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FAED, James
(About 1778-)
McGEOCH, Mary
(About 1792-)
FAED, James Artist-Engraver
(1821-1911)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. COTTON, Mary

FAED, James Artist-Engraver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

  • Born: 7 April 1821, Girthon parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22
  • Marriage (1): COTTON, Mary on 30 June 1853 in Saint Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland 1 2
  • Died: 23 September 1911, Edinburgh, Scotland 3 4 15 16
  • Buried: 1911, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland 15 16

   Another name for James was FEAD, James.5

   User ID: SP157.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Baptism, 1821, Girthon parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. 5 6

2. Residence: Relationship: Head, 1851, 14 Comely Bank, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. 21 22

3. Residence: Relation to Head of House: Head, 1861, 14 Comely Bank, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. 11 12

4. Residence: Relation to Head of House: Head, 1871, 14 Comely Bank, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. 9 10

5. Residence: Relation to Head of House: Head, 1881, 7 Barnton Terrace, Craigleith, Midlothian, Scotland. 7 8

6. Residence, Between 1885 and 1886, 7 Barnton Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland. 17 18

7. Residence: Relation to Head of House: Head, 1891, 7 Barnton Terrace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. 13 14

8. Residence: Relation to Head of House: Head, 1901, 7 Barnton Terrace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. 19 20


James married Mary COTTON, daughter of William COTTON and Elenor PATON, on 30 June 1853 in Saint Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland.1 2 (Mary COTTON was born on 28 February 1827 in Saint Cuthberts parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 5 6 23 24 25 26 27 28.)

Sources

1 Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

2 Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2014 Place:Provo, UT, USA).

3 Ancestry.com, Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936 (Ancestry Operations, Inc. Date:2015 Place:Provo, UT, USA).

4 Ancestry.com, Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936 (Ancestry Operations, Inc.).

5 Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2014 Place:Provo, UT, USA).

6 Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

7 Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2007 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Parish: St George; ED: 8; Page: 13; Line: 18; Roll: cssct1881_279.

8 Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: St George; ED: 8; Page: 13; Line: 18; Roll: cssct1881_279.

9 Ancestry.com, 1871 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2007 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 86; Page: 3; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1871_157.

10 Ancestry.com, 1871 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 86; Page: 3; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1871_157.

11 Ancestry.com, 1861 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2006 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 82; Page: 2; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1861_125.

12 Ancestry.com, 1861 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 82; Page: 2; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1861_125.

13 Ancestry.com, 1891 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2007 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 6; Page: 12; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1891_333.

14 Ancestry.com, 1891 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 6; Page: 12; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1891_333.

15 Ancestry.com, Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2016 Place:Provo, UT, USA).

16 Ancestry.com, Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

17 Ancestry.com, Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2018 Place:Lehi, UT, USA), Edinburgh City Archives; Edinburgh, Scotland; Register of Voters for the City of Edinburgh and the Burgh of Leith; Reference: SL56/31.

18 Ancestry.com, Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Edinburgh City Archives; Edinburgh, Scotland; Register of Voters for the City of Edinburgh and the Burgh of Leith; Reference: SL56/31.

19 Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2007 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Parish: Edinburgh Dean; ED: 75; Page: 11; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_366.

20 Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh Dean; ED: 75; Page: 11; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_366.

21 Ancestry.com, 1851 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2006 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 28B; Page: 3; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1851_184; Year: 1851.

22 Ancestry.com, 1851 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 28B; Page: 3; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1851_184; Year: 1851.

23 Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2007 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Parish: St George; ED: 8; Page: 13; Line: 19; Roll: cssct1881_279.

24 Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: St George; ED: 8; Page: 13; Line: 19; Roll: cssct1881_279.

25 Ancestry.com, 1871 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2007 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 86; Page: 3; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1871_157.

26 Ancestry.com, 1871 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 86; Page: 3; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1871_157.

27 Ancestry.com, 1861 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2006 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 82; Page: 2; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1861_125.

28 Ancestry.com, 1861 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 82; Page: 2; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1861_125.

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