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May (Morrison) Pringle (1806 - 1869)

May Pringle formerly Morrison
Born in Saint Boswells, Roxburgh, Scotlandmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 7 Nov 1824 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 62 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Birth & Baptism

Genealogically Defined

Birth

May Morrison was born on a Tuesday, 26 Aug 1806, to Michael Morrion and Jean (Smith) Morrison in Saint Boswells, Roxburgh, Scotland.[1]

Baptism

May was also baptized in Saint Boswells, but the exact date is not known.[1]

Marriage

May married David Pringle on 07 Nov 1824, in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.[2]

Children

Robert Pringle; b. About 1826[3][4]
Jane (Pringle) Roberts; b. About 1829[3][4]
Michael Pringle; b. 1831/2[3][4]
Alex Pringle; b. About 1839[3][4]
May (Pringle) Burge; b. Oct 1840[3][4]
Hugh Pringle; b. About 1842[3][4]
Thomas Pringle; b. About 1844[3][4]
Margaret "Marg" (Pringle) Stuart; b. About 1849[3][4]

Death

May died 08 Apr 1869, in Manhattan, New York.[5]

It took some doing but we finally figured out that she IS buried in NY Bay Cemetery. The record was understandably mis-transcribed. The N does kind of look like St.

Death Certificate of May (Morrison) Pringle.
Research Records
  • According to the Family Search citation for May's death, she is buried in St. Y Bay Cemetery, however this location does NOT EXIST. There is no cemetery on the planet named St. Y Bay, no Church named St. Y Bay, either.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT1X-Q5F : 2 January 2015), May Morrison, 26 Aug 1806; citing , Saint Boswells, Roxburgh, Scotland, reference 2:18DVCR2, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,951.
  2. Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY9R-TJ1 : 8 December 2014), Michael Morrison in entry for David Pringle and May Morrison, 07 Nov 1824; citing Saint Cuthberts,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,763, 103,068.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. View with paid subscription: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1004&h=650472&ssrc=pt&tid=86765727&pid=150009895502&usePUB=true OR View Digital Copy at ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk for a fee: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_census/326253?image=5
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. View with paid subscription: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1004&h=650472&ssrc=pt&tid=86765727&pid=150009895502&usePUB=true OR Search for Digital Copy at ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk for a fee for Pringle, David; 1851; M; 47; 675/1 77/ 5; Edinburgh, Midlothian on ScotlandsPeople website: http://tinyurl.com/y7grg8ra (link will take you straight to the search page)
  5. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WJ3-QW6 : 20 March 2015), May Pringle, 08 Apr 1869; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,534.




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DNA Connections
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