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James MacLaurin Marr

James MacLaurin Marr[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]

Male 1838 - 1905  (66 years)

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  • Name James MacLaurin Marr  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Birth 10 Apr 1838  Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Birth 10 Apr 1838  Kilconquhar Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Baptism 10 Jun 1838  Kilconquhar,Fife,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1841  Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1851  Colinsburgh, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Relation to Head of House: Son
    Residence 1861  Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Relation to Head of House: Lodger
    Residence 1861  [12] 
    • Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
    Residence 1881  Edinburgh, Edinburgh St George, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
    Residence 1891  Edinburgh, Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law
    Residence 1891  [12] 
    • Occupation: Civil Service Clerk/68 Polwarth Gdns, Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
    Residence 1901  Edinburgh St Michael, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
    Residence 1901  [12] 
    • Edinburgh St Michael, Midlothian, Scotland
    Death 4 Apr 1905  Stranorlar, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Death Bef 23 Aug 1909  [14] 
    Residence 1911  Litherland, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Visitor; Occupation: Retired Cooper
    Person ID I282740905776  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2026 

    Father Thomas Marr,   b. 27 Sep 1786, Dunino,Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 July 1872, Colinsburgh, Leven, Fife Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Jean Poustie,   b. 08 Sep 1790, Kilconquhar, Fifeshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1874, Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 15 Dec 1810  Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Marriage 7 Oct 1880  Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 15, 16, 17, 18] 
    • Elizabeth's sister is probably governess for James, and Elizabeth's son; see 1881 census. Elizabeth dies in 1889, and by 1891 he is living with Elizabeth's father, see 1891 census. See media for marriage date.
    Married 7 Oct 1880  St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Macfarlane Marr,   b. 15 May 1882, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1936, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     2. Wilbert Mcfarland,   b. Sep, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Emery Perry McFarland,   b. 28 Jun 1876, Harlansburg, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. George Earle Mc Farland,   b. 25 Jul 1883, Harlansburg Law, County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1948, New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Dela McFarland,   b. Mar 1886, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F77  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2026 

  • Photos
    Newspaper Family Notice Marriage J MacLaurin Marr & Elizabeth MacFarlane    		Newspaper Family Notice Marriage J MacLaurin Marr & Elizabeth MacFarlane

  • Notes 

    • James MacLaurin Marr (42) married Elizabeth Macfarlane (41) on 8 October 1880 at Edinburgh

      Living at 9 William St, Edinburgh at time of marriage.

      Elizabeth Marr died 17 Dec 1889 at 68 Polesworth Gardens, Edinburgh, aged 50

  • Sources 
    1. [S1027705097] Ancestry.com, 1841 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Kilconquhar; ED: 2; Page: 20; Line: 640; Year: 1841.

    2. [S1027704383] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree.

    3. [S1027705031] Ancestry.com, 1851 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Kilconquhar; ED: 2; Page: 23; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1851_90; Year: 1851.

    4. [S1027705057] Ancestry.com, 1861 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 76; Page: 4; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1861_126.

    5. [S1027705092] Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St Michael; ED: 156; Page: 13; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1901_392.

    6. [S1027704829] Ancestry.com, 1891 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 136; Page: 11; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1891_358.

    7. [S1027704791] Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Parish: Edinburgh St George; ED: 100; Page: 10; Line: 8; Roll: cssct1881_286.

    8. [S1027705082] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911.

    9. [S1027705045] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    10. [S1027705049] Ancestry.com, Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936, (Ancestry Operations, Inc.).

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

    12. [S1027704061] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.

    13. [S1027704062] BC Death 1898-09-197149.

    14. [S1027704063] Edinburgh Gazette 24 Aug 1909, p913.

    15. [S2800] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Newcastle Ward 5, Lawrence, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1427; Page: 43; Enumeration District: 0107.

    16. [S2800] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;).

    17. [S2969] Ancestry.com, U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, PA, USA; US, Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: Vault Bx 9211 .p46057 S62 V.1.

    18. [S2969] Ancestry.com, U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).


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