John Urquhart (1799 - aft. 1871)

Born 23 Mar 1799 in Resolis, Cromarty, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Thompson) Urquhart — married 1 Jun 1825 in Inverness, Scotland

Descendants

Died after 1871 after age 71 in Darlington, West Durham, Ontario

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Biography

John Urquhart, son of Poyntz Urquhart and Anne McNeir was baptised in the parish of Resoulis, Ross and Cromarty on 23 March 1799.^[1]

John Urquhart married Catherine Thompson on June 1, 1825 in Inverness.^[2] John was a carpenter living in Maggot, in the old part of Inverness by the River Ness, and Catherine was living on Church St. in Inverness.

They were in Jemimaville by 1826 when their first child was born. Jemimaville was in the parish of Resolis and started out as an estate village in 1822. By the 1820's the laird advertised for workers to come and develop the village. By 1829 their third child was born and John was a carpenter at Teaninich Castle. In 1831 a fourth son was born and the family was living in Avoch.

They were there until 1839 when a daughter Nancy was born in Aberdeen.

The 1841 Scotland Census lists the family on John St. , Aberdeen West Aberdeenshire and John is working as a gardener. There are many other people listed in this household. Is it an estate? ^[3] Another daughter Agnes is born here in 1842.

By the 1851 census his wife Catherine, and children John Jr., Nancy and Agnes are not living with him. Catherine's mother, Jane Thompson is with the family. Did she step in after Catherine died to look after the family? They are living at 90 Woolmanhill and he is still a gardener. Woolmanhill is next to John St. in Aberdeen. Household Members John Urquhart Age51, George Urquhart Age 19, David Urquhart Age15, William Urquhart Age13, Hugh Urquhart Age13, Adam Urquhart Age 11, Agnes Urquhart Age9

John, and his remaining children David, Hugh, Adam and Agnes come to Canada in 1853 (according to his son David's 1911 census record) and some find their way to St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co. Ontario.

John died after the 1871 census in Darlington, Durham West, Ontario where he was living with his daughter Agnes Crumb and her family.

Sources

1. ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; URQUHART, JOHN; POYNTZ URQUHART/ANNE MC NEIR; M; 23/03/1799; 079/ 10 146; Resolis; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
2. ↑ OPR Marriage indexes; URQUHART, JOHN; CATHERINE THOMPSON/; 01/06/1825; 098/ 100 187; Inverness; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
3. ↑ 1841 census; Parish: Aberdeen West; ED: 7; Page: 19; Line: 508; Year: 1841; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]; transcript (£) at https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1841Scotland&indiv=try&h=1299220

• marriage

Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

Their son Poyntz birth record lists John Urquhart and Katherine Thompson as his parents.

A great deal of information, newspaper clippings and pictures for all the Urquharts have come from Mary Lou Urquhart and her book My Urquharts of Resolis Scotland. Thank you!

• census records

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