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I first discovered that this Percy family was among my ancestors in 2002, on finding that Alexander Buchan, the son of Henry Buchan who served in the British army throughout the Napoleonic wars from 1794 to 1816, married Margaret Percy, daughter of Samuel Percy a bleacher, in Glasgow in 1843.

After finding that Alexander's brother Henry married Margaret's sister Sarah a year before in Perth, that Sarah and Margaret were probably baptized in Carnmoney near Belfast in Ireland, and that Samuel and his wife had 4 children in Scotland between about 1826 and 1835, that appeared to be all one could discover - many Irish records having been lost, Carnmoney for instance has no records before 1788.

This situation was transformed in 2019 after taking a DNA test with Ancestry, and finding quite a few 'Common Ancestors' among about 50 of Samuel's descendants, through 7 of his 12 children - confirming that the family moved from Carnmoney to Bonhill in Dumbartonshire sometime between 1822 and 1826.

Then a further 15 or so matches were found with descendants of a Mary Percy (a sister or cousin of Samuel), then a like number with descendants of a Janet Percy (also sister or cousin and likely baptized in Carnmoney), and then around 6 further matches with descendants of an Elizabeth Percy (yet another sister or cousin).

Finally, there are also about 8 matches in a cluster (McBride) clearly related with the Percy family from their DNA, but by which path is unclear.

So, at the moment, about 100 descendants of this Percy family can be attributed, at least roughly, to one of these branches (Samuel, Mary, Janet, Elizabeth, McBride), leaving about another 150 descendants (shared matches with the other 100) unplaceable.

To put this into perspective, have a look at the overview of my DNA confirmation for all branches under the link to the right. Margaret Percy is 4 generations back, to the right of the page with 40 descendants with matches, and her presumed grandfather Joseph with 59.

DNA Overview

These various Percy branches, their records and DNA matches are investigated in more detail below.

Note that no details on any branch, aside my own, are included on this website that are less than 125 years old. Please text me is you find that not to be the case! (or have any comments, suggestions or additions).

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An overview of the tracing of the different branches is given under 'Tracing' below.

Tracing

Records for the descendants of Samuel Percy

Samuel

Records for the descendants of Mary Percy

Mary

Records for the descendants of Janet Percy

Janet

Records for the descendants of Elizabeth Percy

Elizabeth

Records for William Percy

William

Records for the McBride cluster

McBride

A note on the Percy family tree

It is certain from the 1861 census that Mary Callander born Percy and Elizabeth Swan born Percy are sisters (or at least half-sisters), and Elizabeth and Janet Finnegan born Percy are also sisters, or at least half-sisters, daughters of James Percy, according to their death certificates. In Samuel's death certificate his parents are given as Joseph Percy and Margaret White, and their first son is named Joseph, so Samuel evidently believed that. This results in the Percy tree (link to the right).

Tree

But if that tree is correct, my (and my branch's) DNA matches to Samuel's descendants are somehow slightly lower than my/our matches to Samuel's grandfather's descendants (through Mary). So I'm suggesting that Samuel might be a natural child of James Percy - with Margaret White - so that he would be a full or half-brother of Mary, and half-brother of Janet and Elizabeth (their births in 1788, 1793, 1801 and 1806 would be in a plausible sequence), which would make the strength of our DNA matches (and Elizabeth's descendant DG's matches) somewhat more credible. For good measure, I've also included the McBride cluster as another 'natural' paternal event, which would also help explain MM's strong matches to the other Percy branches, including Samuel's. Please let me know what you think of this idea!!

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There may still be records out there which would show which of these trees is (more) correct, of course… In fact, if anyone is in Northern Ireland sometime and could consult the Carnmoney baptism and marriage records for 1788-1845 in the record office there (PRONI - Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast) or photograph them from a microfilm reader, that could be a great help! A transcription was filmed by the LDS about 50 years ago, and one website had free access to another transcription last year, but that has now turned into a paid access - but both have errors, I believe.

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Tracing

Tracing the Percys

Descendants of Samuel Percy (son of Joseph Percy)

My ancestor Alexander Buchan, a son of our veteran of the Napoleonic wars, Henry Buchan, married a certain Margaret Percy in Glasgow in 1843.

1843 Marriage

His brother Henry Buchan also married a Percy - Sarah Percy (daughter of Samuel Percy, a bleacher) in Perth in 1842, and she turned out to be Margaret's sister - so we have 2 brothers marrying 2 sisters, which is unusual.

1842 Marriage

These marriages were in Scotland, but the IGI of the time (2003) only listed one possibility - Sarah baptized in 1817,

1817 Birth

and Margaret in 1819, both daughters of Samuel Percy - in Carnmoney, County Antrim, Ireland.

1819 Birth

There were 6 other children of Samuel (Joseph, William, John, Samuel, Samuel & John) baptized in the same place, between 1811 and 1822, and 4 further children (Mary, Jane, James & Elizabeth) born in Dumbartonshire, Scotland between 1826 and 1835, making a total of 12 children of whom at least 8 survived childhood and married.

There things rested for want of records (Carnmoney has no records before 1788, for instance) or new leads, for about 15 years - until I took a DNA test with Ancestry, which changed things dramatically.

2008 Tree

Using DNA results I could find matches to about 50 descendants of 7 of Samuel Percy's children - either directly, or indirectly through other cousins - which confirms my own descent from Samuel, and the same for all of the other 50-odd of his descendants.

Tree

As noted on page '29-1 Percy' in the tree in red, I have at least 19 matches averaging 16.8 cM with other descendants of Samuel, and I together with the 5 other descendants of Samuel (who have shared their DNA results with me) have at least 42 matches averaging 18.2 cM with all other descendants of Samuel.

In addition, I have 10 matches averaging 19.2 cM with descendants of Mary, and the 6 of us have at least 31 matches averaging 18.7 with descendants of Mary, Janet and Elizabeth.

Descendants of Mary Percy (inferred daughter of James Percy)

Beside these matches with descendants of Samuel Percy b. c. 1788 and Isabella Jenkins, there were a few other fairly strong matches with descendants of a Mary Percy b. c. 1793, married a John Callander in 1832 in Glasgow, and died in 1865 in New Monkland.

Samuel and Mary Percy were 5 years apart, both born in Ireland according to the census records, and died within 2 years of each other, 1864 and 1865, in or near Glasgow in Scotland, so appeared to be siblings - and as Samuel's parents were listed on his death certificate as Joseph Percy and Margaret White, we assumed that Mary had the same parents. This assumption was soon challenged, though.

As noted on page '29-1a Percy' in the tree in red, 2 of Mary's descendants have at least 15 matches averaging 26.1 cM with descendants of Samuel, and at least 1 match of 20 cM with descendants of Janet.

Tree

Descendants of Janet Percy (daughter of James Percy)

My brother and one of our descendants of Samuel Percy have matches to descendants of a Janet Percy who died in the same poorhouse as Samuel - in Springburn, Glasgow in 1868, aged around 70. She was also born in Ireland according to the census records, and her parents listed on her birth certificate were James Percy and Jane Ferguson.

And I then noticed that there was a Janet Percy, daughter of James, baptized in Carnmoney in 1801 (see page '29-1 Percy' in the family tree), who could be one and the same - so probably a cousin of our Samuel.

One of Janet's descendants was quite willing to share his DNA results which included about a dozen of Janet's descendants, including quite a few 'Common Ancestors' (on Ancestry), and between them and the other Percy branches there are at least 15 DNA matches, so Janet definitely belongs to the family.

As noted on page '29-1a Percy' in the tree in red, 2 of Janet's descendants have at least 6 matches averaging 20.8 cM with descendants of Samuel, and at least 3 matches averaging 16 cM with descendants of Mary.

Tree

So this Janet Percy could well be the one baptized in Carnmoney in 1801 - which raises the question whether other Percy children baptized in Carnmoney might also turn up later in Scotland - especially James' other children Elizabeth b. 1806 and William b. 1808.

Descendants of Elizabeth Percy (daughter of James Percy)

And Elizabeth could soon be found - she married a George Swan in 1839 in Glasgow, and in 1861 was living in New Monkland with her younger daughter Martha, and living right next door to Mary Callander (born Percy) and Elizabeth Swan her niece (Martha Swan's elder daughter)'.

Elizabeth Swan born Percy died in New Monkland in 1877 aged 72, corresponding to the baptism in 1806 in Carnmoney, and her death certificate gives her parents as James Percy (tick!) and Jean Paterson.

So Janet and Elizabeth were half-sisters, or sisters - if one or the other informant was mistaken - Jean and Jane are essentially the same name, and Ferguson and Paterson could be easily confused, many years after they had died, and if someone was relying on a poorly written record, or from memory.

As noted on page '29-1a Percy' in the tree in red, DG, one of Elizabeth's descendants has at least 3 matches averaging 18.1 cM with descendants of Samuel, at least 2 matches averaging 14.0 cM with descendants of Mary, and at least 3 matches averaging 10.6 cM with descendants of Janet.

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Descendants of William Percy (inferred son of James Percy)

To top things off, a William Percy turns up, out of the blue, in the same Springburn poor house in 1871, born in Ireland and aged 63 - so likely the one baptized in Carnmoney in 1808! Where he was between 1808 and 1871, and whether he had any descendants remains a mystery.

Descendants of James McBride & Frances Parker

Among another group of about 8 Percy descendants of a certain James McBride and Frances Parker who married in 1861 in Glasgow includes one, referred to here as 'MM' for privacy, who has at least 14 matches averaging 23.7 cM to descendants of Samuel Percy, 5 matches averaging 15.6 cM to descendants of Mary Percy, 7 matches averaging 7.1 cM to descendants of Elizabeth Percy, and another 30 matches averaging 22.8 cM to other unlocalized Percy descendants.

With such matches this group should be easy to place - but their connection is still unclear.

The tree on page '29-1b Percy' shows James McBride and Frances Parker's parents, and a possible explanation for their descendants having Percy DNA would be that the father of one of the parents married a sister of Samuel and James Percy. Another might be, as already mentioned, that one of their parents was a natural child of James Percy.

As noted on page '29-1b Percy' in the tree in red, MM, one of James McBride & Frances Parker's descendants, has at least 26 matches averaging 20.3 cM with descendants of all the other branches, at least 14 matches averaging 23.7 cM with descendants of Samuel, 5 matches averaging 15.6 cM with descendants of Mary, and 7 matches averaging 7.1 cM with descendants of Elizabeth, besides at least 30 matches averaging 22.8 cM with other unlocalized Percy shared matches.

Tree

Proofs

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That Margaret Percy (29) was the mother of Richard Buchan (14)

Richard Buchan, son of Alexander Buchan, block printer, and Margaret Buchan née Percy [reads Pearson] was born at 7 am 12 July 1857 in Dovecotland, Perth.

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Margaret Buchan's age is given as 31 in the 1851 census, so born around 1820.

1851 Census

Margaret Percy and Alexander Buchan married in Perth in 1843.

Marriage

Sarah Percy, daughter of Samuel Percy, bleacher, and Henry Buchan married in Glasgow the year before, in 1842.

Marriage

Margaret and Sarah Percy, calico printers, were in lodgings in South street, Perth in 1841 - perhaps due to work, which led them to meet the Buchan brothers, or the families knew each other already, and they were there in view of marrying.

1841 Census

A search of the IGI in 2003 produced baptisms of Sarah in 1817,

1817 Birth

and Margaret in 1819 in Carnmoney, County Antrim, Ireland, daughters of Samuel Percy.

1819 Birth

Margaret Buchan born Percy died in 1863 in England, so her parents were not recorded on her death certificate.

Death

Sarah Buchan born Percy died in 1871 in Glasgow, and her parents were recorded as Samuel Percy and Isabella Jenkins.

Death

My descent from Margaret Percy is confirmed by at least 19 DNA matches averaging about 17cM with descendants of her siblings William, Sarah, Samuel, John, Mary, and Jane Percy, and at least 42 matches averaging about 18cm of all descendants of Margaret with all descendants of those siblings.

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So the mother of Richard Buchan (14),

Margaret Percy (29), born in 1819 in Antrim,

married to Alexander Buchan (28) in 1843 in Glasgow,

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died in 1863 in Liverpool, was the daughter of

Samuel Percy (58), and

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Isabella Jenkins (59).

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That Samuel Percy (58) was the father of Margaret Percy (29)

Eight children of Samuel Percy and Isabella Jenkins were baptized in Carnmoney, Antrim between 1811 and 1822.

1811 Birth

Of these Sarah, Samuel and John had Samuel Percy and Isabella Jenkins identified as their parents on their death certificates, as did Mary, Jane and Elizabeth (James' death is untraced), all living with their parents in the 1841 census.

1841 Census

Samuel Percy, widower, died in December 1864 aged 76 (born 1788) and his parents were recorded as Joseph Percy, weaver, and Margaret White.

Death

My descent from Samuel Percy (or his father Joseph) is confirmed by at least 10 DNA matches averaging about 19cM with descendants of his siblings or half-cousins Mary, Janet, and Elizabeth Percy, and at least 42 matches averaging about 18cm of all descendants of Samuel or Joseph with all descendants of those siblings half-cousins.

DNA

These DNA results are as high for Margaret Percy as for her father Samuel or grandfather Joseph Percy, which does not seem plausible - for matches 1 generation further back it would be surprising, but for 2 generations... very hard to believe.

One of Elizabeth Percy's descendants (DG) has matches to descendants of Samuel (18.3cM), Mary (14.0cM) and Janet Percy (10.6) - higher for descendants of a half-cousin than of a sister, which also seems curious.

Joseph Percy is described as a weaver, and James as a farmer, so it seems unlikely that Joseph was an error for James, for instance. More plausible is perhaps that Samuel was James' natural father, before the latter was married, and that Samuel was brought believing Joseph was his father.

So the father of Margaret Percy (29),

Samuel Percy (58), born in 1788c in Ireland,

married to Isabella Jenkins (59) in 1810c in Ireland,

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died in 1864 in Bonhill, was the son of

Joseph Percy (116), and

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Margaret White (117).

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That Joseph Percy (116) was the father of Samuel Percy (58)

Samuel Percy, widower, died in December 1864 aged 76 (born 1788) and his parents were recorded as Joseph Percy, weaver, and Margaret White.

Children of Joseph Percy and Margaret White

Samuel_1788

Records for Samuel Percy 1788-1864

1788 Samuel son of Joseph Percy and Margaret née White is born in Ireland

Aged 76 in 1864

Samuel (58)

1810c Samuel Percy and Isabella Jenkins are married, probably in Ireland

Isabella (59)

1811-12-15 Joseph son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1811

1813-08-29 William son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1813

1815-01-15 Samuel son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1815

1816-09-15 John son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1816

1817-04-20 Sarah daughter of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1817

1819-02-28 Margaret daughter of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1819

Margaret (29)

1821-03-11 Samuel son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1821

1822-08-18 John son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1822

1827c Mary daughter of Samuel + Isabella Percy is born in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire according to the 1871 census

Born 1827c

1829c Jane daughter of Samuel + Isabella Percy is born in Dumbartonshire according to the 1851 census

Born 1829c

1831c James son of Samuel + Isabella Percy is born in Dumbartonshire according to the 1841 census

Born 1831c

1835-03-21 William Percy marries Janet McDermid in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire

mar. William

1835c Elizabeth daughter of Samuel + Isabella Percy is born in Calderhead Lanarkshire according to the 1881 census

Born 1834c

1840-07-12 Samuel Percy, engraver, marries Elizabeth Whitelaw in Glasgow

mar. Samuel

1841 Samuel (45) + Isabella (40) Percy are living in St. John's, Glasgow with Samuel (20), Mary (14), Jean (12) + James (10) + Elizabeth (7) - parents and Samuel born in Ireland, the 4 younger children in Scotland but not Lanarkshire

1841 Census

1842-05-06 Sarah daughter of Samuel Percy, bleacher in Glasgow, marries Henry Buchan in Perth, Perthshire

mar. Sarah

1843-04-09 Margaret Percy marries Alexander Buchan, printer in Glasgow, Lanarkshire

mar. Margaret

Alexander (28)

1845-08-15 Mary daughter of Samuel + Isabella Percy marries James Melville in Cathcart, Renfrewshire

mar. Mary

1851 Samuel (61) + Isabella (58) Percy are living in Eastwood, Glasgow with their daughter Jane (22)

1851 Census

1852-01-18 Elizabeth daughter of Samuel + Isabella Percy marries James Muirhead in Gorbals, Glasgow

mar. Elizabeth

1851x61 Isabella (58x68) wife of Samuel Percy dies (no death certificate found)

Isabella (59)

1858 John son of Samuel + Isabella Percy marries Elizabeth Boyle in Glasgow

mar. John

1861 Samuel Percy (74), widower is living with his son Samuel's family in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire

1861 Census

1864-12-03 Samuel Percy (76), son of Joseph Percy and Margaret White, dies in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire

Death

Samuel (58)

Children of Samuel Percy and Isabella Jenkins

Joseph_1811

Records for Joseph Percy 1811-?

1811-12-15 Joseph son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1811

William_1813

Records for William Percy 1813->1835

1813-08-29 William son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1813

1835-03-21 William son of Samuel + Isabella Percy marries Janet McDermid in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire

mar. William

1851 Janet Percy, widow, aged 30 is living in Glasgow with son James aged 17

1851 Census

Samuel_1815

Records for Samuel Percy 1815-<1821

1815-01-15 Samuel son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1815

John_1816

Records for John Percy 1816-<1822

1816-09-15 John son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1816

Sarah_1817

Records for Sarah Percy 1817-1871

1817-04-20 Sarah daughter of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1817

1842-05-06 Sarah daughter of Samuel Percy, bleacher in Glasgow, marries Henry Buchan in Perth, Perthshire

mar. Sarah

Margaret_1819

Records for Margaret Percy 1819-1863

1819-02-28 Margaret daughter of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1819

1843-04-09 Margaret Percy marries Alexander Buchan, printer in Glasgow, Lanarkshire

mar. Margaret

Samuel_1821

Records for Samuel Percy 1821-1897

1821-03-11 Samuel son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1821

1840-07-12 Samuel Percy, engraver, marries Elizabeth Whitelaw in Glasgow

mar. Samuel

1841 Census

John_1822

Records for John Percy 1822-1871

1822-08-18 John son of Samuel Percy is baptised in Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland.

Birth 1822

1858 John son of Samuel + Isabella Percy marries Elizabeth Boyle in Glasgow

mar. John

Mary_1827c

Records for Mary Percy 1827c-1911

1827c Mary daughter of Samuel + Isabella Percy is born in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire according to the 1871 census

Born 1827c

1841 Census

1845-08-15 Mary daughter of Samuel + Isabella Percy marries James Melville in Cathcart, Renfrewshire

mar. Mary

1871 Mary wife of James Melville aged 44 was born in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire

1871 Census

1911-03-14 Mary Melville, daughter of Samuel Percy and Isabella Jenkins, widow of James Melville, dies aged 85.

Death

Jane_1829c

Records for Jane Percy 1829c-1905

1829c Jane daughter of Samuel + Isabella Percy is born in Dumbartonshire according to the 1851 census

Born 1829c

1841 Census

1851 Samuel (61) + Isabella (58) Percy are living in Eastwood, Glasgow with their daughter Jane (22)

1905-06-15 Jane Morrison, daughter of Samuel Percy and Isabella Jenkins, wife of James Morrison, dies aged 62.

Death

James_1831c

Records for James Percy 1831c->1841

1831c James son of Samuel + Isabella Percy is born in Dumbartonshire according to the 1841 census

Born 1831c

Elizabeth_1835c

Records for Elizabeth Percy 1835c-1907

1835c Elizabeth daughter of Samuel + Isabella Percy is born in Calderhead Lanarkshire according to the 1881 census

Born 1834c

1852-01-18 Elizabeth daughter of Samuel + Isabella Percy marries James Muirhead in Gorbals, Glasgow

mar. Elizabeth

1871 Elizabeth wife of James Muirhead aged 36 was born in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire

1871 Census

1907-03-13 Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Percy and Isabella Jenkins, wife of James Muirhead, dies aged 72.

Death

Records

The Records

1788c Baptism in Ireland (deduction from 1841, 1851 & 1861 census, death certificate)

Aged 76 in 1864

Samuel Percy son of Joseph and Mary White

B_1811

1811-12-15 Baptism in Carnmoney, Antrim Ireland (FamilySearch User-Contributed IGI subset, 2023)

Samuel (58)

IGI

Joseph Percy s. Samuel

CRW: Evidently Samuel Percy and Isabella Jenkins' first son, named after Samuel's father.

He probably died young - no other record of him is known.

B_1813

1813-08-29 Baptism in Carnmoney, Antrim Ireland (FamilySearch User-Contributed IGI subset, 2023)

Samuel (58)

IGI

William Percy s. William [no doubt should read 'Samuel']

CRW: Sarah born in 1817 is also attributed to 'William', but her death certificate gives her father as Samuel.

He is no doubt the William who married Jane McDermid in 1835, and they have at least 4 descendants who have DNA matches to at least 12 descendants of Samuel Percy and Isabella Jenkins - spread over 7 different branches..

B_1815

1815-01-15 Baptism in Carnmoney, Antrim Ireland (IGI, 2003)

Samuel (58)

IGI

Samuel Percy s. Samuel

CRW: He must have died an infant, as another Samuel was born in 1821.

B_1816

1816-09-15 Baptism in Carnmoney, Antrim Ireland (FamilySearch User-Contributed IGI subset, 2023)

Samuel (58)

IGI

John Percy s. Samuel

CRW: He must have died an infant, as another John was born in 1822.

B_1817

1817-04-20 Baptism in Carnmoney, Antrim Ireland (IGI, 2003)

Samuel (58)

IGI

Sarah Percy d. Samuel

CRW: Sarah born in 1817 is attributed to 'William' in the FamilySearch User-Contributed IGI subset of 2023, but her death certificate gives her father as Samuel.

B_1819

1819-02-28 Baptism in Carnmoney, Antrim Ireland (IGI, 2003)

Samuel (58)

IGI

Margaret Percy d. Samuel

B_1821

1821-03-11 Baptism in Carnmoney, Antrim Ireland (FamilySearch User-Contributed IGI subset, 2023)

Samuel (58)

IGI

Samuel Percy d. Samuel

B_1822

1822-08-18 Baptism in Carnmoney, Antrim Ireland (IGI, 2003)

Samuel (58)

IGI

John Percy d. Samuel

B_1827c

1827c Birth in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire (1841, 1871 Scotland Census)

Census

Samuel (58)

Mary Percy d. Samuel + Isabella

Isabella (59)

B_1829c

1829c Birth in Bonhill?, Dumbartonshire (1841 Scotland Census)

Census

Samuel (58)

Jane Percy d. Samuel + Isabella

Isabella (59)

B_1831c

1831c Birth in Bonhill?, Dumbartonshire? (1841 Scotland Census)

Census

Samuel (58)

James Percy s. Samuel + Isabella

Isabella (59)

B_1834c

1834c Birth in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire (1841, 1871 Scotland Census)

Census

Samuel (58)

Elizabeth Percy d. Samuel + Isabella

Isabella (59)

M_1835

1835-03-21 Marriage in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire O.P.R. (NROS, 2023)

Family (58)

1835

William Piercy and Janet Macdermid both of this parish … marriage ... in the parish church of Bonhill …

M_1840

1840-07-12 Marriage in Glasgow, Lanarks. (Ancestry.com, 2010)

Family (58)

1840

Samuel Percy and Elizabeth Whitelaw

C_1841a

1841 Census record for Glasgow St. John, Lanarkshire, Hill Street (Ancestry.com, 2010)

Samuel (58)

1841

Name Age Sex Profession, trade, etc. born

Isabella (59)

Samuel Person [Percy] 45 M Bleacher Ireland

Isabella do 40 F - Ireland

Samuel do 20 M Engraver Ireland

Mary do 14 F Assistant in ?Hospital not in Lanarkshire

Jean do 12 F do not in Lanarkshire

James do 10 M not in Lanarkshire

Elizabeth do 7 F not in Lanarkshire

C_1841b

1841 Census record for Perth, Perthshire, South street (Scotlandspeople, 2024)

Samuel (58)

1841

Name Age Sex Profession, trade, etc. born

Isabella (59)

Christian McAuly 26 M. Strawhatmaker? Perthshire

Marion do 15 F - Perthshire

Sarah Perce [Percy] 21 F Cal[ico] Prin[ter] not in Perthshire

Margaret do 19 F Cal[ico] Prin[ter] not in Perthshire

M_1842

1842-05-06 Marriage Perth O.P.R. (Copy, 2002)

Family (58)

1842

Henry Buchan Calico Printer in the East Church Parish of Perth and Sarah Percay in the Middle Church Parish of Perth daughter of Samuel Percay Bleacher in Glasgow - Elder Robert Buist - The persons before named were regularly proclaimed and married sixth day of May said year by the Reverend Mr. William Lindsay Minister of the First Relief Congregation in Perth.

M_1843

1843-04-09 Marriage Glasgow O.P.R. (Copy, 2002)

Alexander (28)

1843

Buchan Alexander Printer in Glasgow and Margaret Percy residing there.

Margaret (29)

M_1845

1845-08-16 Marriage Cathcart, Renfrewshire (Ancestry, 2023)

Family (58)

1845

Mary Percy + James Melville

C_1851a

1851-03-30 Census record for Eastwood, Renfrewshire (Ancestry.co.uk)

Samuel (58)

1851

17 East Row

Isabella (59)

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Samuel Percy Head M 61 M Calico Printf. Worker. Ireland

Isabel do wife M 58 F Ireland

Jane do dau. U 22 F Calico printer Dumbarton

C_1851b

1851 Census record Perth, Scotland (PKDA, Copy, 1992)

Margaret (29)

1851

302 High Street

Alexander (28)

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Alexr Buchan. Head. M. 28. M. Printer Silk Perthsh.

Margt do Wife M. 31. F - Dumbartonsh.

John do son. U. 8. M - Perthsh. Dumb

Ann do daur. U. 3 F. - Ayrshire

Alexr do son U 5m. M - Perthshire

C_1851c

1851 Census record for Eastwood, Glasgow Lanarkshire (ScotlandsPeople, 2023)

Samuel (58)

1851

8 King Street

Alexander (28)

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Jeant [Janet] Percy Head W 30 F Calico Printer Glasgow, Lanarks.

James do son U 17 M ? Glasgow, Lanarks.

M_1852

1852-01-18 Marriage in Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarks. (Ancestry.com, 2010)

Family (58)

1852

Elizabeth Percy and James Muirhead

M_1858

1858 Marriage in Partick (ScotlandsPeople Index, 2023)

Family (58)

1858

John Percy and Elizabeth Boyle

C_1861a

1861 Census record for Bonhill, Dumbartonshire, Random Street Chapmans Land (Ancestry.com, 2010)

Samuel (58)

1861

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Family (58)

Samuel Percy Head M 40 M Mach. Engraver for Calico. Ireland

Elizabeth do wife M 36 F - Lanark Airdrie

Samuel do father W 74 M Bleacher (retired) Calico Ireland receiving parish relief

Samuel do son U 12 M - Lanark Glasgow

Margaret do daur U 15 F - Dumbarton Alexandria

Elizabeth do daur U 7 F Scholar Dumbarton Alexandria

Susan do daur U 1 M - Dumbarton Alexandria

D_1863

1863 Death West Derby, Liverpool (Ancestry, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, 2022)

Margaret (29)

1863

Margaret Buchanan died MAR 8b 366

CRW: This is no doubt Margaret Buchan, born Percy, who was alive in 1861 (census) but had died by 1865 (2nd marriage of Alexander Buchan).

She was 1 or 2 years younger than her sister Sarah Buchan, born Percy, so born around 1820 or 1821.

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1864-12-03 Death in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire, Scotland (ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, 2010)

1864

Samuel Percy, pauper formerly Bleacher, widower, died 10:30 am, Barnhill Poorhouse, Springburn, male, aged 76 years,

Samuel (58)

parents: Joseph Percy weaver deceased,

Joseph (116)

Margaret formerly White deceased, cause debility, informant F.? Wienie, governor of Barnhill Poorhouse

Margaret (117)

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1871-04-24 Death in High Church, Glasgow, Scotland (ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, 2024)

Family (58)

1871

John Percy, harbour labourer, married to Elizabeth Boyle, died 11 am, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, usual residence 44 Bishop street West, male, aged 49 years, parents: Samuel Percy, operative bleacher deceased, Isabella formerly Jenkins deceased, ulcer of stomach, 4 years, informant widow Elizabeth Percy

CRW: John Percy, aged 49 in 1871, so born in 1822 - consistent with the census in 1861 (39), when he is recorded as born in Ireland.

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1871-06-02 Death in the district of Clyde in the Burgh of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, 2023)

Family (58)

1871

Sarah Buchan, married to Henry Buchan, steamboat stoker, 2 June 1871, between 7h and 9h p.m., 30 Brown Street, Glasgow, female, 45 years, parents: Samuel Percy printfield bleacher deceased, Isabella Percy maiden surname Jenkins deceased, asphyxia, informant widower Henry Buchan.

CRW: Sarah Buchan, born Percy, was actually aged about 52 in 1871, so born around 1819 - as indicated in the censuses in 1841 (21), 1851 (32), and 1861 (42).

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1871 Census record for Strathblane, Stirlingshire, 32 Newhouses (NROS, 2023)

Family (58)

1871

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

James Melville Head M 48 M Block Printer Ireland

Mary do wife M 44 F - Bonhill, Dumbartonshire

Mary do dau U 15 F Printfield Worker Kilmarnock? Ayrshire

Samuel do son U 10 M Printfield Worker Kilmarnock? Ayrshire

Margaret do dau U 8 F Printfield Worker Kilmarnock? Ayrshire

Isabella do dau U 5 F - Lennoxtown Stirlingshire

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1871 Census record for Cambusnethan, Calderhead, Glasgow, Muirheads Land (NROS, 2023)

Family (58)

1871

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

James Muirhead Head M 44 M General Engineer Lanarks, Cambusnethan

Elizabeth do wife M 36 F - Bonhill, Dumbartonshire

Gavin do son U 16 M Apprentice Engineer Lanarks, Glasgow

James do son U 14 M Patten Maker Lanarks, Glasgow

Elizabeth do dau U 12 F House Keeper Lanarks, Glasgow

Alexander do son U 9 M -Scholar Lanarks, Shotts

John do son U 7 M -Scholar Lanarks, Shotts

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1881 Census record for Carlton, Glasgow Chalmers, Lanarkshire, 17 Tureen Street (PROS Internet, 2003)

Family (58)

1881

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Samuel Percy Head M 62 M Engraver (Calico) Bonhill, Dumbs.

Elizabeth do wife M 58 F - Airdrie, Lanark.

Samuel do son U 22 M. Engraver (Calico) Glasgow; Lanarks.

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1881 Census record for Cambusnethan, Calderhead, Lanarkshire (NROS, 2023)

Family (58)

1881

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

James Muirhead Head M 54 M Mechanical Engineer Cambusnethan, Lanarks.

Elizabeth P do wife M 46 F - ditto

Alexander do son U 19 M Engineer Line Work ditto

Elizabeth do dau U 22 F - Glasgow, Lanarks.

Robert J do son U 15 M Clerk in Works Cambusnethan, Lanarks.

George W do son. U 10 M Ditto ditto

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1897-12-07 Death in Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland (ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, 2012)

Family (58)

1897

Samuel Percy, calico printer’s engraver, married to Elizabeth Whitelaw, died 11:55 pm, 10 Smith street, Paisley, male, aged 76 years, parents: Samuel Percy bleacher deceased, Isabella formerly Jenkins deceased, cause hemiplegia, exhaustion

CRW: Samuel Percy, aged 76 in 1897, so born in 1821 - consistent with the censuses in 1841 (20) and 1861 (40), when he is recorded as born in Ireland.

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1905-06-15 Death in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, 2023)

Family (58)

1905

Jane Morrison, widow of 1. Peter Douglas, calico printer, 2. James Morrison, calico printer, died 6 pm, 224 Baltic street, Glasgow, female, aged 62 years, parents: Samuel Percy bleacher deceased, Isabella formerly Jenkins deceased, gastritis, informant daughter Jane Cassidy

CRW: Jane Morrison, born Percy, was actually aged 76 in 1897, and born in 1829 - as indicated in the censuses in 1841 (12), and 1851 (22), when she is recorded as born in Dumbartonshire.

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1907-03-13 Death in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, 2023)

Family (58)

1907

Elizabeth Muirhead, married to James Muirhead, engine fitter, retired, died 3:45 am, 30 Blantyre street, Glasgow, female, aged 72 years, parents: Samuel Percy calico printer deceased, Isabella formerly Jenkins deceased, apoplexy, 4 years, informant daughter Elizabeth Lennox

CRW: Elizabeth Muirhead, born Percy, aged 72 in 1907, so born in 1835 - consistent with the censuses in 1841 (7) and 1871 (36), when she is recorded as born in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire.

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1911-03-14 Death in Renton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland (ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, 2023)

Family (58)

1911

Mary Melville, widow of James Melville, calico block printer, died 12 am, 11 Leven Street, Renton, female, aged 85 years, parents: Alexander [recte Samuel] Percy, bleacher deceased, Isabella formerly Jenkins deceased, chronic cardiac valvular disease, 4 years, informant grandson James McKaig

CRW: Mary Melville, born Percy, aged 85 in 1911, so born in 1826 - consistent with the censuses in 1841 (14) and 1871 (44), when she is recorded as born in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire.

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Records for Mary, Janet, Elizabeth and William Percy

Records for Samuel's 4 siblings or cousins (Mary, Janet, Elizabeth & William Percy) are collected separately below:

Records for Mary 1793c-1865 and her descendants

Mary

Records for Janet 1801-1868 and her descendants

Janet

Records for Elizabeth 1806-1877 and her descendants

Elizabeth

Records for William 1808-1873

William

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Records for Mary Percy 1793c-1865 and descendants

1793c Baptism in Ireland (deduction from 1851 & 1861 census, death certificate)

1865

Mary Percy daughter of James or Joseph

1832-06-24 Marriage in Glasgow (OPR, 2023)

1832

John Callender, Slater, in Glasgow & Mary Pearston, residing there married 10th July

CRW: for Pearston, read Percy.

1833-06-12 Baptism in Glasgow (Ancestry, Scotland Select Births and Baptisms 1564-1950, 2023)

1833

Joanna daughter of John Callender & Mary Percy

1835 Birth in Glasgow (deduction from 1851 census)

Census

1851

Mary daughter of John Callender & Mary Percy

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1851 Census in New Monkland (ScotlandPeople, 1851 Census, 2023)

1851

Thrushbush

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Mary Callender Head W 53 F Huckster Ireland

Jean do dau U 17 F power loom weaver Lanark Glasgow

Mary do dau U 15 F power loom weaver Lanark Glasgow

Agness Stobo ldgr U 17 F power loom weaver Lanark N. Monkland

1854-10 Marriage in New Monkland, Lanarks. (Ancestry, 2023)

1854

Mary Callender & Alexander Clark October 1854

1857-08-06 Marriage in New Monkland, Lanarks. (ScotlandsPeople, 2024)

1857

Joanna, weaver, spinster aged 24, daughter of John Callander, deceased + Mary (Plarcon!?) marries Robert McCulloch, miner, widow aged 27 in New Monkland

1861 Census in Rawyards Landward, New Monkland (ScotlandsPeople, Census records, 2023)

1861

Airdriehill Street

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Mary Callender Head W 67 F Hawker in small ware Ireland

Elizabeth Swan nephew U 17 F power loom weaver Lanark N. Monkland

next door

Elizabeth Swan ldgr W 55 F Hawker in small ware Ireland

Martha do do U 15 F power loom weaver Lanark N. Monkland

This record proves that Mary Callender (67) and Elizabeth Swan (55) were sisters. Elizabeth Swan (55) shares a house with her younger daughter Martha (15), while next door Mary Callender (67) is sharing a house with Elizabeth's elder daughter Elizabeth (17), who is described as Mary's niece (obviously not nephew).

1865-04-10 Death in Rawyards Landward, New Monkland (ScotlandsPeople, Register of Deaths, 2023)

1865

Mary Callander, widow of John Callander, Slater, 72 years, cause: asthma, 8 days, no medical attendant, informant Robert McCulloch, son-in-law, parents: not entered

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Records for Janet Percy 1801-1868 and descendants

1801-06-25 Baptism in Carnmoney, Antrim Ireland FamilySearch User-Contributed IGI subset, 2023)

1801

Janet Percy daughter of James

1841 Census in Neilston, Barhead, Renfrews. (ScotlandPeople, Census records, 2023)

1841

West Arthurlie

Name Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

James Finnigan 49 M Cartier Ireland

Janet do 47 F bleacher Ireland

Fanny do 20 F - Ireland.

Mary do 18 M bleacher Ireland

Agnes do 16 F - Renfrews.

Janet do 14 F - Renfrews.

Helen do 13 F - Renfrews. Absent (line struck through)

Margt do 12 F - Renfrews.

Jas do 5 F - Renfrews.

Note that over half of our matches on Ancestry to descendants of Janet Percy trace back to her supposed sons William Finnigan b. 1825 and Peter Finnigan b. 1836, but neither appears in this census - so confirmation of their link is yet to be found.

1851 Census in Neilston, Barhead, Renfrews. (ScotlandPeople, Census records, 2023)

1851

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Janet Finnigan Head W 61 F - Ireland

Agnes do daur U 25 F bleacher Mearns Renfrews.

Jane do daur U 23 F do do Renfrews.

Margaret do daur U 21 F do do Renfrews.

James do son U 14 M do do Renfrews.

Thomas do ldgr M 14 M Ag. Lab. Ireland

Frances McMillan niece U 13 F bleacher Dumbartons

Ann McMillan niece U 11 F do Dumbartons

Alexander McMillan neph U 5 M - Dumbartons

1861 Census in Neilston, Barhead, Renfrews. (ScotlandPeople, Census records, 2023)

1861

Craighead

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Janet Finnigan Head W 74 F Housekeeper Ireland

Agnes do daur U 34 F bleacher Mearns Renfrews.

Jane do daur W 35 F do do Renfrews.

Alex McMillan gson U 14 M cotton mill worker Dumbartons

Mary McKenna gdau U 10 F do Lanarks.

John? do gson U 8 M scholar Lanarks.

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1868-05-08 Death in Springburn, Lanarkshire (ScotlandPeople, Register of Deaths, 2023)

1868

Janet Finnigan, pauper, married, at Barnhill Poor House, Springburn, 72 years, cause: pleuro pneumonia, as certified by physician, informant John Macenzie? Gov. Barnhill Poorhouse, parents: James Percy, farmer, & Jane Percy m.s. Ferguson

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Records for Elizabeth Percy 1806-1877 and descendants

1806-03-30 Baptism in Carnmoney, Antrim Ireland FamilySearch User-Contributed IGI subset, 2023)

1806

Elizabeth Percy daughter of James

1839-11-24 Marriage in Glasgow (OPR, 2023)

1839

George Swan, Collier, in Glasgow & Elizabeth Percy residing there married 24th November 1839

1861 Census in Rawyards Landward, New Monkland (ScotlandsPeople, Census records, 2023)

1861

Airdriehill Street

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Elizabeth Swan ldgr W 55 F Hawker in small ware Ireland

Martha do do U 15 F power loom weaver Lanark N. Monkland

next door

Mary Callender Head W 67 F Hawker in small ware Ireland

Elizabeth Swan nephew U 17 F power loom weaver Lanark N. Monkland

1863 Marriage in New Monkland Landward (ScotlandsPeople Index, 2024)

1863

Martha Swan & Alexander Frew

1867 Marriage in New Monkland Landward (ScotlandsPeople Index, 2024)

Elizabeth Swan & Robert Gordon

1871 Census in New Monkland (ScotlandsPeople, Census records, 2024)

1871

53 Shanks Street

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Robert Gordon Head M 30 M Guard on goods train Ayrshire

Elizabeth do wife M 28 F - Lanarks. Airdrie

Robert do. son U 3 M - Lanarks. Airdrie

Archibald do son U 8m M - Lanarks. Airdrie

1877-05-08 Death in Airdrie, Lanarkshire (ScotlandPeople, Register of Deaths, 2024)

1877

Elizabeth Swan, widow of George Swan, miner, at 34 Shanks Street Airdrie, about 72 years, cause: old age, no medical attendant, informant Robert Gordon son-in-law, parents: James Percy, deceased, & Jean Percy m.s. Paterson deceased

1881 Census in Dennistoun, Glasgow (ScotlandsPeople, Census records, 2024)

1881

130 Garngadhill

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

Alexander Frew Head M 38 M Labourer in copperwork Lanarks. Bothwell

Martha do wife M 35 F - Lanarks. New Monkland

Elizabeth do. dau U 15 F houshold duties Lanarks. New Monkland

Alexander do. son U 12 M scholar Dumbartons. Cumbernauld

Susan do. dau U 10 F do Lanarks. New Monkland

George do. son U 8 M do Lanarks. New Monkland

John do. son U 6 M do Lanarks. New Monkland

Christina do. dau U 2 F do Lanarks. New Monkland

1890-12-24 Death in 52 Bright Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire (ScotlandPeople, Register of Deaths, 2023)

1890

Martha Frew, married to Alexander Frew, boilermakers labourer, aged 44, informant Alexander Frew widower, parents: George Swan coalminer deceased, Elizabeth Swan m. s. Percy deceased

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Records for William Percy 1808-1873

1808-05-15 Baptism in Carnmoney, Antrim Ireland FamilySearch User-Contributed IGI subset, 2023)

1808

William Percy son of James

1871 Census in Springburn, Glasgow (ScotlandsPeople, Census records, 2024)

1871

Barnhill Poorhouse

Name Rel. C. Age. Sex. Profession, trade, etc. Where born

William Percy inmate M 63 M Cotton Weaver Ireland

1873-04-16 Death in Springburn, Glasgow, Lanarkshire (ScotlandPeople, Register of Deaths, 2024)

1873

William Pearcy [Percy], pauper, weaver, married, at Barnhill Poorhouse, aged 64, carcinoma, informant: Asst. Gov. Barnhill Poorhouse, parents: unknown

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Records for the McBride cluster

M_1861

1861-11-15 Marriage in Glasgow, Lanarks. (ScotlandsPeople, 2024)

1861

James McBride, dyer, bachelor, aged 25, 25 New Street, Calton, Glasgow, son of James McBride, brass cleaner, deceased, and Marion born Gemmell, deceased, and

Frances Parker, laundress, spinster, aged 25, 75 New Dalmarnock Road, Glasgow, daughter of William Parker, collier, deceased, and Agnes born Patterson, deceased

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