Elspate McAdie (abt. 1781)

Born about Dec 1781 in Lynegar, Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of David McAdie — married 5 Jun 1818 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Died [date unknown] in Canada

Biography

This profile is part of the Watten, Caithness One Place Study.

Elizabeth McAdie is a member of Clan Fergusson.

Elspate McAddy was born in 1781 to George McAddy and Ann Tait.^[1]

Her name morphs to Elizabeth Mackadie by the time she marries, later standardising to McAdie

Baptized 14 Dec 1781 Watten, Caithness, Scotland

entry reads: Dec 14th [1781] George McAddy in Lynegar and Ann Tait his spouse had a daughter baptized named Elspate before wit: Peter Calder and Robert Calder both in Lynegar^[2]

Family

Husband: David MackAdie

Wife: Elizabeth MackAdie

Married 18 Jun 1818 Watten, Caithness, Scotland

entry (in margin as McAdie & MackAdie) reads: David Mackadie in South Dun & Elizabeth Mackadie there both of this Parish were contracted in order to marriage & after the usual proclamations & no objections offered their marriage was solemnized on the 5th Day of June 1818^[3]

Children:

Ann McAdie (abt.1822-1899)

William McAdie (abt.1823-) ^{[4] [5]}

George (1825 - )

Census:

1851/2 Belleville, Hastings County, Canada West (Ontario)

McADIE; David 60 carpenter; Elizabeth 69 ; Wm 26, Ann 30, George 24 merchant, all b SCT^[6]

Research notes

• Elizabeth's surname is given as MCADIE on the baptism record suggesting that this was her last name at birth, as well as her married name.
• * Did David and Elspate / Elizabeth move to Wick ?

Baptism in Wick of a son George in 1825 describes his father David as a merchant

• And thence to Canada?

A family in the 1851 census in Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, "fits", David, Elizabeth, Ann, William and George. BUT David is described as a carpenter, son George as a merchant.

A MacAdie tree^[7] consulted by me Lorna in the Dunbeath Heritage Centre back in the mid 1990s has David & Elizabeth annotated "America", children shown, no dates, George, William, Ann; David given as son of William;

Naming pattern of children indicate Elizabeth might be the dtr of a George and Ann. A George and Anne (TATE) have a dtr Elspate who was indeed born at the right time to fit the Elizabeth with David in the 1851/2 Ontario census

• Elizabeth, David and family have not yet been identified in the 1841/2 census records of either Scotland or Canada.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBM2-PL1 : 12 February 2020), Elspate Mc Addy, 1781.
2. ↑ 1781 Baptism:' 14 Dec Elspate d/o George McADDY & Ann TAIT in Lynegar, extracted from Watten OPR available ScotlandsPeople
3. ↑ 1818 Marriage: 5 Jun David MackADIE & Elizabeth MackADIE in South Dun, image available ScotlandsPeople, OPRs: Watten, Caithness, ref. 042/ 20 319
4. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBML-1NL : 12 February 2020), William Mc Adie, 1823.
5. ↑ Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929, Archive Ref OPR 42/3, Baptism date 25 Mar 1823, Year Range 1820-1854. Accessed via Find My Past.
6. ↑ 1851/2 Census: Place: Belleville, Hastings County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11727; Page: 27; Line: 25, hsehold of David & Elizabeth McADIE, image available Ancestry.com
7. ↑ MacAdie family tree: Author: William Macadie, Complied pre 1992 (17 Tormhor, Carradale, Campbeltown, Argyll, PA28 6SD, SCT) , Sighted Jul/Sep 1994 and again in Jul/Sep 1995, I'm mistakenly recorded as Lorna McKENZIE (I was McIntosh back then) on the bottom of one of the pages, but accurately recorded as being interested in Robert MacADIE & Margaret SINCLAIR, and George MacADIE & Margaret COTTAR.