Helen (Barrie) Harley (1812 - 1865)

Born 23 Mar 1812 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of James Harley — married 14 Jun 1833 (to 5 Jan 1865) in Bothkennar, Sterling, Scotland

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1865 at age 52 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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Biography

Helen Barrie was born March 23, 1812 in Slamannan, Sterling, Scotland. Helen was the daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Stevenson) Barrie. [Note: There was another Helen Barrie born in Falkirk on Aug. 16, 1815 to George and Margaret (Turnbull) Barrie; however, the Scotland Censuses report that the Helen who married James Harley was the elder Helen born to Thomas and Margaret.]

Helen married James Harley on June 14, 1833 in Bothkennar, Sterling, Scotland. They resided 1st in Cumbernauld, Dunbarton, Scotland and later in Old Monkland, then New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland where James was an ironstone miner and later a coal miner. They lastly returned to their birthplace of Falkirk where they lived out the rest of their lives.

Helen and James had the following children: They had the following seven (7) children:

1) Elizabeth, b. Nov. 12, 1833

2) William, b. March 1, 1836

3) John, b. Jan. 10, 1838

4) James, b. abt. 1840

5) Thomas, b. abt. 1841

6) Christina, b. abt. 1844

7) Margaret, b. June 15, 1848

Helen passed away on Jan. 5, 1865 in Falkirk leaving her husband a widower. Her death record includes her husband's name, her maiden name, and name of her son William, who was named as informant on her death record. Helen's husband, James, would pass away 6 mos. later.

Sources

• Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (database on-line). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.] (birth record, names parents including mother's maiden name)

• 1841 Scotland Census for Old Monkland, Sterlingshire, Scotland. 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.]

• 1851 Scotland Census for New Monkland, Sterlingshire, Scotland. Scotland. Parish: New Monkland; ED: 10; Page: 9; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_170; Year: 1851. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.] (household/family data)

• Death record, p. 2, 1865; Parish of Falkirk, Sterlinghsire, Scotland; identifies James Harley as husband at time of her death; her husband named as James Harley; her maiden name provided in the record, as well as her son William named informant.

• Husband's Death record, p. 32, 1865; Parish of Falkirk, Sterlinghsire, Scotland; identifies James Harley, widower at time of his death; his wife being Helen Barrie; his son William the informant. His parents were also identified in his death record as William Harley and Elizabeth Marshall.