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David Manson¹

(14 April 1799 - after 1806)

Father

William Manson¹ (cir. Sep 1771 - bef. 1841)

Mother

Christan Young¹ (say 1775 - bef. 1841)

Relationship

1st cousin 5 times removed of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

David Manson was born cir. Apr 1799 Coghill, Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT

.¹ He was christened on 14 Apr 1799 Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT

; Entry reads: 14 Apr 1799 Wm Manson in Coghill and Christain Young his spouse, son David, Wit James Manson in Coghill (assumed to be father William's brother) and David Gunn in Catchory.¹
David Manson died aft. 1806 ?Achavrole, Watten, CAI, SCT; (the only 1800s Watten marriage for a David Manson is 1861 to Margaret Munro, that David being born c 1835 in Bower. The only Wick one of a likely date is to a Christina McLaren, no children obvious.)²

Census/Where lived/Occupations

David Manson appeared on the census of 1806 Achavrole, Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT, in the household of William Manson and Christan Young as son of William.² David Manson was not found in the census of 1841 CAI, SCT, nearest in age was a David 40 farmer and Cathrine (sic) 37 with David 7 all b CAI and living at Brabsterdorran, but that David was the son of a David Manson, not William.³ He was not found in 1881 in CAI.⁴

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Last Edited

16 Dec 2004

Citations

Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Baptism 1799 David MANSON, trans. Sep 1994.
Douglas MANSON, "EM MANSON/MALCOLM/BRIMS ex Douglas M," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, 1806 Watten census, rcvd Nov 2003.
FreeCensus, UK online at http://www.freecen.org.uk/, 1841 Bower, CAI: Piece: SCT1841/34 EnumDist 5 Page 6, extracted Dec 2004.
1881 Census transcripts, UK, via Family Search/LDS CDs, SCT Highlands, searched 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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David Manson

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Census/Where lived/Occupations

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David Manson¹