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James LEITH

Male 1781 - 1858  (~ 77 years)    Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name James LEITH 
    Christening 18 Mar 1781  Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 06 Jan 1806  [3
    Crofter, Peterculter 
    Census 06 Jun 1841  Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 06 Jun 1841  [5
    Farmer, Peterculter 
    Death 27 Dec 1858  Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I9375  NZ Genealogy Project
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2012 

    Father Joseph LEITH,   b. Abt 1736, Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elspet WEBSTER,   b. Jun 1736, Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 27 Jun 1758  Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F3148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elspet RAE   d. Bef 1841 
    Marriage 03 Feb 1805  Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
    +1. Joseph LEITH,   c. 26 Jan 1806, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1881, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)
     2. John LEITH,   c. 27 Apr 1807, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1831, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 23 years)
    +3. Mary Frances LEITH,   b. 20 Dec 1808, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Jun 1890, Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +4. James LEITH,   b. 16 Apr 1810, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1890, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +5. William LEITH,   b. 27 Sep 1812, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Aug 1877, Skene, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     6. Alexander LEITH,   b. 18 Mar 1815, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Sep 1899, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     7. Elspet LEITH,   b. 14 May 1817, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Dec 1819 (Age 2 years)
    +8. Robert LEITH,   b. 05 Sep 1820, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Jul 1878, Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F1029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 18 Mar 1781 - Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 03 Feb 1805 - Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 06 Jun 1841 - Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Dec 1858 - Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Baptism 1781
    Baptism 1781

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none.
      JAMES LEITH, Male, Christening: 18 MAR 1781 Banchory Devenick, Kincardine, Scotland; Father: JOSEPH LEITH; Mother: ELSPET WEBSTER; Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.

    2. [S32] Scotland On Line Ltd., ScotlandsPeople, (General Register Office for Scotland), none.
      OPR Banchory-Devenick 18 March 1781. Leith. Joseph Leith and Elspet Webster in Builtfide had James baptised.

    3. [S32] Scotland On Line Ltd., ScotlandsPeople, (General Register Office for Scotland), none.
      Baptism - Joseph Leith

    4. [S42] 1841 Scotland Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.
      Name: James Leith; Age: 59; Estimated birth year: abt 1782; Gender: Male; Where born: Aberdeenshire, Scotland; Civil parish: Peterculter; County: Aberdeenshire; Address: Binghill; Occupation: Farmer. Others in household: Elspet granddaughter?, James son, Robert son

    5. [S42] 1841 Scotland Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    6. [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none.
      James Leith, Male, Christening: 18 MAR 1781 Banchory Devenick, Aberdeen, Scotland; Death: 27 DEC 1858 Peterculter, Aberdeen, Scotland

    7. [S349] Leslie Turner, Genes United Family Tree - Leslie Turner, (http://www.genesreunited.co.uk).

    8. [S673] Gail Piggott, Canada, Leith Family Tree, (Gail Piggott, Canada, 2012).

    9. [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none.
      JAMES LEITH, Male, Spouse: ELSPET RAE; Marriage: 03 FEB 1805 Banchory Devenick, Kincardine, Scotland; Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record