Richard
Whitelaw
aka Whitlaw
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Agnes (Whitlay) Whitelaw
— married
5 Apr 1751 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
James Whitelaw, Agnes Whitelaw, Janet (Whitelaw) Howden, John Whitelaw, Isobel Whitelaw, Margaret Whitelaw, Richard Whitelaw and William Whitelaw
Died after
after about age 64
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Nov 2020
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Biography
Richard was born about 1726. [1] [2]
He married Agnes Whitelaw in 1751. The marriage was recorded in both Prestonkirk [1] and Haddington. [2]
He passed away after 1790. [3]
Research Notes
Estimated year of birth from marriage date. He was a cautioner at his daughters marriage.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marriage of Richard Whitelaw and Agnes Whitelaw, 27 April 1751; OPR Marriages, Prestonkirk, Haddington; RD 717, Ref 10 320
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marriage of Richard Whitlaw and Agness Whitlaw, 5 April 1751; OPR Marriages, Haddington, Haddington; RD 709, Ref 60 227
- ↑ Marriage of John Howden and Janet Whitelaw, 6 November 1790; OPR Marriages, Haddington, Haddington; RD 709, Ref 60 349
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Richard:
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