Brief Life History of Agnes
When Agnes Ferrier was born on 17 May 1752, in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, her father, William Ferrier, was 30 and her mother, Marion Algie, was 30. She married James Craig on 23 April 1768, in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Agnas Ferrier, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Agnes Ferrier, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Agnes Turner in entry for Mary Craig, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1753– Male
1752– Female
Children (9)
1769–1847 Female
1771– Male
1771– Female
1772– Male
1774– Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1721– Male
1722–1769 Female
Siblings (13)
1745– Male
1747– Male
1750– Male
1752– Female
1753–1830 Male
+8 More Children
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: occupational name for a smith, one who shoed horses, from Old French ferrier ‘blacksmith, ironworker’ (medieval Latin ferrarius, from ferrus ‘horseshoe’, from Latin ferrum ‘iron’). Compare Farrier , Farrar .
Scottish and English: occupational name for a ferryman, from Middle English ferier(e) ‘ferryman’. Black reports that lands called Ferrylands in Dumbarton, by a ferry across the Clyde, belonged to Robert Ferrier in 1512.
French: occupational name from Old French ferrier ‘blacksmith, farrier’ (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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