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| Born |
14 Jun 1799 |
Urray, nr Dingwall  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I274 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
27 Sep 2013 |
| Family |
Gollan Margaret, b. 1795, Urray, nr Dingwall , d. 19 Jun 1874, Tain, Rosshire |
| Married |
30 Jan 1820 |
Urray, nr Dingwall |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
25 Nov 2012 |
| Family ID |
F108 |
Group Sheet |
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 | A River in Urray
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 | Entrance to Dundee harbour mid 19th century
by L.H. Bartlett, circa mid 1800s |
 | 1820 marriage record Margaret and Alexander
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 | 1799 birth record for Alexander MacRae, parish of Urray
'Alexr son of Donald Macrae and Jannet MacRae his spouse in Teabad [?] born 14th June was baptised 16th June 1799 |
 | 1841 Census for Alexander and Margaret, Dundee
Alexander MacRae lives in Dundee, Aged 45, living with his wife Margaret also aged 45 in Gellatley st. His profession is as a 'Sawyer', and they have two daughters living with them Mary aged 15 and Ann aged 12. |
 | 1851 Census for Alexander and Margaret
They live at 5 Bogroy, Kirkhill Parish, Inverness.
Alexander is aged 54, a Merchant Grocer, born Urray
Margaret his wife is aged 52, born Urray
Anne their daughter is age 22 and a house servant, born Urray
Margaret, granddaughter aged 4, born Dundee |
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| Notes |
- Alexander was a saw miller and merchant grocer from the Highlands of Scotland north of Inverness on the East coast.
He lived with his family in Dundee and Inverness.
The sources on him don't agree on dates or ages so until we find a death record for him his record remains a bit un-defined...
In 1841 he and his family were living in Dundee at a time when it was massively expanding both as a commercial port but also with the sudden growth of jute mills which started around 1820 and rapidly expanded to employ 50,000 people.
10 years later and Alexander is listed as a merchant grocer, showing that he must have used his earnings to branch out into trade.
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Birth Record 1799:
There is a birth record for an Alexander MacRae in the parish of Urray (which matches later census records), son of Donald MacRae and Jannet MacRae his spouse in Seabord(Seaforth?), born 14th June and baptised 16th June 1799.
Marriage record 1820, Urray Parish:
Alexander MacRae and Margaret Gollan, both in Urray, were matrimonially contracted the 15th and Married the 30th Jan 1820. (Their eldest son William was born in December 1820 so that fits)
1841 census:
Alexander MacRae lives in Dundee, Aged 45, living with his wife Margaret also aged 45 in Gellatley st. His profession is as a 'Sawyer', and they have two daughters living with them Mary aged 15 and Ann aged 12.
1851 census:
Alexander MacRae aged 54 (born Urray Rosshire)is living with his wife Margaret aged 52 (born Urray Rosshire)in No.5 Bogroy, in the Kirkhill area of Inverness.
Alexander is a "merchant grocer" [which chimes with the 'merchant' that Margaret has on her death certificate later] and living with them is daughter Ann aged 22 who is a 'house servant' (born Urray, Rosshire), and granddaughter Margaret aged 4 (born Dundee).
Margaret his wife died as a widow 19th June 1874 at Hartfield St in Tain, so Alexander must have died before her.
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Described as 'Alexander MacRae, Merchant' on death record of his widow in 1874.
Described as 'Alexander MacRae, Saw miller' on the death of his son William in 1891
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