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TWEEDIE, John III

TWEEDIE, John III

Male 1764 - Aft 1841  (77 years)   Has 4 ancestors and 37 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name TWEEDIE, John  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix III 
    Birth 6 Feb 1764  Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID KVLQ-CHN 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 142539283 
    Occupation Weaver  [1, 2
    Residence 6 Jun 1841  Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death Aft 1841  [2
    Age 77 years 
    Burial Lochmaben Churchyard Cemetery, Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Address:
    Lochmaben Churchyard Cemetery
    Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway
    Scotland, UK 
    Person ID I1471  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2025 

    Father TWEEDIE, John Jr.,   b. 1724, Drummelzier, Peebles, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1818, Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Mother MOFFAT, Mary,   b. 1725, Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family JOHNSTONE, Marion S.,   b. 1759, Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1837, Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1791  Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6, 7
    • "John Tweedie & May Johnston both in this parish had the Banns of Marriage regularly proclaimed before the Congregation three times & no objections being found against them they were married accordingly on the 25th of August." - Lochmaben Church Marriage Register [6]
    Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 6 months - She : ~ 32 years and 8 months. 
    Children 
    +  1. Female TWEEDIE, Jane,   b. 24 Aug 1792, Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1872, Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
       2. Male TWEEDIE, James,   b. 4 Jul 1794, Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       3. Female TWEEDIE, Sarah,   b. 1799, Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1880, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    >  4. Male TWEEDIE, David,   b. 11 Jan 1800, Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1894, Stet, Carroll, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
       5. Female TWEEDIE, Marion,   b. 2 Mar 1810, Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1902, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
       6. Female TWEEDIE, Jannet,   b. 15 Feb 1811, Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1886, Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2015 

  • Notes 
    • (Research):Census - Scotland - 1841 - Dumfries, Parish of Lochmaben, Village of Hightae

      The following people, all named Tweedie, are shown living with John Tweedie, but their relationship is unknown. John Tweedie's wife, Marion, is not listed and she is assumed dead.
      James, 45; John, 40; Sarah, 35; Janet, 30; May, 27; Mary, 10; Hugh, 8; John, 5; James, 2-1/2.

      Also listed on the same page, but in another dwelling:
      David Tweedie, 60; a male, 20; Margaret, 30; David, 12. Relationships unknown.

      In this census, most adult ages were rounded to the nearest digit of 5.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Feb 1764 - Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Aug 1791 - Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Jun 1841 - Hightae, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Lochmaben Churchyard Cemetery
    Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway
    Scotland, UK - - Lochmaben Churchyard Cemetery, Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK
    Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S276] Scotland. Dumfries. District of Lochmaben. General Register Office and National Archives of Scotland, Death Records - Scotland, Dumfries, Lochmaben - Statutory (ScotlandsPeople), (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), 24 Dec 2011, 1872, 4, #10, Jane Rae, accessed 14 Dec 2011.
      Death Record - JaneRae
      Death Record - JaneRae


    2. [S325] Scotland. Dumfries., Census - Scotland - 1841 - Dumfries (ScotlandsPeople), (General Register Office and National Archives of Scotland. ScotlandsPeople. http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : n.d.), 19 May 2012, Parish of Lochmaben, Village of Hightae, page 13, John Tweedie(http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 19 May 2012).
      Census - Scotland - 1841 - Dumfries, Lochmaben - Tweedie, John
      Census - Scotland - 1841 - Dumfries, Lochmaben - Tweedie, John


    3. [S762] Birth Records - Scotland - 1564-1950 (FamilySearch), ((https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771030 : 2015)), 2 Jan 2012, accessed 2 January 2012), Jean Tweedie, 1792.
      Birth Record - Tweedie, Jean
      Birth Record - Tweedie, Jean


    4. [S384] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Records - LDS - New FamilySearch, ((http://new.familysearch.org)), 29 Aug 2012, accessed 29 Aug 2012), entry for John Tweedie, person ID KVLQ-CHN.

    5. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 12 Feb 2015, accessed 12 February 2015<, Memorial #142539283, John Tweedie III.

    6. [S335] Scotland. Dumfries. Parish of Lochmaben., Marriage Records - Scotland, Dumfries, Lochmaben - OPR (ScotlandsPeople), (Digital images. General Register Office and National Archives of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople. http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.), 20 May 2012, marriage register, Tweedie-Johnston, 1791; accessed 20 May 2012.
      GROS data: 840/00 0010 0293.
      MarriageRecord - Tweedie, John & Johnston, Marion
      MarriageRecord - Tweedie, John & Johnston, Marion


    7. [S384] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Records - LDS - New FamilySearch, ((http://new.familysearch.org)), 29 Aug 2012, accessed 29 Aug 2012), entry for Marion Johnston, person ID KVLQ-C4Y.


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