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Margaret Elder (abt. 1740)

Margaret Elder
Born about in Scotlandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 29 Jan 1760 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.

Biography

Based on the date of her marriage, Margaret Elder would have been born around 1740.

Margaret Elder married James Towart in the parish of Glasgow, Lanarkshire on 29 January 1760[1]

The couple had six children baptised in Glasgow:

  1. Thomas Towart (bap 17 November 1760)[2]
  2. Janet Towart (bap 11 July 1764)[3]
  3. James Toward (bap 4 January 1766)[4]
  4. Hugh Towart (bap 16 February 1768)[5]
  5. Marion Towart (bap 8 January 1770)[6]
  6. Margaret Towart (bap 27 November 1772)[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ OPR Marriage indexes; TOWART, JAMES; MARGT. ELDER/; 29/01/1760; 644/1 250 267; Glasgow; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
  2. ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; TOWART, THOMAS; JAMES TOWART/MARGARET ELDER FR432 (FR432); M; 17/11/1760; 644/1 130 308; Glasgow; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
  3. ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; TOWART, JANET; JAMES TOWART/MARGARET ELDER FR584 (FR584); F; 11/07/1764; 644/1 140 203; Glasgow; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
  4. ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; TOWARD, JAMES; JAMES TOWARD/MARGARET ELDER FR629 (FR629); M; 04/01/1766; 644/1 140 290; Glasgow; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
  5. ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; TOWART, HUGH; JAMES TOWART/MARGARET ELDER FR707 (FR707); M; 16/02/1768; 644/1 150 43; Glasgow; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
  6. ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; TOWART, MARION; JAMES TOWART/MARGARET ELDER FR770 (FR770); F; 08/01/1770; 644/1 150 168; Glasgow; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
  7. ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; TOWART, MARGRET; JAMES TOWART/MARGRET ELDER FR869 (FR869); F; 27/11/1772; 644/1 150 361; Glasgow; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Elder-635 created through the import of Kens tree 300811(1).ged on Oct 11, 2012 by Ken Russell. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Ken and others.







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