Lorna's family forest

David Manson¹

(31 May 1724 - after 1771)

Father

James Manson¹ (cir. 1700 - aft. 1735)

Mother

Euphen Malcolm (say 1701 - aft. 1735)

Relationship

5th great-grandfather of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

David Manson was born cir. May 1724 Banks of Scowthell, Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT

.¹ He was christened on 31 May 1724 Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT

; Entry reads: "May 31st 1724 James Manson in the Banks of Scowthell had a child bap called David. wittnesses David Water in Bridgend and John Sandison there."²
David Manson married Helen J Miller on 12 Feb 1755 Quoybray, Watten, CAI, SCT, Entry reads: Quoybray, 15 Jan 1755. Matrimonially contracted David Manson in Lynegar and Helen Miller in Coggill. Accomplished 12 Feb 1755.^3,4,5
David Manson was estimated to have died aft. 1771 ?Coghill, Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT.

Census/Where lived/Occupations

In Feb 1755 David Manson was living Lynegar, Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT

.⁴ Fr Feb 1756 - Dec 1759 David and Helen were living at Lynegar, Watten, Caithness

.^1,6 Fr Oct 1763 - Sep 1771 David and Helen J Manson were living Coghill, Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT

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All the other info

David Manson and Alexander Malcom Watten, Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT

, fr 1756 - 1758 were possibly related, ?cousins? Alexander and William Malcolm were witnesses to the respective christenings of David's sons James and John.¹ David Manson witnessed the baptism of Esther Georgeson on 16 Feb 1766 Bower, CAI, SCT; IGI has 3 entries (all patron submissions) which have her as Esther or Easter and chr 16 Feb 1766 or 16 Feb 1765. The p/copy of the entry is indistinct, but further up the page is a Jan 1766 entry, so I've assumed Feb 16th 1766 and that the entry reads: Feby 16 Donald Georgeson in Kirk had by his wife Esther Miller a child baptized called Esther Wit: David Manson and John Stephen.^7,8

External links

Click here to see David's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.⁹
David Manson belongs to a DNA tested line. There may be more information available on DNASurnames under the DNA project for his/her surname/line.

Family

Helen J Miller (bef. 1735 - aft. 1771)

Children

James Manson+¹ (Feb 1756 - bef. 1823)
John Manson¹⁰ (Jan 1758 - )
Christan Manson³ (Dec 1759 - bef. 1766)
Euphen Manson³ (Dec 1762 - )
Isobel Manson¹¹ (Oct 1764 - )
Christian Manson^3,12 (Dec 1766 - )
David Manson³ (Nov 1768 - )
William Manson+ (cir. Sep 1771 - bef. 1841)

Charts

My pedigree chart
Paternal ancestors of Lorna
Paternal timeline
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My Caithness ancestors

Last Edited

15 Feb 2018

Citations

Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, MANSON/MILLER Baptisms, extracted Sep 1994.
Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Baptism 1724 David MANSON, trans. Sep 1994.
Letter, Carole MELLOR to Lorna Henderson, Feb 1994.
P K Bain, "EM BAIN, Pat Dunedin," e-mail to L McIntosh, MANSON/MILLER marriage 1755 ex LDS film 0101974 Watten Parochial Registers, Dist 42, baptisms and marriages 1714-1854, rcvd Aug 2003.
Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Mar 1755 David MANSON and Helen MILLER, extracted Nov 2003.
P K Bain, "EM BAIN, Pat Dunedin," e-mail to L McIntosh, MANSON/MILLER baptisms ex LDS film 0101974 Watten Parochial Registers, Dist 42, baptisms and marriages 1714-1854, rcvd Aug 2003.
GEORGESON, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Batches 7306703-32-822719 (as Easter chr Bower 16 Feb 1766); FPO:448054-?-55976 (as Esther born Kirk, Bower, 16 Feb 1765); 7528705-87-884648 (as Easter GEORGETON chr Bower 16 Feb 1766), rechecked Apr 2004.
Kristine DUNDAS (37807), "EM GEORGESON/SMITH ex Kristine D," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, P/copy of Bower OPR Baptism 1766 Esther GEORGESON, rcvd Apr 2004.
WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Manson-107, uploaded Oct 2011.
Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap 1758 John MANSON, rechecked Nov 2003.
1993 IGI extract - MANSON, CAI, SCT, Batch C110422-?-990557, extracted 1994.
P K Bain, "EM BAIN, Pat Dunedin," e-mail to L McIntosh, MANSON/MILLER baptisms ex LDS film 0101974 Watten Parochial Registers, Dist 42, baptisms and marriages 1714-1854, Bap 1766 Christian MANSON, rcvd Aug 2003.

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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