Margaret Cottar

(1 June 1725 - after 1760)
Father | Robert Cottar1 (bef. 1689 - bet. Sep 1724 - Jun 1725) |
Mother | Katherin Calder (bef. 1689 - ) |
Relationship | 5th great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson |
BMDB data
Margaret Cottar was baptized on 1 Jun 1725 Watten, Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT

Margaret Cottar married George MacAdie on 30 Dec 1756 Watten, Par. of Watten, CAI


Margaret Cottar died aft. 1760 ?Watten, CAI, SCT.
Census/Where lived/Occupations
In Dec 1756 Margaret Cottar was living Flex, Watten, CAI, SCT.5By Jan 1758 Margaret Cottar and George MacAdie were living Scarmclate, Par. of Bower, CAI, SCT


All the other info
There are two Margaret Cottar/Cotter's of the right timeframe, this Margaret bap 1725, d/o Robert Cottar and Katherin Calder, of Scarmclate, and Margaret, twin of Elspet, bap 1731, d/o Robert Cotter in Flex. I've assumed that "my" Margaret is the 1725 one purely from the naming pattern of her children. Given that her father had died before she was born, and that the Flex Robert Cotter stood witness at her baptism, there is likely to be a connection between the families. Perhaps Margaret was brought up in Flex?7External links
Click here to see Margaret's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.8Family | George MacAdie (say 1730 - aft. 1760) |
Children |
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Charts | Descendants of my direct McADIE line My pedigree chart Paternal ancestors of Lorna Paternal timeline My Caithness ancestors |
Last Edited | 9 Jun 2022 |
Citations
- Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap. 1725 Margaret COTTAR, extracted Nov 2003.
- Letter, Carole MELLOR to Lorna Henderson, Feb 1994.
- Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap. 1 Jun 1725 Margaret dtr of the dec'd Robert COTTAR (Scarmclate), Watten, CAI, extracted Nov 2003.
- Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Marr. Dec 1756 George McADIE and Margaret COTTAR, rechecked Nov 2003.
- Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Mar 1756 George McADIE and Margaret COTTAR, rechecked Nov 2003.
- Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap. 11 Jan 1758 Donald s/o George McADIE & Margaret COTTAR, Watten, extracted Nov 2003.
- "Lorna's Family History Musings", Nov 2003.
- WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Jun 2013.
- Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap. 11 Jan 1758 Donald s/o George McADIE & Margaret COTTAR, Watten, extracted Nov 2003.
- Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap. 12 Apr 1760 Robert s/o George McADIE & Margaret COTTAR, in Scarmclet, extracted Nov 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.