Elspet Cruickshank
1761–4 September 1846 (Age 85)
Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The Life of Elspet
When Elspet Cruickshank was born in 1761, in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, her father, John Cruickshank, was 24 and her mother, Elspet Milne, was 23. She had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Alexander Pyper. She lived in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 4 September 1846, in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 85, and was buried in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Spouse and Children
1753–1825Male
1761–1846Female
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1786–1822Male
1789–Female
1792–1851Male
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Parents and Siblings
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World Events (5)
Age 41
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Age 54
Name Meaning
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Elspet Occupation
After Alexander's death (1825), Elspet continued to live here with her two unmarried daughters, Isabel and Catherine. In the census of 1841, Elspet listed her occupation as "crofter", which means a fa …
Sources (3)
- Elspet Cruickshank, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- Elspet Cruickshank Pyper, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elspet Crookshank, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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