John’s paternal family tree - narrative

Events

Parents

Families

Attributes

Pedigree

1. Leask Leisk, George
   1. Mouat, Elizabeth Johnson
      1. Leask, James
         1. McPherson, Sarah
            1. Leask, George
            2. Leask, John
            3. Leask, Elizabeth
            4. Leask, James
            5. Leask, Sarah
      2. Leask, Laurence Mouat
      3. Leask, Margaret Colvin
      4. Leask, Magnus

Ancestors

Source References

1. Tony Gott: North Isles Family History: Shetland
   1. • Page: (www.bayanne.info/Shetland/ : accessed 31 Oct 2010); Death of James Leask.
      • Confidence: Very High
   2. • Page: (www.bayanne.info/Shetland/ : accessed 31 Oct 2010); Death of James Leask.
   3. • Date: 8 Sep 1836
      • Page: Birth of James Leask (1836)
   4. • Date: 22 Dec 1864
      • Page: Marriage of James Leask (1836) and Sarah McPherson
2. Ancestry.com: 1881 Scotland Census
   1. • Citation:

        http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881scotland&h=928054&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1837 Birth place: Sandwick, Shetland Residence date: 1881 Residence place: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

   2. • Date: 3 Apr 1881
      • Page: 1881 Census: James Leask (1836), wife Sarah and five children: Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, ED 1, Household schedule 3, line 12, roll CSSCT1881_1
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3. Ancestry.com: 1891 Scotland Census
   1. • Citation:

        http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1891scotland&h=74821&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1833 Birth place: Sandwich, Zetland Residence date: 1891 Residence place: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

   2. • Date: 5 Apr 1891
      • Page: 1891 Census: James Leask (1836), fisherman, wife Sarah and 4 children: Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, ED 1 Household Schedule 3, Line 11, Roll CSSCT1891_1
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4. Ancestry.com: 1851 Scotland Census
   1. • Citation:

        http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1851scotland&h=34052&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1836 Birth place: Sandwick, Zetland Residence date: 1851 Residence place: Sandwick, Shetland, Scotland

   2. • Date: 30 Mar 1851
      • Page: 1851 Census: George Leask (1810), Farmer and fisherman, wife Agnes; Sandwick, ED 2, Page 1, Household Schedule 2 Line 10 Roll CSSCT1851_1
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5. Ancestry.com: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
6. National Records of Scotland: Scotland Old Parish Registers - Births
   1. • Date: 8 Sep 1836
      • Page: Birth and baptism of James Leask (1836): father George Leask, mother Elizabeth Mouat, baptism 21 November
      • Citation:

        Birth and baptism of James Leask (1836) - "George Leask in the Egg and his wife Elizabeth ..."

7. National Records of Scotland: 1841 Scotland Census
   1. • Date: 6 Jun 1841
      • Page: 1841 Census: George Leask, wife Elizabeth and three children; Dunrossness, Sandwick & Cunningsburgh; ref 003/ 7 1 (note surname as "Leasle")
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8. Ancestry.com: 1861 Scotland Census
   1. • Date: 7 Apr 1861
      • Page: 1861 Census: George Leask (1810), wife Agnes and four children: Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, ED 1, Household Schedule 3, Line 14, Roll CSSCT1861_1
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9. Ancestry.com: 1871 Scotland Census
   1. • Date: 2 Apr 1871
      • Page: 1871 Census: James Leask (1836) wife Sarah, three children and Christina Jamieson, servant; Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, ED 1, Household 9, line 22, Roll CSSCT1871_1
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      • Citation:

        1871 Census: James Leask (1836) wife Sarah, three children and Christina Jamieson, servant - is Christina a relation?

10. Ancestry.com: 1901 Scotland Census
    1. • Date: 31 Mar 1901
       • Page: 1901 census: James Leask (1836), wife Sarah, other family members - Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, ED 1, Household Schedule 21 Line 8 Roll CSSCT1901_1
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11. National Records of Scotland: 1911 Scotland Census
    1. • Date: 2 Apr 1911
       • Page: 1911 Census: James Leask (1836) wife Sarah, both pensioners: Dunrossness, Sandwick and Cunningsburgh; Census 003/ 2 5/ 1, page 1 of 13
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12. National Records of Scotland: Scotland Statutory Registers - Deaths
    1. • Date: 27 Oct 1916
       • Page: Death of James Leask (1836), old age, not certified
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       • Citation:

         Death of James Leask (1836), fisherman, "widower of Sarah McPherson...Father George Leask, mother Elizabeth Mouat". Informant John Sandison, son-in-law.

13. National Records of Scotland: Scotland Statutory Registers Marriage
    1. • Date: 22 Dec 1864
       • Page: Marriage of James Leask (1836) and Sarah McPherson: Statutory Marriages 003/2 14