Events
Date of Birth: about 1772.
Place of Birth: Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
This information comes from the entry for Archibald in the burial register.
Date of Death: 30 December 1838.
Place of Death: Dundee, Scotland.
Date of Burial: 1 January 1839.
Place of Burial: New Howff, Constitution Road Burial Ground, Dundee.
This information comes from the entry for Archibald in the burial register.
Relationships
Father: uncertain.
Mother: uncertain.
Archibald’s parents were likely John Flockhart and Margaret Nuccoll. See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Helen Yule. Married 23 October 1795 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
The marriage is recorded in the register.
Spouse: Ann McCormick. Married 7 May 1832 in Dundee, Scotland.
The marriage is recorded in the register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Helen Flockhart (born 27 January 1796, baptized 17 February 1796 in Clackmannan) married Robert Morrison 11 December 1817 in Alloa.
John Flockhart (born 20 September 1797, baptized 6 October 1797 in Tulliallan)
Margaret Flockhart (born 1 January 1800, baptized 15 February 1800 in Tulliallan)
Janet Flockhart (born about 1800 in Kincardine - died 1854 in Scotland) married Samuel Duncan (proclaimed 19 November 1825 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire and 9 December 1825 in Muiravonside, Stirlingshire).
Peter Flockhart (born about 1809 in Alloa - died 20 August 1830 in Dundee)
Margaret Flockhart (born about 1810 in Alloa - died 13 June 1889 in Dundee) married George Wright 1832 in Dundee.
Thomas Flockhart (born about 1813 in Clackmannan - died 1893 in Lochee, Dundee) married (1) Mary Wright 9 December 1832 in Liff; married (2) Elizabeth Smith 13 September 1851 in Liff.
Robert Flockhart (born about 1816 - died 28 November 1876 in Liff, Angus) married Agnes Sinclair 30 March 1840 in Dundee.
Jean B Flockhart (baptized 3 November 1833 in Dundee - died 24 August 1834 in Dundee).
Anne Flockhart (baptized 6 September 1835 in Dundee - died 3 October 1839 in Dundee).
Evidence
from the Alloa register:
October 1795
Archibald Flockhart in this & Helen Youl in Clackmannan: gave up their names &c Married 23.d Inst:
from the New Howff register (info from new-howff.angus-antiquarian.info):
Interment Date: 1/1/1839.
Register No.: 195.
Name: Archibald Flockhart.
Designation: Flaxdresser.
Date of death: 30/12/1838.
Age: 66 years.
Place of Birth: Alloa.
Cause of Death: Decay of nature.
Plot No.: 316 B.
Commentary
On Archibald’s parents:
John Flockhart and his brother Henry Flockhart were both having children baptized in Alloa in the time period. I think it is more likely that John and his wife Margaret were the parents of Archibald, as Archibald named his eldest son John and his second daughter Margaret, as expected if his parents were John and Margaret. Also, John and Margaret’s last attested child, Janet, was baptized in 1769. There is a gap of six years before this, making it likely that John and Margaret were having children in the late 1760s or early 1770s that were not baptized at Alloa. Henry and his wife Ann had children baptized at Alloa in 1769, 1770, 1771, and 1774, making it less likely they had a son in about 1772 that was not baptized there.
References
Burial registers for New Howff - Constitution Road Burial Ground at https://new-howff.angus-antiquarian.info/index.php/burial-registers (Accessed 18 December 2024).
Register for Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Digital images on Scotland’s People.
Scotland’s People. Indexes.