Eleander (Oliver) Harvey (1823 - 1851)

Born 24 Aug 1823 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of James Harvey — married 24 Feb 1844 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1851 at age 27 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Nelly (Oliver) Harvey was born in Scotland.

Eleander known as Helen or Nelly was born on 24 August 1823^[1] at Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland, and baptised on 28 August 1823 at Latheron^[2][3]. She was the third daughter of James Oliver and Jane Turnbull.

In 1841 she was living with her parents, James (an agricultural labourer aged about 55) and Jean (50), three siblings - Isabella (14), Barbra (6) and Eneas (Agnes) (4) - and an agricultural labourer John Lunn (24) at Dalghanachan, Halkirk, Caithness^[4]. She was aged 17 and born in Caithness.

She married James Harvey in Latheron on 24 February 1844^[5]. She was living at Upper Borgue, and her groom was at Lancrisch. James and Helen had four children^[6], the names of whom were recorded in the Harvey Family Bible.

1. Thomas (1845^[1] - 1924^[7])
2. James, Jr (1847^[1] - 1924^[8])
3. Jane (1848^[1] - 1852^[1])
4. Elizabeth (1850^[1] - 1934^[9])

At the time of the 1851 Scotland Census^[10], she was living at Ausdale, Latheron, Berriedale or Langwell, Caithness with her husband James (a shepherd aged 31), four children - Thomas (5), James (3), Janet (2) and Elizabeth (3 months), two boarders - Robert McIntosh (an assistant shepherd aged 20) and Sinclair Leich (a farm servant aged 22), and two house servants - Anne Duncan (21) and Jessie Sutherland (13). She was aged 25 and born at Berriedale, Caithness.

Helen died soon after that Census on 18 April 1851 in Berriedale, Caithness^[6]. She was buried in the Berriedale Parish Churchyard, Berriedale^[11].

Research Notes

Although Helen's birth is recorded in the Family Bible, her death is not. Also, the marriage date listed is 10 April 1844, different from that given in the official record. The Bible record may have been written well after the events and stops at 1922, just before the death of James.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Annotations in James Harvey’s Family Bible, held by an unknown descendant
2. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms". National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 038; Ref: 20/22. ScotlandsPeople (digital database) Accessed 12 May 2024
   Eleander Oliver born or baptised on 28 Aug 1823, child of James Oliver, in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland.
3. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBMV-6MN : 12 February 2020), Eleander Oliver, 1823. Accessed 23 Jul 2020
4. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/590287cde9379091b15217dd : viewed 23 Jul 2020), Nelly OLIVER in household of James OLIVER, Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/15, Folio 1, Page , Schedule Dalghanachan, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTLN-78M : 10 February 2018), James Hervey and Helen Oliver, 24 Feb 1844; citing Latheron, Caithness, Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 990,522. Accessed 8 Dec 2019
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Harvey Family Tree, Research by Jean A Dickson, held by Margaret Bailey Allison
7. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 9 Mar 2021
   1924/5505 Harvey, Thomas Age=79Y DOD=23/09/1924
8. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 9 Mar 2021
   1924/9646 Harvey, James Age=77Y DOD=22/12/1924
9. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 9 Mar 2021
   1934/13463 McKenzie, Elizabeth Age=83Y DOD=31/01/1934
10. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902888fe9379091b1552136 : viewed 9 Mar 2021), Helen HARVEY in household of James HARVEY, Ausdale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /38, Folio 0, Page 1, Schedule 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182570496/helen-oliver: accessed 28 November 2022), memorial page for Helen Oliver (1825–1851), Find A Grave: Memorial #182570496, citing Berriedale Parish Churchyard, Berriedale, Highland, Scotland; Maintained by David Bryant (contributor 47510263).

• Turnbull Clan Association Database: Helen (Eleanor) Oliver F, #12520 Accessed 27 Sep 2021

Acknowledgements

• Information from research undertaken by Jean Annesley Dickson
• Biography written by her 2xgreat grand-daughter, Margaret Bailey Allison