Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton
William SHERRIFF
Abt 1854 - Yes, date unknown-
Name William SHERRIFF [1] Birth Abt 1854 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Gender Male Birth Abt 1854 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] - Since he was age 7 when the census was taken on April 7, 1861, his birth year was calculated as circa 1854.
Census 7 Apr 1861 Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland [1] - He was enumerated as age 7, and born in Edinburgh. He was living with his parents, his brother, Alexander Sherriff, and sisters, Margaret, Elizabeth and Jane Sherriff on Bogus Close. Their house had 2 rooms with one or more windows. They were enumerated as living next to the Established Church Manse.
Census 2 Apr 1871 Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland [2] - He was not enumerated with his parents. [He may have lived somewhere else or had died.]
Reference Number 21.3 _TODO Open - Born c. 1850 son of Alexander & Margaret (Cairns) Sherriff in Edinburgh. Age 7 on April 7, 1861.
_UID A098330A07954025B6A1DF6CE2DB447B9445 Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I10815 Everyone Last Modified 11 Nov 2007
Father Alexander SHERRIFF, b. 1824, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 3 Jun 1876, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland (Age 52 years) Mother Margaret CAIRNS, b. Abt 1822, Jedburgh, Roxboroughshire, Scotland d. 15 Apr 1903, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 81 years) Marriage Banns Bef 29 Nov 1847 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3] - They had "been three several times duly and regularly proclaimed in the parish Church of Saint Cuthbert's, in order to Marriage, and no objections offered".
Marriage 29 Nov 1847 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3, 4, 5] Family ID F318 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Birth - Abt 1854 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Birth - Abt 1854 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland = Link to Google Earth
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- [S916] Laughton, Lorna Flint, A00815, 10 May 2007, No. 105 [109?], A00815. (Reliability: 3).
- [S707] Clerk of St. Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh, Scotland, A00617, 28 May 2005, Marriages book page 316, A00617. (Reliability: 4).
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- [S915] Laughton, Lorna Flint, A00814, 10 May 2007, Number 89. Enumerator: Alexander Hope., A00814. (Reliability: 3).