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Jacobina ( AKA Robina ) Sheddin of Scotland

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Ellen

Ellen Report 9 Apr 2017 07:28

Can anyone help me with Jacobina ( Ithink it might read Robina as her son Peter named his 1st born daughter Robina) parents names.
Jacobina was born abt 1792 at Dumferline Scotland. I know she married Peter Cunning 5th December 1819 at Dumfernline Scotland died 6th October 1891 at Portland Victoria Australia.
I have all 7 of their children, these I got from Family Search also have their immigration to Australia.
Thank you for any further information

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Apr 2017 08:07

Well she married as jacobina
Jacobina
Last name Sheddin
Marriage year 1819
Marriage date 05 Dec 1819
Marriage place Carnock,Fife,Scotland
Spouse's first name(s) Peter
Spouse's last name Cunning
Place Carnock
County Fifeshire
Country Scotland
Record set Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl


Scotlands People only has the same one ref to her

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Apr 2017 08:14

The only other sheddin from 1770 - 1820


Surname Forename Parents/ Other Details Age Date Parish Number Ref Parish Image View
SHEDDIN
ANN
COLIN RICHARDSON/
09/07/1792
387/
210 27
Perth

You would need credits to via text full infp

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 9 Apr 2017 11:06

When you look at the census records, there are quite a few Sheddon / Shedden entries in Fife. Using the names that Jacobina gave her children you may be able to identify possible siblings for her. With a bit of luck she may have stuck to the Scottish naming pattern.

Scottish death registrations name both parents, including the mother's maiden surname. If you can identify a sibling that died after civil registration began in 1855 you would get her parents' names.

If you want us to help the names of her children and their year of birth would be useful.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 9 Apr 2017 11:24

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Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Transcription
Print transcription
First name(s) Alison
Last name Cunning
Gender Female
Birth year 1828
Birth place -
Baptism year 1828
Baptism date 28 Sep 1828
Baptism place CARNOCK,FIFE,SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s) Peter
Father's last name Cunning
Mother's first name(s) Jacobina
Mother's last name Sheddon
Place Carnock
County Fife
Country Scotland
Record set Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Andrew
Last name Cunning
Gender Male
Birth year 1824
Birth place -
Baptism year 1824
Baptism date 25 Jan 1824
Baptism place CARNOCK,FIFE,SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s) Peter
Father's last name Cunning
Mother's first name(s) Jacobina
Mother's last name Shedden
Place Carnock
County Fife
Country Scotland
Record set Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl



Looking like Jacobina on the children's christening records and sometime Sheddon and sometime Shedden

Ellen

Ellen Report 9 Apr 2017 13:39

The Children of Peter & Jacobina are (1 ) Elizabeth born 7/11/1819 Bapt 5/12/1819 at Carnock
( 2) Helen born 13/2/1822 Carnock she married Andrew Dall 31/12/1845 Carnock
(3) Andrew 14/1/1824 Bapt 25/1/1824
( 4) Peter born 10/5/1826 Bapt 5/6/1826 married Anne Lafferty 16/4/1849 died 1/5/1910 Portland Victoria Australia
(5) (John twin to Peter ) married Sarah Jane Woolsey 6/5/1878 in Sydney Australia
(6) Alison born 11/9/1828 Bapt 28/9/1828 married Peter Clarke 1851 in Glasgow died 17/2/1896 at Portland Victoria Australia

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 9 Apr 2017 14:23

Well, if she used the Scottish naming pattern her parents would be Elizabeth and John and Peter's parents would be Andrew and Helen.

Ellen

Ellen Report 10 Apr 2017 01:51

Yes Peter's parents were Andrew Cunning & Helen Drummond