Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Charles Swap
— married
5 Jun 1785 in Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland
Descendants 
Died
at about age 82
in Steps of Gilcomston, Aberdeen
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Biography
The date and place of birth are not known but from burial records dated 1840 with age at death of 82 the date of birth is assumed to be 1758.
Elspet Rust was born in about1758. She married Charles Swap on June 5, 1785, in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had four children in 10 years. She died in August 1840 having lived a long life of 82 years and was buried in St Machar's Churchyard, Aberdeen.
Sources
O.P.R. Marriages 168/ 0B 0080 0024 Old Machar SWAP-RUST 5 June 1785
Burial Register for St Machar's Churchyard, Aberdeen and Burials in Old Machar. See attached images
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elspet 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 Elspet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elspet 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 Elspet:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
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George Brander
George Brander
George Brander
Elspet died as Elspet Rust the widow of Charles Swap and it is as Rust that she is recorded on the burial register so that is her last known name. This follows the practice in Scotland of the wife retaining her maiden name and scrutiny of any old gravestones in a Scottish kirkyard will confirm this. It is also genealogy good practice to record a woman by her birthname. Wikitree are out of step with the rest of the genealogy world in this respect.
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by George Brander
George Brander
Hi Jackie I have three possible candidates for Elspet Rust the second wife of Charles Swap and three possible fathers. The first is Elspet born and baptised 1744 at Drumoak, father William Rust. The second is Elspet born and baptised 1748 at Drumoak, father John Rust.This is the one who appears in my tree but I am coming round to thinking that the third Elspet born and baptised 1763 at Kincardine O'Neil may be the most likely. Her father was also a William Rust. I have the baptismal OPR of all three but it was because of my uncertainty that no father is given in the tree. Where did you get Alexander as the father?
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by George Brander
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