Herriot Parker (Lindsay) Dow (1805-bef.1851)

Herriot Parker Dow formerly Lindsay

Born 1805 in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of John Dow — married 15 Apr 1825 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Mother of Agnes (Dow) Thomson, Harriet (Dow) Gilchrist, Robert Dow, Christina (Dow) Laughland, Elizabeth (Dow) Dunlop, Mary (Dow) Morrison, Ann (Dow) Robertson, Jean (Dow) Armour, Catherine (Dow) Allan and Janet (Dow) Strachan

Died before 1851 before age 46 in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Herriot (Lindsay) Dow was born in Scotland.

Herriot Parker Lindsay was born in about 1805, Ayrshire Scotland. Parents unknown at this time.....

1825 Month of April Herriot Lindsay and John Dow both of Kilmarnock, after proclamation were married. ^[1]

Births:

b. 1825 : Agnes Dow
b. 1828 : Harriet Dow
b. 1830 : Robert Dow
b. 1831 : Christina Dow
b. 1834 : Elizabeth Dow
b. 1836 : Mary Dow
b. 1839 : Ann Dow
b. 1841 : Jean Dow

1841 Residence 81 Robertson Place, Kilmarnock Ayrshire. Herriot Dow age 35, husband John Dow age about 40 years, occupation Worsted Hand Loom Weaver. Children in the household Agness Dow age 15, Herriot Dow age 13, Robert Dow age 11, Christina Dow age 9, Elisebeth Dow age 7, Mary Dow age 5, Ann Dow age 3 and Jean Dow age 9 months. All household members birthplace Ayrshire. ^[2]

Births:

b. 1842 : Catherine Dow
b. 1845 : Janet Dow

Herriot Dow died sometime between 1845 and 1851. Herriot was not with the family in the 1851 Census and her husband married for a second time in 1851.

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**Banns / Marriages Church of Scotland**
Marriages	April 15th 1825
Dow	John Dow and Herriot Lindsay both of Kilmarnock after proclamation were married.

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk >Scotlands People

**Census 1841 Scotland**
Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
John Dow	M	40	Worsted Hand Loom Weaver	Ayrshire
Herriot Dow	F	35		Ayrshire
Agness Dow	F	15		Ayrshire
Herriot Dow	F	13		Ayrshire
Robert Dow	M	11		Ayrshire
Christina Dow	F	9		Ayrshire
Elisebeth Dow	F	7		Ayrshire
Mary Dow	F	5		Ayrshire
Ann Dow	F	3		Ayrshire
Jean Dow	F	9m		Ayrshire

https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a1424c4f4040b9d6e0f1e01 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYZQ-CZ4

Notes:

Forename Spelling variants : Herriot. Harriet

Middle name added "Parker"
Harriet, daughter died 1906 had a middle name for her mother of Parker.... and again we see "Parker" recorded, when her daughter Jean married Andrew Wilson in 1859

Herriot died sometime between 1845 and 1851. Not in 1851 Census.

John her husband married a second time in 1851

Sources

↑ Banns & Marriage Church of Scotland ( Old Parish Registers ) Document No: 597/0100 0104 p. 102 - District Kilmarnock Ayr. Date: April 15th 1825 - Name : Herriot Lindsay, Spouse Name : John Dow. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk >Scotlands People.
↑ A. Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a1424c4f4040b9d6e0f1e01 ), John DOW in household of John DOW, 81, Robertson Place, Ayrshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/597, Folio 0, Page 1, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
B. Scotland Census, 1841," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYZQ-CZ4 : 11 December 2017), John Dow, Kilmarnock (Ayr), Ayrshire, Scotland; from "1841 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 1, PRO HO 107, New Register House, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 1,042,735. /

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Herriot by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Herriot: