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Andrew USHER
(Cir 1782-1855)
Margaret BALMER
(1785-1860)
Commander Robert SHED R.N.
(-)
Grace DOUGLAS
(-)
James USHER
(1811-1862)
Henrietta Agnes SHED
(1815-1871)
Henrietta USHER
(1844-1912)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Dr George W. BALFOUR M. D.

Henrietta USHER

  • Born: 20 Aug 1844 3
  • Christened: 7 Aug 1844, St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh 4
  • Marriage: Dr George W. BALFOUR M. D. on 22 Apr 1881 in St. Georges, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1 2
  • Died: 16 Jul 1912, , Cullen, Morayshire, Scotland aged 67 6 3 7
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the census in 1881. see brother Andrew James.

• On 22 Apr 1881 she resided at 1 Eton Terrace, Edinburgh. 2


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Henrietta married Dr George W. BALFOUR M. D., son of Rev Dr Lewis BALFOUR and Henrietta Scott SMITH, on 22 Apr 1881 in St. Georges, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1 2 (Dr George W. BALFOUR M. D. was born circa 1823 2.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

The Usher book states (p.53)

Document written by Mrs Cunningham (née Agnes Usher) b. 19-10-1807, twin sister to Mary and third daughter of John Usher, last Laird of Toftfield and Agnes Blaikie, his second wife, to Dr George Balfour whose sister was the mother of Robert Louis Stevenson. Dr Balfour's third wife was Henrietta (b. 20-8-1844, d. 1912),and second daughter of James Usher (b. 21-3-1811) and his wife Henrietta Agnes Shed of Lowvalleyfield.

Marriage Witnesses:
A. J. Usher (probably Henrietta's brother, Andrew James)
Thomas Stevenson(probably George's brother in law, Thomas who married his sister Margaret, and father to Robert Louis Stevenson).
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Sources

1 Scots Origins, SI, 685/1/124.

2 "Marriage Certificate; Balfour, George b. cir 1841 -
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3 Dr. C. H. Usher, "Typewritten Usher Family Tree". Rec. Date: 12 Sep 2003, Generation VIII. Cit. Date: 13 Sep 2003.

4 Old Parish Records., 685/2/36. JAMES USHER/HENRIETTA AGNES SHED FR9358.

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6 C. M. Usher, A History Of The Usher Family In Scotland (Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1956), Tree Table II;
The book is also available for download in either MS Word 97/2000 format or in Adobe PDF format.

7 Scots Origins, SI, 150/ /26.

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