Alexander McFarlane

1845 - 1923  (77 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Gender	Male
  Born	1 July 1845	Johnshaven, Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Occupation	Hosepipe Weaver  [3, 4]
  Died	25 May 1923	1 Abbotsford Place, Dundee, Angus, Scotland   [2, 5]
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  Person ID	I12720	Roger
  Last Modified	15 March 2009

  
  

  Father	James McFarlane,   d. before May 1923
  Mother	Helen “Nellie” Blews,   d. before May 1923
  Family ID	F11242	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Catherine Glass,   b. 27 August 1861, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. 9 March 1903, 5 Ellen Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland  (Age 41 years)
  Married	15 August 1878	United Presbyterian Church, East Linton, Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland   [1, 4]
  Children	+   1. Isabella McFarlane,   b. 1880, Johnshaven, Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes - date unknown +   2. Alexander McFarlane,   b. 2 June 1881, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. 11 February 1959, Maryfield Hospital, Dundee, Angus, Scotland  (Age 77 years)     3. Ann McFarlane,   b. 27 March 1883, Milne’s Wynd, Johnshaven, Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes - date unknown     4. Mary Helen McFarlane,   b. 18 May 1885, Hardgate, Johnshaven, Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes - date unknown +   5. James McFarlane,   b. 16 August 1887, Hardgate, Johnshaven, Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland ,   d. 1953  (Age 65 years) +   6. Catherine McFarlane,   b. 18 February 1890, 12 Chestnut Row, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes - date unknown +   7. Agnes Moffat McFarlane,   b. 1 June 1892, Dundee, Angus, Scotland ,   d. Yes - date unknown     8. Eliza McFarlane,   b. 20 August 1894, Dundee, Angus, Scotland ,   d. 16 March 1950  (Age 55 years)     9. William Glass McFarlane,   b. 13 September 1896, Dundee, Angus, Scotland ,   d. Yes - date unknown   10. Jane McFarlane,   b. 28 September 1897, Dundee, Angus, Scotland ,   d. 8 April 1898, Dundee, Angus, Scotland  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 March 2009
  Family ID	F9364	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 25 May 1923 - 1 Abbotsford Place, Dundee, Angus, Scotland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Death Entry for Alexander McFarlane Entry from the Register of Deaths in the District of St Mary and St Peter in Dundee shows the death of Alexander McFarlane in May 1923

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander McFarlane was a Hosepipe Weaver after he and his family moved to Dundee from Johnshaven. Prior to that, he followed the McFarlane traditional occupation of salmon fishing supplemented by weaving. He is shown as a 'salmon fisher' in the 1881 Census, residing at Milne's Wynd, Johnshaven, in the Parish of Benholm, along with his wife Catherine and a daughter, Isabella (Auntie Belle). On the 1901 Census, he is shown as a Canvas Hosepipe Weaver, residing at 27 North Ellen Street, Dundee, along with Catherine and nine children. One of the nine, 'young' Alexander, my grandfather, was also a hosepipe weaver until he retired. This is another case of moving from the countryside into the city, which in this case, was Dundee and the lure of the jute - big money and security, compared with salmon fishing (seasonal??) and working on the land. Alexander McFarlane and Catherine Glass were married in the United Presbyterian Church, East Linton, in the Parish of Prestonkirk, in the County of Haddington. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S521] Chart showing descendants of George Moffat and Isabella Clark, provided to Roger by Sandy Bain. [S2470] GEDCOM file titled “Glass.ged”, from Sandy Bain. [S605] Copy of entry in Birth Register for St Clement, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, John McGregor - Registrar. [S616] eMail message titled “Re: The Real Source of the name “Agnes Moffat”, from Sandy Bain. [S645] Copy of entry in Death Register for St. Mary and St. Peter, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, H W Meek - Registrar.