James
Manson
Born in Coghill, Watten, Caithness, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Donald Manson
and Isabella Sinclair (MacAdie) Manson
Brother of
Sinclair (Manson) Bain, Robert Manson, Donald Manson, George Manson and Christina (Manson) Cormack
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 41
in Gersay, Watten, Caithness, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2011
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James Manson is a member of Clan Gunn.
Biography
James Manson was born 8 July 1830 and was baptised at Watten, Caithness, on 8 August 1830.[1] His parents were Donald Manson and Isabella McAdie.[2][3]
In 1851 James was living with his widowed mother and some of his siblings at the family landholding in Gersay, Watten, Caithness.[4]
In 1871 he was still farming at Gersay "31 acres arable" and in the household were his mother Isabella, 16 year old nephew, Donald Bain, 11 year old niece Margaret Bain, both b Wick and a farm servant, 38 year old unmarriied Elizabeth McAdie, 38 (born Watten).[5]
He died on 28 Nov 1871, the informant for his death being brother George.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBMG-7LB : 12 February 2020), James Manson, 1830.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1871 Death: Dist 42 cert #17, registered Watten, available ScotlandsPeople.
- ↑ 1830 Baptism: Entry reads: 8th Aug 1830 Donald Manson in Coghill & Isobel MacKadie his spouse, son born 8 Jul named James before the congregation, image available ScotlandsPeople
- ↑ 1851 Census: Scotland Census, Parish: Watten; ED: 1; Page: 14; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1851_9; Year: 1851.
- ↑ 1871 Census: Watten, Caithness Dist 2 sched 34 Gersay, hsehold of James MANSON
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Manson-97 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- I H McKie
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J1c3b1a
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~6.25%
~6.25%
I H McKie :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T883411 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Lorna Henderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LornaHenNZ
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
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~1.56%
N McAdie :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T659148 [compare]
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