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| Alexander GADDERER (1720 - 1785) |
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| b. 26 Feb 1720 at Elgin, Moray, Scotland |
| m. 1760 Jean SMITH (1730 - ) |
| d. 11 Feb 1785 at Elgin Moray, Scotland aged 64 |
| Events in Alexander GADDERER (1720 - 1785)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 26 Feb 1720 | Alexander GADDERER was born | Elgin, Moray, Scotland | Note 1 | 40 | |
| 1760 | 40 | Married Jean SMITH (aged 30) | |||
| 22 Apr 1761 | 41 | Birth of son Alexander GADDERER | Elgin, Moray, Scotland | Note 2 | 40, 126 |
| 1763 | 43 | Birth of daughter Margaret GATHERER | Elgin, Moray | ||
| 1765 | 45 | Birth of daughter Elspet GATHERER | Elgin, Moray | ||
| 1767 | 47 | Birth of son George GATHERER | Elgin, Moray, Scotland | 208 | |
| 12 May 1769 | 49 | Birth of son Robert GATHERER | Elgin, Moray, Scotland | 126 | |
| 13 Jan 1771 | 50 | Birth of daughter Anna GADDERER | Elgin, Moray, Scotland | 40 | |
| 03 Jan 1773 | 52 | Birth of daughter Jean GATHERER | Elgin, Moray | 40, 41 | |
| 12 Jan 1777 | 56 | Death of father John GADDERER | Elgin Moray, Scotland | 208 | |
| 11 Feb 1785 | 64 | Alexander GADDERER died | Elgin Moray, Scotland | 208 | |
| Comments: |
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I have not been able to find a record of Alexander's Gatherer marriage to Jean Smith which may have shown their age at the time of marriage. There is only birth record for Alexander Gadderar where his date of Christening is shown as 26 February 1720. (ScotsOrigin) This seems a bit too early as he would be 41 at the birth of his first son. The records show that his parents were John Gaderer and Janet Russell. The name Russell crops up later with respect to Elizabeth Russell (1759 - 1857) married to Alexander Gatherer (b.1761), Alexander Gadderar's son.
Interestingly John Gaderrer and Jannet Russel were married on 4 March 1707 in Elgin, Moray. Alesander Gadderer was born 13 years later in 1720 which means that there must be other brother and sisters. Having said that I am not even sure that these are the parents of Alex. Gatherer b.1761. I am going on the basis that of the three records that came out in the search, this was the only one from Elgin, Moray. The Parish marriage record of Alex and Elizabeth Russell does not mention the parents. Another interesting point to note is that the birth record of Alex Gatherer (1761-1817) shows that his father is from Thornshill. Eliz. Russell's birth record shows that John Russell is a farmer in Blackhills. These two farms were next to each other just over 6 miles South of Elgin. Thornhill has long disappeared and Blackhills is now a holiday resort. In the old maps they were next to each other (see picture of map bottom right half). This leads me to believe, although not conclusively, that we have the right parentage for Alex. Gadderer (1761-1817). They don't seem to have left a Will that I can find in the Scottish Records Office archives which suggests that they may have been crofters and John Russell may very well have lived in teh house that is now a resort at Blackhills. |
| Source References: |
| 40. Type: Baptism, Abbr: Scotland OPR Births & Baptisms, Title: Scotland Old Parish Registers Births & Baptisms, Publ: National Scottish Archives, Locn: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search/SearchResults.aspx |
| - Reference = 135/00 0020 0266 Elgin (Birth) |
| 208. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index, 1632-2014, Title: Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index, 1632-2014 |
| - Reference = Parish Register: Parish Register: MF A EL3 (Death) |
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