This James CARRUTHERS Compilation is presently being done by Tessa King
If anyone has an interest in this family or would like the full report (25 pages) please
contact me off list on home(a)zim.co.zw any corrections or additions will be gratefully
received .
For a quick reference these are some of the associated names that appear in the full
report :
Aitken, Botton,Barker,Bradfield, Carson,Carruthers,Clegg,Castleward, Davis,
Gowar,Gilfillan, Hitchings,Hardwick,Harris, Jenkins, Kilpatrick,Kidder,
Lister,Lamont,Lappin, Murray,Munro,McNeil,Moulton, Neilson,
Osmond, Peake, Ramsdell,Refern, Shaw,Swan, Tiffin,Thwaties, Waddy
(From the areas of U.S.A. ,Scotland ,South Africa & Zimbabwe.)
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Descendants of James Carruthers
28 February 2005
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES1 CARRUTHERS1 was born Abt. 1795 in Kirkcudbright/Dumfriesshire ?, Scotland1,
and died Bef. 18511. He married SARAH MCDONALD1 26 June 1820 in Urr, Kirkcudbright,
Scotland2, daughter of JOHN MCDONALD and MARTHA LIVINGSTONE. She was born 1794/5 in
England3, and died 26 October 1864 in Dalswinton, Dumfries, Scotland3.
More About JAMES CARRUTHERS:Occupation: Agricultural Labourer3
Notes for SARAH MCDONALD:In 1851 Sarah was living with her sons John and Robert in the
village of Quarelwood, Kirkmahoe.
Urr is 15 miles south of Kirkmahoe. Marriage: 26 June 1820, Urr, Kirkcudbright,
Scotland4
Children of JAMES CARRUTHERS and SARAH MCDONALD are:
i. ELIZABETH2 CARRUTHERS5, b. 17 December 1820, Lochmaben ,***
Dumfriesshire Scotland5; d. Unknown.
More About ELIZABETH CARRUTHERS:
Christening: 19 December 1820, Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland5
2. ii. WILLIAM CARRUTHERS, b. 23 August 1822, Mouswald, Dumfriesshire,
Scotland; d. 12 October 1863, Park Closeburn Village, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
iii. JAMES CARRUTHERS5, b. 9 June 1824, Mouswald, Dumfriesshire,
Scotland5; d. Bef. 18355.
3. iv. JOHN CARRUTHERS, b. 1825, Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; d.
Aft. 1851.
v. MARTHA CARRUTHERS5, b. 1831, Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire,
Scotland5; d. Unknown.
4. vi. JANET CARRUTHERS, b. 22 March 1832, Kirkmichael, Dumfries,
Scotland; d. Unknown.
5. vii. JAMES B CARRUTHERS, b. 6 May 1835, Guillyburn, Kirkmahoe,
Dumfriesshire, Scotland; d. 15 July 1916, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
viii. JOHN CARRUTHERS6, b. 12 May 1836, Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire,
Scotland6; d. Aft. 1851
Notes: John b.1825 I have him on the section 8 -1841 Kirkmahoe census which I have on hand
so know his birth date to be correct he is also on the 1851 & 1881 census so he did
live for some time, so it's more likely to be the second John b.12 May 1836 which is
incorrect. Unusually he is not in the 1841 census, yet is in the 1851 Closeburn census, so
I am told?.
ix. ROBERT CARRUTHERS7, b. 18 February 1841, Kirkmahoe, Dumfries,
Scotland7; d.***
m. SARAH MCVITIE8; b. Abt. 18388; d. 20 March 18618.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM2 CARRUTHERS (JAMES1)9 was born 23 August 1822 in Mouswald, Dumfriesshire,
Scotland9, and died 12 October 1863 in Park Closeburn Village, Dumfriesshire, Scotland9.
He married MARY MURRAY9. She was born 1 September 1829 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire,
Scotland9, and died 27 April 1906 in Crossroads9.
More About WILLIAM CARRUTHERS:
Christening: 1 September 1822, Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland9
Occupation: 1841, Apprentice Shoemaker9
Children of WILLIAM CARRUTHERS and MARY MURRAY are:
i. JANE3 CARRUTHERS10, b. 185110; d. Unknown.
6. ii. WILLIAM CARRUTHERS, b. 1852; d. 1932.
7. iii. JAMES CARRUTHERS, b. 15 January 1853, Park Closeburn Village,
Dumfriesshire, Scotland; d. 23 March 1932, Closeburn Village, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
8. iv. ELIZABETH CARRUTHERS, b. 1854, Closeburn Village, Dumfriesshire,
Scotland; d. 4 May 1930 stoneham MA.
v. SARAH ANN CARRUTHERS11, b. 20 October 1856, Closeburn Village,
Dumfriesshire, Scotland11; d. 192611; m. DONALD ? EDWARDS11.d. *** 1923
9. vi. ROBERT CARRUTHERS, b. 14 March 1859, Closeburn Village,
Dumfriesshire, Scotland; ***
d. 26 Jan.1881.
10. vii. JANET (JESSIE} CARRUTHERS, b.3 May 1861; d. 1952.
3. JOHN2 CARRUTHERS (JAMES1)11,12 was born 1825 in Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, Scotland13,
and died Aft. 185113.
He married JANE ANN SWAN13. She was born Abt.1834 in Kirkmahoe, Dumfries, Scotland13, and
died Aft. 1881 ? 13.
More About JOHN CARRUTHERS:
Occupation: 1851, Apprentice Shoemaker and then in 1851 & 1881 a Master Boot and
Shoemaker13
Child of JOHN CARRUTHERS and JANE SWAN is:
11. i. JESSIE3 CARRUTHERS, b. Abt. 1856, Kirkmahoe , Dumfries,
Scotland; d. Unknown.
4. JANET2 CARRUTHERS (JAMES1)13 was born 22 March 1832 in Kirkmichael, Dumfries,
Scotland13, and died Unknown. She married (1) DAVID MCCUBBIN13. He was born Abt. 183713,
and died 29 December 1858 in 65 Tailor Str, Glascow, Scotland13. She married (2) EBENEZER
NEILSON14. He was born 1832 in Dalry, Kirkcudbright, Scotland15, and died Unknown.
More About DAVID MCCUBBIN: Occupation: Farm Servant
More About EBENEZER NEILSON: Occupation: Blacksmith15
Child of JANET CARRUTHERS and DAVID MCCUBBIN is:
12. i. SARAH3 MCCUBBIN, b. 1859, Kirkmahoe, Dumfries, Scotland; d.
Unknown.
Children of JANET CARRUTHERS and EBENEZER NEILSON are:
ii. ELIZABETH3 NEILSON15, b. 1864, Dumfries, Scotland15; d.
Unknown.
iii. JOHN NEILSON15, b. 1866, Moffatt, Scotland15; d. Unknown.
iv. JANE NEILSON15, b. 1868, Lanark, Glascow, Scotland15; d.
Unknown.
v. EBENEZER NEILSON15, b. 28 June 1871, Carlton, Scotland15; d. 17
November 187315.
vi. JESSIE NEILSON15, b. 1874, Lanark, Glascow, Scotland15; d.
Unknown.
5. JAMES B2 CARRUTHERS (JAMES1)15 was born 6 May 1835 in Guillyburn, Kirkmahoe,
Dumfriesshire, Scotland15, and died 15 July 1916 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South
Africa15. He married ELIZABETH ANN BOBBETT15 4 September 1863 in Grahamstown, Eastern
Cape, South Africa16,17, daughter of SAMUEL BOBBETT and ? HEWITT *** & or ATTWELL.
She was born 17 August 1847 in Chapwick, Somersetshire, England17, and died 5 April 1921
in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa17.
More About JAMES B CARRUTHERS:
Christening: 24 May 1835, Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, Scotland17
Occupation: 1863, Shoemaker in Grahamstown18,19
More About JAMES CARRUTHERS and ELIZABETH BOBBETT:
Marriage: 4 September 1863, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa20,21
Children of JAMES CARRUTHERS and ELIZABETH BOBBETT are:
13. i. JOHN3 CARRUTHERS, b. 22 August 1863, Smiths Ave, Grahamstown,
Eastern Cape, South Africa; d. 15 October 1951, Banket, Zimbabwe, Africa.
14. ii. ADELINE MAY CARRUTHERS, b. Aft. 1864, Somerset East, Eastern
Cape, South Africa; d. Unknown.
iii. CHILD CARRUTHERS23, b. Aft. 1864; d. Unknown.
iv. REGINALD CARRUTHERS24, b. Aft. 1864, Somerset East, Eastern
Cape, South Africa24, d. Abt. 1886.
v. ARTHUR CARRUTHERS25, b. 13 May 1866, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape,
South Africa25,26; d. 192127.
15. vi. MARION CARRUTHERS, b. 15 October 1867, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape,
South Africa; d. 11 November 1932, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
vii. WILLIAM CARRUTHERS28, b. 5 December 1869, Grahamstown, Eastern
Cape, South Africa28;
d. 1 September 1915, England29.
Christening: 8 July 1873, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South
Africa30
Education: Gill College, Cape, South Africa31
Occupation: Magistrate31
16. viii. ROBERT OLIVER CARRUTHERS, b. 3 December 1872, Grahamstown,
Eastern Cape, South Africa;
d.12 April 1946, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Africa.
ix. ETHEL MAUDE CARRUTHERS32,33, b. 5 December 1875, Grahamstown,
Eastern Cape, South Africa34,35; d. Unknown; m. EDWARDS35; m. JACK H W FISHER35; d. ,
Shabani, Zimbabwe, Africa36; m. GIBBON CROSS37.
More About JACK H W FISHER: Occupation: Navy39
17. x. NORMAN HEWITT CARRUTHERS, b. 15 April 1879, Somerset East,
Eastern Cape, South Africa;
d. 10 April 1952, Fort Victoria, Zimbabwe, Africa.
18. xi. BERTHA JANE CARRUTHERS, b. 15 August 1886, Somerset East,
Eastern Cape, South Africa; d. 24 June 1975.
ETC. ETC.