Born in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Farmer
and Violet Inglis
Sister of
Janet Farmer, George Farmer, Robert Farmer, James Farmer, Thomas Farmer and William Farmer
Wife of
John Duncan
— married
10 Jul 1773 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Violet Duncan, George Duncan, Jean Duncan, Robert Duncan, Helen Duncan, John Duncan and William Duncan
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Dec 2014
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Biography
Helen was born in 1749. She is the daughter of Robert Farmer and Violet Inglis.[1]
John Duncan married Helen Farmer irregularly in Edinburgh. They were admonished before the congregation at Gladsmuir on 13th February 1774. The minister rebuked them and declared them married persons and exhorted them to live as such.[2] Their marriage was recorded in the register on 30th January 1774.[3]
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"FreeReg UK Parish Register database"
East Lothian; Prestonpans; Prestonpans Parish Church; Register of unspecified type; File line number: 429
FreeReg Transcription (accessed 25 December 2023)
Helen Farmer baptism on 12 Feb 1749 (born 8 Feb 1749), daughter of Robert Farmer & Violet Inglis, in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland. - ↑ Marriage: Gladsmuir kirk session, Minutes (1737-1779), CH2/169/2, Image 157, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/virtual-volumes/volume-images/volume_data-CH2-169-2/GAZ00563?image_number=157
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Marriage:
"Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages"
National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 708; Ref: 20/307; Frame: 589
ScotlandsPeople (accessed 25 December 2023)
John Duncan marriage to Helen Farmer on or after 30 Jan 1774 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
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~3.12%
Raymond Catterall
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A225126 [compare], Ancestry member ericc17
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~1.56%
E. Catterall :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A212238 [compare], Ancestry member ericc17
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Paul Logan :
23andMe, GEDmatch HB9407923 [compare], yourDNAportal PAU6dfbe9ea
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Colleen Hannah :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Susan (Lawrie) Maclean :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A250245 [compare], Ancestry member MacleanS
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E. Catterall
Farmer-9330 and Farmer-2004 appear to represent the same person because: They are the same person
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