Person:Jean Burgar (1)
Jean Burgar
b.1777 Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland
d.27 Nov 1855 Kirkwall and St. Ola, Orkney, Scotland
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Henry BurgarBef 1771 - Bet 1841 & 1851
  2. David BurgarBef 1773 -
  3. Jean Burgar1777 - 1855
  4. John Burgar1780 - Bet 1841 & 1851
  5. Elizabeth BurgarBef 1783 - Bef 1852
Spouse and Children
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  1. Elizabeth HourstonBef 1816 -
  2. Margaret HourstonBef 1819 -
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Facts and Events
Name Jean Burgar
Gender Female
Birth? 1777 Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Christening? 23 Sep 1777 Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Marriage to Walter Hourston
Death? 27 Nov 1855 Kirkwall and St. Ola, Orkney, ScotlandLong Wynd
Burial? St Magnus Cathedral Burial Ground|St Magnus Cathedral burial ground

Jean wrote to her sister Elizabeth in Merigomish, Nova Scotia in 1823, giving details of siblings children etc. Jean’s 2 daughters, Elizabeth age 7 and a name daughter for her sister Elizabeth (Thompson)and also Margaret (Peggy) age 4. The family lived in Claybraes, Rapness, Westray, Orkney in 1823, and had been for 9 years. The family are to be found in Catherine Place, Kirkwall, Orkney in the 1841 Census. Walter a fisherman. No identifiable marriage in Kirkwall for either daughter. In 1851, also Catherine Place, Kirkwall, Jean was a wool spinner age 72 yrs and Walter was a shoemaker age 64 years. Jean died in 1855, a widow. Res in Kirkwall 25 yrs. making it around 1830 that they shifted to Kirkwall from Westray.

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