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William Henderson

ID#4216, (30 September 1805 - before 1855)
William Henderson|b. 30 Sep 1805\nd. bef. 1855|p4216.htm|Archibald Henderson|b. bef. 1785\nd. 16 Feb 1826|p1352.htm|Margaret McEwan|b. cir. Dec 1782\nd. aft. Mar 1828|p1353.htm|||||||James McEwan|b. 18 Aug 1745\nd. aft. 1788|p11066.htm|Margaret Fisher|b. 27 Apr 1753||
FatherArchibald Henderson1 b. bef. 1785, d. 16 Feb 1826
MotherMargaret McEwan1 b. cir. Dec 1782, d. aft. Mar 1828
ChartsHENDERSON
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Lorna Henderson.
     William Henderson was christened on 30 Sep 1805 in Kincardine by Doune, PER, SCT.2,1
     William Henderson was assumed to have died bef. 1855 ?Bridge of Allan, STI, SCT, as no searches to date of the more likely candidates 1855 and up, by age or place of dth, have turned out to be William.3
     William Henderson and William Henderson at Bridge of Kinkell, PER, SCT, were possibly related, At one stage I investigated the William Henderson, wright, as being "my" William. However that one turns out to have been born Thornhill c 1777 so is too early to be this William, but there may be some connection as his 1854 will was witnessed by a John McEwan (junior weaver of Auchterarder).4
     William Henderson was considered as a potential duplicate of William Henderson, but this has been discounted; right age, right children's names, wrong birthplace in 1851 and 1861 census.5
     William Henderson who married an Elizabeth McEwan, 1857 and lived nr Bridge of Allan was initially considered, and subsequently rejected, as a potential duplicate of William Henderson in 1857 in STI, SCT, but I have now found the former's marriage, which shows him as the son of a Thomas Henderson instead, and wife Elizabeth is McOwan, not McEwan, which is why I was having trouble finding the right marriage to check my theory.6,7 He was not found in the census of 1881 in SCT.8
Last Edited24 Jan 2009

Citations

  1. OPR Index to births christenings marriages: PER, SCT (1805).
  2. Yvonne BEAN, "HENDERSON's at Stirling, STI, SCT," e-mail to L McIntosh, 10 Feb 1994.
  3. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Dec 2005.
  4. Will: HENDERSON, Wm, Perth, SCT (1855) SRO: SC49/31/59.
  5. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Jan 2009.
  6. WILL: Scottish Wills - SCAN project, extracted Apr 2002.
  7. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marriage 1857 William HENDERSON and Elisabeth McOWAN, copy d/loaded Dec 2005.
  8. Census, 1881 UK census CD-ROM, SCT Highlands & Lowlands, searched pre 2003.

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