Elizabeth Dickson

ID#10887, (circa 1750 - )
ChartsAncestors (& their siblings) of Alice HENDERSON nee ANDREWS
Maternal ancestors of Lorna
Maternal timeline
TURNBULL
Relationship4th great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson.
     
     Elizabeth Dickson was born cir. 1750 prob. in the ?Par. of Cannobie, DFS, SCT.1
     Elizabeth Dickson married Walter Turnbull, son of Walter Turnbull and Betty Turnbull, on 11 Jan 1774 at Nicholforest, Par. of KirkAndrews upon Esk, CUL, ENG, Walter Turnbull of this Chapelry (Nicholforest), Batchelor, aged 28, and Elizabeth Dickson of the Parish of Cannobie, Spinster, aged 24, were married in this Chapel by Banns the eleventh Day of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy four"
The Canonbie OPR side of this reads: Walter Turnbull in the Parish of Kirkandrews and Elizabeth Dixon in this parish were proclaimed in order to marriage Decr the 26th 1773, Janry the 2 and 9th and married the 11th 1774.
Children other than Robert assumed to belong to this couple because of the igi submissions with birthplaces of Dykehead, where Walter was known to be a joiner (baptism of Robert), and christenings at Canonbie, where Elizabeth was known to come from (marriage).1,2
     In Jan 1774 Elizabeth Dickson was living in the Par. of Cannobie, CUL, ENG.1 As of Aug 1777, Elizabeth Dickson was also known as Elizabeth Dixon and in Jun 1787 she was shown as Betty Dixon.3

Family

Walter Turnbull
Children
  • Robert Turnbull+ (cir. Jan 1774 - 7 May 1854); (mother's surname not given on baptism record)4
  • John Turnbull5 (excluded)
  • Elizabeth Turnbull3,6 (excluded)
  • Janet Turnbull7 (excluded)
  • Ann Turnbull8 (excluded)
  • Mary Turnbull3 (excluded)
  • Helen Turnbull3 (6 Nov 1789 - )
  • Hannah Turnbull3 (excluded)
Last Edited7 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. Bishop's Transcripts, KirkAndrews upon Esk, CUL, ENG, Nicholforest marriages 1774: Walter TURNBULL/Elizabeth DICKSON - p/copy taken Aug 1994 held by L McIntosh.
  2. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 11 Jan 1774 Walter Turnbull (Par. of Kirkandrews) & Elizabeth Dixon (this parish), Canonbie, DFS 814/0020 0348, copy d/loaded Dec 2008.
  3. Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Walter TURNBULL/Eliz DICKSON children: batch C118142 1693-1820 1067956, 0102309 Film 6901641 searched Aug 2002.
  4. Bishop's Transcripts, KirkAndrews upon Esk, CUL, ENG, Nciholforest Christenings 1774: p/copy held, taken Aug 1994.
  5. Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Walter TURNBULL/Eliz DICKSON children:Film Numbers: 447779 and 455041 (?endowments for the dead?) searched Aug 2002.
  6. Robin A FAIRSERVICE, "EM TURNBULL/ELLIOT ex Robin F," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Birth 28th, Bap. 31st Aug 1777 Elizabeth d/o Walter TURNBULL & Elizabeth DIXON, in Dykehead, reg. Canonbie, DFS OPR Births 814/0020 0061, copy rcvd Dec 2008.
  7. Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Walter TURNBULL/Eliz DICKSON children:Film Number: 447776 Ref number 43461 (endowments for the dead) searched Aug 2002.
  8. Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Walter TURNBULL/Eliz DICKSON children:Film Number: 447775 Ref number 43460 (endowments for the dead) searched Aug 2002.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.
 
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