Third Generation
It is the early 1800's and our family is
spreading out over a small area of Scotland in Kincardineshire and
Forfarshire. From this generation, we continue to trace the
descendants of James Low (ID=20) and his wife Margaret Law.
James and his siblings live at Marykirk, Kincardineshire during their
childhood. Several first cousins are at Upper Gallery (also
spelt Upper Gallary in some records), Logie Pert, Forfarshire.
Some may be at at Langley Park, Dun, Forfarshire.
Our ancestor James Low (ID=20) moves to Fettercairn where he marries and raises a family. Fettercairn is a large parish of 14,844 acres in Kincardineshire with a recent population of 1300. It is located about 10 miles north west of Montrose. James spends last few years of his life with one of his sons at Kirkhill, Dun, Forfar- shire. This parish is described with the next generation.
By the early 1800's, it became apparent that most male members of the LOW family would choose to become carpenters; a tradition which carried on for the next century.
Alexander Low
(ID=19)
Born: 09 Feb 1766 - Marykirk,
Kincardineshire, Scotland
Died: -
Sex: Male
Occupation:
Father: James Low (ID=3)
Mother: Janet Anderson (ID=4)
Notes:
1. Born before parents
married
2. Baptismal date
given
His baptismal record states that he was the "unlawful" son of James and Janet. However, since his parents were married two years later, this made him legitimate according to Scottish law.
References: 28, 170
James Low
(ID=20)
Born: 1769 - Marykirk, Kincardineshire,
Scotland
Died: 08 Sep 1855 - Kirkhill, Dun,
Forfarshire, Scotland
Sex: Male
Occupation: Wright (Carpenter)
Father: James Low (ID=3)
Mother: Janet Anderson (ID=4)
Married: 1795c? - Fettercairn(?), Forfarshire,
Scotland to:
Margaret Law (Low)
(ID=21)
Born: ? 15 Nov
1772 - Mains of Balbegnoe, Fettercairn,
Forfarshire, Scotland
Died: ?1845 -
CHILDREN:
1. David Low
(ID=34)
1789 - 1815
2. Elizabeth Low
(ID=35) 03 May 1796 - 1854
3. John Low
(ID=37)
20 Dec 1798 - 14 Aug 1864
4. Sarah Low
(ID=39)
1800 - 1830
5. Robert Low
(ID=40) 1801 -
1802
6. Jane Low
(ID=41)
30 Sep 1803 -
7. Margaret Low
(ID=42) 13 Nov 1807 -
The birth of James Low was not recorded in the parochial register, but from the information recorded for his death it could be determined that he was born at Marykirk early in 1769, probably about March.
James was living at Marykirk, Kincardineshire during his early years. He became a wright (carpenter) and moved to Fettercairn, Kincardineshire at an unknown date. James married Margaret Low (or Law), but no record of this marriage could be found. It is known that they were married by 1796. I would guess that they were married about 1794 or 1795. I came to this conclusion because of the anomaly in the seven year gap between the births of their son David (1789) and daughter Elizabeth (1796). I also feel confident that the list of children is complete, as the children, including deceased, were named in the death registration of James Low in 1855. The year 1855 is special for Scottish records. In that year, civil regis- tration of births, marriages, and deaths became compulsory in Scotland. In that first year, a great deal of genea- logical identifying information was required of all regis- trations. In later years, such detailed information was not recorded.
In 1789, when David was born, his father was only 20 and his mother possibly only 17. This was an unusually early age to be married in this part of Scotland at this time. Perhaps they waited a few years after the birth of David before they married.
The family was living at Fettercairn, Kincardineshire from before 1796 until at least 1803. They may have been at Logie Pert, Forfarshire for a short time around 1807 (where daughter Margaret was baptized). James was living at Kirkhill, Dun, Forfarshire from 1845 until 1855. During his last years, he was a widower living with his son John (ID=37).
James Low died at Kirkhill, Dun on 8
September 1855 at the age of 86 1/2, and was buried in the churchyard
at Pert, Logie Pert. No gravestone could be located.
No conclusive information could be found on the life of his wife Margaret. Early records which records the baptisms of her children spell her maiden name as LAW. Later records spell it LOW. There were several LAW families in Fettercairn before 1790, but only one birth of a Margaret Law was recorded around the time she would likely have been born: Margaret Law, daughter of James Law and Christian Robb was baptized 15 November 1772.
After checking various records, I concluded that Margaret was probably not a close cousin of her husband.
No record could be found of Margaret's death. She almost certainly died before 1851 as she is not listed in census. She probably died about 1845, at the time her husband moved to their son's home at Dun.
References: 143, 167, 169, 170
Elizabeth Low
(ID=22)
Born: 15 Jul 1771 - Marykirk, Kincardineshire,
Scotland
Died: -
Sex: Female
Occupation:
Father: James Low (ID=3)
Mother: Janet Anderson (ID=4)
Notes:
1. Baptismal date given
References: 170
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Mary Low
(ID=23)
Born: 30 Jun 1769 - Upper Gallery, Logie
Pert,
Forfarshire, Scotland
Died: -
Sex: Female
Occupation:
Father: David Low (ID=7)
Mother: Clementina Low (ID=6)
Married: 28 Jun 1803 - Logie Pert, Forfarshire,
Scotland to:
Hugh Anderson
(ID=24)
Born: -
Died: -
CHILDREN:
1. Anne Anderson
(ID=44) 01 Jun 1804 -
References: 169
Elizabeth Low
(ID=25)
Born: 17 Aug 1772 - Upper Gallery, Logie
Pert, Forfarshire,
Scotland
Died: -
Sex: Female
Occupation:
Father: David Low (ID=7)
Mother: Clementina Low (ID=6)
References: 169
John Low
(ID=26)
Born: 01 Aug 1774 - Upper Gallery, Logie
Pert, Forfarshire,
Scotland
Died: -
Sex: Male
Occupation:
Father: David Low (ID=7)
Mother: Clementina Low (ID=6)
Married: 01 Nov 1800 - Logie Pert, Forfarshire,
Scotland to:
Ann Craich
(ID=27)
Born: -
Died: -
CHILDREN:
1. Mary Low
(ID=45)
20 Nov 1801 -
2. David Low
(ID=46)
14 Mar 1803 -
3. William Low
(ID=47) 05 Oct 1805
-
4. John Low
(ID=48)
14 Oct 1807 -
5. Clementina Low
(ID=49) 08 Aug 1809 -
References: 169
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Elizabeth Low
(ID=28)
Born: 21 Apr 1773 - Bridge End, Logie Pert,
Forfarshire,
Scotland
Died: -
Sex: Female
Occupation:
Father: John Low (ID=8)
Mother: Elizabeth Caitness (ID=9)
References: 169
Ann Low
(ID=29)
Born: 26 Jan 1775 - Bridgend, Logie Pert,
Forfarshire,
Scotland
Died: -
Sex: Female
Occupation:
Father: John Low (ID=8)
Mother: Elizabeth Caitness (ID=9)
References: 169
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Andrew Low
(ID=30)
Born: 1788 - Forfarshire, Scotland
Died: 21 Nov 1804 -
Sex: Male
Occupation:
Father: Andrew Low (ID=10)
Mother: Rachel Cree (ID=11)
References: 236
Laughlan Low
(ID=31)
Born: 1794 - Forfarshire, Scotland
Died: 16 Aug 1840 - Liverpool, England
Sex: Male
Occupation:
Father: Andrew Low (ID=10)
Mother: Rachel Cree (ID=11)
References: 236
John Low
(ID=32)
Born: 1798 - Forfarshire, Scotland
Died: 1828 - Calcutta, India(?)
Sex: Male
Occupation:
Father: Andrew Low (ID=10)
Mother: Rachel Cree (ID=11)
References 236
David Low
(ID=33)
Born: 1804 - Forfarshire, Scotland
Died: 27 Mar 1827 -
Sex: Male
Occupation:
Father: Andrew Low (ID=10)
Mother: Rachel Cree (ID=11)
References: 236
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