Mary Ann Anderson

     

      My Great Grandmother Mary Ann Anderson was born to William Anderson and Janet Allen in the village of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 3 April 1850. The oldest of  4 children.  She had a younger sister and two younger brothers.   

     

 Inverurie is located in the valley of the River Don at the center of Aberdeenshire and is known locally as the Heart of the Garioch. It sits between the River Don and the River Ury and is only 10 miles from the imposing hill of Bennachie.

The Hill Bennachie

     The town center is triangular and is dominated by the grand Town Hall built in 1862.

Grand Town Hall

 In the middle of the square is the Inverurie and District War Memorial, capped by a lone Gordon Highlander looking out over the town.

Inverurie and District War Memorial

     She was christened 13 June 1850 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.  Chapel of Garioch is not, as the name might suggest, a chapel, but a small village, located about 3 miles north west of Inverurie. The lordship of Garioch dates back to at least the 13th century, when the sister of Robert the Bruce was Lady of Garioch through her marriage to the Earl of Mar.
     The chapel which gives the village its name was built as a private place of worship, but was created a regular chapel in 1195 by the Bishop of Lindores.  It seems certain that the chapel was already in existence at that time. The chapel survived the Reformation and became a parish church of the Reformed Faith in 1583. It was replaced in 1813 with the present church. 

1851 Scotland Census about Mary Ann Anderson

Name: Mary Ann Anderson Age: 1 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Relationship: Daughter Father's Name: William Anderson Mother's Name: Janet Anderson Gender: Female Where born: Chapel, Aberdeenshire Parish Number: 204 Civil Parish: Inverurie County: Aberdeenshire Address: Nethertown ED: 1 Page: 6 (click to see others on page) Household Schedule Number: 24 Line: 16 Roll: CSSCT1851_46 Household Members: Name Age William Anderson 25 Janet Anderson 24 Mary Ann Anderson 1

Unfortunately, we are unable to display the accompanying images of this census at present, despite extensive negotiation with the General Register Office for Scotland. Permission from them has not, as yet, been forthcoming. For this reason, and to enable you to continue with your family history research, Ancestry has heavily transcribed the Scottish Census records to ensure you have access to all key areas of information contained within this collection.

Source Citation:Parish: Inverurie; ED: 1; Page: 6; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_46; Year: 1851.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

     

     Tragedy struck on 16 Oct 1855 when Mary Ann’s father, William Anderson, died from dropsy leaving a 

young wife and four small children; Mary Ann 5; Jane 3; William 2; and Alexander 2 months.

 

1861 Scotland Census about Mary A Anderson

Name: Mary A Anderson Age: 11 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Relationship: Daughter Mother's Name: Janet Allan Gender: Female Where born: Inverury, Aberdeenshire Registration number: 236 Registration District: Rayne Civil Parish: Rayne County: Aberdeenshire Address: Kirktown Of Rayne Occupation: Scholar ED: 1 Household Schedule Number: 74 Line: 12 Roll: CSSCT1861_33 Household Members: Name Age Janet Allan 30 Mary A Anderson 11 Jean Anderson 9 William Anderson 7 Alexander Anderson 5 Betsy Wilson 4 Mo

Unfortunately, we are unable to display the accompanying images of this census at present, despite extensive negotiation with the General Register Office for Scotland. Permission from them has not, as yet, been forthcoming. For this reason, and to enable you to continue with your family history research, Ancestry has heavily transcribed the Scottish Census records to ensure you have access to all key areas of information contained within this collection.

Source Citation:Parish: Rayne; ED: 1; Page: 15; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_33.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

      

     Mary Ann married George Kidd Proctor Sr. 6 Dec 1872 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.  They had a daughter Betsy Wilson Proctor born 21 May 1873 but she only lived a couple of weeks.  A little boy James W. Proctor was born to them on 4 August 1874 and Jessie Alan, a little girl, was born 5 Oct 1876.

     Two years later the family immigrated to the United States.  They arrived in New York City 11 Nov 1878 coming through Castle Garden.  

They made their way to Marysville, Marshal,Kansas where another son George Kidd Proctor Jr. was born 12 May 1879. 

     The 1880 US Census finds them in Rock Branch, Norton, Kansas.

From there they moved to Lyle, Decatur, Kansas where my grandfather, Franklin DH Proctor was born 1 September 1881.  Samuel Wilson Proctor was born in Devizes, Norton, Kansas, in December 1883.

     When baby Samuel was only three months old, Great Grandmother, Mary Ann Anderson Proctor, died 9 March 1884 at the young age of 33.  Baby Samuel was soon to follow.  He died 16 June 1884. 

      Mary Ann is buried in the Devizes Cemetery, Devizes, Norton County, Kansas, USA