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Elspeth Dun

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: November 04, 1664 (25-26)
Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Dunne and Elspeth Dunne
Wife of James Muirhead, Resident of Glasgow
Mother of Jonet Muirhead; James Muirhead; John Muirhead; John Muirhead, primus; Claud Muirhead and 1 other

Managed by: Sarah Ann Morehead
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About Elspeth Dun

ELSPETH DUNN

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Bogus Genealogy

At least twenty pedigrees published by MyHeritage claim that Elspeth Dunn, here treated, was born in 1638, and fifteen claim that she married a man named John James Muirhead. MyHeritage It does not seem possible, however, that the child born in 1638 could be the woman of the same name who was booked to marry James Muirhead at Glasgow on 21 December 1648. [Glasgow Marriages, OPR.644/1/23]

Resident of Glasgow in Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elspeth Dun, here treated, was a resident of Glasgow in Lanarkshire at the time of her marriage to James Muirhead, Resident of Glasgow . The marriage was booked on 21 December 1648. [National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Marriages, reference OPR.644/1/23]

Children

  1. Jonet Muirhead
  2. James Muirhead
  3. John Muirhead, primus
  4. Claud Muirhead
  5. John Muirhead, secundus

Pedigree Published by MyHeritage

Elspeth Muirheid (born Dunn), 1638 - 1664. Elspeth Muirheid (born Dunn) was born on month day 1638, at birth place , to John Dunne . John was born on June 20 1591, in Fife, Scotland. Elspeth was baptized on month day 1624, at baptism place . She had 3 siblings: John Dunne and 2 other siblings. Elspeth married John James Muirheid on month day 1658, at age 20 at marriage place .John was born on 1624, in Linbank Hamilton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children: John "The Elder" Muirheid , James Moorhead and 6 other children . Elspeth then married Unknown .They had one child. Elspeth then married Unknown . They had one child. Elspeth then married Unknown . They had one son: William Donald Moorhead . Elspeth then married Unknown . They had one child. Elspeth then married Unknown . They had one child. Elspeth then married Unknown . They had one child. Elspeth passed away on month day 1664, at age 26 at death place .MyHeritage

Not the same as her husband's first cousin twice removed's wife Elspeth Dun

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Elspeth Dun's Timeline

1638
1638
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
1649
October 11, 1649
probably at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Kingdom of Scotland (not yet part of the United Kingdom)
1653
May 1, 1653
probably at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Kingdom of Scotland (not yet part of the United Kingdom)
1655
December 23, 1655
probably at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Kingdom of Scotland (not uet part of the United Kingdom)
December 23, 1655
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
1657
February 26, 1657
probably at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Kingdom of Scotland (not yet part of the United Kingdom)
1660
March 4, 1660
probably at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Kingdom of Scotland (not yet part of the United Kingdom)
1664
November 4, 1664
Age 26
Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland