Person:Margaret Geddes (1)

Margaret Geddes

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Name	Margaret Geddes
Gender	Female
Birth^[2]	Abt 1806	Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Marriage		Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotlandto Gordon Carnochan
Census^[2]	6 Jun 1841	Whinnieliggate, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandWhinnyliggate [farm]
Death^[1]	12 Mar 1879	Whinnieliggate, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Burial^[1]		Kirkcudbright Cemetery, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandStone 355

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kirkcudbright Graveyard, Stone 355, in Mitchell, Alison. The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright monumental inscriptions pre 1855. (Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2JL: Scottish Genealogy Society, c1990-)
Vol 4, chap 18.

John CARNOCHAN died Whinnieligget 20.1.1840 aged 84, son John died Philadelphia 12.9.1820 aged 32, wife Agnes WALKER died 7.6.1846 aged 84, granddaughter Mary CARNOCHAN died Kirkcudbright 11.2.1854 aged 30 (h Jas McROBERT), son Gordon d Whinnieligget died 18.8.1881 aged 74 (wife Margaret GEDDES died Whinnieligget 12.3.1879). Donald CARNOCHAN died Kirkcudbright 10.1.1952 aged 85, wife Marion WILSON died Kirkcudbright 15.8.1927 aged 67
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kirkcudbright Landward division, in Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society. Stewartry of Kirkcudbright census records of 1841 by surname. (Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society, c1998-)
Enum Dist 3, page 7.

Whinnyliggate [farm]
Carnochan, Gordon, 30, agriculturist
Carnochan, Mrs Gordon, 35
Carnochan, Mrs (widow), 75
Geddes, William, 45, linen weaver

On 1841 census adult ages were rounded down to nearest five years and can thus underestimate a person's real age. Lack of a birthplace meant born in the county.