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RAE, George Sr.

RAE, George Sr.

Male 1787 - 1847  (59 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 31 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name RAE, George  [1, 2, 3] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 9 Aug 1787  Cummertrees, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 106668786 
    Occupation Master Clogger (Wooden Shoes)  [1, 2, 6] 
    Death 4 Feb 1847  Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Age 59 years 
    Burial Dryfesdale Parish Churchyard Cemetery, Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Address:
    Dryfesdale Parish Churchyard Cemetery
    Townhead St.
    Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway
    Scotland, UK 
    Person ID I1453  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2025 

    Father RAE, Robert,   b. Abt 1755   d. 10 Oct 1827 (Age 72 years) 
    Mother CREIGHTON, Mary,   b. Abt 1756   d. 16 Jun 1829 (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F601  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family TWEEDIE, Jane,   b. 24 Aug 1792, Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1872, Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1815  [1, 2, 3, 6] 
    Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 4 months - She : 22 years and 4 months. 
    Children 
       1. Male RAE, Robert,   b. 29 Jul 1815, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       2. Male RAE, John,   b. 12 Oct 1817, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1871 (Age 54 years)
       3. Female RAE, Mary,   b. 9 Feb 1820, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       4. Female RAE, Jane,   b. 13 Apr 1822, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  5. Male RAE, Archibald,   b. 15 May 1824, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1903, Castlehill Cottage, Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
       6. Male RAE, William,   b. 18 Jan 1827, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1847 (Age 20 years)
    +  7. Female RAE, May,   b. 27 Apr 1829, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       8. Male RAE, George Jr.,   b. 14 Nov 1831, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1851, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
       9. Female RAE, Elisa Bennet,   b. 9 Sep 1833, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1846 (Age 12 years)
     10. Female RAE, Margaret Johnston,   b. 15 Nov 1838, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2012 

  • Notes 
    • (Research):Birth year estimated from his age in the 1841 census. Range of years for death based on his wife being identified as a widow in the 1851 census.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Aug 1787 - Cummertrees, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Feb 1847 - Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Dryfesdale Parish Churchyard Cemetery
    Townhead St.
    Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway
    Scotland, UK - - Dryfesdale Parish Churchyard Cemetery, Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S274] Scotland. Dumfries. Parish of Dalton., Marriage Records - Scotland, Dumfries, Dalton - Statutory (ScotlandsPeople), (Digital images. General Register Office and National Archives of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople. http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.), 15 Dec 2011, Pg. 2, #3, Rae-Gourlay, 1862; accessed 12 Dec 2011.
      Marriage Record - Archibald Rae & Elizabeth Gourlay      		 Marriage Record - Archibald Rae & Elizabeth Gourlay


    2. [S276] Scotland. Dumfries. District of Lochmaben. General Register Office and National Archives of Scotland, Death Records - Scotland, Dumfries, Lochmaben - Statutory (ScotlandsPeople), (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), 16 Dec 2011, 1903, 12, #36, Archibald Rae, accessed 14 Dec 2011.
      Death Record - Rae, Archibald      		 Death Record - Rae, Archibald


    3. [S324] Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society, Book - Parish Gravestones - Dryfesdale, Scotland, (reprint, Dumfries, Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society, May 2008.), 16 May 2012, page 12, item #102.

    4. [S289] Holland, Hellen, Email - Holland, Helen, 31 Jan 2012, 11 Jan 2012>, "Family History from Helen in Scotland,".
      Information from the Scotland census of 1841, 1851, 1871, 1881 and 1891.
      Census, Scotland - Holland Emails      		 Census, Scotland - Holland Emails


    5. [S330] Scotland. Dumfries. Parish of Cummertrees. General Register Office and National Archives of Scotland, Birth Records - Scotland, Dumfries, Cummertrees - OPR (ScotlandsPeople), (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), 17 May 2012, 60, George Rae, accessed 17 May 2012.
      GROS data: 817/00 0010 0065.
      Birth Record - Rae, George Sr.      		 Birth Record - Rae, George Sr.


    6. [S276] Scotland. Dumfries. District of Lochmaben. General Register Office and National Archives of Scotland, Death Records - Scotland, Dumfries, Lochmaben - Statutory (ScotlandsPeople), (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), 24 Dec 2011, 1872, 4, #10, Jane Rae, accessed 14 Dec 2011.
      Death Record - JaneRae      		 Death Record - JaneRae


    7. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 20 Jul 2012, accessed 20 Jul 2012<, Memorial #106668786, George Rae, Sr.


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