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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-)
MOWAT, Isabell DNA Linked
(1779-1859)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. HAIMES, George Shoemaker, DNA Linked

MOWAT, Isabell DNA Linked 2

  • Born: 12 September 1779 3
  • Baptised: 19 September 1779, Haddington parish, East Lothian, Scotland 3
  • Marriage (1): HAIMES, George Shoemaker, DNA Linked on 14 June 1799 in Haddington parish, East Lothian, Scotland 1
  • Died: 14 December 1859, High Street, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland 2
  • Buried: 1859, Haddington Churchyard, East Lothian, Scotland 2

   Cause of her death was palsy and old age.2

   Other names for Isabell were HAIMES, Elisabeth,2 HAIMES, Elizabeth,4 HAIMES, Isabella,5 HAIMES, Isabella,2 HAIMES, Isobel,6 MUAT, Elisabeth,2 MUAT, Elizabeth,4 MUAT, Isabel,1 MUAT, Isabela,7 MUAT, Isabella 7 and MUAT, Isable.7

   User ID: R123

  General Notes:

"MOWAT
ISABELL
ALEXANDER MOWAT/ELIZABETH ANDERSON FR468 (FR468)
F
19/09/1779
709
40 / 312
Haddington"

from Births and Baptisms


Old Parish Registers
Haddington parish East Lothian
Baptisms

"Mowat Alexander and Elizabeth Anderson had a Daughter born the 12th. September and Baptised the 19th. September called Isabell Witnesses George Anderson & Wm Marshall"


In 1841 the census for St John's Haddington East Lothian recorded Isobel Haimes living in Church Street with three of her sons and one daughter. Isobel was placed in the 55-59 years age category and had been born in the county in which she was living. She was of independent means.

Isabella Haimes was recorded by the 1851 census as head of the small household consisting of herself and her son John, a shoemaker, living at St Ann's Place Haddington East Lothian. She was recorded as 72 years of age and had been born in Haddington.


"MUAT
ISABELLA
80
-----
F
1859
709 / 87
Haddington"

from Index of Deaths

Isabella Haimes died in 1859. Her death certificate recorded her as 80 years of age and a widow. Apart from the fact that her father's surname was Muat and that he was a shoemaker, no other information was recorded about her parents. 2 5 6 7 8

  Medical Notes:

The death certificate recorded a blank regarding a medical attendant for Isabella.

Isabella Haimes was buried in the churchyard of Haddington, as certified by James Lugton, joiner.

The informant of Isabella's death was her son in law Thomas Spence. He gave notice of her death before the registrar, Thomas Henderson, at Haddington on 16 December 1859. 2


Isabell married George HAIMES Shoemaker, DNA Linked, son of Richard HAMES and Janet LAUDER, on 14 June 1799 in Haddington parish, East Lothian, Scotland.1 (George HAIMES Shoemaker, DNA Linked was born about 1760 and died before 6 June 1841 2 7.)


  Marriage Notes:

"HAIMES
GEORGE
ISABEL MUAT/FR2143 (FR2143)
14/06/1799
709
60 / 377
Haddington"

from Index of Marriages

Old Parish Registers
Haddington parish East Lothian
Marriages

"1st. June

Haimes George and Isabel Muat, both in this parish, gave in their names to be proclaimed on Sundays 2d. & 9th. June and were married 14th. do." 9

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, Haddington parish East Lothian Marriages.

2 GRO Scotland, Haddington parish East Lothian Deaths.

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

4 GRO Scotland, Haddington East Lothian Deaths.

5 1851 UK census, Haddington East Lothian 709 en d 2 page 20 St Ann's Place.

6 1841 UK Census, Haddington St John's East Lothian Church Street 709 /008/003.

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

8 1841 UK Census, Prestonpans East Lothian High St 718 en d 1 page 8.

9 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Haddington parish East Lothian Marriages.

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