John Grant (abt. 1785 - 1856)

Born about 1785 in Cromdale and Inverallan and Advie, Inverness-shire, Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1856 at about age 71 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

John Grant, son of Allan Grant and May MacBain, was born in about 1785 in Morayshire, Scotland, most likely in Parish of Cromdale, Inverallan, and Advie.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

John married Katherine McDonald on February 24, 1825 in Parish of Cromdale and Inverallan, Moray, Scotland.^[1][2][3][6] John was a tenant farmer of Knockanbuie of Tulchan near Advie (GPS coordinates: 57.398067, -3.470467) and Katherine was a resident of "Culdroyn" at the time, which was also known as Culdrein, and was the farm located immediately north of Knockanbuie.^[6] His father, Allan, died later that year.^[5] The next year, John and Katherine had their first child, a son named John.^[1][2]

John and Katherine had several children:

• John (1826) ^[1][2]
• Mary (1830) ^[1][2]
• May/Marjory (1832) ^[1][2][3]
• Margaret (1833) ^[1][2]
• Ann (1836) ^[1][2]

As of 1851, John was still a tenant at Knockanbuie, farming 24 acres.^[3] He was living with his wife, his daughter, Marjory, and a lodger, William Haldane, a carpenter from England.^[3]

John moved to New Elgin in Parish of Elgin.^[4] He died at the age of 69 years at 5 p.m. on November 15, 1856 in New Elgin.^[4][5] The cause of death was recorded as hydrocephalus senilis.^[4] John was buried in Advie Cemetery (cemetery GPS: 57.399817, -3.429735) with his parents.^[5]

Census Summaries

1841 Census^[1]

• Census date: night of June 6, 1841
• Civil Parish: Cromdale
• County: Moray
• Address: Knockanbuie (indexed on Ancestry as: "Knockoubery")
• Household Members:
  • John Grant, 48, Male, Farmer, b. abt 1793, Moray, Scotland
  • Catherine Grant, 40, Female, b. abt 1801, Moray, Scotland
  • John Grant, 15, Male, b. abt 1826, Moray, Scotland
  • Mary Grant, 11, Female, b. abt 1830, Moray, Scotland
  • May Grant, 9, Female, b. abt 1832, Moray, Scotland
  • Margaret Grant, 7, Female, b. abt 1834, Moray, Scotland
  • Ann Grant, 5, Female, b. abt 1836, Moray, Scotland

1851 Census^[3]

• Census date: night of 30/31 March 1851
• Civil Parish: Cromdale
• County: Moray
• Address: Knockanbuie
• Household Members:
  • John Grant, 65, Male, Head, Farmer Of 24 Ac (with 60 Ac Of Waster Employing No Lab), b. abt 1786, Cromdale, Inverness
  • Catharine Grant, 57, Female, Wife, Farmer's Wife, b. abt 1794, Cromdale, Elgin
  • Marjory Grant, 20, Female, Daughter, Farmer's Daur (employed At Home), b. abt 1831, Cromdale, Elgin
  • William Haldane, 38, Male, Lodger, Carpenter, b. abt 1813, England

Research Notes

Parents: John's parents are not listed on his death record as a neighbour was the informant and he mistakenly provided John's wife's information in place of his mother's and failed to provide the father's information.^[4] A cemetery survey for Advie Cemetery includes the full monumental inscription for John's gravestone, which includes his parents.^[5] A birth record was not found on the ScotlandsPeople website with these parents though.

Death: The monumental inscription from the Advie Cemetery Survey suggests a death date of November 6, 1856, which is more than one week earlier than his death date on the death register, so this is probably an error.^[5]

A Find A Grave memorial page exists for his burial, but lacks a photograph or other sources as of 2021: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181162690/john-grant

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Cromdale; ED: 1; Page: 5; Line: 482; Year: 1841. Available online, image unavailable, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/1200724:1004 : accessed 10 May 2021).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} 1841 Census. National Records of Scotland. 1841 GRANT, JOHN (Census 128/B 14/ 5) Page 5 of 11, Cromdale, Moray. PDF copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 2 November 2021).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Cromdale; ED: 3; Page: 6; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1851_30; Year: 1851. Available online, image unavailable, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1851Scotland&indiv=try&h=519877 : accessed 11 May 2021).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Death Register. National Records of Scotland. Statutory registers Deaths 136/ 24. 1856 GRANT, JOHN, Elgin-Spynie, Moray. Digital copy (PDF image file), in the possession of [Svihra-6|Anne Svihra]. Available online, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 11 May 2021).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Farrell, Stuart. Advie Cemetery, Advie, Highland: A Survey of its Memorials. NJ 1418/3528. May 2008. p.16. #79. Available online (https://librarylink.highland.gov.uk/LLFiles/110767/full_110767.pdf : downloaded 11 May 2021).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Marriage Register. National Records of Scotland. 24/02/1825 GRANT, JOHN. Old Parish Registers, Marriages 128/B 30 207, Cromdale and Inverallan. Page 207 of 272. PDF copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Available online, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 11 May 2021).