King family Nigg Kincardineshire

[Frosty]

Hi, Try to find info on my Scottish Great Grandparents, I am from NZ.
They are Hay King birth abt 1866 Nigg Kincardineshire and his wife
Margaret F (King) birth abt 1870 Wick Caithnesshire.
Info on daughter Annie S King who was my Grandmother also welcome.
Thanks John.

[trish1]

Hi John

Indexes to civil births/marriages 1855 to 1875 Scotland are on the IGI, so you may be able to find the births there. After that time BDM information is via ScotlandsPeople (pay to view)
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Do you have a maiden name for Margaret? Did they marry in Scotland?

Hay is listed as
Birth: 02 SEP 1865 Nigg, Kincardine, Scotland
Father: GEORGE KING Mother: JANET ANDERSON on the IGI
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... _form=true

I had a quick look on SP & found

Hay King married Margaret Forbes Nigg Kincardine 1889 so that seems a likely match.

There is a Margaret forbes on the IGI
Birth: 07 MAY 1869 Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Father: JAMES FORBES Mother: CHRISTINA BAIN

The IGI, ScotlandsPeople and Census data (also available at SP) should help find siblings and earlier generations. If Annie was born in Scotland her birth record will be on SP.

Trish

[speleobat2]

Hi John,

Here's a start:

1901 Census

Hay King B 1866 General Lab. Nigg, Kincardinshire

Margaret F. B 1870 Trawl Net Weaver

Annie S. age 11
John F. age 9
Hay age 7
Margaret F. age 2
Janet A. age 2 mon.

Also: The Kirkyard of St. Fittick's, Nigg MI booklet has several graves for Kings.

# 190
In loving memory of my dear husband Hay King d. 1st Sep. 1927 age 61. Also his dau. Margaret d. in infancy. Also his dau. Maggie wife of Frank Carnie d. 17th Nov. 1927 age 29. And their son Frank d. in infancy.

#73
Erected by Ann and Jane King both in America in memory of their mother Jane Birss d.1824 and their father John King d. 1827 Their sister Mary King d. 19th Aug. 1850 aged 40.

#92
This is a long inscription for the Garden family erected by Joesph Garden. The last line is: And his mother Ann King d. 18th Feb. 1889 ageed 84.

The last two stones might not be relevant for you. If they are and you want the rest of the Garden family inscription, let me know and I'll post it for you.

Carol

Edited later by me: In trying to keep my posts short I sometimes error on the side of omission! The MI booklet is by the Aberdeen & Northeast Scotland Family History Society which is a very good group of people to know about if you are searching for family in this area of Scotland. Their website is: www.anesfhs.org.uk

Carol, again!

[trish58]

Hi John

Here's another one.

1881 census

Hay King abt 1866.

Servant, born Nigg Kincardineshire.

Address Findlay Farmer-Civil parish Old Machar

Occupation- Farm Servant

Regristration no 168/2.
Scorce citation; Parish; Old Machar. ED 52. line 11; Year 1881.

Trish

[trish1]

This may be Hay in 1871 - transcribed as Harry - need to check on SP
Nigg Kincardinshire - Tory Village Dug Ho?
Jane A King head 51 Knitter or Turne born Alves Aberdeenshire
Ann King 10 daughter scholar Nigg Kincardineshire
Harry king 5 son Scholar Nigg, Kincardinshire
Isabella Anderson 22 lodger Knitter of Turne Nigg, Kincardineshire

1871 Wick Caithness 27 High Street
James Forbes head 27 Cooper Helmsdale Sutherland
Christina Forbes wife 32 born Wick Caithness
John Forbes 6 born Wick Caithness
Isabella Forbes 4 born WIck
Margaret FOrbes 2 born Wick

[SarahND]

Hello John,
Welcome to Talking Scot!

From the IGI:
George King married Janet Anderson on 8 Mar 1861 in Nigg, Kincardine

Just in time for the 1861 census Here they are:

1861
Torry Village, Nigg, Kincardineshire
George King, 23, Head, born Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Ploughman
Janet King, 21, Wife, born Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Three children are given for this couple on the IGI: (I'll repeat Hay's birth just for completeness)

Ann King
Birth: 12 May 1861 Nigg, Kincardineshire

William Anderson King
Birth: 18 Mar 1863 Nigg, Kincardineshire

Hay King
Birth: 02 Sep 1865 Nigg, Kincardineshire

I wondered whether Janet might have died soon after the birth of Hay, but on Scotland's People there is a Janet King, other surname Anderson, who died in 1900 in Nigg, Kincardine. I'm sure it would be worthwhile to have a look at that death certificate!

In that case, I think the 1871 record that Trish found is correct for Janet, Ann and Hay.

Son William is with his aunt and uncle in Aberdeen (Note: Mary Anderson married George Hendery in Nigg on 4 Dec 1857 according to the IGI.):

1871
22 Hutcheon St, Aberdeen St Nicholas
George Hendry, 34, Head, born Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire, Mill Labourer
Mary A Hendry, 34, Wife, born Aberdeen
William King, 8, Nephew, born Torry, Kincardineshire, Scholar

There is a death on Scotland's People for a George King born 1837. The death is registered in Nigg, in 1865. So it looks as if Hay's father may have died the year he was born

Regards and welcome again,
Sarah

[SarahND]

Hello again,
I have been trying to go backwards with Hay's father George. This looks like him in 1851:

1851
Dudwick, Ellon, Aberdeenshire
Ann King, 32, head, born Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, School Mistress
George McCrie King, 13, Son, born Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scholar

Hmmmm. The only one that looks similar in 1841 is this family, given by Ancestry.com as:

1841
Poackhill, Ellon, Aberdeenshire
May Merry, 34, Male, born Aberdeenshire, Ag Lab
Ann Merry, 29, born Aberdeenshire
Mary Merry, 8, born Aberdeenshire
John Merry, 7, born Aberdeenshire
Geo McRie Merry, 3, born Aberdeenshire

However, never fear... a trip to FreeCEN tells us that the head of family is actually Hay King-- a very plausible father for George! Don't ask me where ancestry got the other surname Not to mention May and Mary instead of the two Hays

Piece: SCT1841/192 Place: Ellon -Aberdeenshire Enumeration District: 8
Civil Parish: Ellon Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 8 Page: 7
Address: Backhill

KING Hay M 34 Ag Lab Aberdeenshire 
KING Ann F 29 Aberdeenshire 
KING Hay M 8 Aberdeenshire
KING John M 7 Aberdeenshire
KING Geo Mcrie M 3 Aberdeenshire
 

Hay King married Ann Cock on 21 Jun 1832 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire

This couple has only two children on the IGI:
Hay King, Christened 22 Jul 1832 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire
John King, Christened 1 Mar 1834 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire

George doesn't show up That middle name may be telling us something, but I can't find out what... No obvious birth under George McRie, for example, in case Hay & Ann adopted him. Oh well.

Ann Cock was christened 19 Jun 1811 in Old Deer, Aberdeen
Father: John Cock
Mother: Ann Dalgarno

Other children of this couple were:
Barbara Cock
Christening: 21 Sep 1806 Old Deer, Aberdeen

John Cock
Christening: 10 Jul 1808 Old Deer, Aberdeen

Margaret Cock
Christening: 6 May 1810 Old Deer, Aberdeen

George Cock
Christening: 30 Mar 1813 Old Deer, Aberdeen

Have fun trying to put all this together
Sarah

[SarahND]

Going off on a tangent now... I promise, I'll stop soon

This appears to be your great grandfather's uncle Hay King, born 1832, son of Hay & Ann. He claims to have come to Canada in 1854.

1901
Pickering, Ontario West, Ontario, Canada
King, Hay, head, single, born 22 Jul 1832 in Scotland, age 68, came to Canada in 1854, Day Labourer

In 1911 he is transcribed as "Day" King, living in Pickering South, Ontario

He died 11 May 1915 in Whittry, Ontario. His father's name is given as Hay King, mother's name unknown. Looks like he remained single, so no more family to track in that direction...

All the best,
Sarah

[Currie]

1881 Canadian Census
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... search.asp

Looks like his mother moved there as well.

Household:

Name, Marital Status, Gender, Ethnic Origin, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Religion.
Hay KING, ----- , Male, Scottish, 48, Scotland, Contractor, Presbyterian
Ann KING, W, Female, Scottish, 69, Scotland, ----- , Presbyterian

Source Information:
Census Place Pickering, Ontario South, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375880
NA Film Number C-13244
District 132
Sub-district A
Division 4
Page Number 16
Household Number 73

Alan

[SarahND]

Nice find, Alan! I blanked out on the 1881 Good there are people on the other side of the world to pick up the trail
With that hint, have a look at this website of archives for Pickering:

http://www.pada.ca/

In the cemetery section you find:

St. John's Cemetery
Side 1 - Ann wife of Hay King died Jan. 7, 1900 in her 89 year Native of Parish Ellon Aberdeenshire Scotland
Side 2 - She was a tender mother here And in her life the Lord did fear We trust our loss shall be her gain And that with Christ she's gone to reign.


Regards,
Sarah