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MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 8 Jul 2013 1:52AM GMT
Classification: Query
Excellent summary Thomas. It really gave me a spring-board to work from, so am really appreciate that.

More food for thought....

In 1851, there are 5 people listed as James McFarlane:

Name Relation Age Race Parish
McFarlan, James Son 1 English Dorchester
McFarlan, James Head 33 English Dorchester
McFarlan, James Son 24 English Dorchester
McFarlin, James Son 15 - Moncton
McFarlan, James - - Irish Westmorland

There were no James McFarlanes in Albert County in the 1851 Census.

I liked your approach: Eliminate the obvious non-starters. In the case above, as with your summary, I can eliminate the first and second James on the list. One on the basis of age - Alonzo was born in 1855, as far as we know, therefore he can be eliminated. The other can be crossed off, as you mentioned, because he was already married and with children in Westmorland County just a few short years before Alonzo's birth.

This leaves us with 3 people named James McFarlane:

Name Relation Age Race Parish
McFarlan, James Son 24 English Dorchester
McFarlin, James Son 15 - Moncton
McFarlan, James - - Irish Westmorland

I still like your choice of the 24-yr old James in Dorchester. Having said that, it is possible that the 15-yr old James in Moncton could have had a child in Coverdale/Hillsborough by 1855 (he would be about 19 years old by then). Also, as you mentioned, Catherine Fagan was living in Moncton in 1851 as a domestic servant, so they were local to each other. I like your line of reasoning from Maria's late registration of birth, i,e., that James was Scottish. This J15-yr old James does not list his ethnicity, so he cannot be eliminated on that basis.

The final James is a distant third possibility, in my opinion. No age is given for him, so he could be 500 years old or 3 months old. He is listed as living with an Oulton family, likely as a boarder and farm-hand. He is listed as Irish. Whereas many people married in their ethnicity, it's possible that he married Catherine Fagan, whereas she was Irish as well. This is only the case, though, if we disregard his daughter Maria's late birth registration, where she states that her father was Scottish.

Soooooo, like any good detective drama, of these two other James, I like the younger, 15-yr old fellow, whereas we can't rule out that he's not Scottish and that he is living in Moncton parish in 1851. As a result, I am not entirely sure that I can commit to James McFarlane from Dorchester (yet).

It still comes down to a process of elimination, really, so I am trying to establish where these other two James fellows ended up in the 1861 Census, or at the very least, the younger one.....

Scott Jack
London, ON

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 8 Jul 2013 2:09AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hmmmm, just tool a look at the 1-yr old James McFarlane in the 1851 Census. He is the son of Alexander and Mary McFarlane. Alexander's mother Margaret is living with him, as is Alexander's brother Ralph. This is the James that you thought might have married Catherine Fagan. I think that it couldn't be, based on age alone, as I mentioned..... Did you mean James (age 24), the son of Charles and Mary McFarlane?

Scott Jack
London, ON

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 8 Jul 2013 3:07AM GMT
Classification: Query
A quick look finds two James McFarlanes in the 1861 Census:

The 1-yr old son of Alexander is now a 10-yr old in Albert County, so the family had moved across the Petticodiac River.

The 15-yr old is now listed as 24 years old and lives in Westmorland Parish of Westmorland County as a General Labourer. He is living, I think with George Chappell and his family, unless he is in a separate abode (hard to tell in the Census, but, as a labourer, it is not likely).

Now that I have looked more closely at the 1851 Census, the 15-yr old James is the son of Alexander. On your list, the fifth child of Robert and Rosann Lutz:

Michael MacFarlane b. 22 Jun 1806, d. 1880, married 24 Mar 1831 Anna or Hannah Rogers b. c1813, d. 1893.

So, it appears that the 24-yr old son of Michael and Rosanna is living in Westmorland Parish in 1861. Not sure about the seaman reference yet. Also not sure where Catherine, Alonzo, etc are in 1861. It's like the family disappeared for the Census, or the record was lost.

Scott Jack
London, ON

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 3 Feb 2014 9:48PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi csmark35, wondering about Armour, I can't seem to locate the census page ( only have a US subscription) My GGF was Armour McFarlane , who was born 3 Feb 1845 in "Aberdeen Scotland". Do you think this is a match?
Thank you,
Patricia Wilson Greely
PS Armour's daughter, Mary Elizabeth was my wonderful Great Grandmother, whom I remember well.

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 3 Feb 2014 11:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
Our family has looked at Amours timeline/lineage and we believe it is not a match to Alonzo's

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 4 Feb 2014 12:54AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: MacFarlane, Martin, Wickwire
Hi Patricia,

It seems that you and my wife are cousins through Armour's wife Eliza Jane Martin via James Martin and Prudence Wickwire, married 15 Apr 1787.

I would be very suspicious of the Armour MacFarlane born in Aberdeen because the birth certificate of Armour's daughter Mary Elizabeth, Armour's place of birth is given as Alma, Albert County.

The 1891 census show him as being born in NB, 36 years old, married and living in Alma.


If you would like to compare notes, drop me a line at peterae3@shaw.ca

Cheers, Pete

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 4 Feb 2014 1:56PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you both for your prompt response. I did see the entry of Alma on Mary's birth certificate, and also Gladys'. Mary was my GGM. Her son Herbert was my GF. His wife interviewed Mary and noted her father hailed from Aberdeen.( Mary gave me a doll with the MacFarlane plaid when I was a little.) So not sure which is correct. I will email you for sure, thank you.
Patricia

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 4:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Folks,

I would like to substantiate the marriage between Mary Anne McFarlane and John Hanson. Does anyone have a marriage record? I have census documents for Mary Ann living with her family when she was younger (i.e., with her parents Alonzo McFarlane and Alfretta Hoar), and I have a bunch of records for an Annie Hanson, her husband John and their children (and grandchildren). What I don't have is that 'smoking gun' document that shows Annie Hanson IS Mary Anne McFarlane. This is usually a marriage document. Thoughts?

Scott Jack (great-grand nephew of Mary Anne)
London, ON

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 7:30PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Scott,

I am also related to this family. I am not sure if Ihave an actural marriage cert of this couple but I do have a copy of Mary Anne's death cert. I would be interested in talking to you about this family if you could contact me at hawkesfamilytree@hotmail.com.

Thanks

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 9:27PM GMT
Classification: Query
Will do.

Scott
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