Brief Life History of Barbara
When Barbara Roger was born on 25 February 1816, in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, David Rodger, was 44 and her mother, Margaret Boyle, was 18. She married David Niven Wilson on 28 November 1834, in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1871 and Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891. She died in April 1903, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 87.
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Sources (17)
- Barbara Wilson in household of David Wilson, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Barbara Roger, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Barbara Roger in entry for Henry Wilson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
Spouse and Children
1813–1877 Male
1816–1903 Female
Children (9)
1836–1836 Male
1837–1897 Female
1839–1919 Male
1841–1866 Female
1843–1846 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1771–1857 Male
1797–1839 Female
Siblings (7)
1813–1896 Male
1816–1903 Female
1817– Female
1821–1902 Female
1823– Female
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World Events (8)
1823
Age 7
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
Age 9
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
Age 26
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Philippe, Alcee, Armand, Laurent, Leonce, Marcel, Yves, Clovis, Fernand, Gilberte, Janvier, Jean Claude.
Scottish, English, North German, French, Walloon, Catalan, and West Indian (mainly Haiti): from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements hrōd ‘renown’ +gār, gēr ‘spear, lance’, which was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Rog(i)er and was reinforced by the Old Norse cognate Hróthgeirr.
History: Gabriel Roger from Sainte-Verge in Deux-Sèvres, France, married Marie (de) Lacour in Quebec City, QC, in 1669. — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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