My Scottish "Wilkie" Family

Margaret Fraser

Female Abt 1819 - 1900  (~ 81 years)


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  • Name Margaret Fraser 
    Birth Abt 1818-1819 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1851  BurntIsland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1861  Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1871  Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 24 Nov 1900  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial 24 Nov 1900  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I83  wilkie
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2019 

    Father J. Fraser 
    Mother Janet Ogilvie,   b. 2 Apr 1795, , , Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1875, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F491  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Dick Wilkie,   b. 15 Sep 1814, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1902, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 18 Nov 1843  Cupar, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5

    • William Wilkie & Margaret Fraser Marriage
      Date: 27 Oct 1843
      Place: Cupar, Fife
      Source: Indexing Project (Batch #M11420-8)
      System Origins - Scotland ODM
      Source Film: #1040101

      William Wilkie & Margaret Fraser marriage
      Date: 18 Nov 1843
      Place: Dairsie, Fife
      Indexing (Batch # M11421-4)
      System origins - Scotland ODM
      Source Film: #1040127
    Children 
    +1. Robert Wilkie,   b. Abt 1844, Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1895, Greytown, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years)
    +2. Janet Wilkie,   b. Abt 1847, BurntIsland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1928, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years)
     3. James Wilkie,   b. Abt 1849, BurntIsland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Christian (Christina) Paul Wilkie,   b. 1851, BurntIsland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1906, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    +5. Charlotte Wilkie,   b. Abt 1853, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1927, Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years)
    +6. William Dick Wilkie,   b. Abt 1855, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1932, , , New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years)
    +7. Peter Fraser Wilkie,   b. 30 Mar 1858, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1935, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +8. Charles Wilkie,   b. 21 Oct 1860, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1931, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2012 

  • Notes 


    • 1851 Scotland Census; CSSCT1851_85; Household 33, Line 10, Parish 411
      BurntIsland, Fife
      Address: Chuck Hall
      William Wilkie, Age 36, Head, Male, Married, Ag. Labourer, Birthplace Aberdour, Fife
      Margaret Wilkie, Age 32, Female, Married,
      Robert Wilkie, Age 6, Male
      Janet Wilkie, Age 4, Female
      James Wilkie, Age 2, Male
      Christian Wilkie, 3 mos. , Female


      1861 Scotland Census;CSSSCT1861_58; Kinglassie, Fife 440, Household 66, Line 8
      William Wilkie, Age 44, Head, Male, Married, Birthplace Aberdour, Fife, Ploughman, Address South Walkerton
      Margaret (Fraser) Wilkie, Age 43, Female, Wife, Married
      Janet Wilkie, Female, Age 14
      James Wilkie, Male, Age 12
      Christina Wilkie, Female, Age 10
      Charlotte Wilkie, Female, Age 8
      William Dick Wilkie, Male, Age 6
      Peter Fraser Wilkie, Male, Age 3
      Charles Wilkie, Male, Age 5 mos.

      In 1871, Scotland Census, Kinglassie, 440, Line 10, Roll CSSC1871_75; Household 65
      William Dick Wilkie, Head, Male, Age 55, Birthpl Aberdour, Fife, Occ Caster
      Margaret Fraser, Wife, Female, Age 52
      Charlotte Wilkie, Dtr, Female, Age 18, Occ Linen Beater
      John F. Wilkie, Son, Male, Age 13, Occ Farm Bleacher
      William L. Wilkie, Son, Male, Age 15, Occ Farm Bleacher
      Charles Wilkie, Son, Male, Age 11, Scholar
      Janet Ogilvie , Female, Mother in Law, Age 76

      At this point, I lose track of William Dick Wilkie & his family in Scotland.
      Relatives find him in England.
      Then in New Zealand around the time of 1875

      ancestry.ca file - Auckland Ship - 1245 tons, Captain: Stevens, Surgeon Superintendant:
      Sailed Glasgow 27th August 1874 - arrived Dunedin 21st November 1874
      List of Passengers:
      Wilkie, William D., Age 57, County Fife, Occupation Ploughman
      Wilkie, Margaret, Age 55
      Wilkie, Christiana, Age 21
      Wilkie, William Age 16
      Wilkie, Peter Age 14
      Wilkie, Charles Age 12

      Wilkie, Robert Age 26, County Fife, Occupation Ploughman
      Wilkie, Elizabeth Age 26
      Wilkie, Andrew Age 7
      Wilkie, Elizabeth Age 3
      Wilkie, Margaret Age 1
      Certainly there seems to be a little discrepancy in the ages and birth dates as I know them, but then this did happen on passenger lists and other databases - so for the moment this checks out. I wonder, though, why Janet left earlier and was married in New Zealand, then also Son James - seems he was perhaps married there also - why did they leave earlier. I also wonder if all of these families or just some were sponsored by the govt to migrate to New Zealand????? HW Jan 2011


      "A Notable Event"
      Mr and Mrs William Wilkie of Greytown, East Taieri, celebrated their golden wedding with great rejoicings on the 18th inst. at the residence of their Son in Law, Mr John Sinclair, Cargill Street, Dunedin. Mr & Mrs Wilkie have borne the burden and heat of the day for 50 years, and they are still as hale and hearty as can be expected at their time of life. They are natives of Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland and had five sons and three daughters, 24 grandchildren, and one great grandchild, all of whom, with the exception of one daughter, who is in Leslie, Fifeshire, took part in these festivities. Mrs James C. Renton, George Street, is a Daughter, and her daughters Maggie & Bella, together with Misses Mary & Agnes Sinclair, (also grand-daughters) of the worthy couple) officiated as the golden bridesmaids. This is the second occasion on which the little Renton girls have acted in this capacity, they having been in evidence at Grandmother Renton's Golden wedding 18 mos ago. It is a unique experience, and these young people rejoice in the possession of grandparents on both sides who are in the enjoyment of excellent health, and who united ages, it is worth mentioning, amount to 303 years. At the close of a day full of happiness the golden bride was presented by her relatives and friends with a purse of sovereigns.
      Source: papers past, Otago Witness, 23 Nov 1893, Page 21; Otago Witness, Volume 23 Issue 2074, 23 November 1893, page 21.


      Death Notice: Otago Witness Newspaper, Issue 2437, 28 November 1900, Page 37
      Wilkie: on November 24, at Cargill Street, Dunedin, Margaret, the beloved Wife of William Dick Wilkie (late of the Taieri) aged 82 years.
      Burial 24 November 1900, North Cemetery, Blk 38 Plot 1, Ref #N19021119

  • Sources 
    1. [S706] General Register Office, Edinburgh, Scotland ; Reels 1-217, 1851 Scotland Census, Parish Burntisland, ED:1B, Pg 13, Line 6, Roll CSSCT1851_85 (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S671] National Archives Scotland, 1861 Scotland Census, Parish Kinglassie, ED:3, Household #66, CSSCT1861_58 (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S708] General Registry House for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1871 Scotland Census, Parish Kinglassie, ED:3, Pg 14, Oine 11, Roll CSSCT1871_75 (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S739] Otago Witness Newspaper, Newspaper announcement, Otago Witness Newspaper announcement Nov 1900 (Reliability: 4).

    5. [S639] Scotland Vital Records, Latter Day Saints Internet Source, (LDS Family History Centre Internet Sources), LDS Family History Internet Source (Reliability: 4).



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