Person:William Rumgay (1)

Biography

William Rumgay, son of Andrew Rumgay and Mary Black, was born on 10 January 1805 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland. William Rumgay was baptized in February 1805 in Kettle. William is a wright.

William married Margaret Dickson 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.

William's wife, Margaret Dickson, died between 1847 and 1851.

William appeared on the census of 1851 in Easter Colzie with his children George, Margaret, Ann, Fanny, Robert, James and Mary and his granddaughter Mary Rumgay. In 1859, William lived in Lockmill, Fife. He married Mary Brown, daughter of John Brown and Elizabeth Darling, on 12 January 1859 in Auchtermuchty parish. Their daughter Elizabeth was born on 12 October 1859 in Wester Lumbenny, Abdie parish.

On the night of 7 April 1861, William and his daughter 16-year old daughter Margaret were recorded on the 1861 Scottish census in Lockmill, Abdie parish. His wife Mary and new daughter Elizabeth were not listed. Although the census index gives his name as William "Menegay" this is certainly the correct man, as the information on his age, birthplace, and occupation, as well as his daughter's name, age, and birthplace, all match established information.

William Rumgay died on 26 December 1861 at the home of his son-in-law, John Methven in Parkhill, Abdie parish, at age 56 of asthma and bronchitis.

Timeline

1805 - birth, Kettle, Fife, Scotland

1828 - 1st 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, Abernethy, Fife, Scotland, listed as widower (1851 U.K. Census, Abernethy, Fife, ED1, pg. 1, household 2)

1859 - 2nd marriage, Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

1859 - child born, Abdie, Fife, Scotland

1861 - census, Abdie, Fife, Scotland, wife Mary not listed (1861 Scotland Census, extraction on Ancestry.com, as William Menegay)

1861 - death, Abdie, Fife, Scotland

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 William Rumgay, in Church of Scotland. Old Parochial Registers for Kettle, 1633-1854
   Register of Births and Baptisms, 1723-1819, pg. 82.
2. ↑ William Rumgay, in Register of Deaths, District of Abdie, County of Fife
   entry 20, 1861.

   Register of Deaths, District of Abdie, County of Fife, 1861, entry 20.
   
   Deceased: William Rumgay, joiner, (married), male, 56 years
   When & where: 1861 Dec 26th; 4h 20m P.M.; Parkhill
   Parents: Andrew Rumgay, joiner (decd); Mary Rumgay M.S. Black (decd)
   Cause of Death: Asthma, Bronchitis. a long period, as cert. by Robert Peter L.R.C.S.E.
   Informant: John Methven, son in law, (occupier); reg. 1861 Dec 28th at Abdie

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Willm. Rumgay, in Scotland. Census Office. Census returns of Scotland for 1841. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1952)
   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

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 William Rumgay, in Scotland. Census Office. Census Returns of Scotland for 1851
   Fife, Abernethy, ED1, page 1, 1851.

   Name, Relationship, Marital Status, Age, Occupation, Birthplace
   household 1
   Thomas Landale, Head, U, 23, Farmer of 333 acres, employ 12 laborers
   household 2
   William Rumgay, Head, W, 46, Wright, Fife, Kettle
   Mary Rumgay, Daur, U, 20, Housekeeper, Fife, Collessie
   Fanny Rumgay, Daur, U, 15, Engaged at home, Fife, Newburgh
   Robert Rumgay, Son, U, 12, Scholar, Fife, Newburgh
   James Rumgay, Son, U, 9, Scholar, Fife, Newburgh
   Geo. Rumgay, Son, 7, Scholar, Kinross, Orwell
   Margaret Rumgay, Daur, 4, Kinross, Orwell
   Ann Rumgay, Daur, 3, Kinross, Orwell
   Mary Rumgay, Grand child, 2, Fife, Auchtermuchty

5.   William Rumgay and Mary Brown, in Register of Marriages, District of Auchtermuchty, County of Fife
   entry 1, 1859.

   Register of Marriages, District of Auchtermuchty, County of Fife, 1859, entry 1.
   
   When, where, & how: On the twelfth day of January 1859 at Auchtermuchty, Marriage (after banns) was solemnized between us according to the Presbyterian Church of Scotland
   Groom: William Rumgay, 55, wright, widower, no relationship, Lockmill
   Groom’s parents: Andrew Rumgay, Decd; Mary Black, Decd
   Bride: Mary Brown, 37, spinster (her mark - Alexander Colfey), Auchtermuchty
   Bride's parents: John Brown, weaver; Elizabeth Darling, decd
   Signatures: John Renton, minister of the Free Church of Scotland; Christian Marrhole, witness; Emma Blackhole, witness