The Burgar/Burgess families in Shetland

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Summary of the Burgar living in Dunrossness, Sandwick & Cunningsburgh in about 1750.

Many persons who were not present in the Communicants List were having children before about 1780.  This suggests that they were alive in 1749, but were not old enough to be entered into the Communicants List.  These persons are shown in the table below.

Person Born about Spouse First recorded Children  Child  born at
         
Barbara Burgar 1740 Patrick Tulloch None (married 28 Aug 1764)  
Barbara Burgher 1740 Andrew Harper 1764 - Barbara Harper Eastshore
George Burgher 1750 Helen Leslie 1778 - Robert Burgher Brake
Grisel Burgar 1745 Erick Duncan 1770 - Margaret Duncan Nonness
Jean Burgar 1740 John Flaws 1765- George Flaws Hillwell
John Burgher 1745 Barbara Black 1775 - Christian Burgher Voe
John Burgher 1745 Katherine Young 1793 - Robert Burgar Voe
John Burgher 1750 Margaret Bairnson 1774 - Robert Burgher Bakksetter
John Burgher 1750 Margaret Halcrew 1776 - Catherine Burgher Hillwell
Laurance Burgher 1740 Barbara Mainland 1771 - Ursula Burgher Garth
Magnus Burghar 1745 Margaret Burgar 1779 - Ursula Burghar Hillwell
Robert Burgar 1740 Mary Georgedochter 1786 - Ann Burgher Yell
Robert Burgher 1750 Helen Brown 1775 - William Burgher Brake
Thomas Burgar 1750 Christian Arcus 1780 - Margaret Burgher Dunrossness
Thomas Burgar 1750 Isobel Mainland 1782 - Marian Burgher Scord
William Burgher 1745 Jean Ollason 1768 - Margaret Burgher Refuge

In the Dunrossness Baptism Register there are an average of 14 births per year in the 1750s but 35 per year in the 1760s. It thus is likely that a majority of births were not entered into the Register during the 1750s.  Thus the couples may have had children prior to the first recorded children above.

 

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