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MOVAT, Thomas elder, Cordiner, Shoemaker
(1726-Before 1778)
SIMSONE, Agnes
(1719-)
ANDERSON, George
(About 1720-)
SMART, Isabell
(About 1725-)
MOWAT, Alexander Shoemaker
(1749-)
ANDERSON, Elisabeth
(1750-)
MUOAT, George
(1772-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. MITCHEL, Elizabeth

MUOAT, George 2

  • Born: 19 July 1772 2
  • Baptised: 26 July 1772, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland 2
  • Marriage (1): MITCHEL, Elizabeth on 20 May 1793 in Edinburgh, Scotland 1

   Other names for George were MUAT, George 3 and MUATT, George.1 3

  General Notes:

Old Parish Registers
Haddington Parish East Lothian
Baptisms

"July 1772
Muoat
Alexander / and Elisabeth Anderson had a Son born 19th July 1772 and Baptised 26th Ditto called George Witnesses George Anderson and Thomas Muoat.

The 1841 census for Haddington recorded George Muat living in Sidegate Close in Haddington. He was in the 70-74 years age range. In the same household lived Hamilton Muat aged 60-64 years, Matthew and Mary Barrie, both aged 30-34 years, and a child aged 1 year, John Barrie. George Muat was a shoe maker, and Matthew Barrie was a journeyman tanner. All in the household had been born in the census county. 4 5


George married Elizabeth MITCHEL on 20 May 1793 in Edinburgh, Scotland.1 (Elizabeth MITCHEL was born about 1775.)


  Marriage Notes:

Old Parish Register
Haddington Parish East Lothian
Marriages

"1st December 1793
Muatt George and Elizabeth Mitchel, irregularly married at Edin. 20th May last, acknowledged each other as husband and wife, and paid the dues"

Note: This is an example of the Church of Scotland minister recording in his own parish register, "officially", that two of his parishioners have married outside of the Church of Scotland, hence "irregularly". 1

Sources


1 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Haddington East Lothian Marriages 1793.

2 LDS Family Search, IGI.

3 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Haddington parish East Lothian Baptisms.

4 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Haddington Parish East Lothian Baptisms.

5 1841 UK Census, Haddington, East Lothian; ED:3; Page 7.

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