JACK, George 1 2
- Born: 5 January 1780, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 2
- Baptised: 25 January 1780, Bristo Associate Congregation, Edinburgh, Scotland 1 2
- Marriage (1): MELVIN, Elizabeth
General Notes:
In the death certificate of his daughter, Ann, in 1872, George Jack was recorded as a cabinet maker. He was deceased then.
In 1826 the Old Parish Registers Index shows a marriage: JACK GEORGE S JANE CONNACHER/ 08/01/1826 349/ 20 130 Dunkeld
JACK GEORGE STEWART JANE CONACHER/FR696 (FR696) 10/01/1826 685/2 410 78 St Cuthbert's Edinburgh which may be this man. They had a daughter in 1832: JACK JANE PROUDFOOT GEORGE STEWART/JACK JANE CONACHER FR7289 (FR7289) F 09/11/1832 685/3 270 92 Canongate
JACK JANE PROUDFOOT GEORGE STEWART/JACK JANE CONACHER FR620CH2V35 (FR620) F 19/11/1832 685/C 10 0 Canongate Scroll Reg.
JACK JANE PROUDFOOT GEORGE STEWART/JACK JANE CONACHER FR620CH2V35 (FR620) F 19/11/1832 685/3 270 92 Canongate In 1851 a possible entry (Census 1851 691/00 007/00 008) for Elizabeth Winton (born 1844 Edinburgh), the daughter of Robert Winton and Helen Webster, shows Elie Winton aged 8 years living in the household of Jane Jack, aged 48 years born Dunkeld, and her daughter Jane P. Jack, aged 17 years born Edinburgh. George Jack's sister Catherine was the mother of Helen Webster. These documents have not been fully checked but should be considered a likely area for research. 3 4
Research Notes:
www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/cnmi/inventories/acc12384.pdf Inventory Acc.12384 James Thin, Booksellers From pages 234-285 Associate Congregation, Seceders Meeting House, Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Manuscripts Division E-mail: manuscripts@nls.uk © Trustees of the National Library of Scotland With thanks for this single use. Associate Congregation, Seceders Meeting House, Edinburgh Minutes, membership list, accounts, notes and legal papers, Associate Congregation of Edinburgh, Seceders Meeting House or New Church, Bristo Street, Edinburgh, Adam Gib (1714-1788), Antiburgher minister, 1741-1753, 1798 and 1828 (52 items)
During the course of the 18th century, there were various secession movements from the Established Church of Scotland. The most significant of these in 1733 an evangelical split constituted themselves a presbytery, subsequently known as the "Associate Presbytery" or Secession Church.
The Secession Church in Edinburgh bought land to build meeting house or church in April 1741. As the Secession Church was not a legal body it could not buy land, so the property was made out in the names of James Wilson, smith, burgess of Edinburgh and James Bain of Bainfield (Bayne, Bean).
By 1745 the Secession Church had broken up into three presbyteries and became known as the "Associate Synod." In 1747 the Secession Church split over taking Burgess oaths, creating two sections: the burghers and the anti-burghers. The anti-burghers became known as the General Associate Synod (Anti-Burghers), as distinct from the Associate Synod (Burghers). Adam Gib was the principal leader of the anti-burghers and he encountered many legal disputes from adherents of the Church of Scotland and the burgher secessionists.
See also National Archives of Scotland ref: CS271/53849
George married Elizabeth MELVIN. (Elizabeth MELVIN was born about 1785.)
Marriage Notes:
No record of a marriage between this couple has been found as yet. 1
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