James MANSON

Birth:

1806

Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Death:

6 Jun 1887

Soberlie, Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Marriage:

Abt 1839

of Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Father:

Blocked

Mother:

Blocked

Notes:

                   SOURCE
    Census: 1841 Foula, Shetland - 1042618 At Setterin as husband & father  p3
            1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Soberlie as husband & father  p2-3
            1861 Foula, Shetland - 0103913 as husband & father              p9
            1871 Foula, Shetland - 0104102 at Soberlie as husband & father  p5
            1881 Foula, Shetland - 0203395 at Soberlie as husband & father  p11
NOTE: Grandaughter Margaret mentioned in the 1871 and 1881 Census
        and the 1891 will confirm this on page 11 and belongs to unmarried Betsy
   Death of James Manson on Scotlandspeople has his parents as Magnus Manson
               and Lillias Henry

DEATH: scotlandspeople

Margaret GRAY

Birth:

1807/09

Dykes, Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Death:

1882

Soberlie, Shetland, Scotland

Father:

Magnus GRAY

Mother:

Janet (Lillias) UMPHRAY

Notes:

                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: IGI had date of 1809 and film 101948
   MARRIAGE: Frank Scott
    Census: 1841 Foula, Shetland - 1042618 At Gutterin as wife & mother
            1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Soberlie as wife & mother
            1861 Foula, Shetland 0103913 as wife & mother
            1871 Foula, Shetland - 0104102 at Soberlie as wife and mother
            1881 Foula, Shetland - 0203395 at Soberlie as wife and mother
    Parochial records Foula, Shetland - 0919496  p205 would indicate Margaret
                        was born in Foula
Also from Bayanne,info/Shetland has Margaret born in Foula not Papa Stour

Children

Marriage

Elizabeth (Betsay) MANSON

Birth:

Abt 1839

Soberlie, Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Death:

1926

Punds, Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Robert GEORGESON

Marr:

Notes:

                   SOURCE
   Census: 1841 Foula, Shetland - 1042618 At Gutterin as daughter             p3
           1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Soberlie as daughter             p7
           1861 Foula, Shetland - 0103913 as daughter                         p9
           1871 Foula, Shetland - 0104102 at Soberlie as daughter & mother    p5
           1881 Foula, Shetland - 0203395 at Soberlie as daughter & mother    p11
           1891 Foula, Shetland - 0208610 at Soberlie head mother gr-mother   p11
    IIt  would appear that Betsay never married when looking closelyl at the 
     1871, 1881 abd 1891 census and yet   bayanne.info/Shetland shows her partner as 
      Robert Georgeson

Magnus MANSON

Birth:

1840/42

Soberlie, Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Death:

19 Apr 1887

Veedal, Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Catherine HENRY

Marr:

11 Sep 1868

Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Notes:

                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: from Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990
    Census: 1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Soberlie as son                p7
            1861 Foula, Shetland - 0103913 as son                            p9
            1871 Foula, Shetland - 0104102 as son-in-law, husband & father   p5
            1881 Foula, Shetland - 0203395 as son-in-law, husband & father   p11
   Also from bayanne.info/Shetland

Catherine MANSON

Birth:

1847

Soberlie, Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Death:

15 Mar 1924

Punds, Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Magnus RATTER

Marr:

27 Nov 1871

Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Notes:

                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: from Frank Scott 1990
    Census: 1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Soberlie as daughter
            1861 Foula, Shetland - 0103913 as daughter
            1871 Foula, Shetland - 0104102 at Soberlie as a daughter
            1881 Foula, Shetland - 0203395 at Logit as wife and mother
            1891 Foula, Shetland - 0208610 at Bankwell as wife & mother
Death from Sheila Gear and bayanne.info/Shetland

James MANSON

Birth:

1849

Soberlie, Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland

Death:

Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland

Elizabeth (Betsay) GRAY

Marr:

18 Aug 1883

Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland

Notes:

                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: from Frank Scott 1990
     Census: 1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Soberlie as son
             1861 Foula, Shetland - 0103913 as son
             1871 Foula, Shetland - 0104102 at Soberlie as son
             1881 Foula, Shetland - 0203395 at Soberlie as son
NOTE
   RESIDENCE: believed to be in NewZealand

FCID:6087:2608

James Manson - Margaret Gray

James Manson was born at Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland 1806.

He married Margaret Gray Abt 1839 at of Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland . Margaret Gray was born at Dykes, Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland 1807/09 daughter of Magnus Gray and Janet (Lillias) Umphray .

They were the parents of 4 children:
Elizabeth (Betsay) Manson born Abt 1839.
Magnus Manson born 1840/42.
Catherine Manson born 1847.
James Manson born 1849.

James Manson died 6 Jun 1887 at Soberlie, Foula, Walls, Shetland, Scotland .

Margaret Gray died 1882 at Soberlie, Shetland, Scotland .