John Urquhart (1824 - 1917)

Born 24 Nov 1824 in Sarclet, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Christian (Forbes) Urquhart — married 15 Dec 1851 in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 3 May 1917 at age 92 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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Notes

It is unlikely that the birth listed below is the correct entry as all census records show him being born in Sarclet/Wick in Caithness. His father William Urquhart was a soldier who was injured in the Napoleonic wars - his mother Ann Easto/Easton. His mother shows in the 1861 census as born in Armagh, Ireland. Although unable to trace a birth record for John, the record for his older sister is available (Anne Urquhart born 24 Jan 1822, Wick Caithness) His other sister Johanna Scobie Urquhart is also available born 20 Nov 1818. Its likely given the time line an locations that the family were cleared from Assynt to Sarclet while their father was away fighting in the Napoleonic wars.

• Scotlands People, Old Parish Registers, Births and baptisms: URQUHART JOHN, WILLIAM URQUHART/ANN URQUHART, M, 03/12/1824, 084/ 30 23, Born 24 Nov 1824, Baptised 03-dec-1824

Urquhart and Logie Wester https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_opr_records/4016112?image=23&return_row=1

Biography

John Urquhart was born in 1824 in Sarclet, Caithness (according to Census Records), his father, William a soldier, was 44 and his mother, Anne, was 36. He married Christian Forbes on 15 December 1851 in Assynt, Sutherland. They had eight children in 38 years ( 1 adopted). He died on 3 May 1917 in Govan, Lanarkshire, at the impressive age of 93. He was buried 2 days later in North Merchiston Cemetry, Edingburgh next to his wife. John had varied occupations during his life, at 34 he was a shoemaker in Assynt, at 50 he is a Cattleman at Wilkhaven and then by age 66 he shows as a retired shoemaker in Leith. By 75 he is just retired (1901) but in 1911 he has followed daughters to Norwich England and one of the earlier recipients of the state Old Age Pension.

Sources

• Scotland's People, Census Returns 1861: URQUHART JOHN 1861 M 34 044/1 4/ 3 Kirkton Assynt Sutherland
• Scotland's People, Census Returns 1881: URQUHART JOHN 1881 M 50 083/ 1/ 8 Tarbat Ross and Cromarty
• Scotland's People, Census Returns 1881(LDS) : URQUHART John 1881 M 50 39635 Dwelling: Wilkhaven Tarbat, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland Wick, Caithness, Scotland
• Scotland's People, Census Returns 1891: URQUHART JOHN 1891 M 66 692/2 23/ 20 Leith South Midlothian
• Scotland's People, Census Returns 1901: URQUHART JOHN 1901 M 75 685/1 158/ 21 St George Midlothian
• Census Of england and Wales, 1911: Urquhart John 1911 M 86 225 East Wymer 19 11272 Norwich
• Scotland's People, Church registers - Old Parish Registers Banns and marriages: URQUHART JOHN CHRISTIAN FORBES/ 15/12/1851 044/ 20 123 Assynt
• Scotland's People, Statutory registers - Deaths : URQUHART JOHN 93 1917 644/21 527 Govan
• Edinburgh, Scotland, Cemetery Registers, 1771-1935, Buried North Merchiston Cemetry, May 5, 1917, Compartment L 676,