Fraser Relations

Fraser Relations

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Draw near with pious rev'rence, and attend!
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The tender father, and the gen'rous friend;
The pitying heart that felt for human woe,
The dauntless heart that fear'd no human pride;
The friend of man-to vice alone a foe;
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stamp Descendants of William Mackay Fraser

In tracing this Fraser family from Embo,Sutherlandshire, Scotland, we have encountered several hurdles; one of which is the fact that their names were most likely gaelic originally. The records found at Scotland's People are in english and translations of names, and nick names seem to vary. As well, Embo is also referred to as Fishertown, Dornoch in some documents.
Please advise us of any corrections to the following:


Generation 1


(1) Kenneth Fraser (son of Thomas Fraser and Marion MacKay) was born May 05, 1800, in Tain, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland, and died January 19, 1883, in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.
He married Isabella (Isabelle) MacKay ,( daughter of William MacKay and Anne Grant) ( christened September 01, 1804 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland, and died December 08, 1881, in Embo, Dornoch, Scotland) November 24, 1820 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.

Children of Kenneth Fraser and Isabella MacKay are:
i. Thomas Fraser
, born November 18, 1822 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and died November 25, 1825 in Sutherland, Scotland.
(2)ii. William Fraser, born October 15, 1824 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland, and died December 14, 1895 in Fishertown, Dornoch; married Christina MacKay, before 1851.
(3) iii. Thomas Fraser, born December 05, 1826 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and died February 27, 1881 in Fishertown, Dornoch; married Christina Ross, October 30, 1848 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iv. John Fraser, born March 14, 1829 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and died February 09, 1830 in Sutherland, Scotland.
(4) v. Kenneth Fraser born March 06, 1831,in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and died after 1901; married Janet Grant, September 30, 1859 in the Church Of Scotland, Dornoch, Sutherland.
(5) vi. Alexander Fraser, born December 05, 1833 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and died before 1892 in Embo, Dornoch, Sutherland Scotland; married Isabella MacKay, October 16, 1857 in the Free Church Of Scotland, Dornoch, Sutherland.
vii. James Fraser, born August 07, 1836 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died September 25, 1837 in Sutherland Scotland.
(6) viii. John Fraser, born September 01, 1838, Embo, Sutherland, Scotland, and died April 18, 1922 in Embo, Dornoch, Sutherland Scotland; married Margaret MacKay, February 04, 1865 in the Free Church Of Scotland, Dornoch, Sutherland.
(7) ix. Marion (Mary Ann) Fraser, born November 12, 1840 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died July 16, 1919 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland; married Donald Mackay, October 05, 1860 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland..
(8) x. Ann (Nancy) Fraser, born April 12, 1843 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died June 03, 1918 in Embo, Sutherland Scotland; married John Grant, September 27, 1861 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
(9) xi. Peter (Patrick) Fraser, born about 1847 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; married Christina MacKay, February 09, 1866 in Dornoch, Sutherland.Scotland.
(10) xii. George Fraser, born about 1848 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died March 14, 1895 in Embo, Sutherland Scotland; married Jessie MacKay, 1873 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.

{Note: In the 1841 census for Scotland, Kenneth Fraser, born May 05, 1800 was absent from the family home.}
{Note: In the 1841 census for Scotland, Ann Fraser, born about 1826 was living in the family home; however, there is no other evidence to support the fact that she was a natural born child of Kenneth and Isabelle Fraser.}
{Note: In the 1881 census for Scotland, Kenneth Fraser, born May 05, 1800 was listed as being blind.}

Generation 2


(2) William Fraser (son of Kenneth Fraser and Isabella (Isabelle) MacKay) was born October 15, 1824,in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died December 14, 1895 in Fishertown Dornoch.
He married Christina MacKay,(daughter of John MacKay and Isabella MacKay) (born about 1829 in Sutherland, Scotland and died May 23, 1902 in Fishertown, Dornoch) before 1851.

Children of William Fraser and Christina MacKay are:
i. John Fraser
, born about 1851 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died before 1855 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ii. Kenneth Fraser, born about 1851 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died before 1861 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iii. John Fraser, born about 1855 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iv. Isabella Fraser, born December 17, 1855 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died April 20, 1892 in Fishertown Dornoch.
v. Christina Fraser, born July 03, 1858 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vi. William Fraser, born September 15, 1860 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vii. Male Fraser, born May 16, 1863 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died May 16, 1863 in Fishertown Dornoch.
viii. Male Fraser, born January 30, 1865 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died January 30, 1865 in Fishertown, Dornoch.
ix. Alexander Fraser, born May 30, 1866 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died February 03, 1938 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.
x. Kenneth Fraser, born October 27, 1868 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.


(3) Thomas Fraser (son of Kenneth Fraser and Isabella (Isabelle) MacKay) was born December 05, 1826,in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died February 27, 1881 in Fishertown Dornoch.
He married Christina Ross,(daughter of William Ross and Jessie MacLeod) (born about 1827 in Sutherland, Scotland and died December 10, 1905 in Fishertown, Dornoch) October 30, 1848, in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.

Children of Thomas Fraser and Christina Ross are:
i. Kenneth Fraser
, born about 1850 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ii. Jessie Fraser, born about 1852 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iii. Barbara Fraser, born about 1854 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iv. Isabella Fraser, born December 14, 1855 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
v. Christina Fraser, born April 05, 1858 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vi. Marion Fraser, born May 15, 1860 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died June 25, 1865 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vii. William Fraser, born June 12, 1862 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
viii. Ann Fraser, born August 04, 1864 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ix. Thomas Fraser, born June 19, 1866 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died October 25, 1948 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. He married Barbara MacKay.
x. Alexander Fraser, born July 03, 1868 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
xi. Marion Fraser, born July 06, 1870 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
xii. John Fraser, born April 29, 1872 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.


(4) Kenneth Fraser (son of Kenneth Fraser and Isabella (Isabelle) MacKay) was born March 06, 1831,in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
He married Janet "Jessie" Grant,( daughter of Kenneth Grant and Janet Mackay) (born December 24, 1841 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland ) September 30, 1859, in the Church Of Scotland, Dornoch, Sutherland.

Children of Kenneth Fraser and Janet Grant are:
i. Kenneth Fraser
, born October 10, 1863 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died August 26, 1864 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ii. John Fraser, born December 03, 1864 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iii. Kenneth Fraser, born February 22, 1866 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iv. Janet (Jessie) Fraser, born August 10, 1868 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
v. Isabella (Bella) Fraser, born June 26, 1870 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vi. James Fraser, born August 01, 1871 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died August 15, 1885 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vii. William Fraser, born December 20, 1877 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
viii. Marion Fraser, born about 1879 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ix. Thomas Fraser, born about 1880 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.


(5) Alexander Fraser (son of Kenneth Fraser and Isabella (Isabelle) MacKay) was born December 05, 1833, in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland and died before October 25, 1887 in Embo, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
He married Isabella Mackay,( daughter of Alexander MacKay and Ann Johnston) (born February 27, 1838 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died before October 25, 1887 in Embo, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland) October 16, 1857, in the Free Church Of Scotland, Dornoch, Sutherland.

Children of Alexander Fraser and Isabella MacKay are:
i. Isabella Fraser
, born July 24, 1858 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; and died October 14, 1858 in Dornoch, SutherlandScotland.
ii. Alexander Fraser, born August 29, 1859 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iii. Isabella Fraser, born August 09, 1861 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; and died April 29, 1892 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.
{Note: listed as Fraser female on birth registration}
{Note: listed as 29 years old on death registration}
iv. Kenneth Fraser, born May 31, 1863 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; and died January 22, 1864 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.
v. John Fraser, born October 19, 1864 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
{Note: In the 1871 census for Scotland, John Fraser, born October 19, 1864 is not listed at the family home.}
vi. Ann Fraser, born September 18, 1865 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died June 20, 1946. She married Donald Cumming, (son of James Cumming and Jessie Ross) (born about March 22, 1861 in Sutherland, Scotland and died February 28, 1940) October 25, 1887, in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vii. Thomas Fraser, born August 12, 1869 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
viii. Christina Fraser born April 27, 1871 in Sutherland, Scotland.
ix. George Fraser born April 02, 1874 in Sutherland, Scotland.


(6) John Fraser (son of Kenneth Fraser and Isabella (Isabelle) MacKay) was born September 01, 1838, in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland and died April 18, 1922 in Embo, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
He married Margaret Mackay,( daughter of Alexander MacKay and Ann Johnston) (born January 20, 1843 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died December 07, 1920 in Embo, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland) February 04, 1865, in the Free Church Of Scotland, Dornoch, Sutherland.

Children of John Fraser and Margaret MacKay are:
i. Isabella Fraser
, born December 16, 1865 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; and died June 16, 1900 in the Northern Infirmary, Inverness, Scotland.She married Kenneth MacKay, ( son of Donald MacKay and Marion Fraser) (born abt 1864 in Sutherland, Scotland and died after 1900) January 27, 1891, in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ii. Alexander Fraser, born December 14, 1867 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; and died March 12, 1947 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.He married Isabella MacKay, ( daughter of Donald MacKay and Marion Fraser) (born abt 1875 in Sutherland, Scotland and died after 1947) November 01, 1898, in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iii. Marion Fraser, born December 07, 1869 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; and died March 12, 1872 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.
iv. Kenneth Fraser, born June 27, 1872 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; and died September 30, 1943 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.He married Isabella "Bella" Fraser, ( daughter of Kenneth Fraser and Janet "Jessie" Grant) (born abt 1872 in Sutherland, Scotland and died before 1943) January 17, 1899, in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
v. John Fraser, born September 08, 1874 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; and died January 04, 1877 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.
vi. William MacKay Fraser, born December 13, 1876 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; and died June 26, 1958, in Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. He married Ellen Harkness, September 08, 1909, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada.
vii. Thomas Fraser, born December 06, 1880 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; and died November 02, 1885 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.
viii. John Fraser, born April 17, 1885 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; and died after 1960 in Sutherland, Scotland. He married Christina Ross of Sutherland, Scotland, after 1931.


(7) Marion (Mary Ann) Fraser (daughter of Kenneth Fraser and Isabella (Isabelle) MacKay) was born November 12, 1840, in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died July 16, 1919 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.
She married Donald Mackay,( son of John Mackay and Janet Ross) (born about 1835 in Sutherland, Scotland and died before July 16, 1919 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland ) October 05, 1860 in the Free Church Of Scotland, Dornoch, Sutherland.

Children of Marion Fraser and Donald Mackay are:
i. John Mackay
, born July 08, 1861 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and died April 04, 1862 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ii. Kenneth Mackay, born May 10, 1863 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iii. Alexander Mackay, born June 25, 1865 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iv. William Mackay, born October 28, 1867 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
v. Jessie Mackay, born April 04, 1870 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vi. Isabella Mackay, born June 05, 1872 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vii. John Mackay, born August 14, 1874 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
viii. Ann Mackay, born about 1879 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.


(8) Ann (Nancy) Fraser (daughter of Kenneth Fraser and Isabella (Isabelle) MacKay) was born April 12, 1843, in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland and died June 03, 1918 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.
She married John Grant,( son of Kenneth Grant and Janet MacKay) (born about 1838 in Sutherland, Scotland and died before June 03, 1918 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland ) September 27, 1861 in the Free Church Of Scotland, Dornoch, Sutherland.

Children of Ann Fraser and John Grant are:
i. Janet Grant
, born October 21, 1862 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ii. Kenneth Grant, born November 26, 1864 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and died June 04, 1866 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iii. Isabella Grant, born March 23, 1868 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iv. John Grant, born November 25, 1870 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
v. Marion Grant, born July 13, 1873 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vi. Jane Grant, born about 1879 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vii. Ann Grant, born about 1880 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
viii. Christina Grant, born about 1884 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ix. Wilhelmina Grant, born about 1887 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
x. Kenneth Grant, born about 1889 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.


(9) Peter (Patrick) Fraser (son of Kenneth Fraser and Isabella (Isabelle) MacKay) was born about 1847, in Sutherland, Scotland.
He married Christina Mackay,( daughter of Donald MacKay and Ann MacKay) (born about 1848 in Sutherland, Scotland) February 09, 1866, in the Free Church Of Scotland, Dornoch, Sutherland.

Children of Peter Fraser and Christina MacKay are:
i. Kenneth Fraser
, born December 17, 1866 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ii. Anna Fraser, born November 08, 1868 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iii. William Fraser, born December 12, 1871 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iv. (male) Fraser, born June 25, 1874 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
v. Johan Fraser, born about 1876 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vi. Kenneth Fraser, born about 1878 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vii. Jessie Fraser, born about 1881 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
viii. Peter Fraser, born about 1887 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ix. Christina Fraser, born about 1890 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.


(10) George Fraser (son of Kenneth Fraser and Isabella (Isabelle) MacKay) was born about 1848, in Sutherland, Scotland, and died March 14, 1895 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland.
He married Janet Jessie Mackay,( daughter of David MacKay and Ann Fraser)(born about 1849 in Sutherland, Scotland, and died January 27, 1837 in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland) November 11, 1873, in Dornoch, Sutherland.

Children of George Fraser and Janet MacKay are:
i. Bell Fraser
, born about 1876 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
ii. David Fraser, born about 1878 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iii. Kenneth Fraser, born about 1880 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
iv. Thomas Fraser, born about 1884 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
v. Alexander Fraser, born about 1887 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
vi. George Fraser, born about 1890 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.





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