21 SEP 1834 Cupar

Norrie

[bgeddes49]

Bernadette,
This is why I cannot locate the Geddes family in Cupar in 1841, although thay had another child there in 1844 ! Pity .. especially if they emigrated before the 1851 Census !

Aye
DDJJAKE

I found both Charles age 62 (Shoemaker) and Margaret age 55 listed on the 1861 Scotland Census.  They had a lodger but no children are listed.  So the parents remained in Scotland and I will do more research to find where and when Alexander moved out of Scotland. I did find a John Geddes on the 1871 Scotland census who was born Cupar, Fifeshire. He was married to a Jane Geddes and has a son Charles (age 5) listed on the census. This could be Alexander's twin brother??  With all this research, I am still not certain that this Alexander Geddes is the same Alexander Geddes who lived and died in Philadelphia and was the father of Charles A. Geddes.

[NorrieG]

I found both Charles age 62 (Shoemaker) and Margaret age 55 listed on the 1861 Scotland Census.

I found the family on the 1851 Census Cupar
Charles Geddes  53
Margaret             45
John                    16
Margaret              12
Jane                     7
David Brown nephew 15
no sign of Alexander Geddes in 1851 Census