Dunlop Duncan, the seventh of eight children of Robert and Janet Duncan, born in 1807/08 at Irvine, became a
painter and resided in Campbeltown, [1]
Comment
Two (2) boys were born to Dunlop and Jean in Campbeltown: Robert Ferguson Duncan in 1827 and John Ferguson 1828 .
It has also been proposed that as son John was christened shortly after his birth that he was very ill and not expected to live and Jean died following complication of the birth. (NOTE: no record of her death has been found.)
Comment:
Dunlop and Elizabeth had seven (7) children: Lewis Grant (1831 - 1917 ), James Grant (1833 - 1901), Dunlop (1836 - 1905), Simon Grant (1838 - 1841), Isabella
Grant (1841 - 1850), Janet Dunlop
(1843 - 1864) and Ann Macdonald
(1846 - 1850).
Looking at the various addresses Dunlop and Elizabeth are recorded at living in, it would be assumed they moved around. This is not the case all addresses are for the same residence - see my next post.
- 1807/08 date of birth is based on ages shown on various census returns of 1841 (33), 1851 (43), 1861 (52), 1871 (64) and 1881 (73) and death registration / headstone which states he was 74 when he died in March 1882.
- an alternate date is ‘about 1796’ in Campbeltown, Argyll. This date is referenced with Jean Ferguson being his spouse. (Bernie Duncan research)
Two (2) boys were born to Dunlop and Jean in Campbeltown: Robert Ferguson Duncan in 1827 and John Ferguson 1828 .
It has also been proposed that as son John was christened shortly after his birth that he was very ill and not expected to live and Jean died following complication of the birth. (NOTE: no record of her death has been found.)
Comment:
- Two Jean Duncans are recorded as dying between 1828 and 1831 (when he married Elizabeth Grant): a 56 year old on 30 Jan 1829 and a 12 year old on 13 Dec 1829.
- Two Jean Fergusons are known to have been born in Campbeltown between 1770 and 1780; and six between 1770 and 1800.
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| Family Headstone at Kilkerran Cemetery, Campbeltown |
Looking at the various addresses Dunlop and Elizabeth are recorded at living in, it would be assumed they moved around. This is not the case all addresses are for the same residence - see my next post.
Comment: I consider the birth date of
1807/08 to be the more accurate date, due to the number of references which
calculate this as the birth.
No other information is known about Jean / Jenn Ferguson.
On 21 December 1830 [2], Dunlop married Elizabeth Grant (1800 - 1885), daughter of Lewis and Ann (nee McDonald) Grant, at Campbeltown. Elizabeth was born in Ireland.
Lewis Grant was a Sergeant Major in the Argyll Militia.
The 6 June 1841[3] census records show Dunlop (aged 33- Painter) and Elizabeth (aged 41) with children Robert (14 and Painter), John (12), Lewis (9), James (7), Dunlop (5) and Isabella (5mths) resided at Back Street, Campbeltown. Anabella McMillan, aged 17, also resided in the Back Street, Campbeltown residence.
The 30 March 1851 census records show Dunlop (aged 43- Painter) and Elizabeth (aged 51) with children Lewis (19 - Painter), James (17 - Painter), Dunlop (15 - Schollar) and Janet (8) resided at Bolgam Street, Campbeltown. [4]
The 7 March 1861 census records show Dunlop (aged 52- Painter) and Elizabeth (aged 60) with Janet (18) and lodger Lindsay McMary (76) resided at Longrow Street, Campbeltown.
The 1871 census records show Dunlop and Elizabeth residing by themselves at Longrow St / Corbett Close.
The 1881 census records show Dunlop and Elizabeth residing at Corbett Close (Longrow St). Also residing with them were their grandchildren James Duncan (Painter aged 15) and Christina Duncan (scholar aged 10).
James Grant and Christina Catherin Anne were children of Dunlop (1836-1905) and Christina (1839-1872) Duncan (nee McKenchie). Both children were born in Dublin, Ireland on 13 Nov 1867 and 30 Jun 1871 respectively.
It is believed that James and Christina were sent by their father in 1872 to live with their grand-parents following the death of their mother in Dublin.
Dunlop died on 26 March 1882, aged 74 [5] at Longrow St, Campbeltown of “Debility of old age” and is buried in “old” Kilkerrin Cemetery. Death was witnessed and registered by James Grant Duncan (grandson).
Elizabeth died on 4 February 1885, aged 85, at Longrow Street, Campbeltown, of apoplexy, 17 days after suffering a stoke. Death certificate was signed by William Gibson MD and registered by James Grant Duncan (grandson) [6]
No other information is known about Jean / Jenn Ferguson.
On 21 December 1830 [2], Dunlop married Elizabeth Grant (1800 - 1885), daughter of Lewis and Ann (nee McDonald) Grant, at Campbeltown. Elizabeth was born in Ireland.
Lewis Grant was a Sergeant Major in the Argyll Militia.
The 6 June 1841[3] census records show Dunlop (aged 33- Painter) and Elizabeth (aged 41) with children Robert (14 and Painter), John (12), Lewis (9), James (7), Dunlop (5) and Isabella (5mths) resided at Back Street, Campbeltown. Anabella McMillan, aged 17, also resided in the Back Street, Campbeltown residence.
The 30 March 1851 census records show Dunlop (aged 43- Painter) and Elizabeth (aged 51) with children Lewis (19 - Painter), James (17 - Painter), Dunlop (15 - Schollar) and Janet (8) resided at Bolgam Street, Campbeltown. [4]
The 7 March 1861 census records show Dunlop (aged 52- Painter) and Elizabeth (aged 60) with Janet (18) and lodger Lindsay McMary (76) resided at Longrow Street, Campbeltown.
The 1871 census records show Dunlop and Elizabeth residing by themselves at Longrow St / Corbett Close.
The 1881 census records show Dunlop and Elizabeth residing at Corbett Close (Longrow St). Also residing with them were their grandchildren James Duncan (Painter aged 15) and Christina Duncan (scholar aged 10).
James Grant and Christina Catherin Anne were children of Dunlop (1836-1905) and Christina (1839-1872) Duncan (nee McKenchie). Both children were born in Dublin, Ireland on 13 Nov 1867 and 30 Jun 1871 respectively.
It is believed that James and Christina were sent by their father in 1872 to live with their grand-parents following the death of their mother in Dublin.
Dunlop died on 26 March 1882, aged 74 [5] at Longrow St, Campbeltown of “Debility of old age” and is buried in “old” Kilkerrin Cemetery. Death was witnessed and registered by James Grant Duncan (grandson).
Elizabeth died on 4 February 1885, aged 85, at Longrow Street, Campbeltown, of apoplexy, 17 days after suffering a stoke. Death certificate was signed by William Gibson MD and registered by James Grant Duncan (grandson) [6]
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