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HARDIE, Peter of Dunkeld, Weaver and Musician
(1777-1862)
HUTTON, May
(1776-)
STRACHEN, James 'Drumnagarrow'
(1783-009/1874)
McKENZIE, Ann
(About 1783-Before 1851)
HARDIE, William Farmer, and Fiddler
(About 1797-1884)
STRACHEN, Mary
(1805-1910)
HARDIE, Charles Violinist
(1849-1893)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. MACPHEE, Elizabeth

HARDIE, Charles Violinist 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 1849, Methlick parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 7
  • Marriage (1): MACPHEE, Elizabeth on 16 February 1886 in 97 Skene Street, Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland
  • Died: 1 August 1893, Aberdeen, Scotland 2 4
  • Buried: 1893, Methlick parish Churchyard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 2

   Other names for Charles were HARDIE, Charles S,7 HARDIE, Charles Strachan and HARDY, Charles.8

   User ID: M224.

  General Notes:

No baptism record has been found for Charles Hardie.

Charles Hardie was living at Goosepools in Methlick Parish, Aberdeenshire, when the census for Scotland in 1851 was taken. He was, in that census list, the youngest boy of nine children. Charles was recorded as 2 years old and recorded as born in Methlick, Aberdeenshire.

In the 1861 census for the parish of Methlick, Charles Hardie was the one of the children of William and Mary Hardie listed in the entry. His birthplace was recorded as Methlick, Aberdeenshire, and his age as 12 years.

The 1871 census recorded Charles Hardie, a 22 year old House Carpenter, living as a boarder at 3 Thistle Street in Peterhead in the household of William McIntosh, a slater by trade.

Charles Hardie was recorded as a carpenter journeyman, aged 32 years, lodging in the household of Isabella Sangster in North Broadfoot in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen.

Charles S Hardie, aged 40 years, his wife Elizabeth Hardie, aged 30 years, and their sons, Charles Hardie aged 4 years, Frederic Hardie aged 2 years, and George M Hardie aged 2 months, were recorded by the census of 1891 living at 15 Hartington Road in the Old Machar parish of Aberdeen. Charles was recorded as a carpenter.

"Peterhead Sentinel and General Advertiser for Buchan District - Tuesday 15 August 1893, p4:
METHLICK DEATH OF A CELEBRATED VIOLINIST
The death of Mr Charles Hardie, a well-known violinist, took place at 15 Hartington Road, Aberdeen, last week. He was a native of Methlick, and at one time an employee of Messrs G.W.Wilson & Co photographers, Aberdeen. His brother was James Hardie, the celebrated violin maker of Edinburgh. Deceased was for many years one of the foremost exponents of our national music. He was buried in Methlick Churchyard."

from Find A Grave

"Name: Charles Hardie
Death Date: 1 Aug 1893
Death Place: Aberdeen, Scotland
Confirmation Date: 9 Sep 1893
Confirmation Place: Aberdeen, Scotland"

from Probate Index 4 6 7 8


Charles married Elizabeth MACPHEE, daughter of Malcolm McPHEE and Isabella WEBSTER, on 16 February 1886 in 97 Skene Street, Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland. (Elizabeth MACPHEE was born on 28 July 1860 in Lumphanan parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 7 9 10 and died in 1934 in Aberdeen, Scotland 11.)


  Marriage Notes:

"HARDIE
CHARLES
MCPHEE
ELIZABETH
1886
168/2 46
Aberdeen Old Machar"

from Index of Marriages



The marriage was celebrated according to the forms of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. The celebrant was John Judge, Wesleyan Minister of Union Terrace Wesleyan Church. The witnesses were John Smith and George Manson.

Charles Hardie [sic] was a journeyman joiner, aged 36 years and unmarried. He lived at 97 Skene Street Aberdeen. His father was deceased.

Elizabeth McPhee was also single and was 25 years old. She lived at 52 Powis Place Aberdeen. She worked as a dressmaker. Her father was deceased.

The marriage was registered on 17 February 1886 at Aberdeen, James Weston jnr being the registrar. 12

Sources


1 1851 UK census, Methlick parish Aberdeenshire 221/4/3.

2 ancestry.co.uk, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current.

3 Internet Site, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157439488/charles-hardie.

4 ancestry.co.uk, Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936.

5 ancestry.co.uk, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950.

6 1871 UK census, Peterhead parish Aberdeenshire; ED: 20; Page: 3.

7 1891 UK Census, Aberdeen Old Machar; ED: 36; Page: 36.

8 1881 UK census, Old Machar parish Aberdeen; ED: 35; Page: 34.

9 1901 UK Census, Aberdeen Rubislaw; ED: 39; Page: 26.

10 GRO Scotland, Lumphanan parish Aberdeenshire Births.

11 GRO Scotland, Index of Deaths.

12 GRO Scotland, Index of Marriages.

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