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LAURENSON, James

LAURENSON, James

Male 1849 - 1910  (60 years)


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  • Name LAURENSON, James  [1, 2] 
    Birth 29 Sep 1849  Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Baptism 7 Feb 1850  Bressay,Shetland,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Death 23 Sep 1910  Bressay Sound, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18095  Stark Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2025 

    Father LAURENSON, William Mouat,   b. 8 Sep 1815, Nestigarth, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1893, Kirkabister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother TAIT, Barbara,   b. 21 Jul 1820, Grindischool, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1895, Kirkabister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 23 Nov 1847  Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    • St Stephen
    Married 23 Nov 1847  Bressay,Shetland,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 23 Nov 1847  Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Family ID F1416  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GIFFORD, Margaret,   b. 13 Dec 1855, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1936, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1879  Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. LAURENSON, James,   b. 26 Jan 1880, Kirkabister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1950, 8 Slates Road, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. LAURENSON, Laurence,   b. 22 Sep 1881, Kirkabister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1957 (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. LAURENSON, Margaret Jane,   b. 9 Dec 1883, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1889, Kirkabister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. LAURENSON, William,   b. 9 Sep 1885, Kirkabister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1886, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. LAURENSON, William,   b. 1886, Bressay Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1995 (Age 109 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. LAURENSON, George,   b. 21 Jun 1890, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1890, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. LAURENSON, Margaret Jean,   b. 13 Sep 1891, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1892, Kirkabister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. LAURENSON, Barbara,   b. 22 Jan 1893, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1991, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. LAURENSON, Ann Jane,   b. 1894, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1895 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. LAURENSON, John,   b. 1896, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1897 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. LAURENSON, Margaret Jane,   b. 1897, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1967 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Sep 1849 - Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relation to Head of House: Son - 1861 - Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Nov 1879 - Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    James Laurenson and Margaret Gifford Marriage 1879    		James Laurenson and Margaret Gifford Marriage 1879

  • Sources 
    1. [S43] Ancestry.com, 1861 Scotland Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Bressay; ED: 1; Page: 11; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1861_1.

    2. [S77] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    3. [S278] Ancestry.com, Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for William Laurenson
      http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9842&h=1321628&indiv=try

    4. [S3] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    5. [S278] Ancestry.com, Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    6. [S20] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 February 2020, 02:50), entry for Barbara Tait(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2W5-44V); contributed by various users. PersonID L2W5-44V.
      Barbara Tait
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2W5-44V

    7. [S20] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1ZH-5YD : 12 February 2020), Barbara Tait, 1820.
      Barbara Tait, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1ZH-5YD


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