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Miscellaneous Notes
During research into any family history, one comes across many instances
of names which may or may not have a direct relationship with your
particular branch. On this page are references to miscellaneous data
connected with the GATHERER name. Research into these is ongoing.
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Nigel Gatherer
There are other distinct lines bearing the name of Gatherer; I have not established their connections (but see note 4 regarding the Paisley line).
The following are the occurrences I have come across in the records:
Paisley
| 1797 | John | born in Earlston. Father Alexander | ||
| 1821 | Andrew | Parents James Gatherer and Susanna Faulds. | ||
| 1823 | John | same parents. | ||
| 1831 | William | same parents. | ||
| 1833 | Peter | same parents. (This is probably the Peter Gatherer whose name graced the wall of a bottling factory visible from the Glasgow to Greenock railway for many years.) | ||
| 1835 | Robert | |||
| 1840 | James |
Aberdeen
| 1836 | John | Parents John Gatherer and Mary Mavor. |
Elgin
| 1790 | To Alexander: daughter Elspeth. | |
| 1792 | To Alexander: child Isabel. | |
| 1793 | To Alexander: daughter Jean. | |
| 1794 | To Alexander: (a Tailor in Elgin): a son, Alexander. | |
| 1797 | To Alexander: a son, John. Mother Elizabeth Russel. | |
| 1797 | James, born in Elgin, Parents John Gatherer, Writer, and Mary Thomson. | |
| 1797 | John, born in Elgin. Parents Alexander Gatherer and Eliz. Russel. | |
| 1821 | William, born in Elgin. Parents George Gatherer, Weaver, and Jean Petrie. | |
| 1836 | George Maclachlan. Parents George Gatherer and Harriet Maclachlan. | |
| 1839 | Peter Maclachlan Gatherer b. in Elgin to parents George (Writer in Elgin) and Harriet. | |
| 1840 | George and Harriet had a daughter named Harriet Gordon. | |
| 1842 | They had a son named Alexander Gordon. | |
| 1844 | - a daughter, Isabella Gordon. | |
| 1845 | - a son, Arthur Brander. |
Gartly
| 1802 | George Gedderer, natural son to James Gedderer in Jeanston and Jannet Petrie in Tillaminit (Witness, William Gedderer in Thrappitknowes). | |
| 1806 | Adam Gedderer m. Ann Milne in Gartly. | |
| 1806 | Adam, lawful son to Adam Gedderer and Ann Milne in Corncatterach. | |
| 1821 | George Gatherer baptized at Marnoch, Parents: William Gatherer and Jane Barclay. | |
| 1834 | William Gatherer baptized at Gartly. Parents Adam Gatherer and Jane Gartly. | |
| 1835 | a child Gatherer (no forename recorded) born at Gartly. | |
| 1837 | Adam Gatherer born at Gartly. Parents Adam Gatherer and Jane Gartly. | |
| 1844 | John Gatherer born. Parents Adam Gatherer and Jane Gartly. |
Notes from Eleanor Gatherer, Perth, W. Australia:
John and Adam erected a monument in memory of their mother, Jane Gartly. Adam owned the Pitsligo Arms Hotel, New Pitsligo; William went to America. John went to Australia. 1872 m. Jane Miller at Hotham, Melbourne. Family: Jane (d.1940), Margaret (b.1873, d.1961), Jean (b.1876, d.1965)), Adam (b.1878, d.1965), John (b.1880, d.1912), Eleanor (b.1882), Reginald (b.1889, d.1959). [Donald Gatherer Williams, great nephew of Eleanor, is still alive (in 1996): we have met three times. -WAG]
Erected by Adam and John Gatherer
In memory of their Mother
Jane Gartly
Who died at Backburn
13th Jany 1876 Aged 63
Also in Memory of their Father
Adam Gatherer
Who died at New Pitsligo
On the 27th Feby 1886 Aged 77 years.