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Yield Not to Adversity Gaelic: Na gèill do chruaidh-chas
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Descendants of
John Doig of Kirriemuir, Scotland
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1. John1 Doig, born abt 1690 Of Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married unknown.
Notes for John Doig
The Kirriemuir Parish records did not begin until 1716 so another child or two may have been born before Ann.
Children of John Doig were as follows:
2 i Ann2 Doig, born 1718 in Gaelon Bank, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened May 1718 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
3 ii Isabel2 Doig, born 1722 in Cotton of Balmuckety, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 23 Dec 1722 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
4 iii Elspet2 Doig, born 1725 in Cotton of Balmuckety, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 31 Mar 1725 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
5 iv Alexander2 Doig, born 1727 in Cotton of Balmuckety, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 21 Jun 1727 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
+ 6 v David2 Doig, born 1730 in Midbrae, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 30 Mar 1730 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married unknown.
+ 7 vi Robert2 Doig, born 1732 in Midbrae, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 14 Apr 1732 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married Ann (Guthrie) Doig.
Generation 2
6. David2 Doig (John1), born 1730 in Midbrae, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 30 Mar 1730 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married unknown.
Children of David Doig were as follows:
8 i Janet3 Doig, born 1765 in Neither Migvie, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 7 Apr 1765 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
+ 9 ii John3 Doig, born 1767 in Migvie, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 29 Mar 1767 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married Ann (David) Doig.
10 iii William3 Doig, born 1769 in Neither Migvie, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 2 May 1769 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
11 iv Susan3 Doig, born 1770 in Muirhead, Kinnordy, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 2 Dec 1770 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. Notes: The Link of Susan to father is based on age and location.
7. Robert2 Doig (John1), born 1732 in Midbrae, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 14 Apr 1732 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married on 29 Dec 1759 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland Ann (Guthrie) Doig, born abt 1732 Of Cortachy & Clova, Angus, Scotland, daughter of Robert Guthrie and Margaret (Nicoll) Guthrie.
Notes for Robert Doig
The link to father is not certain.
Robert was a weaver and brewer in Rosewell south of Kirriemuir. He moved to Little Mill, west of Forfar.
MARRIAGE: They contracted marriage on 14 Dec 1759 in Tannadice and again 29 Dec 1759 in Cortachy & Clova, and wed in Kirriemuir. Robert was 'evidenced from Kirriemuir that he was unmarried and free of known scandal.'
Children of Robert Doig and Ann Guthrie were as follows:
12 i Jean3 Doig, born 1760 in Rosewell, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 5 Dec 1760 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
+ 13 ii Robert3 Doig, born 1762 in Rosewell, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 11 May 1762 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 24 May 1828 in Douglastown, Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; buried 26 May 1828 in Kinnettles Churchyard, Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland. He married Ann (Paterson) Doig.
+ 14 iii John3 Doig, born 1764 in Rosewell, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 1 Nov 1764 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 1841/51 in Scotland. He married Catherine (Taylor) Doig.
+ 15 iv Margaret3 Doig, born 1767 in Rosewell, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 29 Mar 1767 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. She married George Middleton.
16 v James3 Doig, born 1773 in Rosewell, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 12 Mar 1773 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married on 27 Jun 1789 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland Margaret (Hutcheon) Doig, born abt 1773 in Scotland. Notes: The following marriage is not certain due to James' young age. MARRIAGE: James was listed in the parish record as a weaver in Little Mill and Margaret from Halfpenny Burn.
Generation 3
9. John3 Doig (David2, John1), born 1767 in Migvie, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 29 Mar 1767 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married Ann (David) Doig, born abt 1765 Of Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
Notes for John Doig
John was a hairdresser or barber.
Notes for Ann David
She may be the Anna Davie christened 27 Mar 1765 in Kirriemuir, daughter of James Davie.
Children of John Doig and Ann David were as follows:
17 i David4 Doig, born 1790 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 24 May 1790 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
18 ii Cecilia4 Doig, born 1792 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 22 Nov 1792 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
+ 19 iii John4 Doig, born 1794/95 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 23 Oct 1855 in Slademuir, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; buried in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married Janet (Rattray) Doig.
+ 20 iv Jean4 Doig, born 1797 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 19 May 1797 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 20 Jul 1875 in 63 Crescent Land, St. Andrew, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. She married John Boath.
21 v Alexander4 Doig, born 1801 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 5 Nov 1801 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
13. Robert3 Doig (Robert2, John1), born 1762 in Rosewell, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 11 May 1762 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 24 May 1828 in Douglastown, Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; buried 26 May 1828 in Kinnettles Churchyard, Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland. He married on 14 Apr 1787 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland Ann (Paterson) Doig, born abt 1766 in Scotland.
Notes for Robert Doig
Robert was a weaver in Little Mill, on the road between Forfar and Glamis.
MARRIAGE: Robert was listed in the marriage record from Kirriemuir and Anne from Little Mill, Forfar.
Children of Robert Doig and Ann Paterson were as follows:
22 i Jean4 Doig, born 20 Feb 1788 in Little Mill, Forfar, Angus, Scotland; christened 24 Feb 1788 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland.
+ 23 ii Margaret4 Doig, born 21 Jun 1789 in Little Mill, Forfar, Angus, Scotland; christened 24 Jun 1789 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland; died 8 May 1851 in Watt Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland; buried 11 May 1851 in St. Peter's Churchyard, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. She married John Lamb.
24 iii James4 Doig, born 11 Nov 1791 in Little Mill, Forfar, Angus, Scotland; christened 13 Nov 1791 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland.
+ 25 iv Charles4 Doig, born 22 Jul 1794 in Little Mill, Forfar, Angus, Scotland; christened 22 Jul 1794 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland; died 3 Apr 1857 in 17 Dudhope Crescent, Dundee, Angus, Scotland; buried in New Burying Ground, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. He married Jean (Evans) Doig.
14. John3 Doig (Robert2, John1), born 1764 in Rosewell, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 1 Nov 1764 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 1841/51 in Scotland. He married Catherine (Taylor) Doig, born 1773 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 1 Aug 1773 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died aft 1851 in Scotland, daughter of John Taylor and Margaret (Archer) Taylor.
Notes for John Doig
In 1841 John was a farmer at Barnsdale, Kirriemuir.
Notes for Catherine Taylor
In 1851 Catherine was a widow living at Ellenorton, Kirriemuir with three daughters and grandson, John Mitchell.
Children of John Doig and Catherine Taylor were as follows:
+ 26 i John4 Doig, born 1791 in Ballindarg, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 2 Oct 1791 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 1841/51 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married (1) Ann (Tyrie) Doig; (2) Susan (Guild) Doig.
27 ii Elizabeth4 Doig, born 1795 in Guilds Hillock, Glamis, Angus, Scotland; christened 21 Sep 1795 in Glamis, Angus, Scotland; died 13 Jan 1875 in 26 West High Street, Forfar, Angus, Scotland; buried in Oathlaw Churchyard, Oathlaw, Angus, Scotland. Notes: In 1841 Elisabeth was living with her parents at Barnsdale, Kirriemuir. In 1851 she was a brown linen hand loom weaver living with her mother at Ellenorton, Kirriemuir. In 1861 sisters Elizabeth, Catherine (public house keeper), and Ann lived at 25 Upper High Street, Forfar; with them was niece Mary A. Duff. She did not marry.
28 iii Robert4 Doig, born 1797 in Guilds Hillock, Glamis, Angus, Scotland; christened 17 Aug 1797 in Glamis, Angus, Scotland.
+ 29 iv Catherine4 Doig, born 1799 in Guilds Hillock, Glamis, Angus, Scotland; christened 27 Jun 1799 in Glamis, Angus, Scotland; died 1879 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland; buried in Oathlaw Churchyard, Oathlaw, Angus, Scotland. She married Robert Mitchell.
30 v Alexander4 Doig, born 1802 in Drumshed, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 2 Mar 1802 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died Infant in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
31 vi Frederick4 Doig, born 1807 in Haugh Balinshoes, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 28 Jul 1807 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
32 vii Ann4 Doig, born 1808 in Haugh Balinshoes, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 2 Nov 1808 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 8 Jun 1896 in 36 West High Street, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. Notes: In 1841 Ann was living with her parents at Barnsdale, Kirriemuir. In 1851 she was a brown linen handloom weaver living with her mother at Ellenorton, Kirriemuir. In 1861 sisters Elizabeth, Catherine (public house keeper), and Ann lived at 25 Upper High Street, Forfar; with them was niece Mary A. Duff. In 1881 she was an annuitant residing at 22 North Street, Forfar with her sister Jessie Duff and nephew Robert Crozier (10 Sutherland, Scotland). In 1891 she, her sister Jessie Duff, and nephew Robert Crozier lived at 36 W. High Street, Forfar. She did not marry. Witness to Ann's death certificate was her niece Catherine T. Chambers. She died testate, her will proved on 22 July 1896 at the Forfar Sheriff Court.
33 viii Alexander4 Doig, born 1811 in Balinshoe, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 1 May 1811 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
+ 34 ix Janet4 Doig, born 1813 in Balinshoe, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 13 Sep 1813 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 18 Aug 1896 in 36 West High Street, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. She married David Duff.
15. Margaret3 Doig (Robert2, John1), born 1767 in Rosewell, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 29 Mar 1767 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. She married on 21 Dec 1789 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland George Middleton, born abt 1767 in Scotland.
Notes for Margaret Doig
MARRIAGE: Margaret was listed in the parish record as the daughter of Robert Doig in Little Mill and George Middleton as a Weaver.
Children of Margaret Doig and George Middleton were as follows:
35 i Anne4 Middleton, born 23 Feb 1790 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland; christened 24 Feb 1790 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Notes: Anne was named after her grandmother Anne Guthrie.
36 ii Susanna4 Middleton, born 5 Jun 1793 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland; christened 9 Jun 1793 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Notes: Susanna was named after Susanna Guthrie.
37 iii George4 Middleton, born 17 Apr 1799 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland; christened 21 Apr 1799 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Notes: George was named after his father.
Generation 4
19. John4 Doig (John3, David2, John1), born 1794/95 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 23 Oct 1855 in Slademuir, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; buried in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married on 31 Oct 1815 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland Janet (Rattray) Doig, born 1796 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 4 Jul 1796 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 22 Mar 1859 in Croftland, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; buried in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, daughter of David Rattray and Helen (Robertson) Rattray.
Notes for John Doig
[Note: The parish record for 1793-4 is imperfect so John's christening date is unknown.]
In 1851 John was a linen weaver living at Denhead, Kirriemuir; Agnes, Ann, Margaret, and Jean were living at home. Jean's husband was living with her brother Thomas in Northmuir; her children, Ann and Thomas, were with her.
The informant on John's death certificated was his son John.
Notes for Janet Rattray
Witness to Janet's death certificate was her son Alexander Doig.
Children of John Doig and Janet Rattray were as follows:
+ 38 i David5 Doig, born 1816 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 28 Aug 1816 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 10 Sep 1897 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married Catherine (Barrie) Doig.
+ 39 ii James5 Doig, born 1818 in Roods, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 23 Oct 1818 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 5 Feb 1903 in Cedar Cottage, Montrose, Angus, Scotland. He married (1) Janet (Alexander) Doig; (2) Jane (Burness) Doig; (3) Betsy E. (Cumming) Doig; (4) Isabella (Skene) Doig.
+ 40 iii Jean5 Doig, born 1821 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 1 May 1821 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 9 Dec 1857 in Northmuir, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. She married William Doig.
+ 41 iv Alexander5 Doig, born 1823 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 20 Feb 1823 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 19 Dec 1873 in Bank Street, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; buried in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married Janet (David) Doig.
+ 42 v William5 Doig, born 1825 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 31 Oct 1825 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 14 Jan 1889 in Brown's Place, Blairgowrie, Perth, Scotland. He married (1) Helen (Fairweather) Doig; (2) Jane (Henderson) Doig.
+ 43 vi Agnes5 Doig, born 1828 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 31 Oct 1828 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 1894 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. She married David Bell.
44 vii Ann5 Doig, born 1830 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 3 Sep 1830 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 1910 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. She married on 19 Jan 1855 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland James Ramsay, born 1829 in Westmuir, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 6 Dec 1829 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, son of John Ramsay and Betty (Donald) Ramsay. Notes: MARRIAGE: James and Ann pledged marriage on 31 Dec 1854 in Kirriemuir. Ann signed her name 'X;' witnesses to her signature were Thomas Doig and William Doig. Witnesses to the marriage were Thomas Doig and David Doig.
+ 45 viii Margaret5 Doig, born 29 Aug 1832 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 25 Jun 1909 in Kirkton, Strathmartine, Angus, Scotland; buried in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. She married William Patterson.
46 ix Catherine5 Doig, born 1834/35 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 1836 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
+ 47 x Thomas Rattray5 Doig, born 3 Feb 1836 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 30 Dec 1907 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland; buried in Eastern Cemetery, Section 1, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. He married Ann (Watson) Doig.
20. Jean4 Doig (John3, David2, John1), born 1797 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 19 May 1797 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 20 Jul 1875 in 63 Crescent Land, St. Andrew, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. She married John Boath, born abt 1795 in Scotland; died bef 1875.
Notes for Jean Doig
Witness to Jean's death certificate was her son James Booth.
Children of Jean Doig and John Boath were as follows:
48 i James5 Boath, christened 28 Aug 1816 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, died Infant in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
49 ii David5 Boath, born 1820 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 22 Jun 1820 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
50 iii Alexander5 Boath, born 1822 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 29 Jul 1822 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
51 iv Ann5 Boath, born 1824 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 12 Nov 1824 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
52 v William5 Boath, born 1827 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 17 Jun 1827 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
53 vi Jean Miller5 Boath, born 1830 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 18 Apr 1830 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
54 vii John5 Boath, born 1832 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 5 Feb 1832 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
55 viii James5 Boath, born 1835 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 16 Aug 1835 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
56 ix Mary Fairweather5 Boath, born 1840 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 26 May 1840 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
23. Margaret4 Doig (Robet3, Robert2, John1), born 21 Jun 1789 in Little Mill, Forfar, Angus, Scotland; christened 24 Jun 1789 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland; died 8 May 1851 in Watt Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland; buried 11 May 1851 in St. Peter's Churchyard, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. She married on 21 Aug 1809 in Coupar Angus, Angus, Scotland John Lamb, born abt 1784 in Scotland.
Notes for Margaret Doig
MARRIAGE: Both were listed from Coupar-Angus.
Notes for John Lamb
John was a shoemaker.
Children of Margaret Doig and John Lamb were as follows:
57 i Robert5 Lamb, born 1811 in Calton, Coupar Angus, Angus, Scotland; christened 28 Oct 1811 in Coupar Angus, Angus, Scotland.
58 ii Janet5 Lamb, christened 14 Oct 1820 in Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland.
25. Charles4 Doig (Robet3, Robert2, John1), born 22 Jul 1794 in Little Mill, Forfar, Angus, Scotland; christened 22 Jul 1794 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland; died 3 Apr 1857 in 17 Dudhope Crescent, Dundee, Angus, Scotland; buried in New Burying Ground, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. He married on 18 Jan 1816 in Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland Jean (Evans) Doig, born 1792 in Carmyllie, Angus, Scotland; christened 18 Nov 1792 in Carmyllie, Angus, Scotland; died 27 Jan 1843 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland; buried 29 Jan 1843 in Howff Graveyard, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, daughter of Alexander Evans and Margaret (Williamson) Evans.
Notes for Charles Doig
Charles was a weaver in Douglastown, Kinnettles Parish, on the road between Forfar and Glamis. The family moved to Monifieth near Dundee by 1836. Jane died soon after. In 1851 Charles was a laborer on Turnpike Road in Dundee. He was a widower living on Dudhope Crescent, Dundee; Agnes, Jane, Alexander, and Helen were living at home. He became a mill watchman.
Witness to Charles' death certificate was his daughter Helen.
MARRIAGE: They proclaimed marriage on 13 Jan 1816 in Guthrie and 14 Jan 1816 in Kinnettles; they were married the following Thursday. Charles was listed from Kinnettles and Jane from Guthrie.
Children of Charles Doig and Jean Evans were as follows:
59 i Agnes5 Doig, born 1817 in Douglastown, Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; christened 14 Jun 1817 in Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; died 18 Sep 1853 in Dudhope Crescent, Dundee, Angus, Scotland; buried 21 Sep 1853 in Howff Graveyard, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Notes: Agnes was a mill worker. She did not marry and lived all her life with her father.
60 ii David5 Doig, born 19 Mar 1819 in Douglastown, Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; christened 28 Mar 1819 in Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland.
+ 61 iii Jane5 Doig, born 10 Apr 1821 in Douglastown, Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; christened 11 Apr 1821 in Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; died 2 Dec 1924 in 13 Stanley Street, St. Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland. She married Donald McDonald.
+ 62 iv James5 Doig, born 3 May 1827 in Douglastown, Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; christened 6 May 1827 in Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; died 13 Nov 1898 in St. Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland. He married (1) Agnes (Myles) Doig; (2) Mary Fleming (Evans) Doig.
+ 63 v Ann Milne5 Doig, born 15 Jul 1829 in Douglastown, Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; christened 18 Jul 1829 in Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland. She married Henry Knight.
+ 64 vi Alexander Evans5 Doig, born 25 Oct 1831 in Douglastown, Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; christened 30 Oct 1831 in Kinnettles, Angus, Scotland; died 1911 in St. Leonards, NSW, Australia. He married (1) Isabella (Brownlee) Doig; (2) unknown; (3) Agnes Eadie (Torrance) Doig.
+ 65 vii Helen Dale5 Doig, born 21 Mar 1836 in Monifieth, Angus, Scotland; christened 7 Apr 1836 in Monifieth, Angus, Scotland; died 1911 in St. Machar, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland. She married Jacob Berg.
26. John4 Doig (John3, Robert2, John1), born 1791 in Ballindarg, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 2 Oct 1791 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 1841/51 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married (1) Ann (Tyrie) Doig, born abt 1800 in Scotland; died abt 1834 in Scotland; (2) on 4 Oct 1835 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland Susan (Guild) Doig, born 1808 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 5 Feb 1808 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 1873 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, daughter of James Guild and Margaret (Burnett) Guild.
Notes for John Doig
In 1841 John was a day laborer living with the family at Risk, Kirriemuir.
Notes for Susan Guild
In 1851 Susan was living without John at Lillyloss, Kirriemuir with the four youngest children; she was a linen yarn winder and the children were linen hand loom weavers. In 1871 Susan lived at Lillyloss with her daughter, Susan, and nephew David Brown (5 Aug 1861 Kirriemuir, son of James Brown and Margaret Wilkie), and Betsy Don Haggart or Doig, niece christened 25 May 1865 at Kirriemuir, the daughter of Margaret Doig and James Haggart.
Children of John Doig and Ann Tyrie were as follows:
+ 66 i Marjory5 Doig, born 1825/26 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 27 Nov 1872 in Tillyloss, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. She married George Donaldson.
+ 67 ii Mary5 Doig, born 1827/29 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. She married (1) Joseph Clarke; (2) Robert Ross.
Children of John Doig and Susan Guild were as follows:
+ 68 i Margaret5 Doig, born 7 Mar 1836 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 22 May 1868 in Lillyloss, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. She married (1) unknown; (2) James Haggart.
69 ii Isabella5 Doig, born 10 Feb 1838 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 1917 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. Notes: In 1881 Isabella was an unmarried linen weaver living on Glamis Road, Kirriemuir with her sister Susan, Nephew David Brown, and niece Betty Haggart.
70 iii Susan5 Doig, born 17 May 1840 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 1925 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. Notes: In 1881 Susan was an unmarried linen weaver living with her sister Isabella in Kirriemuir. In 1891 and 1901 she lived alone in Kirriemuir.
29. Catherine4 Doig (John3, Robert2, John1), born 1799 in Guilds Hillock, Glamis, Angus, Scotland; christened 27 Jun 1799 in Glamis, Angus, Scotland; died 1879 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland; buried in Oathlaw Churchyard, Oathlaw, Angus, Scotland. She married Not married Robert Mitchell, born abt 1799 in Scotland.
Notes for Catherine Doig
In 1841 Catherine and her son were living with her parents at Barnsdale, Kirriemuir. In 1851 she was a brown linen hand loom weaver living with her mother in Ellenorton, Kirriemuir. In 1861 unmarried sisters Elizabeth, Catherine (public house keeper), and Ann lived at 25 Upper High Street, Forfar; with them was niece Mary A. Duff.
Children of Catherine Doig and Robert Mitchell were as follows:
71 i John5 Mitchell, born 1838 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 23 Aug 1838 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
34. Janet4 Doig (John3, Robert2, John1), born 1813 in Balinshoe, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 13 Sep 1813 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 18 Aug 1896 in 36 West High Street, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. She married on 12 Nov 1837 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland David Duff, born abt 1812 in Scotland; died bef 1881 in Scotland.
Notes for Janet Doig
In 1881 Jessie lived at 22 North Street, Forfar with her unmarried sister Anne and nephew Robert Crozier. In 1891 she, her sister Ann, and nephew Robert Crozier lived at 36 W. High Street, Forfar.
Witness to Janet's death certificate was her daughter Catherine Chambers of 3 Eden Street, Sunderland.
Notes for David Duff
David was a wood sawyer. In 1848 the family lived at #2 Giles Street, Leith.
Children of Janet Doig and David Duff were as follows:
+ 72 i Ann Doig5 Duff, born 29 Sep 1839 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. She married James Crozier.
73 ii Mary Ann5 Duff, born 1843/44 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. Notes: In 1861 Mary was a scholar living at 26 Upper High Street with her unmarried aunts Elizabeth, Catherine, and Ann Doig.
+ 74 iii Elizabeth5 Duff, born 30 Jul 1845 in Scotland; died 22 Dec 1890 in 'Rosemarie,' Papakaio, Waitaki, Oamaru, New Zealand; buried in Papakaio Cemetery, Papakaio, Waitaki, Oamaru, New Zealand. She married William Doig.
+ 75 iv Catherine Taylor5 Duff, born 17 Aug 1848 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; christened 19 Nov 1848 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. She married John Fenton Chambers.
76 v Jessie5 Duff, born abt 1851 in Scotland.
+ 77 vi Isabella5 Duff, born abt 1853 in Scotland. She married John Edmondstone.
78 vii David5 Duff, born 6 Feb 1855 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. Notes: David died without issue.
+ 79 viii Joanna5 Duff, born 7 Jan 1857 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; died 1925. She married James Brown Grubb.
Generation 5
38. David5 Doig (John4, John3, David2, John1), born 1816 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 28 Aug 1816 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 10 Sep 1897 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married on 17 Nov 1838 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland Catherine (Barrie) Doig, born Jan 1817 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 30 Sep 1903 in 1 Whytes Buildings, Roods Road, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, daughter of Alexander Barrie and Marjory (Mitchell) Barrie.
Notes for David Doig
In 1841 David was a handloom weaver living at Roods, Kirriemuir. In 1851 the family was living at East Hillbank, Kirriemuir. In 1861 David was a linen weaver living at Peraik's Land, Westownend, Kirriemuir. In 1871 David was a gardener, and the family was living on West Town End Street. In 1881 and 1891 he was a linen handloom weaver with his wife in Kirriemuir.
Notes for Catherine Barrie
Catherine was related to Sir James Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan.
Sir James Matthew Barrie was born 9 May 1860 in Kirriemuir, his grandparents being Alexander Barrie and Marjory Mitchell. Catherine (Barrie) Doig was his aunt. He was educated at Edinburgh University. He moved to London in 1885 where he worked as a journalist and writer until his death on 19 June 1937. He is buried in Kirriemuir where a statue of Peter Pan commemorates his writing career.
Catherine was a linen weaver in 1871. In 1901 she lived in Kirriemuir with grandson David, and his wife Jane and children Jessie, and William.
Children of David Doig and Catherine Barrie were as follows:
+ 80 i Mary Barrie6 Doig, born 1839 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 9 Sep 1839 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 19 Jun 1927 in Clova, Kirkland Street, Peebles, Scotland. She married William Dishart.
+ 81 ii John6 Doig, born 22 Aug 1842 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 24 Nov 1919 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; buried in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married Margaret (Patterson) Doig.
+ 82 iii Alexander6 Doig, born 1844 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 19 Jun 1844 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 28 Jun 1921 in 40 North George Street, St. Andrew, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. He married Jane (Stewart) Doig.
+ 83 iv David Barrie6 Doig, born 18 Sep 1846 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 27 Jun 1926 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; buried 29 Jun 1926 in Fernhill Cemetery, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. He married Elizabeth Beckwith (Francis) Doig.
+ 84 v William Barrie6 Doig, born 1849 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 9 Aug 1849 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 5 Apr 1905 in 3 Gladstone Place, Glendale, Kirriemuir, Scotland; buried in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He married Ann (Smith) Doig.
+ 85 vi James6 Doig, born 1851 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 14 Jun 1851 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 23 Feb 1911 in Royal Infirmary, St. Mary, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. He married Margaret (Kidd) Doig.
+ 86 vii Charles Hutcheson6 Doig, born 10 Jan 1855 in West Town End, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 23 May 1915 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; buried 26 May 1915 in Fernhill Cemetery, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. He married Elizabeth A. (Cunningham) Doig.
+ 87 viii George McLean6 Doig, born 16 Mar 1857 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 13 Dec 1933 in 24 York Place, Chorlton cum Medlock, Lancashire, England. He married Mary Ann Tait (McLaren) Doig.
88 ix Frederick6 Doig, born 11 May 1859 in Westownend, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 25 Dec 1863 in Westownend, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
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David Doig (1816-1897)
Catherine Barrie (1817-1903)
Kirriemuir
39. James5 Doig (John4, John3, David2, John1), born 1818 in Roods, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; christened 23 Oct 1818 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 5 Feb 1903 in Cedar Cottage, Montrose, Angus, Scotland. He married (1) Not married Janet (Alexander) Doig, born 29 Jun 1821 in Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland; christened 1 Jul 1821 in Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland, daughter of Thomas Alexander and Janet (Fenton) Alexander; (2) on 27 Aug 1848 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland Jane (Burness) Doig, born 25 Aug 1825 in Inverbervie, Kincardine, Scotland; christened 28 Aug 1825 in Inverbervie, Kincardine, Scotland; died 1882 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, daughter of Henry Burness and Elizabeth Law (Napier) Burness; (3) in 1891 in Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Betsy E. (Cumming) Doig, born 26 Sep 1828 in Crathie & Braemar, Aberdeen, Scotland; died 1901 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, daughter of William Cumming and Margaret (Downie) Cumming; (4) in 1902 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland Isabella (Skene) Doig, born 1837/38 in Drumlithie, Kincardine, Scotland; died 1919 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.
Notes for James Doig
In 1841 James was an agricultural laborer at Balloch, Kirriemuir. James sired an illegitimate son, James Doig, by Janet Alexander. Having found Janet with child, James fled to England where he joined the Merchant Service on 1 Aug 1846 at Southampton. He went to sea as a cade trimmer. [a cade is a cask, particularly for holding herring.] He was described as able to write, 5 ft. 3-3/4 inches tall, light hair, blue eyes, and a florid complexion with a red mark over his left eye. He made voyages in 1846 and 1847.
James was a baker by 1850. In 1851 he was a journeyman baker living at 14 Mill Street, Montrose with his wife, daughter and one lodger. In 1856 he was a confectioner living at 67 Murrey Street, Montrose. In 1881 he was a confectioner at 34 High Street, Montrose with his wife, Jane, children Jessie (assistant in shop), Betsy (assistant in shop), Catherine (assistant in shop), and William (apprentice plumber), grandsons James Grieve and Alfred Grieve, and a domestic servant Annie E. A. Ewean (19 Benholm). He appears in the list of voters at the same address from 1884 to 1899. In 1891 James and his daughter Jessie live in Montrose.
Later in 1891 James married Betsy Christie. She died in late 1901.
Witness to James' death certificate was his step-son David Gemlo of Union Street, Montrose. He reported James' parents as Thomas Doig, linen weaver, and Janet Rattray.
MARRIAGE to Jane Burness: James was listed as a weaver at North Links and Jane living on High Street.
Notes for Janet Alexander
In 1851 Janet Alexander was an unmarried, linen handloom weaver living with her parents and son, James Doig, at Slademuir, Kirriemuir.
Notes for Betsy E. Cumming
In 1881 Bettsy was a widow and spirit & wine merchant residing at 7 Bridge Street, Montrose with children Bettsy, Mary, William, Christina, and Marion, and two lodgers.
Children of James Doig and Janet Alexander were as follows:
+ 89 i James6 Doig, born 1845 in Slademuir, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland; died 19 Jun 1917 in 32 Ogilvy Place, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. He married Robina Towns (Hunter) Doig.
Children of James Doig and Jane Burness were as follows:
90 i Jessie Rattray6 Doig, born 10 Jul 1850 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland; died 27 Aug 1891 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. Notes: In 1881 and 1891 Jessie was unmarried and an assistant innkeeper living with her parents in Montrose. An extract of her testament reads: 24 October 1892 - Confirmation of Jessie Rattray Doig, Montrose, who died 27 August [1891] at Montrose, intestate, granted at Forfar, to James Doig, Vintner, Montrose, Executor dative qua father. Value of Estate, £85, 6s.
+ 91 ii Christine Hume6 Doig, born 23 Jan 1853 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland; died 1879 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. She married Thomas Johnstone Grieve.
92 iii William Moir6 Doig, born 24 Oct 1854 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland; died 23 Jul 1856 in 67 Murray Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland; buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.
93 iv Betsy Low Napier6 Doig, born 4 Sep 1856 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland; died 1891 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. She married in 1886 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland George F. Piggins, born abt 1856.
94 v James Smith6 Doig, born 26 Aug 1858 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. Notes: In 1881 James was a law clerk lodging with Sarah Mellon, comedian, at 9 Greenside Place, Greenside, Edinburgh.
+ 95 vi Catherine Innes6 Doig, born 16 Dec 1860 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. She married George Mitchell.
+ 96 vii William Balfour6 Doig, born 25 Dec 1862 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland; died Jul 1902/02 in Islington, London, Middlesex, England. He married Ellen (Ford) Doig.
97 viii Eliza Jane6 Doig, born 2 Dec 1864 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland; died 1866 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.
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