John Macfarlane, in Bushmills

Abt 1808 - 1896  (88 years)

• Name	John Macfarlane  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	in Bushmills
  Birth	Abt 1808	Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Edinburgh, Edinburgh St George, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1891	Edinburgh, Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	7 Nov 1896	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Burial	11 Nov 1896	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	North Merchiston Cemetery
  Person ID	I29554	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	John MacFarlane, JoM27,   b. Bef 1790
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Horan,   b. Abt 1790
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne McNeale,   b. Abt 1809, Ireland d. 23 Apr 1890, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Ann Macfarlane,   b. Abt 1834, Ireland d. 30 Sep 1914, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Elizabeth Macfarlane,   b. Abt 1839, Ireland d. 17 Dec 1889, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John MacFarlane,   b. Abt 1842, Bushmills, Antrim, Ireland d. 25 Jun 1909, Victoria Home, Oamaru, Nth Otago, New Zealand (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Isabella MacFarlane,   b. 2 Feb 1844, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal, Ireland d. 30 Aug 1934, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Jane MacFarlane,   b. Abt 1848, Ireland d. 19 Mar 1914, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Helen Rachel "Nellie" Macfarlane,   b. 1852, Northern Ireland d. 5 Jan 1938, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 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

  [S3066] Ancestry.com, Edinburgh, Scotland, Cemetery Registers, 1771-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), City of Edinburgh Archives; Edinburgh, Scotland; Edinburgh Burial Registers; Reference: BR0015. [S3067] Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Parish: Edinburgh St George; ED: 100; Page: 10; Line: 10; Roll: cssct1881_286. [S3068] Ancestry.com, 1891 Scotland Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 136; Page: 11; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1891_358. [S2921] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree. [S2995] Donald Featherston Macfarlane, Donald Featherston Macfarlane NZ, (Name: Gedcom recieved as e-mail attachment 5 November 2009;). [S2996] 1881 Census, (Name: 5/6 April 1881;).