Ancestry Solutions'
 Ancestral Collectives

Isabella STEPHENSON

Isabella STEPHENSON[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female Abt 1787 - 1870  (~ 83 years)

Personal Information    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Isabella STEPHENSON 
    Born Abt 1787  Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID ED37F8097FEDD611B6E8D531B5CE1D35F1CE 
    Died 17 Jul 1870  Lenabo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I4986  YoungFamily
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2022 

    Father James STEPHENSON,   b. Abt 1765,   d. Bef 1 Jul 1870  (Age ~ 105 years) 
    Mother Jean or Jane GRAY,   b. Abt 1765,   d. Bef 1 Jul 1870  (Age ~ 105 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1786  Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    _UID C006F2619D341B49B2A68E81CD59A7B335ED 
    Family ID F1836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George SHEPHERD,   c. 27 May 1784, Tiffry, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 28 Jan 1822, Tarhendry, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1807  Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    _UID EB37F8097FEDD611B6E8D531B5CE1D35EFAE 
    Children 
     1. Jane SHEPHERD,   c. 15 Mar 1807, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Helen SHEPHERD,   b. 3 Nov 1809, Rora, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. George SHEPHERD,   b. 24 Feb 1812, Rora, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Falconer SHEPHERD,   b. 3 Jul 1814, Rora, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1894, Blackdyke, Kinknockie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Isobel SHEPHERD,   c. 4 Jun 1815, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Isabella SHEPHERD,   b. 12 May 1816, Rora, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1898, Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. Elizabeth SHEPHERD,   c. 22 Aug 1817, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1817
     8. Elizabeth SHEPHERD,   b. 12 Aug 1819, Rora, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. William SHEPHERD,   c. 18 Jan 1820, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1820
     10. William SHEPHERD,   b. 3 Jan 1822, Rora, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Emily SHEPHERD,   c. 28 May 1822, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. Amelia SHEPHERD,   b. 12 May 1824, Rora, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 15 May 2022 
    Family ID F1834  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S27] 1841 Census, Scotland, General Register Office for Scotland, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, ED 6, p. 14., 1841.


      Longside, Aberdeenshire, Parish #218

      Household Members: Name Age
      Isabella Shepherd 55, female, independent, born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland




    2. [S28] 1851 Census, Scotland, General Register Office for Scotland, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, ED 6, p. 8, line 3, Roll: CSSCT1851_48., 1851.

      Household schedule #27, Parish #218 Longside, Lenabo:

      Isabela Stephenson, head, widow, 63, born Old Deer, Aberdeenshire
      John Shipherd, great-grandchild, single, 2, born Udny, Aberdeenshire



    3. [S26] 1861 Census, Scotland, General Register Office for Scotland, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, ED 2, p. 11, Line: 10, Roll: CSSCT1861_30., 1861.

      Registration number: 218
      Registration district: Longside
      Civil parish: Longside

      Household schedule #45, Loanhead Lenabo:

      Isabel Stephenson, head, widow, 73, pauper, born Old Deer, Aberdeenshire
      Hellen Shepherd, daughter, single, 45, agricultural labourer, born Longside, Aberdeenshire
      William Cruckshank, grandson, single, 8, scholar, born Longside, Aberdeenshire




    4. [S169] Kirk Sessions, Church of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk), Longside, Aberdeenshire Scotland kirk session, Minutes (1798-1845), CH2/699/7, fols. 53-54., 4 Jan 1807.
      1806 December 14th. The session met and being constituted, compeared Isabel STEVENSON in Upper Kinknockie, and being interrogated, judicially acknowledged that she was with child in uncleanness and being further interrogated, accused GEORGE SHEPHERD in Newton of Ludquhain as the guilty father. After a suitable exhortation from the moderator, she was cited, apud acta, to attend session on the 21st instant, and the officer was appointed to cite said GEORGE SHEPHERD to be then and there present.
      Booth and Davidson ut supra.

      December 21st. The session met, etc. c ompeared on citation GEORGE SHEPHERD and ISABEL STEVENSON, acknowledging their guilt of fornication. They were afterward suitably spoken to, and exhorted to repentance, and cited to attend Session on that day forthnight.
      Booth and Davidson ut supra.

      1807 January 4th. The Session met, and being constituted, compeared on citation GEORGE SHEPHERD and ISABEL STEVENSON in profession of their repentance, and after a serious admonition to repentance and amendment of life, were absolved from the scandal.
      Booth and Davidson ut supra.
      https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/virtual-volumes/volume-images?image=55&source=way-pointing&volume=CH2/699/7&volume_info=Longside%20kirk%20session&volume_short_desc=Minutes%20%281798-1845%29&record_id=4333&rex_uid=REX00760&placename=Longside%20kirk%20session.

    5. [S19] District Registration of Death, Scotland, (Scotland, Edinburgh: Registrar General for Scotland), Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1870, Entry #27, Statutory Deaths 218/00 0027, 17 Jul 1870.
      1870. Deaths in the Parish of Longside, in the County of Aberdeen. Isabella Stephenson [crossed through with number [1] placed above it] Shepherd (widow of George Shepherd, farm servant), date of death 1870 July Seventeenth 9h. 0m. A.M. at Lenabo, female, aged 83 years, parents: James Stephenson, Weaver (deceased) and Jane Stephenson M.S. Gray (deceased), cause of death Hydrothoras, 3 months [Tuberculosis], as certified by Nath. Lawrence, surgeon, Informant: William Cruickshank, grandson, registered: 1870 July 18h at Longside, Alex. Center, Registrar. Correction in margin very faint but refers to correction made to surname of deceased.

    6. [S23] Old Parish Register, Scotland, General Register Office for Scotland, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 02/02/1786, O.P.R. Marriages 228/00 0020 0333, 2 Feb 1786.
      February second 1786. Stevenson & Gray. James Stevenson & Jean Gray, both in this parish, were married after regular proclamations.

    7. [S19] District Registration of Death, Scotland, (Scotland, Edinburgh: Registrar General for Scotland), District of Ardallie, Aberdeen, 1894, page 1, 17 Jan 1894.
      Decedant: Falconer Cruickshank, widow of William Cruickshank, molecatcher, at 12:00 a.m. at Blackdyke, Kinknockie, aged 79 years, daughter of George Shepherd, ploughman and Barbara Shepherd, maiden surname Stephenson, both deceased. Cause of death, disease of the heart for a number of years and hemiplegia for 18 days. In attendance was Andrew Robertson, son-in-law, usual residence Westerton, Cruden.
      Copy of original district death registration purchased from http://www.scotlandspeople.com, in possession of Susan Young.

    8. [S23] Old Parish Register, Scotland, General Register Office for Scotland, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 18/03/1807, O.P.R. Marriages 228/00 0020 0383, 18 Mar 1807.
      1807 Mar 18. Shepherd & Stevenson. George Shepherd in the Parish of Longside and Isabel Stevenson in this Parish were regularly married said day.
      Banns called also at Longside.

    9. [S23] Old Parish Register, Scotland, General Register Office for Scotland, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 22/01/1807, O.P.R. Marriages 218/00 0020 0072, 22 Jan 1807.
      1807. [n.d. between Jan. 22 and February 15] Shepherd & Stevenson. Geo. Shepherd in this p.[arish] and Isabel Stevenson in O.D. [Old Deer] p. and settled in.