Burness Genealogy and Family History

William Fotheringham¹

#34643, b. 7 October 1796, d. 3 June 1870

     William Fotheringham was born on 7 October 1796 in Saline, Fife, Scotland.^1,2 He married Margaret Forfar, daughter of William Forfar and Maxwell Bethune, on 17 December 1826 in Saline, Fife, Scotland.^1,3 He died on 3 June 1870 in Saline, Fife, Scotland, at age 73.⁴
     William Fotheringham was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Saline, Fife, Scotland, as an agricultural labourer, age 43 with Margaret Fotheringham, John Fotheringham, William Fotheringham, Janet Fotheringham and Alexander Fotheringham in his household.⁵
     William Fotheringham was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in Saline, Fife, Scotland, as an agricultural labourer, age 54 with Ellen Fotheringham, Janet Fotheringham and Alexander Fotheringham in his household.² William Fotheringham (father-in-law, age 64) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Saline, Fife, Scotland, in the household of Henry Spence.⁶

Charts: Forfar Family

Children of William Fotheringham and Margaret Forfar

Helen Fotheringham+^1,7,4,2 b. 23 Jun 1827, d. 30 Oct 1884
John Fotheringham^1,4,5 b. 14 Jul 1828, d. 2 May 1862
William Fotheringham^1,4,5 b. 14 Jun 1830, d. 30 Apr 1868
Janet Forfar Fotheringham+^1,4,5,2,6 b. 4 Oct 1832, d. 31 Dec 1874
Alexander Robertson Fotheringham+^1,7,4,5,2 b. 20 Oct 1834, d. 25 Oct 1884

Citations

OPR Saline.
1851 Scottish Census, Fife.
Hew Scott. Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae. V.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1841 Scottish Census, Fife.
1861 Scottish Census, Fife.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

Alexander Duffus Robertson¹

#34644, b. 17 August 1795, d. 5 March 1868

Pedigree

     Alexander Duffus Robertson was born on 17 August 1795 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.^2,3 He was baptized on 31 August 1795 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.² He married Janet Forfar, daughter of William Forfar and Maxwell Bethune, on 2 December 1831 in Saline, Fife, Scotland.^1,4 He married Mary Taylor on 2 September 1864 in Glasgow, Scotland.⁵ He died on 5 March 1868 in Saline, Fife, Scotland, at age 72.⁶
     Alexander D. Robertson was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Saline, Fife, Scotland, as the schoolmaster, age 44 with Janet Robertson in his household.⁷
     A. D. Robertson was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in Saline, Fife, Scotland, as the parochial schoolmaster, age 55 with Janet Forfar in his household.³
     A. D. Robertson was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Saline, Fife, Scotland, as the parochial schoolmaster and widower, age 64.⁸