Helen McFarlane

Helen McFarlane

Female 1828 - 1902  (74 years)

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  • Name Helen McFarlane  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 23 Apr 1828  Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Christening 7 May 1828  Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Female 
    Name Eleanor Helen McFarlan  [4
    Name Hellen McFarlane  [3
    Residence 1851  Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Relationship: Wife
    Death 11 Nov 1902  Newburg, Preston, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I14435  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Family William Lewis Henry,   b. Abt 1830, Dundonald, Ayrshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED 
    Marriage 16 Aug 1845  Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 
     1. Helen Henry   d. Young Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Margaret Henry  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. John Henry  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Lawrence Henry  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Isabelle Henry  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. William Henry  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Mary Ann Henry  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Francis Henry  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Helen Henry,   b. Abt 1846, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Marion Henry,   b. Abt 1846, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. Agnes Henry,   b. 16 Oct 1848, , Kilmaurs, Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1922, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +12. David F. Henry,   b. 14 Dec 1852, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1921, Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F565  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

  • Notes 
    • 1 - My John McFarlane married Agnes Davidson (daughter of Peter Davidson, mother unknown) and my direct ancestor was their daughter Eleanor Helen McFarlane born May 8, 1826 in Scotland. The dates seem to coinside. I do not have any information on any siblings for her. She is my great great grandmother.
      [ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MCFARLANE/2001-07/0995898588 ]

      2 - DOB looks doubtful as she has a brother born only a couple of months later. She is probably the Helen shown in IGI search as daughter of another John McFarlane and Agnes Davidson who was bapt. 7 May 1828 Muirkirk, Ayr, Scotland.
      2. HELEN MACFARLANE - Gender: Female
      Christening: 09 DEC 1822 Muirkirk, Ayr, Scotland
      Father: JOHN MACFARLANE
      Mother: AGNES DAVIDSON

      3. HELEN MACFARLANE - Gender: Female
      Christening: 07 MAY 1828 Muirkirk, Ayr, Scotland
      Father: JOHN MACFARLANE
      Mother: AGNES DAVIDSON

      3 - Hellen McFarlane is somewhat problematic. She appears in the 1851 census in Scotland with husband William Henry and is 23 (so born abt. 1828), with birth in Muirkirk. But on her tombstone it says birth in 1826.

      So, tried to find her in 1841 and found a Hellen Mcfarlane, age 11, born Ayrshire, living in Muirkirk with the family of John Hair, age 80. So, it would appear she is an orphan.

      Rossann has a tree on Ancestry and she puts that Hellen is the daughter of John and Agness Davidson MacFarlane, which there is a birth record for a Helen on April 23, 1828, but she never appears in the census record with those two.
      [E-mail from Mary Helen Haines rec: 3 Aug 2017]

      4 - If you go by naming patterns, William Henry's parents being David and Marion
      Children
      Marion
      Helen (died young-looks like twin to Marion)
      Agnes
      David
      Margaret
      John
      Lawrence
      Isabelle
      Helen
      William
      Mary Ann
      Francis

      Then Hellens parents being John and Agnes definitely would fit.
      [E-mail from Holly Stevens rec: 3 Aug 2017]

      5 - 1851 Scotland census
      Name Helen Henry
      Age 23
      Estimated Birth Year abt 1828
      Relationship Wife
      Spouse William Henry
      Gender Female
      Where born Muirkirk, Ayrshire

      (Research):From: rsadler@datasync.com <mailto:rsadler@datasync.com>
      Subject: Re: John McFarlane - Perth, Scotland
      Date: 23 Jul 2001 08:29:48 -0600
      I am very interested in trying to find out if this is the same person. My John McFarlane married Agnes Davidson (daughter of Peter Davidson, mother unknown) and my direct ancestor was their daughter Eleanor Helen McFarlane born May 8, 1826 in Scotland. The dates seem to coinside. I do not have any information on any siblings for her. She is my great great grandmother. I look forward to hearing from you. Rita

      There is another birth record for a Helen Mcfarlane born Oct. 14, 1829 to Alexander Mcfarlane and Mary Thompson.

      Name Helen Macfarlane
      Gender Female
      Christening Date 07 May 1828
      Christening Place , MUIRKIRK, AYR, SCOTLAND
      Birth Date 23 Apr 1828
      Father's Name John Macfarlane
      Mother's Name Agnes Davidson
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKZ-94W
      Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11607-4
      System Origin Scotland-VR
      GS Film number 1041400
      Reference ID 2:16GS6M5

  • Sources 
    1. [S2704] Ancestry.com, 1851 Scotland Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Parish: Kilmaurs; ED: 4; Page: 7; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1851_134; Year: 1851.

    2. [S2699] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    3. [S43] Clan MacFarlane Worldwide, Clan MacFarlane Worldwide Genealogy Form, Eleanor Rossann Yovich rec: 3 Aug 2017.

    4. [S856] Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Name: Name: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/;;;;), 07.2001.

    5. [S2036] A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch - OPR extractions, (Name: Name: Name: https://familysearch.org/;;;).

    6. [S2037] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, (Name: Name: Name: Name: (http://www.familysearch.org);;;;).