Brief Life History of Marjory
When Marjory Elder was born on 21 December 1586, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, her father, William Elder, was 29 and her mother, Janet Wardlaw, was 28. She married John Allison on 12 January 1613. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Janet Wardlaw in entry for Marjory Eldar, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1589– Male
1586– Female
Children (8)
1614– Male
1615– Male
1616– Male
1617–1679 Male
1620– Female
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1558– Male
1558– Female
Siblings (7)
1580– Female
1582– Female
1584– Female
1586– Female
1588– Male
+2 More Children
Name Meaning
Scottish: distinguishing nickname from Middle English and Older Scots elder ‘parent; older, senior person’, perhaps in some cases denoting the older of two bearers of the same personal name. It may have been used also to denote an elder of a church, a senior and respected member of the congregation. Compare Senior .
English: in southeastern England, this may be a variant of Helder .
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Elter , which has the same meaning as 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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