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Dr G.M.W.Mann. Baytrees Burnhams Rd, Lt.Bookham Surrey, U.K. KT23 3AU |
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5 James RONALD c1770-1814
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m Jean FAIRLIE 1794
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James RONALD was a perfumer and hairdresser in Montrose. He married Jean FAIRLEY there in 1794 and had at least 6 children. James attended the Episcopalian Church of St Peter in Montrose where records commence in 1800 though there were RONALDs in Montrose at a much earlier date. Jean probably died in 1812 and James in 1814, both buried in Montrose |
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??? 1770
11May1794
24 ? 1794 34 1796 25 29Jul1796
26 ? 1797 26 22Jan1798
28 ? 1798 28 23Dec1799
29 c 1800 30 ? 1802 32 ? 1805 37 16Apr1809
39 19Feb1811
41 12Sep1812
42 1Jun1814 44 |
assumed date of birth of James married Jean FAIRLIE at Montrose ?son John born dau Ann born Ann RONALDS age 1 buried at Montrose dau Mary Ann born Mary Ann a child, buried at Montrose ?dau Mary born James subscribed 5/- for relief of poor son James born ?dau Isobel born dau Robina born dau Jane born in Montrose; James a perfumer son Gordon born in Montrose; James a perfumer ? Jean FAIRLEY buried at Montrose James RONNALD buried at Montrose |
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
James
RONALD was married in Montrose 1794 so probably born around 1770 No suitable baptism has been found in the
OPR; his children were baptised and married in Episcopal churches and it is
probable that James was also baptised in an Episcopal church. Very few RONALD records are in the Montrose
OPR. Two early burials and a marriage
were found:
B25Apr1675 Anna RONALD, lawful daughter to
umquhill Mr. Rot.RONALD sometime minister at Old Aberdeen, have ye best MC
& bells, payed £6-6-8
B14Aug1676 John RONALD, present Dinnogild
{Dean of Guild} in Montrose went to the shore in perfect health about eleven
o'clock in the forenoon, was most suddenly overtaken in an universall palsie
and departed this life the same night before nyn a clock. had ye best M.C &
bells, payed £6-6-8
m 17Jul1737 John HUTCHEON in the parish of
Dun & Janet RONALD itp contracted
Minute
Books of the Episcopal church in Montrose from 1718 to 1842 are held by the
University of Dundee. However the name RONALD
does not appear,. although a Baillie RENNALD was a meeting manager from 1718 to
1721. This is surprising as James
baptised children there from at least 1800 and James’ son James was a prominent
member of the Episcopal church in Montrose; his burial record of 1874 notes
that he was a member of the Vestry, Secretary of the Congregation etc. This raises the possibility that James
RONALD was a convert to the Episcopal church or more likely was a newcomer to
Montrose. Note that the Montrose Burgh
Court Claims records run from 1724 to 1856 but have references to James only in
1799-1807
It can be
deduced that James had a sister Jane who married James THIRD but the m is not
in the OPR The 1855 death certificate
of James THIRD shows that he was married to Jane RONALD deceased. James RONALD’s daughter Jane STEVENSON
stayed with James THIRD when she returned from London c1847. The death certificate also shows James THIRD
had a nephew James RONALD who is almost certainly the son of James RONALD-5
The death
certificate of Jane RONALD-4 states that her parents were James RONALD and Jane
formerly FAIRLIE. She was baptised at
Montrose Episcopal church in 1809, daughter of James and Jane FINDLAY; two
years later, Gordon RONALD was baptised the son of James and Jane FAIRLEY;
these baptisms are preceded by a suitable marriage in the Montrose register:
m 11May1794 James RONNALD & Jean
FAIRLEY both otp proclaimed
only two
baptisms have been found, both at the Montrose Episcopal church of St
Peter. Seven other children have been
assumed from burial or marriage records:
? John
b1794?? shipmaster in Aberdeen
when he witnessed Robina’s m in 1833 and Jane's m in 1834;(eldest child C1815?
see baptisms below)
Ann
b1796 buried 29Jul1796 age 1
at Montrose
Mary Ann b1797? buried 22Jan1798 Mary Ann RONALDS a child
? Mary
b1798?? m1818 John CRAIK at
Montrose
James
bc1800 from burial record:B
23May1874 d 19May1874 James RONALDS bch of 77 Murray St age 74, B Montrose
cemetery
? Isobel bc1802? m1823 P.Urquhart at Aberdeen St Andrew; PU was a witness at m of
Jane's eldest daughter Jane in 1860
Robina
bc1805? m1833 George PATERSON
at Aberdeen St Andrew
Jane
C 30Apr1809 b 16Apr1809 d James RONALD of this town (Montrose) perfumer,
& Jane FINDLAY his wife
Gordon
C 3Mar1811 b 19Feb1811 s James
RONALD of this town (Montrose) perfumer & Jane FAIRLEY his wife
m 26Jul1818 John CRAIK & Mary RONALD
both otp proclaimed (from Montrose OPR)
m 25Oct1823 Peter URQUHART ship carpenter
& Isobel RONALD at Aberdeen St Andrews
m 19Apr1833 George PATERSON commercial
traveller & Robina RONALD dau of James RONALD dec merchant in Montrose
by Rev William BROWNING minister of St Andrew’s church Aberdeen; wit: John RONALD
shipmaster in Aberdeen and Alexr STEVENSON
m
8Feb1834 Alexander STEVENSON cabinet maker and organ builder otp &
Jane RONALD otp d of James dec merchant
of Montrose
wit: James THIRD cooper; John RONALD shipmaster of
Aberdeen; at Aberdeen St Andrews
b
5Jun1815 Ann Gold d John RONALD
& Isabella CLARK from Montrose OPR
b 20Apr1819 Margaret d John RONALD & Isabella CLARK from
Montrose OPR
b
2Dec1821 Jane d John RONALD
& Isabella CLARK from Montrose OPR
James was
already dead by 1833 as shown by daughter Robina's marriage; there is a
suitable burial at Montrose:
B
1Jun1814 James RONNALD
No age
given, but as the surname is relatively uncommon, and the date fits between the
baptism of the last known child in 1811 and the date 1833, it is very probable
that this burial refers to James-5. Two
years previously there is a burial of Jean FAIRLEY, which may refer to Jame's
wife:
B 12Sep1812 Jean FAIRLEY
Son James
stayed in Montrose, but 3 daughters married in Aberdeen after 1823, and son
John was a shipmaster there in 1834. It
seems that most of the family moved to Aberdeen after James' death
James RONALD five shillings
Index to
Montrose Burgh Court Claims 1724-1856 refers to James RONALD, hairdresser
1799-1807, but the archivist could not locate the actual record
d 23Jan1855 10.30am James THIRD male age
84,[b1771]
cooper, born Buchan, 50 years in Aberdeen; married to Jane RONALD dec
died at 164 Gallowgate Aberdeen of
apoplexy or paralysis no medical attendant
r 25Jan1855 at Aberdeen by James RONALD,
nephew
[parent's names were not stated]