Person:Margaret Dickson (1)

Biography

Margaret Dickson was born in 1812 in Fife, Scotland. In 1828, Margaret lived in Collessie parish, Fife. She married William Rumgay, son of Andrew Rumgay and Mary Black, on 25 September 1828 in Auchtermuchty, Fife.

Daughter Mary was born in 1830 in Collessie parish, Fife. Son William was born on 1 February 1832 in Rossie Mill, Collessie parish. Son Andrew was born on 7 November 1833 in Easter Colzie, Abernethy parish, Fife. The family lived between 1835 and 1841 in Easter Lumbenny, Newburgh parish, Fife, where four more children were born: Fanny, on 19 September 1835; John, on 10 January 1837; Robert, on 28 August 1838; James, on 23 April 1841.

Margaret and William appeared on the census of 1841 in Bighall, Newburgh parish, with their children Euphemia, Mary, William, Andrew, Fanny, John, Robert and James. Three more children were born in Orwell parish, Kinross, Scotland: son George, born in 1844; daughter Margaret, born in 1846; daughter Ann, born on 11 October 1847.

Margaret (Dickson) Rumgay died between 1847 and 1851.

Timeline

1812 - birth, Fife, Scotland

1828 - marriage, Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

1830 - child born, Collessie, Fife, Scotland

1832 - child born, Collessie, Fife, Scotland

1833 - child born, Abernethy, Fife, Scotland

1835 - child born, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

1837 - child born, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

1838 - child born, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

1841 - child born, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

1841 - census, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland (1841 U.K. Census, Newburgh, Fife, ED7, pg. 16)

1844 - child born, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland

1846 - child born, Orwell Kinross, Scotland

1847 - child born, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland

1851 - census, husband listed as widower (1851 U.K. Census, Abernethy, Fife, ED1, pg. 1, household 2)

www.genuki.org.uk/big/scot/Fife re Dickson from L. Snellgrove: DOB is 1808. Family Search: alternate Surname is Dixon; DOD is 1847/51; baptism info. Donaldson's Family Tree: DOD is 7/11/1860 in Dunipace, Stirling; Burial: Dunipace Churchyard, Dunipace, Stirling Record of Death of Son William: surname is Dicks. OPR Marriages 406/0030 0092 Auchtermuchty

1. ↑ Census returns of Scotland for 1841 (159060)
   Fife, Newburgh, ED7, page 16 & 17, 1841.

   Name, Age, Occupation, Born in Co.?
   Willm. Rumgay, 32, wright, Yes
   Margaret, 29, Yes
   Euphemia, 13, Yes
   Mary, 11, Yes
   William, 9, Yes
   Andrew, 7, Yes
   Francis (f), 5, Yes
   John, 4, Yes
   Robert, 2, Yes
   James, 1 mo, Yes

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   Donna Parker/Family Search (Swain)