John MacFarlane, in Bushmills

John MacFarlane, in Bushmills[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1808 - 1896  (88 years)

Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    All

  • Name John MacFarlane  [2, 3, 4
    Suffix in Bushmills 
    Birth Abt. 1808  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Edinburgh, Edinburgh St George, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
    Residence 1891  Edinburgh, Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
    Death 7 Nov 1896  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial 11 Nov 1896  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • North Merchiston Cemetery
    Person ID I282740898865  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2026 

    Father John MacFarlane,   b. Bef. 1790 
    Mother Elizabeth Horan,   b. Abt 1790 
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anne McNeale,   b. Abt. 1809, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1890, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ann MacFarlane,   b. Abt 1834, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1914, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. John Macfarlane,   b. Abt 1510   d. DECEASED  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Elizabeth MacFarlane,   b. Abt. 1839, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1889, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     4. Grizel Macfarlane,   b. Abt 1513   d. DECEASED  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. John MacFarlane,   b. Abt. 1842, Bushmills, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1909, Victoria Home, Oamaru, Nth Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     6. Isabella MacFarlane,   b. 2 Feb 1844, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1934, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     7. Jane MacFarlane,   b. Abt. 1848, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1914, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     8. Helen Rachel "Nellie" MacFarlane,   b. 1852, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1938, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F76  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 

    • John Macfarlane, Retired Teacher (71), living at 103 George St, Edinburgh St Georges, Edinburgh with wife Ann and daughters Ann (47) and Jane (33) at time of 1881 census. Census record shows all of them as born in Ireland.

      1881 Scotland Census:
      John Macfarlane (retired teacher) 103 George Street, Edinburgh St Georges. Age 71. Born Ireland.
      Ann Macfarlane, age 73. Born Ireland.
      Ann Macfarlane, age 47 daughter, unmarried. Born Ireland.
      Jane Macfarlane, age 33, daughter, unmarried (governess). Born Ireland.
      Source: FHL Film 0223999 GRO Ref Volume 685-2 EnumDist 100 page 10. Ref No 709276.

      In 1891 census (age 81) living at 68 Polesworth Gardens, St Cuthberts, Edinburgh with daughters Ann and Jane, son-in-law J M Marr and grandson J M Marr (husband and son of daughter Elizabeth).
      1891 Scotland Census:
      John Macfarlane (retired teacher) 68 Polesworth Gardens, Edinburgh. Age 8. Born Ireland.1
      Ann Macfarlane, age 57 daughter, unmarried. Born Ireland.
      J Macfarlane, age 43, daughter, unmarried. Born Ireland.
      J M Marr, age 53, son in law (widowed), born Fife
      J M Marr, age 8, scholar, grandson, born Edinburgh

      John died in Edinburgh 1896 aged 87. Death registered by daughter Jane.

      Possibly lived/taught at Stranorlar, County Donegal in 1871 (based on Isabella's marriage notice in the Timaru Herald, New Zealand)
      [Notes in gedcom from Donald Featherston, descendant]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1027704383] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S1027704829] Ancestry.com, 1891 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 136; Page: 11; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1891_358.

    3. [S1027704791] Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St George; ED: 100; Page: 10; Line: 10; Roll: cssct1881_286.

    4. [S1027704767] Ancestry.com, Edinburgh, Scotland, Cemetery Registers, 1771-1935, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), City of Edinburgh Archives; Edinburgh, Scotland; Edinburgh Burial Registers; Reference: BR0015.

    5. [S1027704059] Donald Featherston Macfarlane, Donald Featherston Macfarlane NZ, (Gedcom recieved as e-mail attachment 5 November 2009).

    6. [S1027704060] 1881 Census, (5/6 April 1881).