David Manson
✓ Sourced record
Born
5 Oct 1814, Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Died
18 Oct 1853, Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Documents
2 records from the research archive. Click an image to view it full size.
Death register entry, 1853
Source: Manson Widdows — David Manson death entry 1853.pdf· match unconfirmed
A register of deaths for Cromarty. The page only lists names, with no age or parents, so this is a name-and-date match.
Death, 1923
Source: Manson Widdows — Margaret Manson 1923 death.pdf
Filed as "Margaret Manson", but she is entered under her married name Finlayson.
What the records say
Details read from the certificate images above. Handwriting is transcribed as read, with doubts noted.
Death of Margaret Finlayson (born Manson), 1923
Statutory Deaths 061/00 0008 · Cromarty district, County of Ross and Cromarty, page 3, entry 8
Name
Margaret Finlayson, widow of William Finlayson, Fisherman
Died
24 May 1923, about 2:30 pm
Place of death
59 Gordon's Lane, Cromarty
Sex and age
Female, 83 years
Father
David Manson, Fisherman (deceased)
Mother
Janet Manson, maiden surname Hogg (deceased)
Cause of death
Fatty degeneration of the heart; pulmonary congestion
Informant
J. Finlayson, son, present
Registered
25 May 1923, Cromarty
ℹ Matches the GEDCOMDeath date and place, and both parents, agree with Margaret Manson (P612).
ℹ Her married nameThe tree has no husband for her. This record names him as William Finlayson, a fisherman, and a son J. Finlayson. The age of 83 is a year more than her birth on 4 January 1841 would give.
Death of David Manson, 1853
O.P.R. Deaths 061/00 0020 0293 · Cromarty, register of deaths 1853, page 146
Name
David Manson (entry as read)
Died
15 October 1853 (indexed date)
⚠ Date differs slightly from the GEDCOMThe GEDCOM has David Manson (P587) dying on 18 October 1853. The entry is indexed at 15 October 1853. The line gives only a name, with no age, parents or wife, so the match rests on the name, place and year.
Spouse & children
Spouse — married 8 Oct 1835, Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Children