James Dall (1775)

Born 31 Jul 1775 in Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Barron — married about 1814 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Descendants

Biography

James Dall was born in Scotland.

Birth record for James Dall, born 31 July 1775, baptised 2 August 1775, in Largo, Fife, Scotland, son of Andrew Dall and Janet White.^[1] James Dall married Ann Barron before 1814. They had seven children.

Children

• Janet Dall
• Rachel Dall
• John Dall
• Andrew Dall
• Anna Dall
• Margaret Dall
• Christian Dall

Rare congenital abnormality

It is possible that Ann, James' wife, had a rare congenital abnormality called uterus didelphys where she was born with two uteruses. It is possible to have twins grown in separate wombs and this was seen in India.^[2]. It was possible for her not to realise she was pregnant with the second child so Margaret Dall and Christian Dall were born within a month of each other. They were not twins as they were born in separate uteruses. This conclusion is drawn from the fact that the birth dates were given, Kinglassie is a small village and the liklihood of there being two couples with the same name unlikely. This was checked against Scotlandspeople, FamilySearch and extended family.Hylton-692 23:17, 15 September 2023 (UTC)Hylton-692

Death

James died in May 1864 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch Record: XY8V-WHY: 11 February 2020), James Dall, 1775.
2. ↑ CNN, (https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/28/health/woman-delivers-twins-26-days-after-first-delivery-intl/index.html#:~:text=A%2020%2Dyear%2Dold%20Bangladeshi,from%20a%20different%20Dhaka%20hospital).
3. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch Record: QPZW-G6RX: 17 April 2019), Mr James Dall, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, 28 May 1864, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm.