Elisabeth (Mouggach) Moggach (1810)

Born 1810 in Botriphnie, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

This profile is part of the Moggach Name Study.

Elizabeth "Bettie" Moggach (1810-?) was the daughter of John Moggach (abt.1776–1853) and his wife, Jane "Jean" Edward (abt.1779–1827).

She was born in the Banffshire parish of Botriphnie and was baptised in the parish on 30 January 1810, where her name was recorded in the baptismal register as "Elisabeth Mouggach".^[1]

Elizabeth appears to have had a daughter with James McDonald (dates unknown)l named Jean "Jane" McDonald (1833–?). The child was baptised at Botriphnie on 20 April 1833.^[2] The author has not reviewed the baptismal record to see whether the child's birth was legitimate. Jean was recorded as a seven-year-old boarder in the home of her grandfather and uncles at Eastertown in Botriphnie on the 1841 census.^[3] Jean was at Mains of Towiebeg in the same parish on the 1851 census, where she was listed as the niece of Elizabeth's brother, Joseph Moggach (1806–1878), the head of household.^[4]

A record for a marriage between Elizabeth Moggach and James McDonald on the indexes of marriages in Scotland has not been found.

No record for the death of an Elizabeth Moggach (or similar) has been found in the statutory registers in Scotland. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, she is assumed to have died before 1855, or to have died outwith Scotland.

Sources

1. ↑ “Old Parish Registers, Births and Baptisms, 1553–1854,” database and images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 29 April 2021), image, entry for Elisabeth [sic] Mouggach [sic], baptised 30 January 1810 at Botriphnie, Banffshire, citing reference no 148/ 10 324. Note the spelling of her parents’ surnames in the record was John Mouggach [sic] and Jean Eddward [sic].
2. ↑ National Records of Scotland, “Old Parish Registers, Births and Baptisms, 1553–1854,” database, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 2 May 2021), entry on birth index for Jean McDonald, baptised 20 August 1833, at Botriphnie, Banffshire, citing reference no 148/ 20 41. Daughter of James McDonald and Bettie Moggach.
3. ↑ Free UK Genealogy "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database", FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a1425cef4040b9d6e1051a6 : accessed 2 May 2021), entry for Jean McDonald, 7 years, lodger in household of John Moggach, Eastertown, Botriphnie, citing piece 148, enumeration district 2, civil parish of Botriphnie, folio 2, page 2.
4. ↑ Free UK Genealogy "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database", FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59027dbfe9379091b1281f7c : accessed 2 May 2021), Jane McDonald, 17 years, in household of Joseph Maggach [Moggach], Mains of Towiebeg, parish of Botriphnie, citing piece 148, enumeration district 2, folio 127, page: 9, schedule 31. NB: Jane was recorded as an scholar and the niece of Joseph Moggach.

See also:

• “FamilySearch Family Tree.” FamilySearch International (https://www.familysearch.org), database, entry for Elisabeth Mouggach, 1810–?, citing person id LDK5-9FR.

Acknowledgements:

• Research by David Dobie for the Moggach One-Name Study.