Margaret (Picken) Ralston
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Margaret (Picken) Ralston (1765 - 1849)

Margaret Ralston formerly Picken
Born in Southend, Argyll, Scotlandmap
Daughter of [uncertain] and [uncertain]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 16 Mar 1790 in Argyllshire, Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at about age 84 in Southend, Argyll, Scotlandmap
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Biography

Margaret was born in 1765. She married Thomas Ralston in 1790.[1]

Margaret passed away in 1849.

Children

  1. Patrick (or Peter) Ralston 1791–1879
  2. William Ralston 1794–1867
  3. Helen (McGeachie) 1796-1867
  4. Jane (Mitchell)1798-1867
  5. Alexander Ralston 1801–1858
  6. John Ralston1803–1851
  7. Thomas Ralston. b. 1809

Sources

  1. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKJ-HQG : 10 February 2018), Thomas Ralston and Margaret Pickan, 16 Mar 1790; citing Southend,Argyll,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,07

See also:

  • Ralston, Grace and Ralston, Schnurr. Saga of our Kintyre Kin, 2nd Edition. pg. 95
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #59169394: accessed 13 July 2018), memorial page for Margaret Picken Ralston (1765–9 Oct 1849), citing Kilcolmkill Chapel Churchyard, Argyll and Bute, Scotland ; Maintained by Harold R (contributor 46870133) .




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Colville-218 Joelle (Colville) Colville-Hanson
I don't believe these parents are correct. There was a Margaret born to William Picken in Southend in 1773. That date does not match the age listed on this Margaret's tombstone.
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Rejected matches › Margaret (Alston) Paterson (bef.1763-1850)

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