Alexander
Raffan
Born before in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of James Raffan
and Ann (Ingram) Raffan
Brother of
Jean (Raffan) Stephen, Janet (Raffan) Lorimer, James Raffan, Ann Raffan, Margaret (Raffan) Smith, George Raffan, Elspet Raffan, Catherine Raffan, John Raffan and Ann Raffan
Husband of
Mary (Hendry) Raffan
— married
5 Jun 1863 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
[children unknown]
Died
after age 73
in Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Biography
Alexander was born/baptised on 27 Mar 1833 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. He was the son of James Raffan and Ann Ingram. [1]
In 1851 he was living with his family in Upper Breach, Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. [2]
In 1861 he was head of the house living with his father in Upper Breach, Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. [3]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Alexander Raffan | Head | Unmarried | M | 28 | Farmer 39 Ac Emp 1 Man | Fordyce, Banffshire |
| James Raffan | Father | Widowed | M | 79 | Retired Farmer | Fordyce, Banffshire |
| Elspet Raffan | Sister | Unmarried | F | 38 | Domestic Serv | Fordyce, Banffshire |
| Janet Raffan | Aunt | Unmarried | F | 91 | Fordyce, Banffshire | |
| Alexander Rannie | Servant | Unmarried | M | 26 | Ploughman | Fordyce, Banffshire |
He married Mary Hendry on 5 Jun 1863 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. [4]
He passed away in 1907 in Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland.
[5]
Sources
- ↑
Birth or Baptism:
"Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 153; Ref: 50/164
ScotlandsPeople (accessed 10 October 2023)
Alexander Raffan born or baptised on 27 Mar 1833, son of James Raffan & Ann Ingram, in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. - ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59027d76e9379091b126f751 : viewed 4 Oct 2023), James RAFFAN, Upper Breach, Banffshire, Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /153, Folio 119, Page 5, Schedule 16, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59027e97e9379091b12b834d : viewed 10 Oct 2023), Alexander RAFFAN, Upper Breach, Banffshire, Scotland; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/153, Folio 0, Page 5, Schedule 17, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑
Marriage Registration:
"Statutory Register of Marriages"
National Records of Scotland, Ref: 153/5
ScotlandsPeople (accessed 10 October 2023)
Alexander Raffan marriage to Mary Hendry registered 1863 in Fordyce. - ↑
Death Registration:
"Statutory Register of Deaths"
National Records of Scotland, Ref: 146/2
ScotlandsPeople (accessed 10 October 2023)
Alexander Raffan death registered 1907 in Alvah (Banff) (age 73, mother's maiden name Ingram).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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~0.78%
George Smith
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FG6168466 [compare], Ancestry member gsmith07
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~0.39%
Susan (Metzger) Blazek :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member susanblazek1
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