Andrew George Carstairs (1780 - 1838)

Born 1780 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Husband of Mary (Dickson) Carstairs — married 11 Oct 1804 in Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Helen (McClellan) Carstairs — married 27 Jul 1822 in Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 11 Oct 1838 at about age 58 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Biography

Andrew Carstairs was born in 1780 in Kingsbarns Fife. His Father was Thomas Carstairs, a portioner.

Andrew was educated at the grammar school and studied at St Andrews University. He became a tutor to the family of Mr Lundin at Auchtermairny before being liscenced by the presbytery in 1802. He was ordained on the 9th of May 1805 and was the minister of Anstruther Wester for 33 years.

First Marriage

He married Mary Dickson on the 11 of Oct 1804 at Kingsbarns. ^[1]Andrew and Mary had at least 4 children.

1. Catherine Grant Carstairs born in 1805
2. Thomas born in 1807
3. William Dickson 1808
4. George Andrew 1817 who went to Australia

Mary died on the 14th of Oct 1817 age 31. ^[2]

Second Marriage

He secondly married Helen McClellan on the 27 July 1822 in Anstruther Wester ^[3]

1. Eliza Campbell born in 1826
2. John Campbell born and died in 1826
3. John Robert born and died in 1827
4. MacLellan Carstairs born in 1829 who also died young
5. Janet born in 1830
6. Andrew born in 1834

Andrew died at Devon Grove, Dollar on the 11th of Oct 1838 and was buried in the family burial ground at Kingsbarns.^[4]

Research notes

His father Thomas was a portioner (https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/portioner PORTIONER, n. 1. Sc. Law usage: the proprietor of a small estate or piece of land resulting from the division of an original piece of land among co-heirs or otherwise, a small land-owner (Sc. 1808 Jam., 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scot. 753), “the proprietor of a small feu” (Sc. 1946 A. D. Gibb Legal Terms 66). he died in 1817. Sadly the record gives no more information as to his age or spouse. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910"
   Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
   Ancestry uk Record 60144 #3907218 (accessed 28 February 2023)
   Andrew Carstairs marriage to Mary Dickson on 11 Oct 1804 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland.
2. ↑ Fasti by Hew Scott
3. ↑ Marriage: "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910"
   Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
   Ancestry uk Record 60144 #3515847 (accessed 28 February 2023)
   Andw G Carstairs marriage to Helen McClellan on 27 Jul 1822 in Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland.
4. ↑ Burial: "Scotland Monumental Inscriptions"
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 28 February 2023)
   Andrew George Carstairs burial (died in 1838) in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland.
5. ↑ Burial: "Scotland, Parish Deaths & Burials 1564-2017"
   Reference: OPR 441/2
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 28 February 2023)
   Thomas Carstairs burial (died on 24 Jan 1817) on 29 Jan 1817 in Kingsbarns, Fife.

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