James Williamson

Born [date unknown] in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

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Biography

Research Notes

• Original profile information stated: Created through census record of 1851.^[1] However, a death date of 1837 is given, so James would not have been on the 1851 census, so it is unclear what was intended.
• Scotlands People has a baptismal record for a James, son of Alexr Williamson & Margt MacIntyre, born or baptised on 5 April 1814 in Alves, Nairnshire, Scotland.^[2] This record has the same parental names, but a somewhat different birth/baptism location, and could have died by 1837.
• There is an 1851 census record for a James, aged 14, in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland, apparently with parents Alexander, aged 64, and Margaret, aged 60, plus an older brother George, aged 20, who could have been George Brown Williamson.^[3] However, this would mean that James was born around 1837, not that he died then.
  

All the names are probably fairly common, not all children were baptised and not all pre-1855 records survive. Further research required to clarify which family this James Williamson fits into.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5903ddd3e9379091b10c2af3 : viewed 23 Jul 2021), James WILLIAMSON in household of Alexander WILLIAMSON, Trafalgar Place, Morayshire, Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /137, Folio 107, Page 9, Schedule 50, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms", National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 125; Ref: 20/442, ScotlandsPeople (accessed 2 October 2023), Surname: WILLIAMSON; Forename: JAMES; Parents/Other details: ALEXR. WILLIAMSON/MARGT. MACINTYRE; Gender: M; Birth Date: 05/04/1814; Parish: Alves.
3. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1851", National Records of Scotland, Ref: 137/5/9, ScotlandsPeople (accessed 2 October 2023), Surname: WILLIAMSON; Forename: JAMES; Year: 1851; Gender: M; Age at Census: 14; RD Name: Forres; County / City: Moray.