Who was Charlotte ann Farquharson

[convent girl]

I have beem trying to find out about an ancestor of my husband's so that i can fill in gaps in our Family History Book.
Charlotte Ann Farquharson she was my husband's great grandmother's mother
.Her parents were James Farquharson and Helen (maiden name may be Melville) James Farquharson is recorded in the 1841 census as a Minister of the Gospel living with his wife Helen and six children in the Manse at Alford, Aberdeenshire. Charlotte is shown in that census as being in her father's household. Her date of birthis recorded as 15th. May 1871 in Saint James, Jamaica, the Caribbean. Perhaps her father was a missionary in Jamaica,

She had an illigitemite daughter Eliza McLarty, with John McLarty a Customs and Excise man but they were never married. Eliza McLarty was born in 1841 in Cluny Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Later census forms show Charlotte as a lodger in 1851 with a family Wilson in Dorsell? Alford, but no mention of the child Eliza.

It appears that Charlotte may have married later to a Mr. Allan?

The daughter Eliza married Alexander Bisset on 11th Nov. 1860.

They had a daughter called Eliza Bisset who married a cattle dealer called Arthur McAllan on 19th Jan. 1884.

They also had a daughter called Charlotte Ann Farquharson Bisset,born1881 who died 23rd. April 1968, married name Ryan.

No other details re. Charlotte's marriage or her death.


I have come up against a brick wall with this one and I am hoping someone out there can fill in some of the gaps ie. What happened to John McLarty? Any details about him or his parents or his date of death would be helpful.
Hope someone can help

convent girl













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[Frazzled]

Just had a quick look at Charlottes birth reg on familysearch and it lists her parents as William and Charlotte Farquharson not James and Helen. As the 1841 census doesn't give relationships you cannot tell from that how they are related. Perhaps Aunt and Uncle??

[Katarzyna]

Birth I think you mean 1817 not 1871!
name: Charlotte Ann Farquharson
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 15 May 1817
baptism/christening place: St. James, Jamaica
father's name: William Farquharson
mother's name: Charlotte Farquharson
indexing project (batch) number: I04281-1
system origin: Jamaica-EASy
source film number: 1224328

Marriage

groom's name: William Farquharson
bride's name: Charlotte Smith
marriage date: 04 Oct 1812
marriage place: St. James, Cornwall, Jamaica
indexing project (batch) number: I04281-3
system origin: Jamaica-EASy
source film number: 1224328



Perhaps as Frazzled said - maybe William and James were brothers.If so these could be their baptisms.
No mothers name but father for both . . . . . Hary (sic)



name: William Farquharson
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 11 May 1797
baptism/christening place: TARLAND AND MIGVIE,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND
father's name: Hary Farquharson
indexing project (batch) number: C11242-2
system origin: Scotland-ODM
source film number: 993301


name: James Farquharson
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 04 Jun 1788
baptism/christening place: TARLAND AND MIGVIE,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND
father's name: Hary Farquharson
indexing project (batch) number: C11242-2
system origin: Scotland-ODM
source film number: 993301


Then there are these:


name: James Farquharson

gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 19 Feb 1787
baptism/christening place: DRUMOAK,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND
father's name: Alexander Farquharson

mother's name: Margaret Brown
indexing project (batch) number: C10208-1
system origin: Scotland-ODM
source film number: 102475




name: William Farquharson

gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 11 Nov 1797
baptism/christening place: DRUMOAK,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND
father's name: Alexr. Farquharson

indexing project (batch) number: C10208-1
system origin: Scotland-ODM
source film number: 102475


These two Williams would be very young to marry in 1812

[Katarzyna]

1851 Scottish Census
FARQUHARSON, Helen Head Widow F 50 1801 Annuitant Alford Aberdeenshire
FARQUHARSON, Anne R Daughter Unmarried F 23 1828 At Home Alford Aberdeenshire
FARQUHARSON, James Son Unmarried M 18 1833 Student Of Theology A M Alford Aberdeenshire
FARQUHARSON, John C Son Unmarried M 14 1837 Scholar Alford Aberdeenshire
FARQUHARSON, Nathaniel Son Unmarried M 13 1838 Scholar Alford Aberdeenshire
LINDSAY, Robert Boarder Unmarried M 13 1838 Scholar England
LINDSAY, Alexander Boarder Unmarried M 11 1840 Scholar England
TILLERY, Isobella Servant Unmarried F 19 1832 Domestic Servant Aberdeen

[Katarzyna]

I see you have asked this question before. You still appear to think that James and Helen are the parents of Charlotte despite the answers to your previous question on this thread.

http://www.familytreeforum.com/showthread.php/65885-Desperate-Cry-for-Help

[convent girl]

Hi there Katarzyna
Thanks for all the great details you have uncovered for me re Charlotte Ann Farquharson. An old family member was convinced that her parents were James and Helen so this certainly added to the problem I had trying to find ouy more info.
many many thanks.

convent girl

[convent girl]

Thanks for your quick reply re Charlotte Ann Farquharson. Have had reply from Katarzyna with yht info. i was looking for and it would appear that James and Helen were her uncle and aunt.
Many thanks

convent girl

[Uncle John]

She had an illigitemite daughter Eliza McLarty, with John McLarty a Customs and Excise man but they were never married. Eliza McLarty was born in 1841 in Cluny Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Just filling in the details, what does the parish register say? Some ministers could be forthright when recording illegitimate births.