Fingland Rorison

The Fingland/Rorison Family, married in 1803

A brief history of the family.

John Fingland was a farmer in Laught, Thornhill, Dumfries.

John Fingland

Born:
c1778/80

Place:

Married:
22nd April 1803

Place:

Died:
8th June 1844 (Age 64)

Place:
Thornhill, Dumfries, Scotland

Occupation:
Farmer

Father:

Mother:
Mary Smith (1757-1784)

Married

Agnes Rorison

Born:
1781 (Could be 1782 in Stirling, Scotland)

Place:

Died:
30 June 1867 (Age; in her 86th year)

Place:
Thornhill, Dumfries

Father:

Mother:
Margaret Martin (1754-1822)

CHILDREN

1. Thomas Fingland (Merchant in Glasgow)

Born:
1804

Place:

Married:

Place:

Died:
5th February 1863 (Age 59)

Place:
Glasgow, Scotland

Spouse:

2. Margaret Fingland

Born:
1806

Place:

Married:

Place:

Died:
26th October 1844 (Age 38)

Place:
Thornhill

Spouse:

3. Mary Fingland

Born:
1808

Place:

Married:

Place:

Died:
26th November 1891 (Age 83)

Place:
Thornhill

Spouse:

4. Gilbert Fingland

Born:
1810/15

Place:

Married:

Place:

Died:
1st August 1840 (Age 25/30) Tombstone inscription has his age as 25

Place:
Thornhill

Spouse:

5. Jane Fingland

Born:
18012

Place:

Married:

Place:

Died:
26 April, 1887(Age 75)

Place:
Lochbank, Kirkmahoe

Spouse:

6. John Fingland (Direct line ancestor)

Born:
1815

Place:

Married:
1850

Place:
Glasgow

Died:
4th January 1867 (Age; in 52nd year)

Place:
Glasgow

Spouse:
Susan Muir Gardener (1815-1880) Age 65

7. Janet Fingland

Born:
1816

Place:

Married:

Place:

Died:
25th December 1846 (Age 30)

Place:
Glasgow

Spouse:
John Fulton, Glasgow

8. James Fingland (Farmer at Laught)

Mark the perfect man and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace
... Inscription on Tombstone

Born:
1819

Place:

Married:

Place:

Died:
3 October 1855 (Age 36)

Place:

Spouse:

9. William Fingland (Farmer at Laught)

Born:
1821/22

Place:

Married:

Place:

Died:
1860 (Age 39) also have 15th February 1900 (Age 78)

Place:

Spouse:
Jean Murphie (Died 23rd July 1890, aged 71 years)

10. George Fingland

Born:
12th May 1824

Place:

Married:

Place:

Died:
5th January 1885 (Age 60)

Place:
Eastville, Victoria, Australia

Spouse:
Agnes Gilfillan (1834-1884)

11. Agnes Fingland

Born:
1826 (Or is it 1806)

Place:

Married:

Place:

Died:
9th January 1850 or 1830 (Age 24)

More:
Perhaps the transcript from the tombstone should read 1850

Place:
Glasgow

Spouse:

Updated September 2009