Born about in Roxburghshire, Scotland
Daughter of Robert (Elliott) Elliot
and Betty (Elliot) Elliott
Sister of
Elizabeth (Elliott) Turnbull [half], Janet (Elliot) Borthwick and Annie (Turnbull) Gowland [half]
Wife of
Edward Herdman
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John Herdman, Margaret Herdman, Edward Herdman, Elizabeth Herdman, Mary Ann (Herdman) Spark and Elliot Herdman
Died about
at about age 75
in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Birth
According to the 1851 census, Agnes was born about 1798 in Roxburgh, Scotland.
1841 Census
In 1841, the Herdman family was living in Annfield Plain, County Durham. Agnes was probably a widow. She was born in Scotland. [1]
- Agnes Hardman [Herdman], 40, born in Scotland
- John Hardman [Herdman], 15, coal miner, born in County Durham
- Robert Hardman [Herdman], 14, coal miner, born in County Durham
- Edward Hardman [Herdman], 11, coal miner, born in County Durham
- Elizabeth Hardman [Herdman], 8, born in County Durham
- Mary Hardman [Herdman], 6, born in County Durham
- Elliott Hardman [Herdman], 3, born in County Durham
1851 Census
In 1851, Agnes was still living at Annfield, Plain, Kyo Laws. Her youngest son Elliott was with her. [2]
- Agnes Herdman, head, widowed, 53, coal miner's widow, born in Roxborough, Scotland
- Elliott Herdman, son, 13, coal miner, born in Lanchester, County Durham
- Thomas Borthwick, nephew, 19, coal miner, born in Roxborough, Scotland
Death
Agnes's death was registered in the Durham district in the 2nd quarter of 1873. She was 79 years old. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Class: HO107; Piece: 301; Book: 16; Civil Parish: Lanchester; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 13; Page: 21; Line: 18; GSU roll: 241348.
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. HO107/2389/folio 138.
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JYR-JJX : 31 December 2014), Agnes Herdman, 1873; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Durham, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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