Isabella Moffat^[1]

about 1823 - 1907  (84 years)

• Gender	Female
  Birth	about 1823	Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	calclulated from age given at death
  Census	6 June 1841	Horsely, Houndwood Quoad Sacra, Berwickshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Parish of Houndwood Quoad Sacra Page 13 Horsely Richard Glass 25 Lab Born in Berwickshire Agnes Glass 24 Born in Berwickshire Isabel Glass 11 months Born in Berwickshire Isabella Moffat 15 Born in Berwickshire
  Census	30 March 1851	Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Parish of Dalmeny Town or Village of Craigie Page 14 #51 Craigie James Garland Head Marr 28 Farm Servant Linlithgowshire, Dalmeny Isabella Garland Wife Marr 26 Berwickshire, Abbey Mary Garland Daur 4 Linlithgowshire, Dalmeny George Garland Son 2 Linlithgowshire, Dalmeny
  Census	7 April 1861	Knowes Dwelling Houses, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland   [5]
  	Parish of Whitekirk & Tynninghame Page 5 Knowes dwelling houses #23 James Garland Head Marr 38 Groom (Farm) Linlithgowshire, Dalmeny Isabella Garland Wife Marr 37 Berwickshire, Bunkle Mary Garland Daur 14 Ag Lab Linlithgowshire, Dalmeny George Garland Son 12 Scholar Linlithgowshire, Dalmeny Isabella Garland Daur 9 Scholar Linlithgowshire, Dalmeny Elizabeth Garland Daur 8 Scholar Edinburghshire, Duddingston James Garland Son 5 Haddington, Whitekirk Alex-r Garland Son 2 Haddington, Whitekirk Margt Garland Daur 4 mos Haddington, Whitekirk
  Census	3 April 1881	Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland   [6]
  	Parish of Whitekirkk and Tynninghame, Haddington, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0224028 GRO Ref Volume 723 EnumDist 3 Page 3 Ref No: 769851 James Garland Head Mar 56 Groom Delmay, Linlithgow, Scotland Isabella Garland Wife Mar 57 Berwick, Scotland William Garland Son Unm 17 Groom Whitekirk, Haddington, Scotland Thomas Garland Son 15 Saddler Whitekirk, Haddington, Scotland Isabella Garland Grand Daur 7 Scholar Whitekirk, Haddington, Scotland
  Census	5 April 1891	Knowes Farm, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland   [2]
  	1891 Census for Knowes, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland Civil Parish of Whitekirk Hamlet of Knowes Page 7 Dwelling No 31 Farm Cottages George Garland Head Mar 68 Ploughman Linlithgowshire, Dalmeny Mary Garland Wife Mar 64 Edinburghshire, Edinburgh Alexander Garland Son Unm 32 Engine Driver Haddingtonshire, Whitekirk Mary Garland Niece 14 Scholar Haddingtonshire, Whitekirk Page 7 Dwelling No 32 Farm Cottages James Garland Head Mar 67 Groom Linlithgowshire, Dalmeny Isabella Garland Wife Mar 67 Berwickshire, Longformacus Isabella Garland Grand-daur Unm 14 Outworker Haddingtonshire, Whitekirk
  Death	7 May 1907	Knowes Farm, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland   [1]
  	This death record indicates that parents were George Moffat and Isabella Clark - first indication we had that George Moffat and Isabella Clark had a daughter called Isabella - no birth record can be found for her. She was first spotted in the 1841 Census by Sandy Bain living with her sister Agnes, Agnes' husband Richard Glass and their daughter Isabella - Roger 25 May 2006
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  Person ID	I15298	Roger
  Last Modified	26 January 2009

  
  

  Father	George Moffat,   b. about 1792, Berwickshire, Scotland d. 15 January 1844, Harelawside Farm, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Isabel Clark,   b. before 8 January 1792, Fogo, Berwickshire, Scotland d. 31 January 1858, Penmanshiel, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland (Age > 66 years)
  Family ID	F16	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	James Garland,   b. about 1824, Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire, Scotland d. 16 February 1905, Knowes Farm, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	12 December 1845	Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland   [7]
  Alternate Wedding	21 December 1845	Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland   [8]
  Notes	Birth Entry for son James shows "married 1846 in Coldingham". This is at odds with the marriage information found in the Old Parish Register - Roger 21 Jun 2006 [9]
  Children	+   1. Mary Garland,   b. about 1847   d. Yes - date unknown     2. George Garland,   b. about 1849   d. Yes - date unknown +   3. Isabella Garland,   b. about 1852, Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland d. Yes - date unknown     4. Elizabeth Garland,   b. about 1853   d. Yes - date unknown +   5. James Garland,   b. 5 November 1855, Duddington Farm, Duddington, Edinburghshire, Scotland d. 13 January 1898, District Asylum, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland (Age 42 years)     6. Alexander Garland,   b. 12 April 1858, Knowes Farm, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland d. Yes - date unknown +   7. Margaret Garland,   b. 15 November 1860, Knowes Farm, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland d. 16 February 1941, Morningside, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland (Age 80 years) +   8. William Garland,   b. 24 November 1863, Knowes Farm, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland d. Yes - date unknown     9. Thomas Garland,   b. 13 September 1865, Knowes Farm, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland d. 13 February 1919, Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2007
  Family ID	F11305	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - about 1823 - Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland  Census - 6 June 1841 - Horsely, Houndwood Quoad Sacra, Berwickshire, Scotland  Alternate Wedding - 21 December 1845 - Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland  Census - 30 March 1851 - Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire, Scotland  Census - 3 April 1881 - Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland  Census - 5 April 1891 - Knowes Farm, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland  Death - 7 May 1907 - Knowes Farm, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		1841 Census for Parish of Houndwood Quoad Sacra (formerly known as Coldingham), Berwickshire, Scotland Shows Richard Glass with his wife Agnes Moffat, their daughter isabel and Agnes' sister Isabella
  		1851 Census for Dalmeny Parish, Linlithgowshire, Scotland Bottom of page shows James Garland, with his wife Isabella Moffat and two children, Mary and George.
  		1861 Census for Whitekirk, Haddintonshire, Scotland Page shows the families of assumed brothers James Garland and George Garland living adjacent in the Knowes dwelling houses at Knowes - a large farm in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.
  		1891 British Census for Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland Entries 31 and 32 on page show families of brothers George and James Garland still living as neighbours. #31 - George Garland, his wife Mary Hunter, son Alexander and niece Mary. #32 - James Garland, his wife Isabella Moffat and Grand-daughter Isabella daughter of Mary.
  		Death Entry for Isabella Garland This entry shows the death of Isabella Garland - wife of James Garland and daughter of George Moffat and Isabella Clark. Up until now there had been no record of George Moffat and Isabella Clark having a daughter Isabella. The informant is listed as Peter McKinlay - son in law. In fact Peter was married to Isabella Moffat's grand-daughter - Isabella, who was an illegitimate child of Mary Garland, daughter of Isabella Moffat.

  
  

• Sources

  [S712] John Wood - Registrar, Entry in Register of Deaths in the Parish of Whitekirk, Haddington, Scotland. [S868] British Census of 1891 for Knowes, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. [S756] British Census of 1841 for Houndwood Quoad Sacra, Berwickshire, Scotland. [S723] British Census of 1851 for Craigie, Dalmeny Parish, Linlithgowshire, Scotland. [S721] British Census of 1861 for Whitekirk and Tynninghame, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. [S739] Transcription of British Census of 1881 for Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. [S795] published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vital Record from Old Parish Registers of Scotland. [S796] published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vital Record from Old Parish Registers of Scotland. [S851] Robert Primrose Paterson, Entry in Register of Births in the Landward Part of the Parish of Duddington, Mid-Lothian, Scotland.