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Alexander SHERRIFF

Male 1824 - 1876  (52 years)


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  • Name Alexander SHERRIFF  [1, 2] 
    Birth 1824  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Jedburgh, Roxboroughshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Alexander was aged 30, an agricultural labourer, and recorded as "no" to the question "born in county?"
    Occupation 29 Nov 1847  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    shoemaker 
    Residence 29 Nov 1847  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    at 43 St. Leonard's Street 
    Occupation Abt 1850  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Alexander was a shoemaker (master) and a sherriff officer.
    Census 7 Apr 1861  Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • He was enumerated as age 36, head of the family, a shoemaker and sherriff's officer, and born in Edinburgh. He was living with his wife, his sons Alexander and William Sherriff, and daughers 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.
    Registered 15 Sep 1862  Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    the birth of his daughter, Agnes Young Sherriff, with Registrar John Dunn 
    Occupation 15 Sep 1862  Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    a shoemaker and sherrif's officer 
    Census 2 Apr 1871  Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • He was enumerated as age 46, born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, head of the family, and a shoemaker. He was living with his wife, his son, Alexander Sherriff, his daughters Margaret, Elizabeth, Jane and Agnes Y. Sherriff, his granddaughter, Ann Sherriff, and a boarder, Andrew Grieve. They lived at 23 High Street in a house of two rooms with one or more windows.
    Church records Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • There are records of marriages of the Associate Congregation (burgher) of First Selkirk United Presbyterian Church for 1850 and 1857. This church became Lawson Memorial United Free Presbyterian Church, then the Church of Scotland. The records are at the National Archives of Scotland, CH3/1229/33.
    Death 3 Jun 1876  Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 11] 
    at the 8th hour, 10 minutes of the morning 
    Death 3 Jun 1876  Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    from disease of the heart, which he had for four months 
    Death registration 3 Jun 1876  Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    was made by his son, Alexander Sherriff Junior, to Registrar Thomas Dunn 
    Name Alexander Sheriff  [7] 
    Occupation Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    shoemaker 
    Occupation 3 Jun 1876  Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    as boot and shoe maker, at the time of his death, 
    Reference Number 42.0 
    Residence 3 Jun 1876  Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    the time of his death, at 23 High Street 
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    • Try June 3, 1876. Daughter Agnes Young Sherriff was born in 1862. Possibly died in Selkirk, Galashiels, or Edinburgh. Born c. 1824?
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    • Alexander Sherriff and Margaret Cairns were likely in Selkirkshire.
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    • St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh. Marriages 1845-1849. Margaret Cairns married Alexander Sherriff November 29, 1847. Extraction batch # M119902. Microfilm # 1,066,766. Microfiche 6,900,813 - 20 fiche of marriages. Also, births & christenings 1573-1855 microfiche # 6,901,046 - 29 fiche.
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    • Alexander Sherriff and Margaret Cairns were likely in Selkirkshire. In 1876 they were at 23 High Street.
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    • Alexander Sherriff and Margaret Cairns were either in Selkirkshire or in Edinburgh.
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    • Alexander Sherriff and Margaret Cairns were either in Selkirkshire or in Edinburgh.
    _UID D1DF2DEEF49F44CA8E6FF6F4D7EA4FD43741 
    Death 3 Jun 1876  Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I876  Everyone
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2018 

    Father Alexander SHERRIFF, Senior,   b. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth ROSS,   b. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 11 Jul 1823  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Marriage 11 Jul 1823  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    was conducted by Rev. John Brown 
    Family ID F1739  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret CAIRNS,   b. Abt 1822, Jedburgh, Roxboroughshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1903, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Marriage Banns Bef 29 Nov 1847  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 8] 
    Children 
     1. Alexander SHERRIFF,   b. Abt 1850, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Margaret SHERRIFF   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. William SHERRIFF,   b. Abt 1854, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth SHERRIFF,   b. Abt 1855, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Jane SHERRIFF,   b. Abt 1859, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. A.Y. SHERRIFF
    Family ID F318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1824 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Banns - Bef 29 Nov 1847 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - shoemaker - 29 Nov 1847 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at 43 St. Leonard's Street - 29 Nov 1847 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Nov 1847 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S905] Registrar, Government of Scotland, A00804, 19 Apr 2007, A00804. (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S910] Registrar, Government of Scotland, A00809, 22 Apr 2007, A00809. (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S639] A00555, 4 Mar 2005, A00555. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S911] Registrar, Government of Scotland, A00810, 22 Apr 2007, A00810. (Reliability: 4).

    5. [S915] Laughton, Lorna Flint, A00814, 10 May 2007, Number 89. Enumerator: Alexander Hope., A00814. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S105] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00081, (October 1980), Oct 1980, District 6 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S707] Clerk of St. Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh, Scotland, A00617, 28 May 2005, Marriages book page 316, A00617. (Reliability: 4).

    8. [S350] Eric Thomson, A00285, (September 1981. Edinburgh, Scotland.), 11 Feb 2002, A00285. (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S916] Laughton, Lorna Flint, A00815, 10 May 2007, No. 105 [109?], A00815. (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S878] Baptie, Diane, A00783, (Aberdeen, Scotland. August 2000.), page 41, A00783. (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S162] General Register Office, Scotland, A00073, (Edinburgh. 18 September 1979.), 18 Sep 2000, A00073. (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S914] Church of Scotland, A00813, 22 Apr 2007, A00813. (Reliability: 4).


 

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