John Ogston (abt. 1821)

Born about 1821 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

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Biography

There is a christening record of a child, John Ogston on 5th November, 1821 in Strichen, father John Ogston, mother Isabel Chalmers ^[1].

OGSTON JOHN JOHN OGSTON/ISABEL CHALMERS M 05/11/1821

Research Notes

Possible marriage

The most likely marriage record for John Ogston is to Jean McKen on 26th June, 1841 at Old Deer ^[2]

However, there are other local marriage records for John Ogston.

An 1841 census for Aberdeen, has a John Ogston (18) listed as a gardener for John Cowling (b. England, linen weaver) and his family at Hardgate, Old Machar. However, this could be a different John Ogston.

John Ogston and Jane McKen had the following children -

Jane b.17th October, 1841, Old Deer,

Isabella b.5th April, 1843, Old Deer,

Ann b.22nd May, 1845, Old Deer,

Elizabeth b.4th September, 1848, Old Deer,

Mary b.12th June 1850, Old Deer

It is possible that this John Ogston passed away in 1912 in New Pitsligo aged 92 ^[3]

OGSTON JOHN 92 OGSTON 1912

DNA

DNA matches have been found between 'Moss' and 'Chalmers' descendants of at least 11 c.M. (ref.'Ancestry.com').

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&event=%28B%20OR%20C%20OR%20S%29&record_type%5B0%5D=opr_births&church_type=Old%20Parish%20Registers&dl_cat=church&dl_rec=church-births-baptisms&surname=ogston&surname_so=exact&forename=john&forename_so=starts&from_year=1821&to_year=1821&record=Church%20of%20Scotland%20%28old%20parish%20registers%29%20Roman%20Catholic%20Church%20Other%20churches
2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTJM-8XZ : 11 February 2020), John Ogston, 1841.
3. ↑ https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-deaths&surname=ogston&surname_so=exact&forename=john&forename_so=starts&other_surname_so=exact&mmsurname_so=exact&from_year=1821&to_year=1922&birth_year=1821&birth_year_range=1&record_type=stat_deaths

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• "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5ec7b8b8f4040bbe9f0b2669 : viewed 28 Jan 2022), John OGSTON in household of John COWLING, Hardgate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/168, Folio 2, Page 2, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.