Born about in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alexander Whitelaw
and Marion Christina (Brown) Whitelaw
Sister of
Robert Whitelaw, James Brown Whitelaw, Marion Whitelaw, Agnes Whitelaw, Ann Bolton (Whitelaw) Liddle, Alexander Whitelaw and Thomas K Whitelaw
Wife of
Robert Stoddart McAlister
— married
6 Jul 1900 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Sarah Thomson Whitelaw was born about 1882 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Her parents are Alexander Whitelaw and Marion C Brown.[1]
The 1891 Scotland Census, taken the night of 5/6 April, enumerated Sarah (9) residing at 6 Wilsons Court Canongate, Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland with her parents Alexander Whitelaw (47) and Marion C Brown and five siblings: Robert (24), Agnes (18), Ann (15), Alexander (13), and Thomas (11). [1]
Sarah married Robert Stoddart McAlister on 06 Jul 1900 at Edinburgh, Scotland.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1891 Scotland Census; transcription. Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Edinburgh Canongate; ED: 63; Page: 7; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_348. Transcription source: Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Accessed 02 Jan 2020. Transcript: Name: Sarah T Whitelaw; Age: 9; Estimated birth year: abt 1882; Relationship: Daughter; Father's Name: Alexander Whitelaw; Mother's Name: Marion Whitelaw; Gender: Male; Where born: Edinr, Midlothian; Registration Number: 685/3; Registration District: Canongate; Civil Parish: Edinburgh Canongate; County: Midlothian; Address: 6 Wilsons Court Canongate; ED: 63; Household schedule number: 30; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_348.
- ↑ Civil Marriage Record; image of page. Image source: Scotland's People. Transcript: 1900. Marriages in the District of Newington in the City of Edinburgh | When, where, and how Married: 1900 on the Sixth day of July at 11 W. Richmond Street, Edinburgh | After Publication according to the Forms of the U.P. Church; Signatures of Parties: (Signed) Robert Stoddart McAlister | Engineer | Bachelor; Age: 27; Residence: 11 W. Richmond Street, Edinburgh; Father and Mother: Christina Stoddart | Farm Servant | Subsequently Married to | Robert McAlister | Fireman. Signatures of Parties: (Signed) Sarah Thomson Whitelaw | [?] | Spinster; Age: 19; Residence: 134 Canongate, Edinburgh; Father and Mother: Alexander Whitelaw | Blacksmith | Marion Whitelaw | M.S. Brown.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~1.56%
Patrick Jamieson
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23andMe, GEDmatch CC7981150 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RC8531621 [compare], Ancestry member pj25253
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Anne Buchanan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LymondSevigny
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