Descendants of Alexander Fairweather (1591)

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Descendants of Alexander Fairweather (1591)

Generation One

1. Alexander¹ Fairweather (1591).
Children of Alexander¹ Fairweather (1591) include:

+ 2 i. Susan² Fairweather (591) was born in 1819 at Forfarshire, Scotland. She married James Matthew (1588) on 30 Nov 1838 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland. She married John Sinclair (590), son of Alexander Sinclair (592) and Anne McFarlane (593), on 30 Apr 1849 at Perth, Perth, Scotland. She died on 16 Mar 1865 at Perth, Scotland.

2. Susan² Fairweather (591) (Alexander¹) was born in 1819 at Forfarshire, Scotland. She married James Matthew (1588) on 30 Nov 1838 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland. She married John Sinclair (590), son of Alexander Sinclair (592) and Anne McFarlane (593), on 30 Apr 1849 at Perth, Perth, Scotland. She died on 16 Mar 1865 at Perth, Scotland.
     George Robertson of Dunfermline, Scotland, suspects that Susan Fairweather may be the daugther of David Fairweather and Agnes Palmer. His argument is plausible. Until I can look at matter further, however, I will keep the lineage as is.

     Robertson's e-mail to me is quoted in its entirety below.

     -- David M. Lawrence

David/Alison,

I think I contacted you some time ago re the above but I cannot find your reply.

My initial question is - how certain are you that Alexander Fairweather was Susan's father? I realise on her death, her then husband John Sinclair, gave her father's name as Alexander, which appears on her death certificate.

However, let me run the following past you.

As you are aware, Susan Fairweather married John Matthew (to whom I am related) at Dundee during 1838. They then had a daughter, Jemima, who was born 15/4/1841 at Dundee. She died at Dundee 29/7/1848. A son, David, was then born to Susan and James Matthew on 23/4/1843 at Dundee. He died 12/7/1848 at Dundee. The children are buried together in lair number 231 in St Peters Church graveyard, Dundee.

When this Susan married James Matthew on 13/11/1838, in the O.P.R. for Dundee, it is stated her father was - Da. (short for David) Fairweather. When her son David was born, she stated in the O.P.R., that the boy was named after his maternal grandfather - David Fairweather. James Matthew, Susan's husband died at sea - he was a ship master, and was drowned September, 1843.

My own research into Susan then stalled until I found your work on Rootsweb and your suggestion that Susan then married John Sinclair at Dundee on 30/4/1849.

As a result of your work, I have formed the view the Susan's referred to are one and the same person for the following reasons - Susan Matthew named her daughter Jemima - so did Susan Sinclair. Further, Susan Sinclair named one of her sons - Richard Duncan Sinclair. This name comes into the family of David Fairweather and Agnes Palmer whose daughter Martha married Richard Duncan in 1829 at Lundie near Dundee. If my thoughts are correct this means Susan was either the daughter of David Fairweather and Agnes Palmer or a very close relative to them. This couple died at Dundee during 1843 and 1845 respectively. Susan is not shown in any record as being the daughter of David and Agnes but I have evidence they had a son James- born around the same time as Susan and his birth is not recorded either. The deaths of David and Agnes in 1843 and 1845, might explain why Susan's husband John Sinclair stated her father was Alexander Fairweather, the simple fact being he did not know either of them, they being dead some years prior to him marrying Susan and therefore made a genuine mistake when registering her death in 1865.

Please do not think I am doubting your research in any way, but had I not found the details in the O.P.R. of David being the father of the Susan Fairweather who married James Matthew, I too, because of what was stated on her death certificate, would have been under the impression her father was Alexander Fairweather - all of this depends, of course, on whether the Susan's are one and the same girl.

So if they are the same girl - who is her father - David or Alexander?.

Sincerely,

George Robertson, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.¹

Children of Susan² Fairweather (591) and James Matthew (1588) both born at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, were as follows:

3 i. Jemima³ Matthew (1589) was born on 15 Apr 1841.¹ She died on 29 Jul 1848 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 7.¹
4 ii. David Matthew (1590) was born on 23 Apr 1843.¹ He died on 12 Jul 1848 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 5.¹

Children of Susan² Fairweather (591) and John Sinclair (590) were as follows:

+ 5 i. John³ Sinclair (588) was born on 26 Feb 1851 at Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland. He married Annie Stewart McDougall (589), daughter of Robert McDougall (608) and Anny Stewart (609), on 6 Jul 1877 at Probably Perth, Scotland. He died on 9 Jun 1938 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, at age 87.
6 ii. Susan Sinclair (1465) was born on 26 Feb 1851 at Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland.
7 iii. Richard Duncan Sinclair (1466) was born on 2 Dec 1852 at Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland.
8 iv. Jemima Sinclair (1467) was born on 4 Jul 1854 at Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland.
9 v. Alexander Fairweather Sinclair (1468) was born on 27 Jan 1856 at Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland.
10 vi. Ruth Sinclair (1469) was born on 5 Oct 1857 at Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland.
11 vii. Joan Sinclair (1470) was born on 28 Apr 1859 at Perth, Perth, Scotland.
12 viii. Helen Munro Sinclair (1471) was born on 6 Jun 1861 at Perth, Perth, Scotland.

Generation Three

5. John³ Sinclair (588) (Susan² Fairweather, Alexander¹) was born on 26 Feb 1851 at Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland. He married Annie Stewart McDougall (589), daughter of Robert McDougall (608) and Anny Stewart (609), on 6 Jul 1877 at Probably Perth, Scotland. He died on 9 Jun 1938 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, at age 87.
Children of John³ Sinclair (588) and Annie Stewart McDougall (589) were:

+ 13 i. John⁴ Sinclair (583) was born on 28 Jun 1890 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland. He married Betsy Nairn Barlow (584), daughter of James Barlow (594) and Betsy Nairn (595), on 24 Mar 1925. He died on 3 May 1961 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 70.

Generation Four

13. John⁴ Sinclair (583) (John³, Susan² Fairweather, Alexander¹) was born on 28 Jun 1890 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland. He married Betsy Nairn Barlow (584), daughter of James Barlow (594) and Betsy Nairn (595), on 24 Mar 1925. He died on 3 May 1961 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 70.
Children of John⁴ Sinclair (583) and Betsy Nairn Barlow (584) all born at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, were as follows:

+ 14 i. Ian Barlow⁵ Sinclair (4) was born on 4 Jan 1926. He married Frances Marie Zallar (5), daughter of Anton Andrew Zallar (581) and Mary Elizabeth Urbas (582), on 5 Oct 1957 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. He died on 13 Jan 2014 at age 88.
15 ii. Betty Nairn Sinclair (585) was born on 26 Feb 1929. She married Patrick Adrian Desmond Lanktree (2802) on 21 Dec 1956 at London, England.² She died on 30 Jun 2009 at Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, at age 80.
+ 16 iii. Douglas Sinclair (586) was born on 10 Apr 1935. He married Mary Brewer (618) in Apr 1964 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland.

Generation Five

14. Ian Barlow⁵ Sinclair (4) (John⁴, John³, Susan² Fairweather, Alexander¹) was born on 4 Jan 1926 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. He married Frances Marie Zallar (5), daughter of Anton Andrew Zallar (581) and Mary Elizabeth Urbas (582), on 5 Oct 1957 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. He died on 13 Jan 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, at age 88.
Children of Ian Barlow⁵ Sinclair (4) and Frances Marie Zallar (5) are as follows:

+ 17 i. Susan Frances⁶ Sinclair (6) was born on 24 Oct 1958. She married Martin Reust (8) on 26 Jun 1982.
+ 18 ii. Alison Mary Sinclair (2) was born on 15 Mar 1961 at Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. She married David Meade Lawrence (1), son of George Marion Lawrence (10) and Kathleen Marie Yee (11), on 13 Oct 1991 at Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.
19 iii. John Douglas Sinclair (7) was born on 12 Jul 1963.

16. Douglas⁵ Sinclair (586) (John⁴, John³, Susan² Fairweather, Alexander¹) was born on 10 Apr 1935 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. He married Mary Brewer (618) in Apr 1964 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland.
Children of Douglas⁵ Sinclair (586) and Mary Brewer (618) all born at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, are as follows:

20 i. Andrew⁶ Sinclair (619) was born on 11 Aug 1967.
21 ii. Linda Sinclair (620) was born on 25 Oct 1969.
22 iii. Neil Desmond Sinclair (622) was born on 14 Nov 1972.
23 iv. Jennifer Elizabeth Sinclair (621) was born on 17 Dec 1973.

Generation Six

17. Susan Frances⁶ Sinclair (6) (Ian⁵, John⁴, John³, Susan² Fairweather, Alexander¹) was born on 24 Oct 1958. She married Martin Reust (8) on 26 Jun 1982.
Children of Susan Frances⁶ Sinclair (6) and Martin Reust (8) are:

+ 24 i. Bernadette Marie⁷ Reust (9) was born on 26 Aug 1983. She married Kirill Goncharov (3367) on 20 Jun 2009 at Bill Miller's Castle, Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

18. Alison Mary⁶ Sinclair (2) (Ian⁵, John⁴, John³, Susan² Fairweather, Alexander¹) was born on 15 Mar 1961 at Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. She married David Meade Lawrence (1), son of George Marion Lawrence (10) and Kathleen Marie Yee (11), on 13 Oct 1991 at Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.
Her married name was Sinclair (2).

Children of Alison Mary⁶ Sinclair (2) and David Meade Lawrence (1) were as follows:

    25  i.   Pretzel⁷ Lawrence (3248)³^,³^,³ was born circa 1988.³ He died in 2004 at 7471 Brook Way Court, Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA.³
      Pretzel was a river cooter.³
     Pretzel Lawrence (3248) and Chip Lawrence (3249) were adopted in 2003 at Hanover, Virginia, USA.³
26 ii. Spider Lawrence (2131)³^,³^,³ was born in 1991.³ He/she died in Apr 1997 at Tenafly, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.³
Spider was a ribbon snake.³
    27  iii.   Curly Lawrence (3)³ was born in Oct 1991 at Virginia, USA. He died on 31 Jul 2002 at 7471 Brook Way Court, Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA, 23111, at age 10.⁴
      Curly was reported to be a terrier-border collie mix -- in other words, a mutt.³
     Curly Lawrence (3) was adopted in Dec 1991 at Albemarle County Animal Shelter, Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA, 22901.³
28 iv. Scooter Lawrence (2130)³^,³^,³ was born in 1993. He died in 2003 at Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA, 23111.
Scooter was a corn snake.³
    29  v.   Malcolm Owain Lawrence (1423) was born on 7 Feb 1997 at Englewood Hospital, Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.³
      Malcolm is reported to be a human child.
Malcolm was born at 12:44 p.m.³
     Malcolm Owain Lawrence (1423) was educated on 3 Sep 2002 at Mechanicsville Elementary School, Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA.⁵
    30  vi.   Chip Lawrence (3249)³^,³^,³ was born circa 1998.³ She died circa 2009 at 6467 Hanna Drive, Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA.
      Chip is a painted turtle.³
     Chip Lawrence (3249) and Pretzel Lawrence (3248) were adopted in 2003 at Hanover, Virginia, USA.³
31 vii. Bali Lawrence (2129)³^,³^,³ was born in Apr 1998 at Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA.³ She died on 23 Jun 2013 at Dogwood Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA, at age 15.
Bali is a calico dumpster cat.³
32 viii. Jin Lawrence (2128)³^,³^,³ was born in Apr 1998 at Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA.³ He died on 31 Oct 2014 at Hanover Animal Hospital, Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA, at age 16.⁶
Jin is a black-and-white dumpster cat.³
33 ix. Mei Seul Lawrence (2247)³^,³^,³ was born on 27 Jul 1999 at Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, USA.³
Mei is reported to be a human child of the wild variety.
Mei was born at 10:38 a.m.³
    34  x.   Yugi Lawrence (3245)³^,³^,³ was born circa Mar 2002 at Hanover, Virginia, USA.³
      Yugi is reported to be a Jack Russell terrier mix -- with an emphasis on the mix.³
     Yugi Lawrence (3245) was adopted on 23 Oct 2003 at Hanover County Humane Society, Hanover, Virginia, USA.³
35 xi. Isabel Lawrence (3246)³^,³^,³ was born circa Sep 2003 at Virginia, USA.³
Isabel is a corn snake.³
36 xii. Italy Lawrence (3319) was born circa 2004.
Italy is a demented gray tabby cat.
37 xiii. Gaston Lawrence (3247)³^,³^,³ was born circa Jul 2004 at Virginia, USA.³ He/she died in 2005.
Gaston is a corn snake.³
38 xiv. Gaston Lawrence (3318) was born in Jul 2004 at Virginia, USA. He died in 2005 at Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA.
Gaston is a corn snake.
39 xv. Vole Lawrence (3320) was born in 2005 at Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA. He/she died in Sep 2007 at Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA.
Vole was a meadow vole.
40 xvi. Terri Lawrence (3352) was born in 2007. He/she died on 2 Mar 2013 at 6467 Hanna Drive, Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA.
Terry is a blue-tongued skink.
41 xvii. Queenie Lawrence (3353) was born in 2007.
Queenie is a striped California king snake.
    42  xviii.   Brittany Lawrence (3380) was born on 22 Apr 2011 at Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.
            She was also known as (3380).
     Brittany Lawrence (3380) was adopted on 2 Jul 2013.

Generation Seven

24. Bernadette Marie⁷ Reust (9) (Susan⁶ Sinclair, Ian⁵, John⁴, John³, Susan² Fairweather, Alexander¹) was born on 26 Aug 1983. She married Kirill Goncharov (3367) on 20 Jun 2009 at Bill Miller's Castle, Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
As of 20 Jun 2009, her married name was Bernadette Marie Goncharova (9).

Children of Bernadette Marie⁷ Reust (9) and Kirill Goncharov (3367) are as follows:

43 i. Alexei Kirillovich⁸ Goncharov (3379) was born on 10 Dec 2012 at Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA.
44 ii. Alistair Ian Goncharov (3412)⁷^,⁷^,⁷ was born on 19 May 2014 at Maine, USA.⁷

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