Donald Urquhart married GRACE MORISON on 28th July 1797 at Knockbain, Ross and Cromarty.
They had seven children, including
DONALD URQUHART (henceforth known as DANIEL) baptised 25 Feb 1805, Kmockbain.
When Daniel died, his parents were given as Donald Urquhart and Grace Morison.
Grace (Morison) Urquhart is on 1841, with husband Donald and two daughters, Jane and Simona.
In 1851, Grace Urquart is a widow pauper,aged 74, living with daughter Simona.
Jane Urquhart married Farquhar McRae on 10 April 1856, Knockbain.
In 1858, Grace Urquhart died, aged 82. I have downloaded her death cert and oh, dear.....
Grace Urquhart, pauper widow aged 82. Parents William GLASS, crofter, and Jean McRae, both deceased. The informant is Farquhar McRae, son in law, illiterate.
I have looked for a previous marriage for Grace/Grisel GLASS to Morison, but found nothing. There is no other Grace Urquhart living in Knockbain in 1851.
Question: Who is more likely to be correct about Grace's parentage....her granddaughter Maggie Urquhart, who was informant at her father's death in 1867 (Daniel), or her son in law Farquhar McRae, who might be a relative of her mother's anyway.
No baptism found for Grace/Grisel Morison, born about 1777, Avoch, Ross.
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They had seven children, including
DONALD URQUHART (henceforth known as DANIEL) baptised 25 Feb 1805, Kmockbain.
When Daniel died, his parents were given as Donald Urquhart and Grace Morison.
Grace (Morison) Urquhart is on 1841, with husband Donald and two daughters, Jane and Simona.
In 1851, Grace Urquart is a widow pauper,aged 74, living with daughter Simona.
Jane Urquhart married Farquhar McRae on 10 April 1856, Knockbain.
In 1858, Grace Urquhart died, aged 82. I have downloaded her death cert and oh, dear.....
Grace Urquhart, pauper widow aged 82. Parents William GLASS, crofter, and Jean McRae, both deceased. The informant is Farquhar McRae, son in law, illiterate.
I have looked for a previous marriage for Grace/Grisel GLASS to Morison, but found nothing. There is no other Grace Urquhart living in Knockbain in 1851.
Question: Who is more likely to be correct about Grace's parentage....her granddaughter Maggie Urquhart, who was informant at her father's death in 1867 (Daniel), or her son in law Farquhar McRae, who might be a relative of her mother's anyway.
No baptism found for Grace/Grisel Morison, born about 1777, Avoch, Ross.
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