Isabella (Mann) Waters (abt. 1813 - 1912)

Born about 1813 in Inverness-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Waters — married 2 Jan 1846 in Dunnet, , Caithness, Scotland

Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1912 at about age 99 in Heartfield, Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

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Biography

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Note

May have been married first to William? Calder, has son Colin Calder b abt 1840

In 1841 census at Lochend Dunnet Caithness an Isabella Mann is listed age 20 as a servant age 20, with (perhaps her sister) Janet in the household of Robert & Isabella Grant and their 8 children. Isabella's birthplace is recorded as outside census county of Caithness, but (her sister) Janet is recorded as born in Caithness. Janet Mann is a mystery. There were no Janets born to Colin Mann and Janet Fraser, but a Jane, however Jane is still living with her parents in 1841. The other sister is Catherine born 1822, perhaps she is known as Janet?

In 1851 census her birthplace is given as Inverness-shire.

She is recorded in 1851 aged 30 at Holland Dunnet Caithness with husband Alexander Waters age 58, and their children Alexander 4, John 2, Janet 11 months, also listed is Alex's stepson Colin Calder. Is this Isabella's illegitimate son? Colin Calder is living with his grandparents Colin & Janet Mann on 1841 census aged 1.

Isabella herself may be illegitimate, no record exists of her birth, her given age on various documents would suggest she was probably born before the marriage of her mother Janet Fraser to Colin Mann.

There are 2 Fraser grandchildren Johan (female) aged 9, and William aged 2 recorded as living with Colin and Janet nee Fraser Mann in 1851. Who are their parents? Can't find any records of female Manns marrying a Fraser. Perhaps Janet Fraser also had an illegitimate son, who is the father of William and Johan? There is no record of this Johan Fraser in 1861 census, she may have married or died. There were 2 Johan Frasers born around the same time, but the other Johan is listed as living with her parents and siblings. Or perhaps Johan and William are Catherine's illegitimate children.

Johan's birthplace is recorded as Dunnet, and William was born at Latheron.

Can't find Isabella's birth record in opr. Was she illegitimate child of Janet? Did find an Isabella Fraser b 3/4/1820 to John Fraser & Catherine Fraser. Janet Fraser's parents were John Fraser & Catherine Fraser. Was Isabella registered as their daughter and passed off as Janet's sister to avoid the stigma of illegitimacy? Catherine Fraser could not have been born later than 1772, which would make her aged 48 at the time of Isabella's birth.

Birth

Date: ABT 1813 Inverness-shire, Scotland based on 1901 Census Search ^[1]

OR

Date: ABT 1822 Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland based on 1861 Census ^[2]

Death

Date: 8 Feb 1912

Place: Heartfield, Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland ^[3]

Census

1841 census Lochend Dunnet Caithness Scotland

1851 Census Holland Dunnet Caithness Scotland

WATERS: Alexander 58 ag lab b Dunnet; Wife Isabella 30 b Inverness; Children: Alexander 4, John 2, Janet 11 mths all b Dunnet; Stepson Colin CALDER 11 scholar b Dunnet, CAI ^[4]

1861 Census Heartfield Dunnet Caithness Scotland

WATERS: Alexander, head, mar, 71, ag lab b Dunnet; wife Isabella, 39, b INV. Children (both scholars, b Dunnet): John, 13; Isabella, 8. 1 room with 1+ windows ^[5]

1881 Census, Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland, Isabella WATERS, widow, 60, formerly ag lab, b P.N.K. Inverness, son Alexander WATERS, unm, 34, day lab, b Dunnet. ^[6]

Marriage

Date: 02 JAN 1846, Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Alexr. WATERS to Isabella MANN, WATERS ^[7]

Marriage ?

Husband: William Calder

Wife: Isabella Mann

Child: Colin Calder

Sources

• Source: S3 ScotlandPeople Official OPR's and Statutory Indexes of BMD

• Source: S210 1881 Census transcripts for UK via Family Search/LDS

• Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php

• Source: S203 Census: 1851 Census transcriptions for Scotland via Ancestry.com

• Source: S205 Census: 1861 Census transcriptions for Scotland via Ancestry.com

1. ↑ Source: #S214 Nov 2002: Dunnet, Dist 036/006 p5 #24 p/copy held by L McIntosh
2. ↑ Source: #S205 1861 Census: Dunnet, CAI Reg. 36 ED 6 Sched 61, hsehold of Alexander & Isabella WATERS, extracted Aug 2008
3. ↑ Source: #S3Death Extract 8/2/1912 Dunnet Caithness
4. ↑ Source: #S203 Par. 36 ED 3 Sched 14, hsehold of Alexander & Isabella WATERS, extracted Aug 2008
5. ↑ Source: #S205 Enum Dist 6 P13 Entry #61, hsehold of Alexander & Isabella WATERS, extracted Sep 2003
6. ↑ Source: #S210 1881 Census cds: FHL Film 0203400 GRO Ref Volume 036 EnumDist 6 Page 7 extracted Nov 2002
7. ↑ IGI: Batch M110364 searched Nov 2002

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Mann-2563 through the import of YeatesGibsonFinlayson4WTOct2013 .ged on Oct 1, 2013.

Thank you to Florence Cross for creating WikiTree profile Mann-2674 through the import of mann1.ged on Nov 15, 2013.

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