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Margaret (Aitken) Bearn (1719 - abt. 1790)

Margaret Bearn formerly Aitken
Born in Kinnell, Angus, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 21 Jun 1751 in Farnellmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 71 in Inverkeilor, Angus, Scotlandmap
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Biography

Margaret was born at the Cotton of Bolshan in the parish of Kinnell in 1719. She was the second child of cottars John Aitken and his wife Margaret Tod. When she was a baby her parents moved to the neighbouring parish of Farnell.


James Bearn was living in the parish of Craig when at Farnell on 21 June 1751, he married Margaret Aitken.[1]

They set up home at the Newcotton of Craig and their first child, Margaret was born there. [2] Their second child, was born in the parish of Kinnell when they lived in the Cotton of West Braikie.

Their youngest daughter, Isabel, was born when James and Margaret were cottars in East Carcray in the parish of Farnell.[3]

They had three daughters:

  • Margaret b. 1752 Craig marr. George Archibald
  • Agnes b. 1757 Kinnell marr. David Dempster
  • Isabel b. 1760 Farnell marr. Robert Mollison

By the 1780's the family were settled in the parish of Inverkeilor and all three daughters were married there eldest in 1778, Agnes in 1787 and Isabel in 1795.


Margaret died about 1790.


Sources

  1. Craig OPR see [1]
  2. Craig OPR see [2]
  3. Farnell OPR see [3]




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